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Yeomanbowman 155# war bow
duffontap:
Jeremy,
How long did it take you to get into a 150#+ bow? I've thought for a while that 150# is the 'ultimate mortal weight.' Are there any exercises you could share with us for getting into heavy bows safely? That would make a great thread.
J. D. Duff
Marc St Louis:
Very nice. Why do you have the wrap bellow the nock?
Yeomanbowman:
Hello Marc,
She's wrapped as the result of a previous experience. My last warbow (about 140+Lb @32) had the same binding because the low bracing hight and timberhitch was bruising the belly side of the tips. The wood was the softer English yew. After about 200 shots the lower limb just below the nock snapped clean off. As this happened with a heavy war arrow, most of the energy was absorbed and I was able to fit a new nock and the bow survived. I partly attribute the clean shear to the binding, hence it has become something I practise.
Cheers,
Jeremy
Yeomanbowman:
--- Quote from: J. D. Duff on May 01, 2007, 04:08:47 am ---Jeremy,
Are there any exercises you could share with us for getting into heavy bows safely? That would make a great thread.
J. D. Duff
--- End quote ---
Hello J.D,
I'll sort something out soon ;)
duffontap:
Looking forward to it. I'd also be interested in knowing if you have plans of going any higher in weight.
J. D. Duff
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