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    • MontanaFord
        March 26, 2010 at 3:13 am
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        #5499

        I just recently bought a Kodiak Magnum from a local pawn shop, and while I was deciding whether I wanted it or not, I noticed it had a slight limb twist. With the bow laying on the counter (assuming the counter is perfectly flat), when I pressed one limb down flat, the edge of the other limb would raise by approximately 1/8″ (perhaps less) off the counter top. How do I determine WHICH limb is twisted, and how do I go about straightening the twist out? Or, is this much twist worth worrying about?

        Michael

      • Clay Hayes
        Member
          March 27, 2010 at 1:26 am
          Post count: 418
          #42709

          I think I remember an article in a back issue of TBM that would answer your questions. I don’t think it was too long ago, but can’t remember which issue it was in. Maybe Robin can help with this one.

          ch

        • Jason Wesbrock
          Member
            March 27, 2010 at 1:37 am
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            #42717

            Oct./Nov. 2009 issue.

          • MontanaFord
              March 27, 2010 at 4:35 am
              Post count: 450
              #42826

              Thanks guys. I will see if I have that one. If not, my uncle will have it. Actually shot the bow today, and it shoots pretty well, even with the little bit of twist.

              Michael

            • Stephen Graf
              Moderator
                March 27, 2010 at 10:58 am
                Post count: 2429
                #43109

                Michael – Since you have shot the bow, I’ll offer this… If the string stays in the belly groove after you have shot the bow, then I wouldn’t fool with it.

                Have someone else draw the bow, look at the limb in question as it is being drawn. That’s the best way to see if it is twisting.

                The “counter test” can be misleading….

              • MontanaFord
                  March 28, 2010 at 9:26 pm
                  Post count: 450
                  #44753

                  Steve,

                  The bow seems to shoot just fine, and a friend of mine that shoots olympic style archery mentioned that a prior owner may have intentionally given it a slight twist because they felt it may help the bow shoot better. He said he’d heard of people doing that and coming out with a better bow in the end. When you rest one tip of the bow on the ground and look down the back side of the bow, you can see that one limb or the other is slightly off square from the other, but I’m not entirely certain which limb it is. Anyway, it seems to shoot just fine, so I’ll most likely leave it how it is. The string seems to come back to the groove just fine on its own.

                  Michael

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