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Bowbuilds, a configurator and tuning toolkit for compound archers

Bowbuilds, a configurator and tuning toolkit for compound archers

by whereismyreleas·May 8, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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Sight tape generator and spine calculator replace expensive physical tuning tools.

Strengths
  • •Paper tuning visualization digitizes a process usually requiring physical trial and error.
  • •Community build sharing enables discovering component combinations for specific draw weights.
  • •IBO honesty calculator provides realistic speed estimates accounting for actual setup variables.
Weaknesses
  • •Extremely narrow audience limits potential community growth and feature contributions.
  • •Lacks mobile optimization for field use where archers actually perform tuning adjustments.
Category
Other
Target Audience

Compound archers and bowhunting enthusiasts

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Post Description

Hello! I always struggled to find good tools for tuning a bow, and the existing ones are generally not very user friendly. So I started building my own: A paper tuning tool, an arrow laboratory (spine, FOC etc.) and a sight tape generator. I then expanded this so users can use a configurator to build their loadouts and share them with the community. The goal is eventually to filter builds to find archers with similar profiles and get inspiration from what components they are using (sight, release, stabilizer, cables, vanes, nock...).

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