TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Information/Safety............................... 1 Bow Owners Personal Record............................... 2 Bow Terminology.................................................... 3 ° Bow Length...................................................... 4 ° Draw Weight..................................................... 4 Bow Assembly......................................................... 5 ° Installing Limbs............................................... 5 ° Adjusting Weight.............................................. 5 ° Adjusting Tiller................................................. 6 ° Adjusting Brace Height.................................... 7 ° Choosing the Correct String Length................. 7 ° Adjusting Pocket Alignment............................. 8 ° Dovetail System Instruction............................. 8 ° Adjusting the Pocket ....................................... 9 ° Applying A Nocking Point............................. 11 ° Setting Your Center Shot................................ 11 Fine Tuning............................................................ 11 Limb Maintenance................................................ 12 Warranty................................................................ 12 ° Statement........................................................ 12 ° Service............................................................ 12 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. Never Dry Fire Your Bow. Dry fire means to draw and release your bow without an arrow. Shooting without an arrow, which absorbs most of the bow's stored energy, could cause severe damage to the bow and possible injury. 2. Never Expose Your Bow to Extreme Heat or Prolonged Moisture. Excessive heat, such as could be experienced on a sunny day inside of a closed vehicle, could cause limb failure. Prolonged storage in a hot, dry attic or damp basement could also be damaging and will void your warranty. 3. Carefully Inspect Your Bow Before And During Each Shooting Session. Carefully note condition of bowstring, limbs and riser before you shoot. Frayed bowstrings should be replaced. Damaged or suspect limbs should be reported to the dealer where you purchased your bow. 4. Inspect All Arrows. Before Shooting, Inspect your arrows for defects. Replace cracked nocks and loose fletch and discard fractured or dented arrows. 5. Always Be Safe. Never point or aim a drawn bow at anything you do not wish to destroy. Never shoot straight up. Be sure of your target and what lies beyond it. Only shoot in a safe direction. Always use a bow stringer to string a recurve bow. Children must be supervised by an adult. Warning: This bow is a deadly weapon. Always abide by all safety advisements. 1 BOW OWNER'S PERSONAL RECORD Hoyt Riser Model_______________________________ Limb Model____________________________________ Length ______________ Weight _____________ # Purchased From_________________________________ Purchase Date__________________________________ Limb Serial Number (located on limb label)__________ Riser Serial Number (located in top pocket)___________ Important Note: Save your sales receipt. The receipt is your proof of date-of-purchase. Proof of date-of-purchase is required should your bow ever need warranty service. The following space is reserved for your sales receipt. Please attach it for safekeeping. IMPORTANT! Staple or tape your sales receipt here for safekeeping. 2 RECURVE BOW TERMINOLOGY Understanding recurve bow terminology and measuring techniques is very important in setting up your new bow. Please familiarize yourself with the following terms and measurements. Refer to them as needed. (Bow shown from sight window side of bow.) Upper Limb Bow String "Back" Side of Bow Tiller Measurement Point Alignment Adjustment Weight/Tiller Locking Screw Center Serving Brace Height TEC Bridge Design Center Stabilizer Mounting Grip Lower Stabilizer Mounting Weight/Tiller Locking Screw Alignment Adjustment Weight/Tiller Adjustment Bolt Top Stabilizer Mounting Clicker Mounting Plunger hole(s) Clicker Extension System Lower Stabilizer Mounting Weight/Tiller Adjustment Bolt Tiller Measurement Point "Face" or "Front" Side of Bow Lower Limb 3 Bow Length Bow length is the distance from the tip of the top limb to the tip of the bottom limb of an unstrung bow with the tape following the limbs. Depending on which riser length and limb length you choose, you can tailor your bow to your specific needs. Refer to the following chart to determine your bow length. Riser Length Long Limbs Medium Limbs Short Limbs Short Riser (23") 68" 66" 64" Long Riser (25") 70" 68" 66" Note: Short riser will result in an approximate 2 lb. increase over the marked limb weight. Draw Weight To determine the weight on your Hoyt bow, refer to the limb specifications located on each limb. Example: a 25" riser with a long limb produces a 70" bow with a draw weight of 34 pounds at a 28" draw length. If these limbs are used on a 23" riser, the combination would produce a 68" bow with a draw weight of 36 pounds at a 28" draw length. The weight marked on the limb is measured at a 28" standard A.T.A. (Archery Trade Association) draw length. A.T.A. draw length is measured at 26 1/4" to the throat of the bow grip plus 1 3/4". This produces an industry standard by which recurve bows are measured. Note: Your draw weight will change due to draw length. Add or subtract approximately two pounds for each inch your draw length is over or under the 28" standard. 