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250 pounder attempt
adb:
Finally, the light has come on. ;D
Get yourself an 80-90#@32" bow. Full compass tiller, >76" ntn. Start there, and master that first, with good form. Instead of just pulling these bows, you need to go and actually shoot them. It'll help to practice dry pulling, but shooting is better. Can you get outside and shoot where you live?
Remember... practice doesn't always make perfect... perfect practice makes perfect.
RyanY:
Well I do have an 80#@32" bow I have mastered that's why I have that other bow started on. I really wish I could go out and shoot but I can't here at school. I may be able to shoot at home on the weekends but it may just be at a target instead of the sky. :(
adb:
Would you e willing to show us some pics of you drawing your 80# bow to 32"?
RyanY:
I'll try and take some this weekend. I never posted it due to a less than perfect tiller, a lot deep compression fractures, large set, and massive tips. Its a hickory backed zebra wood with a purple heart core. The hickory backing and purpleheart core together are .5" so I don't worry about the compression fractures on the belly. It was an experiment and I learned that zebra wood is not good for bows with rounded bellys and heavy weight. I've shot this thing a lot so I don't worry about it breaking at all. Not the best bow I've made but I'll try and get some pics.
nickf:
adb, I read your post on the last page. You said you draw the bow with your entire hand, all 4 fingers (sounded kinda funny when I read it first, lol :p)
the guy on the picture below is drawing the bow with 3 fingers. So do I, when I shoot my 100#+ bows. The little finger doesn't really make it more pleasant. A good glove works better ;)
the good thing about drawing to the ear is that you automatically put your body into the bow. Most 'new' guys try to draw to the cheek and find it impossible to draw any further. A few 'dryruns' with a nice 34+ shaft will do some good. You might draw an one inch+ less when shooting the real bow, compared to the 'dryrun'.
goodluck with the 250# rudderbows, it's gonna be hard.
I'd go for 2" x 78" with a slightly (1 1/2") narrowed and thickened handle for comfort (semibending).
Nick
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