Hand Shock

[Roy Steele]

PAT'S right all the way around
  Heres a couple things not said,
  Poor tillering one limb pulling more than the other.Which is what happens if you make your limbs the same.You have make your bottom limb the right leanth acording to your shelf placement.
  Your limbs  are to thin not enough mass in your bow.This why heavey woods have less hand shock than white woods.
   Tips need to be stiff at lease 4"s down from the nock.Just heavey enough to keep them stiff.
    A to straight a grip.
    Like PAT said to big a string.
    High brace height.
    To light an arrow.
    Twisted limbs.
    I think you all have covered it all.

[Coach]

Good Stuff--Question for you guys and do not mean to hi jack this thread, but this question fits.  When tillering should your tillering string be located below the nock point (for example 1.25 inches above bow center if that is where you rest is going to be?  Most of the guys I work with put the hook in the center of the bow.  Always wondered about this as changing the point of pull on the string affects how the limbs bend when tillering.  Thanks, Coach

[Art B]

Personally, I think you can mimic perfectly the pressures (even strained limbs) applied by "pulling the bow from dead center" with the hook by the dymamic action of the bow/drawing hand. However, I don't believe you can mimic ones draw on the tillering tree by off setting the hook from center (creates uneven limb strain). Just my personal opinion guys.

ART B

[George Tsoukalas]

Art, I've been following your remarks on here and on other sites regarding and handle grip styles and rest locations. You have given me something to think about. But i just am too tired right now to wrap my feeble mind around it. But I have think about it. Jawge

[Roy Steele]

Again Pat cover it all.In wood bows I've found out one limb pulling more than the other.Is one of the main reasons for it.Most bows start out tillered correct'ly but lose there tiller later for one reason or another.This is one of the main reasons wood bows get hand shock.Second reason is the tips are made to heavy.But again PAT's already went through all of that.
   I keep learning and relearning all the time.