You won't regret it Stringwacker.   

No they don't always go as planned but that's what makes the good hunts special. Thanks for posting you always share great content.

Take an arrow and hold it with the nock against the riser and make a mark with a magic marker on the arrow where the string is to mark the brace height you want. Now you have a tool to measure brace height and you don't need a bow square.

Trust me, the magic marker mark will not change the "tune" on your arrow. (Before someone asks). 

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Be sure to get high-quality lenses and not just polycarbonate lenses. These lenses have a higher index of refraction and provide better optical quality. As mentioned earlier, Crizal lenses are fantastic.

You can also ask them to lower the starting point of the progressive transition. This will help reduce the distortion as well.

Whether shooting a bow or a gun being able to see clearly out of the upper corner of your lenses  is pretty critical. My latest lenses are made of Trivek I believe and I have very little distortion.

Good Luck!

I always just put a twist tie through my string loops when they're off the bow. That keeps them from untwisting.

I'm planning on going to this one for the first time this year if nothing comes up.

If anyone is interested in building selfbows the Classic is the place. They have the Selfbow Challenge where you buy a stave on site or bring your own and once you've signed up you will have lots of selfbow builders helping you get through your project. On Sunday you shoot the course with other Challengers for score and a possible trophy. We've had as many as 60 folks go through the challenge and end up with shootable bows by Sunday morning. There are folks building selfbows well into the night and early in the mornings so there is no excuse not to get it done.
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Is there a good way to store the string so it doesn't lose its twist & I don't have to pack a bow square?

Just an idea, you can make a pretty good arrow tube from a piece of the plastic gutter material sold at lumber yards. I can get 8 arrows in one put 4 in from one end and 4 from the other. I've had one for a few years to throw in the truck. Going to make another to carry in a duffel to fly.

How does his longbow shoot and handle and how is the performance on them? He definitely builds a nice looking bow.