Do My Eyes Deceive Me or What?! PICS ADDED.

[MSwickard]

Basically what Bjorn said.  The side plate is not cut to center.  I would say it is +1/8-1/4".  You just need an arrow that will flex around the riser.

Miek

[joebuck]

shoot it.. ...........................bow will last forever........have you ever made a selfbow? you think they are perfect?!.....my best shooting recurve i ever shot  had both ears leaning to the left....tied for first at a little shoot called cloverdale back in 90's. I had the crookest  bow out there. ..I can straighten that bow up with a chainsaw file probably..still will shoot exactly the same ...IMO..

[L. E. Carroll]

TW,
I sent you a couple PM's...
Gene

[Stone Knife]

If it shoots good why change it, I have shot bows without a rest just off my hand why would a thick strike plate make a difference if the thing shoots good?

[Bobby Urban]

Just not center cut - most trad handled/riser bows are like this.  Really looks fine.  That is how they are made and why arrows parodox.  

Shoot it and have fun.

Bob Urban

[BernieH]

The bow looks perfectly normal to me. The string tracks well. The reason your arrow points off to the side is because the shelf isn't cut past center. All you need to do is find a correctly spined arrow to bend around the bow and fly right where you're looking. Archer's paradox refers to what arrows that point away from the target do such that they actually fly to the target.

[Wannabe1]

Folks, I understand the Archers Paradox and the shelf not being cut to or past center. It just seemed the arrows with this bow were pointed out a little more than any other bow I've shot to date. I did replace the rest, played around with my arrow and got the one mentioned above to fly well. As I stated before, I think a lot of it was due to the unfamiliar thickness of the riser. I've been up shooting it again this morning and my arrows are flying pretty straight.  

I am going to keep it and shoot the crap out of it stumping this Saturday.   :D   I like the bow as it is a real hard hitter it's just taking a little getting used to.

One thing I am going to do, and that's get the leather grip removed and have the riser refinished. I think this will help with my grip on it. Thanks again for all the input and help. That's why I love this site!  

[Oliverstacy]

Originally posted by Bobby Urban:
Just not center cut - most trad handled/riser bows are like this.  Really looks fine.  That is how they are made and why arrows parodox.  

Shoot it and have fun.

Bob Urban

+1

All my bows that aren't cut to center (all I own) are the same way.  Add a big shaft and the point is going to be out to the left on a right-handed bow.

You are just fine.

Josh

[PAPA BEAR]

tw...i used 4 ot steel wool to take the glue off the limbs of my cari-bow when i took the skins off it.run it under cold water while you gently buff (stay with the grain) the cold water actually will start flaking the glue and turns it a milky color and you can see when its completely gone.dont be afraid to put a little pressure on it also and rotate the wool to keep it fresh.

[hydrasport205]

that looks like a river raisin longbow if so I have one just like it and I thought the same thing.  I kept shooting to the left so I sent it back and asked him to cut some more from the riser which he did