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Little John:
It has been years since I have shot a glass bow but took out my old 65# centershot traditional recurve and shot a few and was impressed with how well I shot as I have not been too proud of my shooting lately. Don't know if I just had a good day or if the center shot  bows are that much easier to shoot well.    Kenneth

sailordad:
not sure you want to listen to me as i havent shot a glass bow since i was teen ager and i am not a great shot or bowyer
but i would think that a center shot glass bow is going to be more forgiving just for the fact that there is
less paradox to come into play with the arrows.
i would,and currently am,try and make a center shot self bow and see how your shooting goes from there.
i cant believe that a glass bow is just "BETTER".i would think that its more about being center shot vs non center shot
where paradox has more of an effect.

Little John:
Yep and I think it also goes back to what Jay Massey wrote about the heavy handled bows, probably just the weight makes them more stable just like a heavy barrelled rifle. Too bad they have just about the same personality as a compound device.   Kenneth

Justin Snyder:
I make a lot of my bows near or at center shot. I have even made bows with the old FG style handles. I think they are more forgiving and easier to shoot. Even when I don't cut a shelf, I round the handle to within 1/4" of center shot on most of my bows.

zenmonkeyman:
I think it's really critical that arrow spines are both correct and consistent for a non-centershot bow.  Much less so for the centershot.

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