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grinner
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Tillering help
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April 09, 2012, 08:38:11 pm »
Hi, I am tillering my first bow and I just wanted to get someone else's opinion before I pull it back farther than I should. Do I need to take more off near the handle to get it bending more. Also anything else I need to change?
Thanks for all the help
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footfootfoot
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Re: Tillering help
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April 09, 2012, 08:45:29 pm »
What is the draw weight at this point?
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grinner
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Re: Tillering help
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April 09, 2012, 08:48:06 pm »
Probably 10-15 it is on a very lose string still.
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bow101
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Re: Tillering help
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April 09, 2012, 08:48:34 pm »
Can't really tell much at this point, but i would pull it back a bit more to get a better idea how how's tillering.
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grinner
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April 09, 2012, 08:50:55 pm »
OK thanks for the help I thought i needed to but I thought I would get someone to that knows what their doing opinion.
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grinner
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April 09, 2012, 09:02:36 pm »
Can you tell anything from this pic? THanks
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beetlebailey1977
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April 09, 2012, 10:29:26 pm »
Does not look bad.....just remember don't go past your intended draw weight.....and remember to exercise it real good.
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grinner
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Re: Tillering help
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April 09, 2012, 11:02:28 pm »
OK I have been exercising them good. Where is a good place to buy a scale? THanks
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Baldmoose
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Re: Tillering help
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April 09, 2012, 11:12:21 pm »
any stores that sell fishing gear usually carry fairly decent pull scales.... you can get a 50 lb or 100 lb one
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Re: Tillering help
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April 10, 2012, 01:56:24 am »
Walmart sells luggage scales that go to 70# for about $10
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Re: Tillering help
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April 10, 2012, 02:21:05 am »
I think it looks fantastic at this point. Keep doing what your doing, one inch at a time, and don't pull more than your target draw weight and you will have one sweet bow.
Good job!
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Gordon
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Re: Tillering help
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April 10, 2012, 02:26:54 am »
It's hard to say - a long string like that tends to under report bend in the outer limbs. I'm guessing that if you put a short string on it now, it would be a bit whip tillered.
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Re: Tillering help
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April 10, 2012, 07:38:52 am »
I'm with Gordon,I only do long string with a string long enough to reach tip to tip.
Seems to be bending pretty even tho.
I try and get mine to low brace as soon as I can.
Pappy
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grinner
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April 10, 2012, 08:20:12 am »
THanks for all the help. I will work on it more today when i get home from work.
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April 10, 2012, 08:23:03 am »
What Pappy and Gordon said I go to the short string as soon as I can. Ron
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