ArcheryFox
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I recently read about the concept of torque tuning a compound (as popularised by Jesse Broadwater) and decided to try it myself. The results suggest I need to move my rest forwards (towards the target) because the arrows impact in the opposite way to where my stabiliser points. Sadly I can't move my existing rest any further forwards, but before I rush out and buy a new one I tried to understand why torque tuning works.
I did a lot of googling, and despite many sources telling me 'how' to torque tune, I found none explaining (properly) 'why' it works. I also found some sources (Reo Wilde) that say it doesn't work!
As a result I decided to try myself and did some back of envelope sketches looking at how peep-rest-scope-target positions change as a result of twisting about different points, but couldn't theoretically generate the results one expects from torque tuning.
So my question is, does anyone have a source or in-depth explanation of why torque tuning works to satisfy my curiosity, ideally with a nice diagram?
I know some say that it places the rest over the pivot point, but if you then re-align your peep-sight-target your arrow rest will be off-centre, always in the opposite direction to which your stabiliser was pointing. In my mind the only way you can have zero deviation when torque is applied is when the scope and rest are both on the axis about which you apply the torque, but clearly experiments suggest this is not the case.
I am open to having discussion on this topic to try and satisfy my curiosity.
I did a lot of googling, and despite many sources telling me 'how' to torque tune, I found none explaining (properly) 'why' it works. I also found some sources (Reo Wilde) that say it doesn't work!
As a result I decided to try myself and did some back of envelope sketches looking at how peep-rest-scope-target positions change as a result of twisting about different points, but couldn't theoretically generate the results one expects from torque tuning.
So my question is, does anyone have a source or in-depth explanation of why torque tuning works to satisfy my curiosity, ideally with a nice diagram?
I know some say that it places the rest over the pivot point, but if you then re-align your peep-sight-target your arrow rest will be off-centre, always in the opposite direction to which your stabiliser was pointing. In my mind the only way you can have zero deviation when torque is applied is when the scope and rest are both on the axis about which you apply the torque, but clearly experiments suggest this is not the case.
I am open to having discussion on this topic to try and satisfy my curiosity.