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Title: Brace height ???????
Post by: Hoofhearted on December 22, 2011, 05:46:00 PM

ok, the recommended brace height for my new recurve is 7 1/4 to 8".  i have it to about 6" now, but when i de string it, the loop in the string is not wide enough to let it slide down the limbs enough to be loose.  if i twist the string anymore to shorten it, i'm not going to be able to get it off i don't think.

anyone else ever run into this????

Title: Re: Brace height ???????
Post by: Ground Hunter on December 22, 2011, 05:50:00 PM

Do you have the string on upside down.  The small loop goes on the lower limb.

Title: Re: Brace height ???????
Post by: Hoofhearted on December 22, 2011, 06:16:00 PM

yeah, i just figured that out.  i went down to the basement and cut some silencers out of a beaver hide, and saw that when i was putting them on.

thanks!!!

Title: Re: Brace height ???????
Post by: Orion on December 22, 2011, 07:45:00 PM

Going from 6 inches to 7 1/4 or more will involve a lot of twisting.  IMO, your string is too long.  If it's a flemish string, take apart one of the loops and shorten it by an inch.  Or send it back to the bowyer, string maker for a shorter one.

Title: Re: Brace height ???????
Post by: Hoofhearted on December 22, 2011, 08:36:00 PM

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Originally posted by Orion:
Going from 6 inches to 7 1/4 or more will involve a lot of twisting.  IMO, your string is too long.  If it's a flemish string, take apart one of the loops and shorten it by an inch.  Or send it back to the bowyer, string maker for a shorter one.

yeah tell me about it.  when i started it was around 4 1/2 to 5"

Title: Re: Brace height ???????
Post by: Hoofhearted on December 22, 2011, 08:41:00 PM

also it's a dacron string--i think