Deciding which limb is up?

[Dances with squirrels]

Is there?

I'd say there's more pressure on the lower limb only if it were tillered to be that way.

[bradsmith2010]

yes the way the string lines up,, is a factor,, for sure

[gutpile]

bottom limb stiffer for me plus 1 1/2 shorter... why..? cause you put palm pressure below center when drawn...fulcrum is not dead center when drawn unless your arrow pass is through your hand... unlikely... arrow sits above center 1 1/4.. if built correctly... I know its a hot topic... but its how I build mine...gut

[bradsmith2010]

if it shoots well
and the tiller stays stable,,you are good,, how ever you do it,,
some peoplel hold the bow differently,, and also put different pressure on the string,,
most the time if I have a bow that is not stabalized,,,it will be the bottom limb loosing positive tiller
it seems to be more critical on shorter sinew bows,,
so I am not shocked if that happens,,
I think the longer self bows once shot in are pretty stable, and I sometimes wonder when we see a bow from the past with a shorter bottom limb,, did that happen to even up the tiller,, or did it start that way??

[SLIMBOB]

Equal limb length means I can flip the bow over if I need to. As a rule, stiffer limb on bottom. There have been a few that I have flipped over and tried it reverse from the way I envisioned it. It has seldom, made much difference in improving how it shot. Never that immediately comes to mind.

[meanewood]

For me string alignment is the first factor. I've found even after using heat to adjust it, it may creep back after a while.

If that happens, I want the string to favour the shooting side.

If string alignment is perfect, I go with stiff limb as the lower one.

[paulc]

Found this during lunch...