Shelf location

[BrushWolf]

If the center of the grip is center of the bow. What is the best shelf height for split finger shooting? Or better yet what is the most common ?

[mwosborn]

It can vary - some people like the arrow close to their hand so the shelf is cut just above center of grip.  Others like it higher off their hand.  1" to 1-1/4" is probably pretty common.  I like mine shelf close, but that is just a personal preference.

[Pat B]

I grip the handle with my middle finger at the center and mark the top of my hand for the arrow pass.

[BrushWolf]

I been using 1" for a long time but been thinking about adding an 1/8. It would give me more of a radius for the shelf. I've been experimenting a little and can't find much difference between 1"   1 1/4 "

[kennym]

I do pretty much what you just described Mike, I go 1.125 or 1.25 and then radius the corner of shelf and sight window and end up about an inch.  I shoot split with a high anchor and usually tiller even.

[Bowjunkie]

In my bows the shelf is precisely at the top of the handle.

Are you guys saying your shelf is 1 1/4 above the handle? Why in the heck would you do that?

How do you cut the shelf just above center of the grip? That's shooting through your hand.

I have no idea what you guys are talking about.

[kennym]

No, 1.25 above bow center, it ends up right at top of hand....

[BrushWolf]

The 1" I've been using puts the arrow right on top of the knuckle. I was just curious what everyone else did. Was thinking I'd  like to cut the shelf a bit different but might just leave it alone.

[Bowjunkie]

Ok Ken, I get that, and that's how I do it too, I prefer asymmetrical bows, but that's not how these posts read when we started off with "If the center of the grip is the center of the bow".