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Title: palmers shelf double radius?
Post by: Bear Heart on January 19, 2008, 12:11:00 AM
What is a double radius shelf and what does it do?
Title: Re: palmers shelf double radius?
Post by: Plainsman on January 19, 2008, 12:45:00 AM
If you look at a properly made shelf it should be radiused both from front to back of the bow AND from the edge of the sight window out to the outer edge of the bow, hence, double radiused. A shelf should not be flat for shooting off of it. In this way, the arrow actually rests only upon a 'point' no matter where your nock point ends up on your string.  Hope that helps!
Title: Re: palmers shelf double radius?
Post by: LV2HUNT on January 19, 2008, 08:56:00 AM
Excellent explanation by Plainsman  :thumbsup: .
Title: Re: palmers shelf double radius?
Post by: Bear Heart on January 19, 2008, 01:16:00 PM
Thanks, I just wasn't sure what the double part meant but I've got it now.