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Morgan:

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--- Quote from: Morgan on October 10, 2017, 09:00:17 pm ---Thanks for the tips guys. When I had the bow braces low, my wrist got the slap. No harm to accuracy, braces high it hit my forearm, and I would shoot off. Badly.

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interesting. I'm also worried a high brace height would strain the bow too much.
I used to have a twisted b50 string on a hickory flatbow that slapped the heck out of my wrist. Not a problem with FF.. guess the b50 just stretches too much or was too twisted

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There is a lot of twist to this string. It is a single loop string that I made a long time ago and has more twist than it needs. I thought fast flight would harm bow tips? I don't have any interest in doing overlays on this bow. How high would be too high of a brace?

bradsmith2010:
Morgan,, just untwist the string,, and re tie at the bottom,,
how long is the bow and how far are  you drawing it, you may have said that earlier,,
7 inches is a far as I would go,,
fast flight is ok,, but not necessary,, I shoot it on some of my bows,,but when i started it was all b 50,, it worked fine,,
i think most of the issue is your form,, and if you practice with that bow a bit more you will sort things out,,
can you post a pic of how you are holding the bow at full draw,,
we are all just guessing ,but that most simple of designs ,, should not be difficult to tune,,

Morgan:
Brad, hadn't measured it till just now. It is 62" ntn. Didn't take any measurements at all when I made it, just started cutting. I draw 27" at my anchor. If I snap shoot it's about an inch shorter.

bradsmith2010:
that looks pretty good,looks like our left elbow is a little stiff or maybe a bit too straight,,
did you untwist the string,,
where are you shooting the arrow,, in the middle or above center,,
also I agree the spine being light is a factor,,
can you cut the arrows shorter to see how the bow likes them a bit stiffer,,

Morgan:
Brad, I haven't untwisted the string yet. The arrows I have are too short to cut down. Making a shaft making jig now to whip out a few more arrows. My arrow is passing probably 1 1/4" above center of bow.

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