that i understand the problem, but it would help to see what it all looked like when the string was drawn back as far as it will go.
that's just it, i can't pull it back more than half way. i can pull it further without the handle on it. i think it needs to be longer because the angle increases too quickly to give me the leverage i need later in the draw. being a compound curve, i can't really math it. when i measured for it i used an elastic band, and it reached the lock just fine. under load it also lifts the string off the stock quite 