Yes it reflects the pattern. I have a couple of images from tonight illustrating this (someone you know
) but what I was not aware of from the Welbeck photos was how the string seemed to remain above the nock point. It looked like the string went into the shape but as it travelled away from the archer. This seems to show that the bottom section accelerates much faster.
Thats what I was jumping up and down and waving my arms about.
Your photos from Welbeck were the first time I had ever seen this and I feel that it HAS to be significant.
I can see a reason for it in that the arrow is positioned above the center of the string, that is to say there is more string below the arrow than above, so youd maybe expect a bigger resonance curve in the bottom part of the string.
I never expected the difference to be so huge though. Id always thought that the bottom limb or cam would pull the string down/forwards in a straight line, towing the arrow behind it. Now it looks like the middle of the bottom half of the string is actually being catapulted forward of the arrow and bottom limb.
We need more photos and some really clever physics guys. This could be the biggest breakthrough in archery since the bowstring.