Planning on giving JJ a call this week but was curious. Are Bob Lee stock bows tillered split? I shoot 3 under how much of an issue is it shooting a bow tillered for split finger?

The search function here is rich with tiller threads. That said, I would call Lee and ask them. And no it doesn't matter since you make the adjustment according to your personal dynamics. Likely just a nock set adjustment. Folks have been string walking since the 1950's and with whatever tiller they had.

They will tiller your bow however you want. Most of the stock bows are tillered for split, but like Mr. Stout said, it doesn't matter cause it's how you tune it..

Robert, tiller is just a starting point for bowyers to have a working tiller....limb timing. How we shoot them, not just finger placement, can affect that timing, that is why tuning is the biggest attributor to that.

It does matter , if not why is there tiller at all.The right amount of tiller does make a difference.Sure you can work your way around to make things work .

Tiller is one of the most misunderstood, and over obsessed aspects of archery.

Unless you are standing with the bowyer as he tillers the bow to your specific grip, your specific finger placement on the string, the size of your hands (due to the amount of space they take up on the string) etc., it' pretty pointless to worry about.

That said, for questions about how a bowyer tillers a bow, it's always best to ask the bowyer.

I agree, Fdp.

Rob, tell them to tiller it for 3 under. No biggie.

Tiller matters. Well, I guess I should say, it matters to some folks. It sure matters to me... and it matters to my bows.

If tiller is off too far for an individual, he may not be able to mask the inadequacies with nock point adjustment. We've seen it here many times over the years.

I've had archer's give me their specs and I tillered the bow to them so that it was inherently tuned to them with the first arrow shot. And it was no harder to make those bows than any other.

George, tuning is the biggest attributor if tiller wasn't coordinated with the archer. The way I do it, tuning is an afterthought.

Thanks for the feedback. I plan on calling them tomorrow to see if they can tiller the stock bow to three under if it is not already. Makes sense that, for optimal performance/tune, you would want a bow tillered for your style.

Jeff, you make your own bows so you don't deal with custom bows or even manufactured bows. You can easily account for tiller on your setups. For the average archer, it's not as much a deal as people make it out to be. My goodness, no thought was given to it back in the 60's and 70's and those folks were shooting high scores and killing deer just the same. Is it important...yes...to an extent, but I seriously doubt that 90% of archers here can tell the difference.

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