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hdvato

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Tillering for three under shooting
« on: January 03, 2010, 10:25:05 pm »
I started making self bows and I shoot with three fingers under.  The first three bows I made, I had the top limb 1/4 inch weaker than the bottom.  It seemed that I then needed to set my nocking point around 3/4 of an inch from the arrow shelf to have good arrow flight.  Do I need to tiller my limbs different for three under shooting?
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: Tillering for three under shooting
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2010, 11:09:09 pm »
not sure your exact meaning here, but most guys tiller their bows with a stiffer lower limb. like 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
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Offline woodstick

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Re: Tillering for three under shooting
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2010, 11:30:25 pm »
i shoot 3 under and try to make my limbs even tiller. never had a problem
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Offline otis.drum

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Re: Tillering for three under shooting
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2010, 11:33:04 pm »
i'm the same as woodstick. even for three under. comparitive limb lengths can come into it though.
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Re: Tillering for three under shooting
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2010, 12:13:00 am »
I do make the lower limb 1/4 inch stiffer than the top.  From dead center, I go up one inch for the arrow rest.

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Re: Tillering for three under shooting
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2010, 07:14:58 am »
I shoot three under as well.  I tiller the bottom about 1/8" stiffer at brace.   That number varies on how the bow looks as it is being drawn.   
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