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I'm guessing that it doesn't matter unless you need to raise the brace height by twisting the string.  There are many more experienced members here who might have a better opinion.

If your arrows are grouping well, just focusing on where you want them to hit will cause your body to compensate.

I believe the differences are just a visual thing.  That said, if you don't like how a bow looks you won't enjoy shooting it as much.

What is the manufacturer and model of your bow? Older style KTBs made of wood, fish glue, and horn had birch bark limb covering to protect them.  More modern bows of wood and fiberglass laminate simulate the birch covering with other materials.
For the older construction you may have to have it repaired in Korea.  Modern KTB manufacturers may sell appropriate replacement coverings.

Interesting read, thanks for posting that.

I'm going to switch how I string the bow from holding the upper limb with my right hand and the lower limb over my left leg to holding the upper limb with my left hand and the lower limb over my right leg.  By next Spring if the "Korean Tiller" moves the other way I'll know it's caused by I string the bow.  If the tiller doesn't change, it's caused by how I shoot or it came that way from YMG.  (Shooting left handed is not a good option for me.)

Just to clarify, There wasn't a LH or RH option when ordering the YMG.  It just came with a small, thin chuljeonpi on the right side of the bow.  As to "Korean Tiller", when braced the string is centered on the lower limb and slightly to the right on the upper.  I assumed that to be within manufacturing tolerance but it could also be "Korean Tiller" if such a thing exists.

Correction; I just checked and there is a LH or RH description for the YMG sold by KoreaBow.

Thanks Bluelake for the reference to Kim Ki-hoon.

Preserving information in current forms and languages is a big task.  Not only must we do the translation but we must also select what to preserve and when.  The immense amount of info out there forces us to be selective and to do it while adequate knowledge of the old and new media still exists.

My guess is that it will be a daunting translation.  The earliest written texts were probably from China written in Chinese hanja going over to Korean/Chinese hanja around 400bce.  The modern Hangul style coming in around 1400.  I can barely manage Romanized Korean on a menu.

First let me say that I am not an expert nor do I hold any advanced rank in any of the Asian martial arts.
That said, my somewhat limited experience in the martial arts is that they are taught by example and repetition as opposed to study of written materials.  The existence of written materials is a relatively recent thing in the span of time that martial arts have existed.
Without finding a teacher who has been taught by more senior practitioners and they by others more senior than them and so on, it is very hard to progress.
At least that has been my experience in Okinawan Karate and Korean Taekwando.  I guessing it is the same with Asian archery forms.

YouTube with info on Cheil KTB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxQ1yqK … mp;index=6

Whenever I consciously try to apply khatra or torque my accuracy goes down.  So for now I just hold the bow and release the string.  The relatively low spine arrows I use may be allowing this to work for me.  (600 spine carbon shafts with a 40# bow)