First bow early tiller

[Pat B]

Probably closer to 28".
 Like I said even at 64" you would be pushing it, especially for your first.

[Allyn T]

Why would my draw shorten 3 1/2 inches?

[Pat B]

When I swapped over from wheels to trad my draw length dropped by about 3". The style of drawing and hitting anchor are different. For me, shooting trad isn't as rigid as shooting wheels.

[Allyn T]

I'm hoping it'll be fluid for me as well. I'm not dead set on 32" I'll be fine if it's shorter but feels right. Bradsmith suggested I try it at each length as I tiller it out and I intend to do just that

[Eric Krewson]

You are way off on your draw calculation, a compound lets you stretch out, a traditionally bow compresses you.

Put a yard stick in the middle of your sternum, reach out with your fingertips without stretching and see where they touch, this will be close to your draw length.

31.5" with a compound will be 29" or a little less with a trad bow, could be 28".

I had a guy order a bow from me that said he had a 35" draw, I have never heard of such so I asked him how he checked it. He had used a dowel and drew it back like he was drawing a bow and got 35". I told him the yardstick trick and he got 29", the bow I made for him fit his actual 29" draw perfectly

[Allyn T]

Well pat and Eric I did the yard stick thing and got 29.5 so I guess I'll go for 29 and see how it feels 

[Badger]

    I wouldn't go past 28" with that bow. How tall are you?

[Allyn T]

    I wouldn't go past 28" with that bow. How tall are you?

I'm 6'4"

[Allyn T]

Ok 44# @ 14 inches. Right limb is heavier for sure other than that anything look bad?

[Kidder]

My eyes tell me there is a slight hinge starting in the left limb 1/3 of the way from the nock. I’d work the inners from there to the fade then the middle of the right limb. And nice work!

[Allyn T]

Ok yeah I see that, thanks! Should I work on the right limb first to even them up or just hit both now?

[Kidder]

Ok yeah I see that, thanks! Should I work on the right limb first to even them up or just hit both now?

I’d probably get the right bending before I went back to the left and then try to keep them pretty even.

[IdahoMatt]

Whenever I see a hinge starting I try and get it taken care of and not over stress it.  I would scraper them both before I pulled it back again. Maybe 10 scrapes on either side of that hinge.  Then maybe 30 or 40 on the right limb. Then put it back on the tree. Looking good so far. Go slow. 

[Allyn T]

Dang idaho you're a day late lol. I worked on it for about 20 min last night but just on the strong limb and pulled it to see if they were evening out.

[bentstick54]

Make sure you exercise it 20 or 30 times every time you take wood off to make sure it settles in and shows the true effect of what you took off. Just don’t pull it past your intended finished draw weight. Like PatB said earlier, exercising is very important.