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250 pounder attempt
heavybow:
Ryan the most I pulled was a hill type longbow 180# @27" the bow was 67" long. I was going for the record. This was 12 years ago. The heard Chief Aj pulled a 200# bow. I said forget it. He didn't pull. Mark has the record he truly pulled 200# warbow. I don't have the intention or motivation or suffient strength to break the record. I serious sure I won't make it to 200# if I'm lucky I might hit 185# still it's a long shot. Yes I feel old.
markinengland:
Mark Stretton had to do a fair amount of training on a special rig to be able to pull the 200lb bow and he has had some injury problems since and this was after many years of pulling heavy warbows.
Making the bow will just be part of this. The training will be as much a part. Trying to go in way over the top at 25% over the record seems strange! Trying to match the record would be very difficult!
I can't see that a 1.5inch wide has any chance of reaching the desired weight. Would an 80 inch long 3/4 inch wide bow make 125lb? No. So how can two of them (a 1.5 inch wide bow) reach 250lb?
Mark in England
heavybow:
Mark a warbow of 250# I would have to agree it would need to be longer than 80" I would say 82" to 86" I would hate to see it blow up it would kill some one.
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: heavybow on December 12, 2009, 06:04:21 pm ---Ryan the most I pulled was a hill type longbow 180# @27" the bow was 67" long. I was going for the record. This was 12 years ago. The heard Chief Aj pulled a 200# bow. I said forget it. He didn't pull. Mark has the record he truly pulled 200# warbow. I don't have the intention or motivation or suffient strength to break the record. I serious sure I won't make it to 200# if I'm lucky I might hit 185# still it's a long shot. Yes I feel old.
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Marlon
Wasn't that Bamboo backed Bubinga I built for you a few years ago about 175#?
heavybow:
Mark yes it was very close to the weight. I pm you mark
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