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<\/p>\nYou can’t fix, adjust, or repair a bow or crossbow without the proper tool, such as an Allen wrench, and Pine Ridge makes a quality tool that will save the day when vibration raises its ugly head.\u00a0 The last thing you want on a compound bow, and especially a crossbow, is a screw loose.\u00a0 This handy tool fits easily into a shooting vest, jacket pocket or backpack.<\/p>\n
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I was shopping at an import freight store and came across a set of Allen wrenches.\u00a0 Since you can never have too many tools like this I bought a set and in less than a year, they had disassembled and are now in a heap in the junk drawer.\u00a0 This tool comes with a lifetime warranty and is made in the USA.<\/p>\n
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The “Big Gripper” will pay for itself in a couple of shoots if you have a fast bow.\u00a0 Crossbows, especially, have such great kinetic energy that you’ll nearly burry an arrow up to the fletch after a few shots.\u00a0 With a foam target, the arrow probably melted the foam against the arrow shaft the reason pulling it out is so difficult.\u00a0 Any type of gripping tool, like pliers, will crush the shaft, ruining the arrow or making it unsafe to shoot.\u00a0 The “Big Gripper” is excellent for tightening target points as well as removing arrows buried up to the fletch.\u00a0 Also, if you shoot lighted nocks, this tool will grip the nock and give enough traction to turn it off.\u00a0 That’s two pesky problems solved.<\/p>\n
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Once you have your bow sighted and tuned, there is one more critical element before you hunt.\u00a0 Make sure that your broadheads impact at point-of-aim just like target points.\u00a0 This isn’t difficult with fixed blade heads because you can actually shoot one into a foam target and touch up the blades to restore the razor’s edge.\u00a0 However, what about mechanical heads or hybrids.\u00a0 Most are designed for one-time use.<\/p>\n
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Aside from shooting every arrow, the best way to assure that your arrow will perform as aimed is to spin-test it first.\u00a0 The “Arrow Inspector” from Pine Ridge Archery is easy to use, light and compact, yet could be the most important piece of gear you own.\u00a0 Going back to those fast, hard-hitting arrows, they may well cause the insert to be off center or the threads of a broadhead may have been damaged or machined poorly.\u00a0 In each case, spinning the arrow will show a wobble in the broadhead.\u00a0 Be sure to number each arrow on the fletch and test each arrow before it goes into your quiver.\u00a0 This device is even more critical if you shoot aluminum arrows because the slight bend will show in the tip of the arrow as a wobble.<\/p>\n