Off-Centre String Grooves on Old Bears?

[Benny Nganabbarru]

First of all, I want to reassure you blokes that I love the few old Bears I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting. I even have another beauty on the way, being given a new lease on life by Bow Doc.

So, I was wondering why, from my limited experience, it seems that the string grooves are off-centre on at least one limb? Is this because they were mass-produced, or what? My modern custom bows seem to have perfectly-centred string grooves.

By the way, it sure doesn't matter, as they look beautiful and shoot even better; I was just wondering.

And "centre" in Australia equals "center" in the USA... incidentally.

[d. ward]

yes Ben lots of old bears do have one string groove off center and yes I also believe it was because they were mass produced bd

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Thanks, Don.

[Blackhawk]

Maybe they are Monday morning and Friday afternoon bows.    

I have a couple with that "problem", but find they shoot as good as any,    but sure do not like the cosmetics of it.  

[Ssamac]

Those were made when Fred was out of the plant hunting. The straight ones were made when he was there

sam

[chris amos]

I've got a blue stripe like that, shoots great just looks a little funny. Anybody out there tried to fix / center the groove? Been thinking about it but don't know if it's worth it.

[Hud]

I have a 68 Super Kodiak with the grove off center and the string nocks off on the same limb. Looks like someone got in a hurry and forgot to finish the job.

Hoyt used a grinding wheel that was setup to perfectly cut the groves, but I think Bear was wasn't watching or the inspector was out to lunch when mine went through.

[d. ward]

after 1968 bear and plenty of other companies solved the off center string noc problem and went with the cutting wheel system.They also changed the string groove itself.Compare a 1968 Super Kodiak string groove to a 1969 Super Kodiak string groove and you'll see bd