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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Owner's Personal Record ..............3 Recurve Bow Terminology ..............4 Introduction ...................5 Important Safety Information ..............6 Required Safe Operating Parameters ..........10 Bow Length ..................13 Draw Weight ..................13 Bow Assembly ..................14 Installing Limbs ...................14 Shooting String Installation ..............15 Un-stringing your bow ................17 Pro Series Limb Adjustment Dowel ............18...

  • Page 3: Owner's Personal Record

    BOW OWNER’S PERSONAL INFO Fill in the following personal bow record for your reference. Riser Serial Number Hoyt Riser Model Limb Serial Number Limb Model Purchased From Purchase Date Length Weight IMPORTANT! A copy of your sales receipt is required for war- ranty purposes.

  • Page 4: Recurve Bow Terminology

    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.)

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hoyt Recurve product. We are excited and grateful to have you as a part of Team Hoyt. You will be pleased to know that you have pur- chased the most technologically advanced and dependable product on the market.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    WARNING: Always read the warning labels and manu- facturer’s instructions of all products being used in conjunc- tion with a Hoyt bow, including but not limited to all archery accessories and components directly attached to the bow or used in conjunction with the bow such as targets, arrows, broadheads, release aids, etc.
  • Page 7 Any suspected damage to your bow should be in- spected by Hoyt or a Genuine Hoyt Retailer for possible repair or replacement. WARNING: Before you handle or shoot your bow or other archery products, Hoyt recommends that you be trained and instructed in proper use by a certified archery coach.
  • Page 8 If your bow is dry-fired there could be both seen and unseen damage and it should be returned to Hoyt or taken to a Genuine Hoyt Retailer for inspection before any further use. WARNING: Never loosen your limb weight adjustment...
  • Page 9 WARNING: Never draw or shoot your bow without all string accessories (kisser button, nock points, string silenc- ers) properly installed and secured to the string. Hoyt rec- ommends that only a Genuine Hoyt Retailer install all string accessories.

  • Page 10: Required Safe Operating Parameters

    WARNING: It is critical that your bow is set up and func- tioning within the bow’s required safe operating parameters prior to use. Hoyt recommends that only a Genuine Hoyt Re- tailer setup and inspect your archery equipment to ensure that it is set up within the bow’s safe operating parameters.
  • Page 11 Arrow Rest Setting - There are many different arrow rest designs and styles. Ensure the arrow rest is right handed or left handed based on your bow. On all Hoyt Recurve bows, arrow rests should be positioned on your bow so that your arrow fletchings completely clear the bow riser when the bow is shot.
  • Page 12 Hoyt recommends that only a Genuine Hoyt Retailer install and set-up any string ac- cessories on your Hoyt bow.

  • Page 13: Bow Length

    70" 72" DRAW WEIGHT To determine the weight on your Hoyt bow, refer to the limb specifications located on each limb. 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”...

  • Page 14: Bow Assembly

    It is normal at this stage for there to be vertical movement possible with the limb. WARNING: Always use a bowstringer when stringing or unstringing a recurve bow.

  • Page 15: Shooting String Installation

    Carefully inspect the string for damage or any knots or tangles that may have resulted from storage or handling. 2. Correctly made recurve strings have a larger and smaller loop (diagram B). The larger loop is intended for the top limb.
  • Page 16 3. With the bottom end loop securely in the bottom limb string groove, slide the fabric or cup section (diagram F) (depending on the model of the recurve bow stringer) over the string side of the bottom limb. Then slide the limb gripper component over the top limb, place it approximately six inches from the limb tip (diagram E).

  • Page 17: Un-Stringing Your Bow

    2. Place the top section of the recurve bow stringer over the top limb, the limb gripper component should rest on the target side of the limb, approximately six inches away from the limb tip.

  • Page 18: Pro Series Limb Adjustment Dowel

    PRO SERIES LIMB ADJUSTMENT DOWELS Hoyt's Pro Series Limb Adjustment Dowels allows an archer to adjust each limb to be perfectly balanced throughout the entire draw cycle. Left Right Left Right Left Right Condition 1. Condition 2. Condition 3. Condition 1. String your bow and pay attention to the limb tips.

  • Page 19: Hoyt Hardlock Alignment System

    Out of the package, Hoyt bows are factory pre-aligned and lateral adjustment is optional when used with Hoyt limbs. In general, the vast majority of set- ups do not require lateral alignment adjustments. Adjustments...
  • Page 20 should not be made before the bow has been shot a minimum of 100 shots.This will allow the mating surfaces of limbs and riser to correctly seat to each other. To make a lateral adjustment, follow these directions: 1. With your bow in the strung position, place a piece of masking tape horizontally, approximately 4”...
  • Page 21 HARDLOCK POCKET Alignment Cap Alignment Washers Alignment Locking Screw (Opposite Side of Sight Window) Alignment Dowel Alignment Washers (Sight Window Side) Note: The factory alignment setting for all Hoyt Recurve bows is two .010 washers on each side of the dowel.

  • Page 22: Pivot Block Adjustment

    PIVOT BLOCK ADJUSTMENT (Available on Formula Excel, Horizon & Excel risers) Most Hoyt riser and limb combinations do not require adjust- ment. The riser dovetail pocket is factory aligned and should only be adjusted by a qualified equipment technician. One full sweep of the block to the left or right will result in a cor- responding .020”...

  • Page 23: Adjusting Weight

    (Tiller Bolts) more than 6 turns from the bottomed-out position as it could cause the bow to violently disassemble Hoyt Recurve bows are adjustable over a range of approxi- mately 10%. Factors which affect this include limb length, limb construction, limb design and brace height.

  • Page 24: Adjusting Tiller

    4. Using both Allen wrenches, and holding the tiller bolt in place, re-lock the tiller bolt locking screw. 5. Restring the bow using an appropri- ate recurve bow stringer (See page 15). Note: From the bottomed out position, the tiller bolt should only be backed out to a maximum of six complete turns.

  • Page 25: Adjusting Center Shot

    sure, anywhere from 0 to 3/8” of tiller is going to yield a bow which aims easily without “pulling” high or low, and which shoots more quietly. Measure the tiller as shown in the dia- gram to the right. If you wish to increase tiller without affecting bow weight, unstring the bow (See page 15) and add turns to the bottom limb tiller bolt, then subtract the exact same number of turns from the top limb tiller bolt.

  • Page 26: Vertatune Plate

    (using an identical VertaTune plate, available from your Genuine Hoyt Retailer) The VertaTune plates come in 3 configurations (high, medium & low) which allows you to change the arrow rest height for a total of 1/4"...

  • Page 27: Limb Maintenance

    OBLIGATIONS, WELL LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU. Hoyt warrants to the ORIGINAL OWNER that the Hoyt Recurve Bow Riser, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the product and Hoyt Recurve...
  • Page 28 Limbs, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from date of purchase. Hoyt Recurve Bow Riser and Hoyt Recurve Limb warranty is regulated under the fol- lowing terms and conditions: 1. The original owner must retain and provide an original and dated proof of purchase (sales receipt).
  • Page 29 If original parts are not available, suitable replacement parts/components may be used. If the Hoyt bow is not repairable, but qualifies for warranty coverage, Hoyt will replace the bow with a bow of similar feature and product class in Hoyt’s sole determina- tion.
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