Cut to or 3/16 pass center for shooting

[dad]

Other than arrow selection does it matter to you when you shoot if the riser is cut to center or 3/16 past center? If so why?

[Rick Richard]

The only difference I have been able to determine is arrow spine selection.  This may not be a big issue for most, but for us short draw guys it is huge.  I don't like having to shoot full lenght arrows at the lowest spine available.  Therefore, the more cut past center for me the more options I have with arrow selection and tuning.

[awbowman]

I think "cut past center" is also more forgiving in form especially the release

[McDave]

Certain longbows are designed to either not be cut in at all, or in other cases not be cut in past the center. Certain tournaments have rules stating that longbows must not be cut in past a certain point in order to enter that category.  If you get used to shooting such a longbow, it is difficult to switch over to a recurve cut past centershot, because it seems like one or the other is not hitting where you're looking. Eventually your brain makes the switch, but I wouldn't want to be switching back and forth every day, whereas I have a number of recurves and longbows that are cut past centershot and I can switch back and forth among them without any problems.