How do to establish the center of Bow?????

[Grayseas]

I have three bows that don't publish, what the arrow shelf is cut to (past center, center, before center).
How do I measure to see, what the arrow shelf is cut to?
I assume center is where the bow string intersect the riser.
Are there any diagrams, which show the measurements?

Example: Bear TD Hunter:
If i ran a string from  the center of the top limb bolt to bottom limb bolt, then put a string square on the bow string and lined it up with the string between the limb bolts, would that give me a accurate center of bow.

is there an easier way to find the center?

If this is the correct procedure for a take down, what is the correct way to measure center of a  one piece.

thanks

[Grayseas]

[Grayseas]

[wingnut]

with a one pc, measure the width at the fade (end of riser) and establish the center of the limb, then put your straight edge on those lines and measure it.

Mike

[Grayseas]

So the center should be the center of the limbs, in a perfect world that should be were the the bow string also lines up.

thanks mike.

[Orion]

You can just string the bow and hang it vertically from a nail or peg   in such a way that you can step behind it (on the belly side) and visually align the string with the center of the limbs.  Then glance at the arrow side plate.  You will either see some space between the string and the side plate, or the string will be touching the side plate, or the side plate will be protruding past the string.  You'll have to guess at the measurement.

By the way, most bows will shoot best with the arrow on the string viewed from this position oriented such that the right side of the arrow point just "touches" the left side of the string, for a right handed shooter.  The arrow should not bisect the string for finger shooters.  Good luck.

[Bjorn]

The position of the string is too often affected by the 'leaning' of a limb or the cutting of a string groove and becomes another issue entierly. Forget the string and work with what wingnut said.
JMHO