Center front waist to side. Under this system for a jacket you will take more detailed measurements like armscye depth across the chest over shoulder etc.

Armscye Amp Armhole Measurement In Sewing Sew Guide
Half shoulder neck to shoulder of body measurement. Center front over bust point ending 2 inches below armplate at side seam. If you really want to only bump the shoulder and not touch the rest of the body it takes a special die. Divide in half for measurement. This is a more elaborate system. 1 39 minimum neck opening extended measure the neck or neck trim fully extended. Back neck depth start at the top of the shoulder at the neck point and draw the measuring tape diagonally make a half v to the center of your back and choose how much depth you would like.
Men had an average shoulder width of 156. Measure at the natural shoulder line at the collarrib join seam or neckline edge if there is no collarrib straight across to the opposite seam. A shoulder width of just over one and a half times your waist size will make your upper body pop and help give you that coveted v shape. Center front to 1 inch above mid armhole pinhead mark. Discover our wide range of black lace half sleeve round neck sexy party bodycon dressparty dresseslittle black dressesbodycon dressessexy dresseswomen with color blocks at cutespree. Waistline depending upon body proportions there are two possible waistlines.
It will resize the neck and probably a little of the case body as well. This method takes 4 extra measurements upper shoulder middle shoulder lower shoulder and nape of neck to waist. Forester makes a shoulder bump die that does that and resizes the neck with different size bushings. Compare this measurement divided in half to the measurement of your pattern from center front to shoulder point minus the seam. Measure across your body from shoulder point to shoulder point your shoulder point is that bone at the end of your shoulder just behind the dimple your armmuscle makes as you lift your arm up and out to the side. For a 5 10 man the ideal shoulder width would be about 51 53.
For hunting rifles it is probably more than you need. Draw a series of dots more accurate than a drawn line on the body from the side neck point marked on the neckline along the top of the shoulder to the shoulder point. A natural waist or for people who do not have a naturally indented waist a de facto chosen waist where the top of skirts or trousers sits. Shoulder tip to center front neck. Survey data taken in the early 1960s calculated that 3581 american women over the age of 17 had an average shoulder width of 139 inches 353 cm. 1 40 front neck drop to seam measure down from center of imaginary line between.
Open buttons if applicable. Place tape across bust points.