Bow dry fired - string came off, needs tuning

[Al Bundy]

My wife's bow got,dry fired and the string came off.. Had it put on and now it can't hardly hit the target. I'm assuming this is normal after string replacement? 

Its shooting to the right of the aim point. I have never adjusted a bow before so this is new to me. I see the saying follow your arrow, so I'm planning to do that. Question is what to adjust.  I'm fairly certain I have it figured but advice is welcome. Second image you can see an Allen key fitting that I'm planning to loosen. Slide that to the right a notch, shoot, continue until arrows go where wanted. First image is an overall image of what I'm adjusting. I'm wondering if that Allen key on the second image is the correct place and correct adjustment. ?? Thanks. 

Also it's off vertical a little. I adjust the pins individually I assume? And one more. This is a youth bow. First pin should be sighted 20 yards? Or is this a matter of opinion? Thanks...

 

 

[fasteddie]

Have the limbs been inspected for cracks , etc ?

[Core]

That's the youth version of my bow. I dry fired it last year at 49 lbs. No damage at all, thankfully.

As for adjusting, your pins look decently centered now, so at this point leave the pins alone and adjust the entire housing. There are two allen bolts. When you loosen one the housing can go vertical, the other is for horizontal.

And you are right: if the arrow is hitting above your pin now move the rest up. If it's hitting to the right of the rest, move the rest tot he right. Once you have the arrow hitting exactly where the top pin is (20 yards is standard), then you start shooting with the middle pin at 30 yards and adjust only that middle pin until you're on at 30 yards, then the same for 40 with the pin below that one. The housing won't move since you set it for 20.

[shawnhu]

If it's going to be a hunting bow shooting fixed broad heads, I would get it tuned and not worry too much about the point of impact for the time being. You would tune it by shooting through some paper and adjusting the rest and knock point as needed. If it's dual cam, you may need to time it as well. Next step would be to broad head tune. Then finally, adjust your sight to follow where the arrows are hitting.

If it's not for hunting, and you don't want to mess with it too much, simply adjusting the sight to match the point of impact is sufficient.

Make sure there is no physical damage to the bow, especially the limbs before drawing it again.




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[Taylormike]

To sightin, just follow arrow.  If poundage is low I doubt any issues.  Take your time and adjust in small increments, don't over tighten the allen screws, they can break or strip easily.

[Al Bundy]

Set about 35 pound draw. Limbs fine. I'm going to adjust later today or tomorrow. Thanks.