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Author Topic: How do YOU set/change your brace height?  (Read 716 times)

Offline Terry Lightle

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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2012, 05:05:00 AM »
Bottom here too
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Offline Lechwe

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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2012, 06:41:00 AM »
Same as stump.

Offline Hopewell Tom

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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2012, 09:05:00 AM »
OK, so it's unanimous then - from the top or the bottom!
I was trying to figure out how to do it from the bottom and have that now. I've always done it from the top as Stump does with the Selway. I'm not sure what the difference is, top or bottom, but the instructions from Zipper and Fred Asbell got me thinking on the variations.
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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2012, 02:33:00 PM »
No, its not unanimous!  There is actually another way to do it!

I twist both ends of the string an equal number of twists.  Why?  My nock point doesn't move as much.

At least I think it doesn't.  I've been doing it that way for 20 years, so I can't remember just how much my nock point moved before.
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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2012, 02:37:00 PM »
I like to take my string off,loop top over pin in door hinge and twist from the bottom. Run my wax over the string and burnish with a piece of leather.

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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2012, 03:23:00 PM »
I do it like Tall Paul.  I un-string the bow, slide the top loop down the limb.  Remove the string from the bottom nock.  Then I twist above the for the top of the string, then hold the serving and twist from the bottom loop the same number of turns.  It just seems to make sense to me.
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Offline Stump73

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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2012, 07:37:00 PM »
Like Rob said.
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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #27 on: December 05, 2012, 12:17:00 AM »
Like many others I slide the top loop down the limb and then take the bottom loop off and twist from the bottom.
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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #28 on: December 05, 2012, 12:51:00 AM »
same here twist from the bottom if you go to striker bows web site rick ellis explan how he does it on his long bows. 60"@28 @50lbs striker stinger 3pc.takedown

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Re: How do YOU set/change your brace height?
« Reply #29 on: December 05, 2012, 07:37:00 AM »
Son of of gun!  I've learned another thing on Trad Gang!

I like stringers that have pockets on both ends.  For this reason I always take the bottom loop off the limb and change string twists to adjust brace height, like many above.

The thing I've learned (duh) here the advantage of the stringer types that have one pocket and a rubber or leather pad that fits below the top limb tip when stringing. I now realize that stringer can be used when one wants to take the string off the top limb so one can twist from the top!

I've never liked those single loop stringers because they are more difficult for me to string and unstring with -- not enough leverage I suppose?  Now I see their advantage.

Thanks!

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