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the ability to "leave well enough alone"

it eludes me.

maybe that is why i own a 1980's Porsche 911. i've been known to tap that non adjustable WUR back and forth, chasing the perfect control pressure for hours and hours. i cant leave a crooked bumper sticker alone. you should have seen me setting my rear ride height, by reindexing the bars..haha..it took hours. i get a thought into my head, and i wont sleep. i just lay there running scenarios thru my head.

i'm a tinkerer. just yesterday, i was at a bowshop. buying some arrows. i noted that the owner just set up his chronograph. hey now!! he let me shoot an arrow thru it. darn it!! my bow is slow! 263 feet per second. the owner, let out a "umph?" and took my bow. we put it on a scale and measured how much weight it took to draw back. 67 lbs. i should have 72ish, according to spec. honestly, i bet that 5lbs missing will gain me only about 9 feet persecond.

my bow is a lazer now. super accurate, super smooth..but that nagging feeling has crept in. angst! with compound bows, you release the strings and cables to twist and untwist them, looking for the sweet spot.

ignorance is bliss. i blame the internet. if i wanted to DIY this i need to build tools and buy tools. about $700 i think. maybe i will just ignore this one.

you a tinkerer?

(i am going to weight my arrow with a better scale..maybe they are super heavy )
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