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center shoot bows

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sailordad:
i make mine as close to center shot as the stave will allow
i have cut in shelfs occaisionlay,but prefer not to(personal choice)
but i find that alot of times if your carfull with our layout
and you dont get in to much of a hurry to make the handle right away
that once you get it tillerd and then shape your handle
you can get the mpretty close to center shot with out cutting a shelf in

mullet:
 I do both. I also cut a shelf in both sides that was pretty close to being center shot from the right or the left side, didn't have a problem with it.

Pappy:
Not usually center shot but about 1/8 or so in some bows,but not all,I like using staves that let me do that without cutting one in if possible. :)
   Pappy

Kegan:
I don't like cutting shelves into selbows, but file the arrow pass closer to center on flatbows. It's more so to help use the arrows I already have, as I've never had any arrow flight problems regardless of how far from center the bow is. If I am, it means I just need different arrow spine.

Grunt:
I try to shoot at least forty arrows off my knuckle before committing to which is the top or bottom limb. Once I'm pretty sure the tiller won't migrate I'll cut a 1/4" shelve or add wedge of leather or wood or do both. Sometimes on D bows it's a floppy rest. I agree the more center shot the wider variety of arrow spine the bow will handle. I find that I shoot 5/16 arrows spined 40-45 in bows up to 50# and 11/32 arrows spined the same in bows above 50#.

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