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thanks for the tips...

moto
how about one of those extendable architect plan tubes or just a strait cardboard shipping tube?

before putting it in the tube wrap the bow in bubble wrap or better yet those white open cell foam sheets.

hookeye,
so looking closely at my new to me bow I noticed:
Seven small dots on the shooter side opposite the shelf.
The dots are between 7 and 13 tenths of an inch above the shelf and are regularly spaced. that is what 0.085x" spacing?
would you imagine that they were put there as a rough sighting/rangeing scale? (by P.O., shop, or factory?)
thanks

edit:
a quick caliper check puts the nocked vane profile at 1.3" for the private label eastons that I have been using...

In the old days reference marks were not allowed in barebow.

Some makers laminated the bows such that " factory " rings were visible. Folks had to tape over them to compete in certain classes

I am not aware of current models having such.
Doesnt mean they aint making them.

Personally, having anything off to the side I find detrimental.

Use a sight pin, or the arrow tip. Anything else is just adding lack of focus.

I suppose one could hold the bow out to figure an aiming point using such marks, see where the arrow tip ends up and then convert to using that tip on that spot.

My eyes/ brain dont like doing that.
My focus is out front.

Got an email.
My new limbs wont be done for a couple months
So its try to run my old bow, or go wheels should my shoulder continue to complain.
Fuggin 2021 still suckin azz

thx.
good info.
they could be laminated in..
they are basically the size of pin pricks, smaller than a pin hole in paper.

Sound advice!

Recurves are usually rated at 28" draw.
Add 2# or so per inch over, sub if under.
Some bows stack at a certain point

My old 58" hoyt huntmaster pretty much stopped at 29".
Proly why the next version was 60".

Dorado riser w/ 35# TT Longs. Also had stock 40# limbs that shot great. Should have kept it. They are getting hard to find now. A rare for me NFAA round with no 3's!