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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bow101 on September 12, 2014, 12:35:39 pm

Title: Very very slight twist
Post by: bow101 on September 12, 2014, 12:35:39 pm

If a bow twists a little to the left when drawing which way would you file the string nocks.   ???  I am thinking the right side to round it off more. A square shoulder would make it pull.

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: JoJoDapyro on September 12, 2014, 12:37:51 pm

You can fix it with a little scraping.

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: Del the cat on September 12, 2014, 12:40:36 pm

Yeah adjusting the stringline by fettling the nock a tad is my first line of a attack, far safer than removing wood from limbs.
1/16"  in string line can make a fair difference. You can try it by just pushing the string across at brace and see if it helps.
That's why I leave tips a bit wide until the bow is virtually finished, it's also an advantage of full horn nocks, they can cover a multitude of sins >:D
Del

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: Pat B on September 12, 2014, 12:43:17 pm

Check the evenness of the limb thickness. Sounds like one side of the (one or both) limb(s) is thicker than the other.

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: bradsmith2010 on September 12, 2014, 01:32:45 pm

i align the the tip and and nocks to the string ,,

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: chamookman on September 13, 2014, 03:51:50 am

What Pat said. Bob

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: lebhuntfish on September 13, 2014, 11:52:14 am

Maybe this will help buddy. This was the information I received when asking a similar question. (http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w668/lebhuntfish1/Mobile%20Uploads/twistedtip_zpsca10lnxd.jpg) (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/lebhuntfish1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/twistedtip_zpsca10lnxd.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: Del the cat on September 13, 2014, 12:30:24 pm

Good pic  :laugh:.
Alternative is to try pushing the string to the right so it pulls harder on the stiffer edge.
Del

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: bow101 on September 13, 2014, 02:04:33 pm

Thanks for the tips guys.  lebhuntfish that photo is a good one.

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: lebhuntfish on September 14, 2014, 01:09:32 pm

Thanks bow101,  I forgot who posted it to one of my questions. Patrick

Title: Re: Very very slight twist
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 15, 2014, 10:06:41 am

If the twist is natural, there in the stave, then I don't worry unless it approaches 30 degrees.

If I caused it by uneven wood removal then I fix it.

In that very excellent picture remove wood from the high side. String it up and test it at short pulls.

Jawge