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in reply to: Bow Tuning #43584
7 yards and let go a Bare shaft. Nock high, Lower the nock. Nock low, raise the nock.
How is Bow tillered? Positive?=Top limb 1/8th to 1/4 weaker.
Even=Both limbs equal.
Negative=Top limb stronger.
Split finger draw? Positive is a good thing, and will require 1/4 to 5/8’s string nock placement above 90.
Three under? well I usually shoot well with Carbon thickness and even tiller at 3/8’s.
Above 5/8’s? Well OK, but assume split finger shooter and would consider anything above 5/8’s excessive. Why? well your arrow line=POA AT 20 YDS. might be low. High anchors usually afford a look/hit line at 20 yds. I set my Bows with med weight arrows to POA at 20 yds. 550 or so out of 47-50 pound Bows. Course brace heighth can be adjusted to bring it down or up a little. I tune my brace while bare shafting. You must be very close to perfect to see the difference in a 1/4 inch of brace lol, OR A BETTER SHOT THAN ME, which is an easy task for the really good shooters:)in reply to: A GREAT DOG STORY! #41391My Mog’s rides with me all the time. He sleeps with me all the time. He loves me all the time. I love him too! I re:Dmember though that he really does not know he’s a Dog until he sees another Dog.LOL
in reply to: help new bowyer #41384The forms are harder to make than the Bow! Subjective statement I suppose. Depends on the type of Bow. Straight longbow? Straight 2×6 with a strip of Aluminum glued down on a Planed 2×6. You can order all the lams from variuos manus. Figure your poundage by their formulas on the lam thickness etc.
in reply to: Tell Us About Your Username #41379Only Hiram King of Tyre could ship Cedar to King David for his house. TB1ASK1:)
in reply to: What hunters think of ATVs, poll #41375They should just enforce the laws on the books now! Same thing with Gun control. We have over 2,000 Firearms laws across the Country, we do not need any more! The Authorities are not pressured enough by the “Powers to be”, until their Jobs are at stake they will not “Get their Ass”. They just blew off the Atv’s where I was in Colorado last fall. The Rangers even talk to guys on ATV’s and never even admonish them. They go past the vehicle traffic areas into the “No zones” and tear up and run off the Game! It is a lack of enforcement! I understand enforcement cause I have written 100’s of tickets and put many a violator in the Hooskal in the last 24 years. They are blowing it off!:(
in reply to: My Java Man Elkheart: The Four Year Wait Is Over #41357Hey Patrick, I have a 62 47@28 Baraga, great little Bow! You will like the Shrew for sure. Get used to the short length and you will get good with it too. 🙂
Looking forward to it! Wishing you many more Hunts!!! 🙂
Hey Doc! Hope you are faring well and drawing more research for us to glean. I know you have written volumes but those of us in the “Want to Know” are eager to read! Best wishes and blessings to you and your family. I also think Daniel will have a mega check in the Bank from working soo hard. Time to kick back and jot a little on the Post. Maybe he is picking up some Obsidien, LOL:)
in reply to: Fixing my bow grip #35886I personally like the looks of these Bows! Bet they are good performers.:)
in reply to: Fixing my bow grip #35021Duncan, I think the riser flexing after the arrow is released, would exhibit the most stress on the riser. When the Bow is drawn, the dynamics of the string storing energy from the limbs will increase the loading on the centerpoint or fulcrum in the grip area. When released, the energy will have peaked but the resulting Oscillation created by the resulting shot will cause a lot of pressure in throat area of the riser. The result of excess energy transfer would make rigidity and strength necessary. I bet though, that these Bows are made strong enough! I think Predator has sold a lot of Bows, and that this problem would have risen before and corrected if they are reputable. I would give them a call and discuss this concern for nothing else than “Peace of Mind”. No one would like to be sewn up in the web of the hand and forehead from a Bow breaking.
in reply to: Fixing my bow grip #34895If you grip the Bow by wrapping your thumb and forefinger to meet other and just tuck the remaining fingers under your hand, you will have established a good torque free grip. Try to allow most of the pressure to be exerted in the Fat part below your thumb and along your life line crease. Go to KSL archery and look at their shot sequence and corresponding hand placement. I started out with this grip to teach myself the proper area of contact and tension in the grasping fingers. We as Hunters do not want to be incumbered (unless you want to) with a wrist sling. Catching the Bow after the shot is the only amount of significant tension you need with most modern Bows, especially Recurves. Long Bows with a lot of recoil, or Handshock may require a tighter grip. Horizontal torque is the major concern while shooting. Vertical can be a factor if gripped too hard, but gripped correctly, this is negated to a greater degree. In a Nutshell? Be sure you need to modify the grip only after you are sure that: You are gripping the Bow correctly to begin with! Yes, I too have cut up the grips on Bows, and afterwards wished I would have left it alone. Old Adage”Easier to take off, than put back on, definitly applies!:)
in reply to: Fixing my bow grip #34803Hey Cody, stay out of the throat area of the grip with your rasp. It is the thinnest area of the riser aside from the riser cut. Wood risers must be accessed as to the type of wood and the length of the riser. The poundage your drawing really should not be a factor in determining how thin you may cut it. The riser integrity should simply be able to withstand any reasonable poundage up to 70 or so pounds even after you modify it. Flexing is bad! This may contribute to unsafe circumstances if one can feel it in the handle area while drawing. The only exception to this would be a Self Bow which by nature of its design, flexing in the handle area is integral to the limb function. I think you should post up a picture of your riser so we could see how much material you have in the handle section along with some idea of how much material you plan to remove.
in reply to: Enough for Elk?????? #34793More is always better! Unless of course we were discussing taxes! LOL:)
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