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ASSEMBLING THE BOW
(continued)
To disassemble the bow for travel or storage, you must first unstring the bow,
following the directions below in reverse. Then, simply remove the limb bolts com-
pletely to take down the rest of the bow.
STRINGING A BOW
Always use a bow-stringing device to string and unstring your bow. The bowstring
included with your Sage or Sage Elite bow has one loop end larger than the other.
(See Figure 3) Place the larger loop over the top limb and slide it down toward
the riser. Place the smaller loop into the groove on the bottom limb tip, and then
pull the upper end of the string tight by hand. It will not reach the end of the
bow at this point.
Place one end of the bow stringer on to the lower limb tip. Place the other
end over the upper limb tip, but set in a spot where it doesn’t interfere with
the bowstring.
Holding the bow by the handle, place it out in front of you, parallel to the
ground. A loop in the stringer should hang down. Lower the bow until you
can step on the loop in the stringer and pull the bow upward. (See Figure 4)
This will cause the bow to flex, and you will be able to slide the upper end
of the bowstring into the groove at the end of the upper limb tip. When you
make sure the bowstring is seated firmly within the upper and lower limb tip
grooves, the bow is then properly strung.
BRACE HEIGHT
A bow’s brace height is measured from the bowstring to the grip throat or
pivot point of the riser. (See Figure 5) Brace height is critical to your bow’s
performance, tuning, and quietness when shooting. Use this guide in set-
ting the brace height on your bow to maintain optimum performance.
You can generally make reasonable adjustments in your brace height by twisting/
untwisting your string. Adding twists will increase your brace height. Untwisting
your bowstring will lower your brace height. Ensure you do not untwist past our
minimum recommended level or it may increase noise due to limb slap, increase
forearm contact, or stiffen the dynamic spine characteristics of your arrow while
increasing arrow velocity. Do not untwist any string, especially a Flemish twist
bow string to a point with less than 10 twists in it.
SETTING UP A REST
The Sage and Sage Elite bows can be shot with arrows resting on the shelf or
by using a stick-on or bolt-on rest or by using a rest/plunger combination. When
shooting off the shelf, use a rug-style rest. (See Figure 6) This is usually a two-
piece rest, with one piece covering the shelf and the other attached to the riser
face immediately above it.
Figure 3
Figure 4
BRACE HEIGHT (INCHES)
SAGE
7.5” - 8.25”
SAGE ELITE
7.5” - 8.25”
Figure 5
Figure 6
