Mr. Sieddy,
If ya take a good look at your full draw picture.....both the bow and the shadow you can see just how much "extra" bow you have. By English standards your bow is indeed short, but by bendy standards you are quite long for the draw.
Think about having a half circle (making the entire bow bend) you could shorten the tips quite a bit and still hit that 26" draw length. This is NOT a criticism just a different way of looking at the bend. For example, if you started scraping the fade areas a little at a time (working your way toward the middle of the bow) it will become evident very quickly that you can shorten it.....that will loose the handshock, increase weight a little, and improve the cast as well.
On the first few that you tiller it will help to brace the bow and scrape while braced, then draw a few times and repeat....you can "walk" the bend right into the bow's center or how ever close you wish.
Like I said, your tiller is pretty darned good, but is not a "bendy" profile is all. Once you have it bending full-circle and back to the draw you wish you can slightly flip the ears a bit and gain a little more performance. You will be greatly impressed how fast these little bows shoot and I believe that is attributable to the fact that they have very light mass weight as compared to more traditional rigid handle profiles.
Sorry for rambling sir.
rich
