[Seymour]

It's always good to see someone new getting the hang of things.

I hope he continues. Usually 150 to 200 hours will get someone to the skill level that they're confident enough to go afield although no matter how long one practices, there's always something new to learn.

I recently discovered that my Asiatic bow wasn't tillered the same as the other bows I've used for example. I had been shooting it with rather erratic results both off a rest and off my hand near the top of the handle.

When I tried shooting it with the arrow resting about dead center of the handle, things improved dramatically. Arrows flew straight and true to the mark instead of porpoising or fishtailing to hits that seemed to span the full area of the butt. Now the arrows group on the mark like they're supposed to.

I once used a 60 inch duoflex flatbow that did something very similar. The top limb when braced still had a slight reflex in it which in retrospect suggests to me it might have been mistillered. It frequently scattered arrows like the Asiatic bow did before I discovered where to rest the arrow.

Unfortunately, I no longer have the bow and even if I did, it would be hard to test the hypothesis because the handle had a rather deep and fat oval section which would make shooting off the center a little problematic.

I wonder if anyone else has experienced anything like this?