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Hazel Warbow + Full Draw Pic'

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Buckeye Guy:
Looks good to me !
 I think I would add to it for comfort
after the finish is done it wont be noticeable 

Ian.:
Going by the unbraced picture I would say you got the tiller right, especially for flight. Should be a good distance in it.

Del the cat:
I spent a lot of time trying the bow up the other way but decided it would need too much re-tillering so...
I took the advice :o..
I rounded off the edge that was digging into by hand just  a whisker and also reduced the width/edge at the arrow pass (it's still no narrower than elsewhere in the grip). I also took a whisker off mid limb on the lower limb where it looked like it wasn't working as much.
It's easier to draw and more comfortable in the hand now.
I got Mrs Cat to video so I could see how far I was getting it back. It looks like I'm getting my full 31" (any more than that and I hit my left moob :laugh:)
I can scale the draw length off the pic and check the draw weight on the tiller, my guess is about 85-90#
Just measured it at 31"... about 83#, lower than I'd ideally have liked but it's a smooth manageable(ish) ;) bow.
That works out at about 3.46# per inch so should be a decent 85# at 32" which isn't too far off the 90# I was aiming for.
It feels very lively and smooth. My first shot hit the boss left of centre, knocked it round about 45 degrees and penetrated right through.
Second pic shows how I'm coming into the draw with the left elbow high. It illustrates how what we do and what we think we do are different... I thought I had my right hand up by my forehead!
The light background has bleached out the upper limb, but it shows what I wanted to see.
That tiller looks sweet :)
There's a video of me making the shot on my blog http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/hazel-warbow-full-draw.html

Del

DC:
That's "pucker power". :o :o Great job Del! Love the wrinkled face :D :D

Yeomanbowman:
Make's a nice tigh twang sound which is always a good sign!  Nice bow Del.

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