New Bowman Supermatch 8 breaking clays

Typically, you want to check that your knife edges are set properly, check that the arm is not bent and the table the clay rests on is set correctly. What are you throwing for clays, try a different brand if all other setup issues are good.
 
I have no experience with these machines, however, I suggest that you contact the manufacturer, if you don't get the answer to your issue in this forum. The machines that I am familiar with, have technical assistance staff that know their machines inside and out.
 
I'm going to guess that the throwing arm & launch plate are not parallel through the arm's travel. Our club had this problem with a new Supermatch six. Look at the rub strip on the arm & see if you have target paint the same width for the full length. This is how we figured out our problem.

Disconnect the throwing spring so you can rotate the arm through its travel. Check that the arm contacts the target at the same height for the full length of the arm. There are recessed machine screws on the launch plate to adjust the plate. The Bowman web site has no info on what clearance between the arm & target. The Promatic site does. Use the Promatic info, the target won't know the difference.

I hope this helps.

Bob.
 
RHS47 said:
I'm going to guess that the throwing arm & launch plate are not parallel through the arm's travel. Our club had this problem with a new Supermatch six. Look at the rub strip on the arm & see if you have target paint the same width for the full length. This is how we figured out our problem.

Disconnect the throwing spring so you can rotate the arm through its travel. Check that the arm contacts the target at the same height for the full length of the arm. There are recessed machine screws on the launch plate to adjust the plate. The Bowman web site has no info on what clearance between the arm & target. The Promatic site does. Use the Promatic info, the target won't know the difference.

I hope this helps.

Bob.
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Bob's advice is spot on. We have several bownam's, and they work great. However, clays in the UK tend to have a thinner rim. Lower the plate about 1/16, and you should be golden.
 
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