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Center Shot "Cyclop" Self Bow

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mmattockx:

--- Quote from: ssrhythm on November 04, 2022, 12:34:32 pm ---If that string lines up, you should be able to severely minimize the paradox issue, as it should shoot some really stiff arrows like a champ!

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There are still paradox issues to deal with if it is shot with fingers, necessitating a fairly flexible arrow. This bow is essentially the same as center shot ILF Olympic archery risers and they need the arrows properly spined to work well. For a 40# @ 28" bow and 31" arrows they will typically shoot around 600 spine arrows, which isn't very stiff. Many compounds use arrows in the 250-300 spine range, but they are shot with a release which greatly minimizes the string whip compared to fingers.


Mark

Stephen:
I have got to vote for Cyclops.  it was a very difficult decision but the sheer guts of starting out with such a problem and overcoming it so ingeniously and skillfully pushes the decision over the line.  (I would have adopted my standard operating procedure - curl up crying!). 
Stephen

Thorsten:
Since I started only 1 1/2 year ago on bending wood, I would't  even have started that stave. Looking at the the low brace tiller, i would have been convinced in my thought…
Thank for encouraging me to try and believe!

sleek:
Congratulations on a difficult build. How hard is it to aim with it? The one I built has such a reduced sight window I can look down the arrow at the target. How do you aim yours?

Pappy:
Now that is cool, nice job on a challenging stave. :)
 Pappy

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