Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubbles on January 03, 2019, 09:04:08 pm
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Question: Do you prefer to check your tiller by watching the limbs work dynamically - either by having a tiller tree set up a distance away and watching as you pull, or watching a video of the limbs being worked? Or do you prefer to pull it and take a picture and look at the limbs sitting statically?
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Also, if you have time, a quick tiller check. Still on the long string. 60#@15". I'm going to be recurving the ends eventually. This is my first actual Osage stave and I'm not used to even this minimal amount of character. Haha.
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo19/mikemeusel/website%20pics/Osage%20tillercheck_zpsoow6jfps.jpg) (http://s357.photobucket.com/user/mikemeusel/media/website%20pics/Osage%20tillercheck_zpsoow6jfps.jpg.html)
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If you have video, you can grab stills from it if you want stills for measurement or comparison.
So it's a bit of a no contest really.
Del
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I found slow motion video very helpful when I get a few inches short of FD by taping a shot. I can get a good look at how the limbs react on the draw and how the limbs return, pause/rewind/play at any time. It has worked well for me. UP to that point a still pic seems to be enough.
Tiller looks good to my eyes. Good luck on the build. Mike
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I use the tiller tree to check tiller but not until I get the pic of me pulling to full draw, in my hands, can I really tell.
Squinting your eyes while looking at character staves on the tiller tree helps give you the overall picture but eliminates the character distractions.
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I always tiller the last few inches holding the bow looking in my window as a mirror and also let my daughter take pics of the tiller when I draw it. My bows feel way more balanced since I started doing that
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I like full draw digi pics. Jawge