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ChrisD:
ok Alan, I've had a butchers at your website. You're using laminates and Jaro and I were discussing self yew bows only. Laminates will last a good long time and I'll be getting one from Pip this year as well as building my own. BTW my experience with Pip is that he's been very generous with time and advice with me also. A real gem of a man.
I see you know what I mean though - exploding self yew bows are exactly the point.
I have few comments on the draw weight points and will post this pm on the other thread. I'm interested that you are vegan and have some questions regarding your experiences during training.
Still one fingered C.
Kviljo:
The Mary Rose bows were probably around 60 pounds (G. Rausing, 1967: 161).
;D
- even if you got the reference, it doesn't always mean you're right ;)
ChrisD:
Hah!! :D
Thats funny - and also true!
C
a finnish native:
here's my opinion about the true draw weight with english warbows: as Jaro said the bows truly were drawn untill 32 or so and the draw weight in my opinion truly was usually over 100#. Men in those days were stronger even if smaller. I'm definitely no superman, am only 16 and can pull 92#. I dont do any bodybuilding, or train my muscles othewise than in archery. So I truly belive that if one trains systematically from the age of 6 with bows. Then he can also pull 120# easily when 18 for example.
Oh and by the way I drew the 92# just with a plain "normal" style with only my arms, so with a little train on the style to pull heavy bows I belive I could reach 100+# quite quicly.
and about that strenght thing heres an example: http://www.riemurasia.net/jylppy/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=0
PS: sorry for not staying in the subject
alanesq:
I was using a 90lb at 32# bow for a good while and this bow became to me that I could just pull it using my arms (using no technique)
I then moved upto pulling a 130lb bow within a few weeks (I suspect mainly by this forcing me to learn to use the correct muscles)?
so I would imagine you would be able to do similar although its probably not a good idea as your bones are probably still growing etc. ?
"getting in the bow" makes a big difference to how much weight you can pull
My bow should come down to around 120lb when its been fully shot in and by this time I suspect I will be using this bow happily all the time.
a 120lb bow to a medieval archer I am sure would be seen as a light bow
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