ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
ORIGINAL: Ausie-guy
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Burn, I am reading the bowyers bible vol 1. And tryign to figureout what is string follow. Is there a way you could explain it?
BC
You have to read all 978 volumes to find it, but I will give you a hint it is on the last page of the last volume
ONly vol I don't have.
Set is when the limbslose the shape theywere put in/original shape. Follow is the amount of deflex that develops from set. You can have set with out follow. If you build a reflexed bow, and it sets some, but not back to a deflex position, you can have set with no follow. In other words, if you put in 2" of reflex and the bow sets to only 1" of reflex after tillering/shooting, you will have 1"set but no deflex. If that same bow develops 3" of set, you will now have 3" of set and 1"follow. They could be the same too. If you have a flat bow and you develop 3" set, you will also have 3" of follow. I hope this makes sense.
thanks bernie. so as long as my osage bow has some or any reflex, it has no follow. But one could build a deflex bow which also would have X amount of follow? Or very little prestress on the limbs.
I have been reading alot about whipping the ends. My selfbow has alot of handshock, so I was reading about how to design a bow with not handshock.