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adb:
Get rid of that long string!

swotavator:
Thanks for your help dave! - I made a shorter string too and have tillered it to about 2/3 draw.  It is still really heavy, and has about a 1.5 inch string follow now. 
My newest problem is that the bow seems to want to twist when i pull it to longer draws.  The bow has a really straight profile when looking at the back, and the string nocks are very deep and even. 
What could be causing this, and how to correct?
I was thinking that removing wood from the belly opposite the direction that the back leans.
The twist isn't huge, but is evident when I draw the bow, and was enough to split my tillering stick.
I am getting a new stick now, and am wondering if I can correct the twist by making the tillering slot VERY tight and leaving the bow drawn for a period of time. 
What do you think?

Pat B:
Feel the thickness of the limbs with your fingers. Use your thumb and forefinger and slide it up and down the limb and also across from side to side. If it is twisting as you draw, one side is thicker than the other. This will also teach you how to tiller a twist out of a limb.  ;D

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