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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: onidog on March 10, 2012, 03:16:12 am

Title: how does this look to you?
Post by: onidog on March 10, 2012, 03:16:12 am

not sure if there good pictures but i'm doing a 72" bow unbacked with no riser. i feel like i'm done but afraid to string it. what does it look like to the trained eye
Thanks
-C

Title: Re: how does this look to you?
Post by: M-P on March 10, 2012, 03:28:56 am

Howdy,  The pics come out awfully dark on my screen.   Near as I can tell, all of the bend is in the outer portion of the limbs.  I would try to get more bending closer to the handle.  Ron

Title: Re: how does this look to you?
Post by: Del the cat on March 10, 2012, 07:00:38 am

You needs some daylight for taking those pics.
Del

Title: Re: how does this look to you?
Post by: bubby on March 10, 2012, 07:02:58 am

you also need to shorten up that string a bunch, Bub

Title: Re: how does this look to you?
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 10, 2012, 11:23:39 am

Looks like you need a tillering gizmo to me, way too stiff in the inner limb sections.