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roundbal
Trad Bowhunter
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UnEven Limbs
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August 21, 2012, 09:31:00 PM »
I noticed the limbs were uneven the other day on my Kota Prairie Swift Arch Royal. The bow shoots better than I even think bout shooting it. It is noticeable unstrung and strung and it is driving me crazy. Not sure what to do or why it is like this. you guys have any ideas?? Any info will be greatly appreciated.
http://s1079.photobucket.com/albums/w513/fchandle/?action=view¤t=5b3efe64.jpg
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roundbal
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Posts: 117
Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #1 on:
August 21, 2012, 09:37:00 PM »
I am still wet behind the ears when it comes to traditional archery. I am only into it a couple of weeks now. I am just freaking out I love this bow and hope it ain't ruined.
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #2 on:
August 21, 2012, 09:42:00 PM »
If you bought it new, check with the owner/bowyer. If used, you might ask the previous owner what he knows.
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moebow
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #3 on:
August 21, 2012, 09:48:00 PM »
Not sure what you mean by "uneven." It is common that the lower limb is shorter than the upper limb. The way we hold a bow and draw it means that the lower limb needs to be stronger than the upper limb. ONE way to do this is to make the lower limb shorter.
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roundbal
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #4 on:
August 21, 2012, 09:52:00 PM »
I am the 3rd owner I think and I bought the bow online from a forum. If you look at the pic you can see the limb on the right (lower/bottom limb) has more curve than the top limb on the left.
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roundbal
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #5 on:
August 21, 2012, 10:04:00 PM »
Forgot to mention.......the only room my wife and I could agree on hanging my bows in was my daughters room
. So please excuse the yellow walls and the white rack! :rolleyes:
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BWD
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #6 on:
August 21, 2012, 10:08:00 PM »
Reckon it might have been standing in a corner in a previous life?
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Kituwa
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #7 on:
August 21, 2012, 10:11:00 PM »
It is common for there to be more bend on the upper limb than the bottom,,often refured to as chesty and i think is another way of doing the same thing as a shorter bottom limb.Your bow looks to be diffrent on the recurve part of the limb, i have never seen that but it may be just another way of doing the same thing.
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roundbal
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 117
Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #8 on:
August 21, 2012, 10:16:00 PM »
Thanks for the replies men. If I had to bet I would say the bow was stored properly by the previous owners as it is in extremely good condition. But who knows??
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Glunt
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #9 on:
August 22, 2012, 12:01:00 AM »
No idea, but if it shoots good it wouldn't bother me a bit. I would drop an email and good pic to the bowyer and get his thoughts.
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roundbal
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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August 22, 2012, 04:44:00 PM »
Yea I will get some better pics and ask about it.
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Badwithabow
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #11 on:
August 22, 2012, 06:31:00 PM »
hmmm just my .02... it looks like the bow is pushed farther to the right in your pics remember the shelf isn't center of the bow, center is usuall 1.5 to 1 in below the shelf. I would measure the distance betweent the peg and the end of the riser make sure those are the same and then take a pic... see how it looks then
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #12 on:
August 22, 2012, 06:40:00 PM »
Maybe that keeps the tiller higher at the top of the bow. Tim is a nice guy to talk to, he always answered all my stupid questions, maybe you could ask him. If it's messed up, just order a new one from him.
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roundbal
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #13 on:
August 22, 2012, 08:28:00 PM »
I want to get a pic up of the bow strung but my wife has the cam. Will get one on soon to show you guys.
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PArcher
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #14 on:
August 22, 2012, 08:48:00 PM »
kotabows.com is where you wanna look. The bowyer Tim is a great guy, just send him an email
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Frenchymanny
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #15 on:
August 22, 2012, 09:14:00 PM »
I'm not a recurve guy, but tracking of the string is what matters, and if you have no shock when shooting the bow, the timing is good.
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roundbal
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #16 on:
August 22, 2012, 10:07:00 PM »
I am new to traditional archery and I am not sure how to tell if the bow is not tracking, shocking, or out of time or not. Wouldn't know the difference.
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2treks
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #17 on:
August 22, 2012, 10:14:00 PM »
I think the bow looks fine from that picture.
Did you contact Tim? Great guy for sure.
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #18 on:
August 22, 2012, 10:29:00 PM »
I'm with Chuck - I'm looking at it on a phone, but looks like a great looking bow to me. I'm guessing that is the way it is designed, but Tim would be the man to know.
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roundbal
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Re: UnEven Limbs
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Reply #19 on:
August 22, 2012, 10:33:00 PM »
Thanks for all the advise guys. I really appreciate it.
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