Bow Tuning2016 PSE Draw Length Adjustment: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Find your true draw length, decode the PSE draw length chart for your cam, and adjust modules safely, with or without a bow press.
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Better Outdoors is a free online resource built for archers, bowhunters and anyone who loves time outside but wants clear, trustworthy information before spending money or heading into the woods. Most bow problems are not shooting problems. They are fit and setup problems: the wrong draw length, a mismatched package, a grip that torques the riser.
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Bow Tuning
Bow TuningHow to Adjust Draw Length on a Compound Bow
Measure, identify your cam, move the modules and re-tune: a brand-neutral guide to adjusting draw length the right way.
Bow GuidesMathews Compound Bow Packages: What You Get and Who They Fit
Sight, rest, quiver, stabilizer: what a Mathews package really includes, what it costs versus a bare bow, and who should buy one.
Bow ReviewsMathews Prima Level 1 Package: Specs, Review, and Who It Fits
Full Mathews Prima specs, what the Level 1 package adds, and why this short-draw bow is a favorite for women and smaller-framed hunters.
Bow ReviewsBear Archery Alaskan XT RTH Compound Bow Review
A 33-inch, 335 fps ready-to-hunt bow with a forgiving 6.25-inch brace height. Full Bear Alaskan XT specs and field notes.
Bow ReviewsBear Archery Whitetail Maxx RTH Compound Bow Review
A 31-inch, 339 fps whitetail bow that ships ready to hunt. Full Whitetail Maxx specs and what to know before you buy.
Bow ReviewsMathews Lift 29.5: Specs and Review of a Quiet, Stable Hunting Bow
Full Mathews Lift 29.5 specs, what the 29.5-inch platform does well, and how it compares with the Lift 33 and Lift X.
Bow TuningBear Archery Bear Paw Grip: Design, Feel, and Performance
How grip shape and wrist angle drive torque and accuracy, and how to tell whether a Bear bow grip suits your hand.
Bow Reviews2018 PSE Evolve 28: Specs, Review, and Used-Buyer Guide
A 28-inch blind and treestand bow with a 7-inch brace height. Full PSE Evolve 28 specs and a used-buyer checklist.
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Draw length is the single biggest factor in how a compound bow feels. Slide to your wingspan (fingertip to fingertip, in inches) and Better Outdoors will estimate your starting draw length using the wingspan ÷ 2.5 method archery pro shops use.
Want a deeper check? The full calculator also works from height and walks you through the signs of a correct fit.
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Turn an IBO rating into your real-world FPS.
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Better Outdoors Essential Archery Gear Picks
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Bow Release Aid
A quality wrist-strap release is the cheapest accuracy upgrade in archery.
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Archery Rangefinder
Angle-compensated yardage removes the biggest source of misses from a treestand.
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Portable Bow Press
For module swaps, peep installs and string changes at home.
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Bag or Foam Block Target
Shoot more arrows at home, which is the real secret to tighter groups.
- Stops field points and broadheads
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Better Outdoors is a free archery and outdoor resource. We publish in-depth compound bow reviews, step-by-step bow tuning guides such as the 2016 PSE draw length adjustment, and interactive calculators that help hunters set up their gear with confidence.
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Right now Better Outdoors covers Mathews, Bear Archery and PSE compound bows, including the Mathews Lift 29.5, Mathews Prima, Bear Alaskan XT, Bear Persist, Bear Whitetail Maxx and PSE Evolve 28, with more brands on the way.