What is a positive Tiller?

A positive tiller means that the gap is bigger at the top, neutral tiller is equal, and with negative tiller the gap is bigger at the bottom. A negative tiller is commonly seen on barebows when archers stringwalk, pulling the bottom limb back more than the top for most distances.

What is a negative Tiller?

Negative tiller is when the tiller on the bottom limb is greater (longer) than tiller on the top limb.

What does Tiller mean on a bow?

Tiller is the difference in actual distance between the upper limb to the string and lower limb to the string measured from the base of the limbs (where the limb and riser meet) at a 90 degree angle.

What does brace height do for a bow?

Brace height has the ability to negatively or positively influence shooting forgiveness. It's measured from the throat of the bow's grip to the center of the bowstring. The brace height influences an archer's power stroke (distance from the bow grip to the archer's full draw position).

Is a longer axle to axle bow more forgiving?

Just look at any indoor target archery competition and you'll see bows with axle to axle lengths of 40″ to 48″ or more. When someone says that a bow with a longer axle to axle length is more forgiving and better at longer distances, there's definitely some validity there.

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Why is a longer bow more forgiving?

Bows with longer brace heights are going to be more forgiving. This is because the arrow is coming off of the string sooner rather than later, meaning that the shooter has less time to influence the shot.

What is positive and negative Tiller?

A positive tiller means that the gap is bigger at the top, neutral tiller is equal, and with negative tiller the gap is bigger at the bottom. A negative tiller is commonly seen on barebows when archers stringwalk, pulling the bottom limb back more than the top for most distances.

How do you weaken stiff arrows?

Eric has it right, add weight to the arrow point to make the dynamic spine weaker. Nock weight will slow down the arrow which causes the dynamic spine to be stiffer. Nock weight has the same effect as adding weight to the string (more strands, serving, silencers, extra brass nocks...)

What is a female archer called?

Archeress is a term found in most modern dictionaries and is simply defined as a female archer. However, women in this line simply prefer to call themselves archers.

Do you back a bow before tillering?

generally adding a backing wont increase the draw weight of a bow, and using materials which might ad draw weight chances overpowering and crushing the belly wood. since you add the backing to the back of the bow, on a board bow it will be flat no matter when you add it.

Are 3 or 4 Fletch arrows better?

There is not much difference when comparing a three-fletch vs four-fletch arrow regarding performance. The only significant difference lies in the number of sketches. It is better to use an extra feather or a vane per arrow.

Why do my arrows fly left?

If you are a right handed shooter - arrows going left is an almost certain sign that you are dropping your bow and not following through the shot. Your peeking so to speak. Remind yourself to keep looking at the spot until AFTER the arrow impacts - and I bet your issue vanishes.

Are shorter arrows more accurate?

So you know that the shorter and stiffer the arrow the better for speed and accuracy, the tradeoff against this is safety.

Are lighter arrows more forgiving?

Registered. Heavy arrow seams more forgiving because it is slower! Your form flaws show up more the faster the arrow is going, most people are obsessed with speed but most people don't have the form to shoot it.

What is stacking in archery?

Stacking is the disproportionate increase in draw weight when you've drawn a bow past its optimal draw length. Stacking typically affects traditional bow types - longbows or recurve bows - as compound bows hit something called the wall when you've reached the optimal draw length.

What is the best brace height on a compound bow?

On many bows, this measurement is generally the same as the measurement from the center of the rest-mounting hole back to the bowstring. Most modern compound bows have a brace height of 6 to 7 inches, some slightly more or less.

Why is a longer bow more accurate?

The further the mass of the bow is away from your hand, the steadier it will be, as others have already pointed out. This can be (but isn't always) related to the length of the bow, since longer bows are typically heavier or will geometrically have more of their weight distributed further away from your hand.

Is a shorter bow faster?

Shorter BH bows store more energy in the cams/limbs! Couple that with the fact that shorter bows have much larger cams that produce a longer peak line in the draw weight-Draw length graph, it results in a faster overall bow.