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Offline DanaM

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Tiller check please
« on: August 28, 2008, 02:15:18 pm »
Here's a short osage I'm working on. Draw is 25" what do you guys think of the tiller? You can also see how wonky my left shoulder is >:( I'm working to extend my draw
but it hurts, may have to try going back to lefty.



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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2008, 02:19:26 pm »
Dana, Looks good but the tips could bend a bit more and that will give you a few more inches of draw.      Pat
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2008, 03:26:09 pm »
Looks pretty good Dana, I don't remember any of your bows ever looking bad come to think of it ;D. Now, after staring at those pictures till I'm about cross-eyed. It looks like that top limb is a little stiffer around mid limb, not much though.
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Offline Shaun

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2008, 03:59:18 pm »
What Cowboy said. Just a smidge in the middle 1/3 of the top limb. Then again, how does it shoot and feel?

Offline DanaM

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2008, 04:35:29 pm »
Thanks guys, I also thought the top limb is a bit stiff in da middle. Pat I have it tillered to 26" and thats plenty for
my miserable draw :) It does shoot hard and fast, I'm actually impressed with it. It has a bit of handshock, its at 16 oz
and I believe I can narrow the tips to lose an ounce which should put me right on the money by way of badgers mass theory,
should also allow the last third to get a slight bend and reduce hand shock. Oh yea its pulling 50#@25" and I believe it was 58" NTN
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Offline Dano

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2008, 04:57:22 pm »
Looks great to me, I like the tips stiff anyhow. I agree the upper mid limb is a tad stiff too.
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Offline Okie

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2008, 05:10:20 pm »
Nice bow Dana. I'm with everyone else, just a bit stiff mid top limb. Can you flip it and put the stiff limb on bottom?

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Papa Matt

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2008, 05:14:38 pm »
Just a tad stiff on the middle third of the upper limb, Dana ol boy. But a plenty nice boy. Don't know if ya hunt 'em, but it comes across to me as being a good squirrel or rabbit bow.

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Offline cracker

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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2008, 06:01:55 pm »
Good lookin bow there ol buddy. Hows things in da UP?
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Offline Skeaterbait

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2008, 07:04:12 pm »
I like the tips stiff anyhow.


That's a pretty common statement Dano but alas, age gets us all..... >:D

Offline Dano

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2008, 07:20:46 pm »
Lonnie, get your mind out of the gutter, GEEZE!!! When ya get old most every thing is stiff. :-[
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2008, 07:33:42 pm »
I agree Dano,everything gets stiff words to live by ;)

Papa Matt dis is a deer bow, she shoots hard and fast :)

cracker its starting into fall up here in da UP :)

Okie I can shoot it right side up or upside down, left or right hand :D I'm not kiddin either but it seems to shoot best with the upside up ::)

I will take a few scrapes on that limb tommow and also take a bit of the sides on the last third to lighten the mass a tad.

Thanks for the input guys :)
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Offline John K

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2008, 07:42:49 pm »
Looks good Santa Dana ! I hope you make some meat with it this year.....are leaves turning up by you yet ?
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2008, 07:55:23 pm »
ya i would say just a smidge stiff mid upper limb,other wise looks real good there santa


as far as the left shoulder goes,i dont see nothing wrong there,thas how mine looks ever since my surgery and i can hit what i'm aiming at some times ;D
just as long as i doesnt move and if it does move as long as it moves in front of he arrow :D


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Offline DanaM

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Re: Tiller check please
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2008, 08:45:48 pm »
Ya John a few trees are showing color.

Tim a doctor is also responsible for my shoulder ::) And I always hit something on every shot jsut not always what I was aiming at :-[
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