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SettingNockPointWithBowSquare
Placeabowsquareonthestringandslidethesquaredownuntil
itrestsonyourarrowrest.Thenplaceamoveablenocksetonthe
string.Usingthemeasuringscaleonthebowsquare,setthenock
setattheproperlocationonthestring.Agoodstartingpointfor
ngershootingis¼”high,measuringfromthebottomofthenock
setto90°onthebowstring.Startat1/8”highifyouareusinga
releaseaid.Ifyoudonothaveabowsquare,youcansnapan
arrowonthestringandvisuallylevelthearrow.Thencrimpyour
nockset.Inapinch,thiswillgetyoutoagoodstartinglocation.
ArrowSpeedandStringAccessories
 CertainbowstringaccessoriesincludingD-loops,stringsilencers,andpeepsights,can
reducearrowspeedbyasmuch10-15fps.
ChangingDrawWeight
 Martinbowshaveafteenpounddrawweightrange.Usinga3/16”allenwrench;youwill
turnthelimbboltsclockwisetoaddweightandturncounterclockwisetoreduceweight.One
completeturnoneachlimbboltprovidesabout3poundsofadjustment.
 TIP:Markalineoneachlimbboltinwhite-outorwhitepaintmarkertomakeiteasierto
keeptrackofhowfaryouareturningeachbolt.
Note: Do not shoot your bow with the limb bolts more than 5 turns out from the
riser.
ReplacingTheStrings
 Shouldyourstringneedreplacing,itisbesttogotoyourMartindealerandhaveitdone
byexperts.Alwaysbesurethatthestringyoureplaceitwithisofthecorrectlengthand
materialforyourbow.WerecommendusingMartinHammerheadbowstrings.Stringwear
isnotcoveredbywarranty.
CareAndStorage
Whenproperlycaredfor,yournewMartinbowwillgiveyouyearsoftrouble-freeservice.
Whenyourbowisnewitwillrequirenolubrication.Overtimeyoumayneedtolubricateyour
camstoguardagainstfrictionandnoise.UseadrylubricationsuchasTeonspraypowder
orgraphitepowder.YoucanalsousewetlubesuchasMolyLubeorTri-Flow.Donotuse
WD-40lubrication.
 Agoodruleofthumbwhencaringforyourbowistokeepitascomfortableasyouare.If
itistoohotforyou,itistoohotforyourbow.Ifitgetswet,dryitoffcompletely.Periodically
cleanyourbowwithawetragandmildsoaptoremovemudordust(caution:donotstore
untilcompletelydry).Prolongedexposuretoextremeheatmaycausefailureinyourbow
limbsandexcessivestretchinyourstringsystem.Itwillnothurtyourbowifitisrainedon
whileshooting,butmakesureitiscompletelydrybeforestoringitinabowcasetoguard
againstrustorcorrosion.
Basic Setup