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BowEd:
DC....Yes I see what you mean there.My mistake.This is new to me....lol.Sorry.Then that extra 1 pound would make it 53#'s then as it says at the top of the curve.I did'nt even notice that.Thanks for seeing that.Here's a pic with the right poundage where it's supposed to be and the upgraded average of poundage the first 6" of draw.I really don't know why it progressed the way it did there totally,and wish I could answer your question.As I said this is the first time I've measured a bow's fdc.What I did on my digital poundage scale was pull it an inch at a time.Held it there a 1/2 second at most and released slowly back to brace.The same for every inch measured.Maybe giving 5 seconds of time between draws I guess.

DC:
I've been thinking more about the oil can thing and I think there may be something in it. I've seen reflexed bows kind of do a pop when they are on the long string and are approaching brace height. I think it's usually just one limb but I never paid a lot of attention. Anyway with your's having so much reflex maybe that pop is somehow delayed to six inches of draw. It would account for the steep rise and then the levelling off. Dunno, just a thought.

BowEd:
DC.....Only thing I can figure why that fdc line is the way it is in the beginning like that is from looking at the bow at rest.The tips themselves each had been bent 2.5" back above handle before sinewing the bow.The string does not touch the belly really at brace much.Maybe a tad.Makes it a lot easier for me to string up with just a primitive stringer with leather booties too.I really don't call this bow a recurve because of that.It's just a reflexed Ed bow I guess....lol.Anyway these figures on these bows are known to have a small % of error by the way it is done.

BowEd:
DC....There is no noticeable feel of a pop as you say when drawing on the bow that I feel.It's really smooth and steady as she goes.I can't say I've seen that on any really reflexed sinewed bows I've tillered either.They are stout no doubt to get pulled around 16" of travel to brace though.I can remember this one actually took 54#'s to get there.Honest to God.Very elastic type pull to it.

DC:
I doubt there would be a noticeable change as the draw weight would only change by a small amount. Maybe I'm out to lunch but I can't think of another solution at the moment. Something in the shape of that limb is changing the tension right at that spot. Are the limbs stiff from the horn out or do the tips work a bit? They look stiff in the full draw picture.

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