Again, Del knows.
For next time, on a bendy handle bow that short, I DON'T like to bend the very tips TOO much, because I like the string angle improvements stiff tips give you.
But, If I am having trouble feeling or seeing that subtle handle bend toward the tail end of the tillering process, I learned a trick. it's kind of like the tillering gizmo. Brace it a bit high, like 5" and place a ruler or wooden slat maybe 14" long across the handle, long enough that it touches the bellies of each limb in the same spot. Make a pencil or tape mark on the limb at each end of the ruler. Then do some scraping right on the thick part of the handle and exercise the limbs a bit, all while leaving the string on, and not touching the rest of the limbs. Hold the ruler up to the marks. The minute the ruler extends JUST past the marks, it's bending.
