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Bows / Re: boo backed bamboo bow
« Last post by sleek on February 20, 2026, 04:35:29 pm »I've recently read something interesting, I don't know if it's relevant here and it sounds relatively risky anyhow:
Some flight archers shooting to break records will intentionally overdraw a lighter bow, say a 45# @ 28" drawn to 50# @ 30" (hypothetical numbers). Rather than shoot a bow that has been tillered to 50# @ 30# off the bat. I wish i could remember where i read this. It seems like a way to under build a bow on target for very dangerously low mass intentionally and squeeze the very most out of a flight bow. Maybe it also ensures compressive stress is kept to an absolute minimum prior to shooting.
Does this ring true or make sense?
Robert, thats 99% correct, at least to what I try to do when it all comes together. I will design a bow to pull 50@26, and tiller it out to be 44@24 and stop, never actually hitting 50 pounds ever on the scale. When it comes time to shoot the bow in flight, the ideal situation is the first time it ever hits 50 is at the weigh in, so its fresh. I make my arrow rest adjustable so that if its a little over and hits 50@25.5, I can move the rest to that position allowing my draw to be spot on.
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Wiggles are more mass and not good for efficiency for sure.