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once you have tillered the mid to outer limbs to the tips, its all really down to how much tillering you do at the handle as to how much or how little bend you want in them ?
you are best off to tiller both the handle area and the entire limbs together at the same time. if you leave the handle area untouched untill after you tiller the limbs you will come in underweight.
just dont let the center bend too much too early, and if you notice set happening in the mid limbs before you get to full draw, then take off a touch more towards mid bow.
trace the stave profile on your tiller tree backboard before you begin tillering and every few inches,
hang a weight on the longstring and trace the bend again profile as you go
Whelp, sadly my 400 yard shot did not happen this year. My bow is more than capable, my strings dont blow up anymore, now its my arrows that are the limiting factor, and possibly my release. The trick is to get that arrow off the bow without any interference with the bow. My fetching keep striking the bow and crumpling them. That causes them to act like speed brakes vs vanes.
In other news, my wife shot one of my prototype 35 pounder bows to a distance of 253 yards. The record was 217 yards. Thays a long was for a 35 pounder to go and it does glfurther my confidence in my bow design. Despite her being new to flight archery, she has already taken the world record twice in the 35 pound class. I think with the perfect shot and arrow returning she may be able to hit 300 yards. That would be an incredible goal for her to reach.
Next year's goal, 400+ with a 90 and a 50 pounder, and 300 with a 35.
So I have many arrows to make for a 35, a 50, and a 90 pound bow, as well as new bows for all those categories. Hopefully I can learn some lessons from this year and apply them effectively. Next year is already coming fast!
Had a pipe leak and cause some mold, so I've been tearing out drywall and flooring, cleaning up, and now starting to hang new drywall, put in new trim, paint, and put the flooring back. Not the end of the world, just time consuming. Frankly, I'd rather be chasing elk.Good luck, Pappy! I didn't draw diddly this year and then had a minor home disaster that's going to eat my hunting season, so I'll look forward to hearing about your adventures. Vicarious hunting is better than no hunting at all!
Uh-oh, hope everything is ok.
once you have tillered the mid to outer limbs to the tips, its all really down to how much tillering you do at the handle as to how much or how little bend you want in them ?
