Thanks Kip.

I used the hair dryer method on a old Bear Kodiak Mag one time.Heat it up till it`s real warm at the twist area.Not so hot that you can`t touch it though.Twist it back a little past center and hold till it cools.Then slowly let it back.May have to repeat it a couple of times till it lines up straight.I had to do it two times for my bow.Shot 100`s of arrows out of it after the repair and it stayed put.But that line looks like a crack to me.If you want,you could mark each end of the crack and shoot it.If the crack grows,do what 30coupe said,take it to the bow doctor.

Send pics of the tips. The twist may have caused the tips to get cut out bad and not hold the string right too

sam

I shot the bow today and when I torque the bow the opposite direction on the draw and release, everything works okay. strange? It is a sweet shooting bow and I wish I knew for sure if it was safe to shoot.  I have it hung up on some pegs by the string right now in hopes it straightens out the limbs.

What brace height should I start with anyways?
Do I measure from the back of the shelf to string?

Measure from the deepest part of the grip to the string. Sometimes those old recurves like a lot of brace height. I'd probably start at 8". You will probably have to go up a bit from there to get it quiet.

I can't visualize what you are doing, but if it works, go with it.

I am pullimg/ drawing the string back and away from my anchor point, adjusting my head and turning the bow to the right.
probably still doesn't make any sense but it does keep the string on the bow.