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Offline Rcdeer

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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #30 on: April 09, 2015, 07:45:38 am »
Okay!  got it now..I see what your sayin!  thanks!  now, if only I can get a gold star...in rasping? lol  thanks!
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2015, 07:35:55 am »
so far..tried everything except heavier tips,,got none.. every arrow i have around..still way right..so I Rasped..a bit..slowly..cautiously..carefully,,,seems to be bringing arrow left...then it rained...arrow should "rest" on the center of the arrow rest....right?.. appears to now or..I have successfully bent all my wood arrows  to the left!  let ya know! thanks!
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2015, 08:44:33 am »
Quote from: Rcdeer on April 10, 2015, 07:35:55 am
arrow should "rest" on the center of the arrow rest....right?

Basically yes, but I want to clarify some terminology. The arrow rest( a.k.a. the arrow shelf) is not the same as the arrow pass. An arrow rest is what the arrow sits on and its not always present. Some people like to shoot off the hand. An arrow pass is always present. Its where the arrow touches the side of the bow when drawn and when shot.

You want your arrow to touch both the arrow pass and the shelf about midway between the belly and the back.

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      arrow pass ------------->  |                   |
 arrow rest/shelf -------->   __|                   |
                                           \                        |
                                            \                       |
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #33 on: April 10, 2015, 10:07:27 am »
yep...gotcha! I meant the arrow pass..thanks!
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2015, 09:38:16 pm »
Better!!!! shot some after rain....dang! think we got it guys!  filing the arrow pass seems to helped right the arrow back left!!!  Thanks!
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2015, 10:15:28 pm »
I'm glad you got it straightened out. Hopefully your bad luck streak is over and this one won't break on you. Good luck, man.
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #36 on: April 16, 2015, 10:16:48 pm »
So So Soooo Much Better!  bow shooting great!  thank you all for the arrow pass info.....even the builder learned something  Thank You All!    RC :)
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #37 on: April 16, 2015, 10:26:34 pm »
Glad it all worked out for you. Would like to see a close up photo of your reworked arrow pass. It might help me on the bows that I build.
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #38 on: April 16, 2015, 10:34:06 pm »
I'd like to see me pull that off too!  lol  I'll try in the morn...sooo  by sunday............lol
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #39 on: April 23, 2015, 08:30:50 am »
pics maybe?
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #40 on: April 24, 2015, 11:20:30 pm »
Thx for the photos. My handles are about 7/8" wide and 1-1/4" from front to back.the big difference is I do not cut in a shelf and arrow pass. I glue a leather locator type of rest onto the side of the handle.
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Re: holmeguaard help advice needed
« Reply #41 on: April 25, 2015, 07:25:18 am »
Pretty sure I'd be hittin my neighbors target if this one wasn't cut in..lol.. I didn't make this one..but I'd have a real problem cutting into any bow after havin so many break.............thicker be better... It is surprising how jus a small amount of wood in wrong spot can change the flight!  RC
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