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Title: shelf cut?
Post by: jt85 on December 03, 2014, 01:16:00 PM
Will there be a difference in the shoot ability of a bow with the shelf cut 1/8th past center vs 3/16th past center?
Title: Re: shelf cut?
Post by: meatCKR on December 03, 2014, 01:57:00 PM
1/8th past should make the arrow act a wee bit stiffer. I believe 3/16th would be 1/16th closer to the riser and thus line up the arrow closer to the string.  The string would be able to impart more power to the arrow that way, thus making it act a little weaker.  But 1/8th would be more out from the riser having the opposite effect making the arrow act a wee bit stiffer.
Title: Re: shelf cut?
Post by: Charlie Lamb on December 03, 2014, 03:38:00 PM
The more past center it's cut the more room you'll have for tuning adjustment.
Title: Re: shelf cut?
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on December 03, 2014, 03:44:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
The more past center it's cut the more room you'll have for tuning adjustment.
2X on this one... It allows a guy to adjust the strike plate thickness to fine tune arrow spine rather than tinkering with point weights and arrow length..... You can shoot a much wider variety of arrow spines with a bow cut past center.
Title: Re: shelf cut?
Post by: Fletcher on December 03, 2014, 04:24:00 PM
I wouldn't think there would be much difference between the two, altho they wouldn't tune the same.  I shoot wood arrows and don't really like a bow cut past center.  A deep cut riser requires too stiff a spine.
Title: Re: shelf cut?
Post by: jt85 on December 03, 2014, 09:45:00 PM
Thanks guys