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Pat B:
Lowell, Basically...with the lower limb against the instep of the right foot(for right handed), Right hand on the handle or just above it, you pull with the right hand while pushing the top limb away from you with the left hand and at the same time pushing the string up the limb until the top loop goes over the nock. It's easier to show than try to explain. Pat
Hillbilly:
Lowell, the push-pull method is where you place the tip of your bow against the instep of your foot with the back facing you, put one hand in the middle and tug on it, and slide the string up toward the tip while pushing it away until your hand slips and the tip of the bow springs forward and gouges your eye out. This works especially well with static recurves. (see instructions below) ;D
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Pat B:
Yeah, that the way...but like everything else, concentrate on what you're doing and take it slow.
Steve is just trying to show off his new Photobucket . LOL
This can really be a concern when bracing a bow this way. If I have any doubt about bracing a bow this way,ie, too heavy or an unstable design, I'll use a stringer. Pat
lowell:
Thanks guys.
Hillbilly, After the demo by the stick figures, I can't wait to try it!!!!! LOL
Justin Snyder:
Hillbilly, I saw a guy with a recurve just the other day that looked just like that picture. Well he was a little skinnier than that. But it split his brow right open, about 30 stitches. I don't dare use that method because of all the people who have told me they have broken their finished bows by letting it slip.
George, I make my own strings, but I like to keep the loops just big enough to go over the nocks and I usually have little wood above the string grove. In fact that is part of the reason I don't like the push pull, I always push the string right off the top.
Marc, thanks, could you tell me a little about how you get the bow on it. Do you just hook the limb on one dowel and rest the handle on the center then push down on the other limb to get it under the dowel.
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