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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: loosenock on February 10, 2008, 09:25:22 pm

Title: Tiller board question & 1st tiller
Post by: loosenock on February 10, 2008, 09:25:22 pm

My question is where do you place bow on the tiller board?  I would assume you would place the center of the grip over the center of the board.  When I placed my bow on my tiller board I could slide the string nearly anywhere I wanted to and make the appearance of the bow change.  Am I just looking for the arc of the bow at this point?

Here is a picture of my 1st tiller on the long string.  The bottom limb is on the right.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/loosenock/1sttiller.jpg)

Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks

Joe

Title: Re: Tiller board question & 1st tiller
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 10, 2008, 09:38:57 pm

My advice may not be the best because I'm a beginner.  But I like to center the bow on the stick and keep the string centered also.  I only use the board to bring the bow to approximate brace height.  Then I move to the tiller tree.

Title: Re: Tiller board question & 1st tiller
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 11, 2008, 12:30:51 am

That's the way I do it too only not with a T stick. pretty nice stave you got there.  You may want to  use a rope and pulley. There are buildalongs on my site that will take you through tillering. Jawge

Title: Re: Tiller board question & 1st tiller
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 11, 2008, 12:32:39 am

ops.
http://mysite.verizon.net/georgeandjoni/archer.html

Title: Re: Tiller board question & 1st tiller
Post by: loosenock on February 11, 2008, 12:54:09 am

Thanks George, I'll do that. thanks for all your comments.  I appreciate them.

Joe

Title: Re: Tiller board question & 1st tiller
Post by: Justin Snyder on February 11, 2008, 01:23:52 am

What George said, especially the part about reading his site.  Justin