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Overweight tiller best approach?
bradsmith2010:
sometimes a bow will take a bit of set at 28 inch draw,,,,a bow with little set and one dead even,, is not much difference in performance,,
if you over compensate making the bow longer or wider,, the added mass can be a wash in performance,,
shooting through a chrono is more telling than how much set the bow has,, sounds like you are going in the right direction,, as you make more bows, missing the weight wont happen that much,,
George Tsoukalas:
I have not drawn a tillering string beyond 10" in probably 20 years.
If you are going to then you do need to make it pretty tight because of string angles. Jawge
stuckinthemud:
Thank you all for your advice, it has given me the confidence in most of what I am doing but I have cut back on how far I draw the bow while tillering. I got quite enthusiastic with the rasp and the weight loss program puts the draw weight at 50@18”, so about half of where I was. Figure I need to lose another 30lb but it’s getting there.
Badger:
--- Quote from: George Tsoukalas on October 14, 2022, 06:15:26 pm ---I have not drawn a tillering string beyond 10" in probably 20 years.
If you are going to then you do need to make it pretty tight because of string angles. Jawge
--- End quote ---
George when you say 10" do you mean 10" plus the 10" loose string?? If so, that is 20 " draw. If you just weigh it like you would as if the bow was braced and forget all about tip movement, it makes it a lot less confusing.
George Tsoukalas:
Badger, I pull the string down, mark it as a starting point, and measure down 10". That's it. The long string is only drawn 10". Jawge
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