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Title: tillering question
Post by: stack on December 30, 2014, 05:58:00 PM
when tillering a bow do you draw it at centerline or where the arrow rest would be?
Title: Re: tillering question
Post by: Pat B on December 30, 2014, 06:18:00 PM
I put the centerline of the bow in at the centerline of the tiller tree.
Title: Re: tillering question
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 31, 2014, 09:24:00 AM
What Pat does. Then, I adjust the tiller in front of a mirror or with digital photos. I want the limbs even or the bottom limb stiffer by a 1/4" or so but at full draw. Jawge
Title: Re: tillering question
Post by: John Scifres on December 31, 2014, 01:00:00 PM
Here's how I do it.  

http://hedgerowselfbows.webs.com/fromblanktobow.htm

I put the handle on the tree where the bowhand will exert the most pressure.  I put the hook from my pull rope where my middle finger from my draw handle will be.  Usually, this starts in the center of the string but often moves upward a bit.  It's not an exact science.