4 BOW ASSEMBLY Installing Limbs Install one limb in each pocket (top and bottom are indicated on the limb label as shown on page 4). Carefully insert the limb bushing into the dovetail groove in the pocket. Push the limb forward until the detent button engages. You should hear a "click" indicating the limb is fully seated. Standard Hoyt Dovetail Weight/Tiller Adjust Bolt Limb Butt Pocket Adjusting Weight and Tiller Hoyt bows are equipped with a reliable limb weight/tiller adjustment system. The limb weight/tiller adjustment bolt is used to adjust bow weight and limb balance (tiller). Standard Weight/Tiller Adjust Bolt Hoyt Dovetail Weight/Tiller Locking Screw Weight The weight on most Hoyt bows is adjustable in a range of approximately plus or minus 5%. Adjust weight by loosening the weight/tiller locking screw. Do this by using one of the two allen wrenches provided to hold the weight/tiller adjustment bolt in place, and the other wrench to loosen the weight/tiller lock- 5 screw. Once the locking screw is loose and the bow is unstrung, you can adjust the weight/tiller adjustment bolt to the desired weight. Turning the weight/tiller adjustment bolt clockwise will increase bow weight. Turning the same bolt counter-clockwise will decrease bow weight. Be sure to lock down the weight/tiller locking screw before shooting the bow. Tiller Tiller is the difference in draw weight between the upper and lower limbs. This is easily measured by noting the difference Warning: Do not adjust weight on any adjustable bow beyond the limit shown in in distance between the the drawing above. The weight/tiller bolt top limb butt to the should never go above flush with the riser. string, and the lower There must be at least six threads of engagelimb butt ment between the riser and weight tiller bolt. to the string. To set tiller, measure the distance from Top Tiller the base of the limb pockets to the bow string on both the top and bottom bow limbs. The main function of tiller is to allow the archer to more easily and comfortably aim during the draw. When initially putting your bow together, we recommend you begin with Brace 0-1/8" positive tiller. (Bottom measureHeight ment 0-1/8" less than top measurement.) Tiller can then be adjusted to fit each individual. If you find your sight moving up as you are drawing, increase the bottom limb poundage slightly, or decrease the top Bottom limb poundage. If the sight is moving Tiller down as you draw, make the opposite adjustments. To adjust the tiller without affecting bow weight, adjust both the top and 6 the bottom weight/tiller adjustment bolts in equal but opposite directions. NOTE: A tiller adjustment will move the nocking point position. Adjusting Brace Height ("Fistmele") Brace height, or "fistmele," is the perpendicular distance from the bowstring to the pivot point of the handle. This height is an important aspect of tuning. The following chart gives you the recommended brace height range for your Hoyt recurve bow. Brace Height Range Chart (Standard Limbs) Riser Length Long Limbs Medium Limbs Short Limbs 8 - 8 3/4" 20.5 - 22 cm Short Riser (23") 8 1/2 - 9 1/4" 8 1/4 - 9" 21.5 - 23.5 cm 21 - 22.8 cm Long Riser (25") 8 3/4 - 9 1/2" 8 1/2 - 9 1/4" 8 1/4 - 9" 22 - 24 cm 21.5 - 23.5 cm 21 - 22.8 cm Adjustments can be made to the string to adjust brace height. Adding twists will increase the brace height while removing twist will decrease the brace height. Generally, Hoyt does not recommend less than 10 twists in a string. Optimum brace height is one that gives a smooth bow action, good arrow flight, tight grouping and often yields the quietest shot. Choosing the Correct String Length Depending on the length of your riser/limb combination, you can use the following string lengths as a guideline. String length is approximately three inches shorter than the bow length. When ordering strings from Hoyt, use the bow length as a reference. 7 String Length Recommendations Riser Length Long Limbs Medium Limbs Short Limbs Short Riser (23") 68" bow 66" bow 64" bow 65" string 63" string 61" string 165cmstring 160 cm string 155 cm string Long Riser (25") 70" bow 67" string 170 cm string 68" bow 65" string 165 cm string 66" bow 63" string 160 cmstring Adjusting Your Pocket Alignment (select models) An adjustable pocket system allows you to adjust the limb pockets to achieve optimum limb/riser alignment. This allows archers to more easily determine center shot, but has little effect on accuracy or shootability. Alignment and radial angle of the dowel are accomplished at the factory and there is normally no need to change the settings. Improved Hoyt Dovetail System Instructions Your 2005 Hoyt recurve riser is equipped with an improved version of the Hardlock dovetail system. The redesigned dowel allows you to make weight and/or tiller changes over a larger range without the need for a radial adjustment of the dowel. In addition, the stronger dowel material allows use of a 3/16 Allen wrench (supplied), which makes locking the system faster and easier. The only additional consideration is that the ideal radial position of the dowel is pre-set at the factory. We recommend using a pencil or other marking tool to mark the dowel before moving it to ensure a return to the optimal position. A dowel that is not in the optimal radial position does not affect accuracy, however, rolling the dowel too far may make it diffi- 8 cult to remove limbs after shooting. A dowel which is not rolled far enough may fail to allow the detent on the limb dovetail to positively click into the dowel, complicating the stringing process. Remember that dowels are asymmetrical, and need to be installed from the sight window side of the bow only. If the pocket needs some adjusting, first string the bow (riser and limbs only). Check the limb alignment of both the top and bottom limbs by viewing down the bowstring from end to end on the face of the bow. While looking down the string line, check the location of the tip you are holding to the face of the limb in your hand. The limb tip should be reasonably close to the center of the limb. Adjusting the Pocket The Matrix and AeroTec limb pocket design is the most advanced pocket alignment adjustment system available today. This limb alignment system maintains its settings in all conditions. You can adjust your limb alignment to make it perfectly compatible to the riser simply by removing or adding the supplied washers to the alignment dowel. To adjust your pocket follow these directions: 1. Refer to the diagram below and note the condition. Condition A Need to adjust limb tip to the right. Condition B Need to adjust limb tip to the left. 9 2. Unstring your bow and remove the limbs. 3. Unscrew the alignment locking screw and remove the alignment cap and washers. Pull the alignment dowel and washers out from the sight window side of the pocket. (Do not lose any parts!) 4. (Refer to the limb visual on page 9) If your limb is showing Condition A: Simply ADD washers to the SIGHT WINDOW SIDE (MAXIMUM OF 4) of the alignment dowel. If your limb is showing Condition B: REMOVE WASHERS from the sight window side of the dowel. Limit your adjustments to one washer at a time. You can store any unused washers between the riser and alignment cap because the washers on the alignment cap (non-sight window) side of the pocket do not affect the alignment. 5. To reassemble the pocket, first insert t ...