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Another J. D. Duff Yew War Bow (Finally)

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heavybow:
 Josh great shooting, very nice warbow,keep up the good work. marlon ;D

Badger:
Great looking bow, 215 yards with a thousand grain arrow is very good! certainly speaks well for the bow you built and your release could not have been too bad. Steve

jpitts:
I am absolutely in awe of your skills. I hope to one day follow along. Thought I'd work in elm and mulberry first...don't want to ruin any yew....too precious....I love the nocks I wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for the pics and the video.

Badger:
Justin, I just watched your video, You have had a huge improvement in your form. We had some discussion about how a man could shoot in comparison to a shooting maching with a supposed perfect release, using an active release I can shoot about 8 fps faster than the bow will come out of the machine at the same draw length. So that movement you are doing does help distance. Kind of the same effect you would get if shooting a bow from a moving car but not as exagerated. Steve

duffontap:
Outcaste,
I learned that one 'dancing with the stars.' ::)

DanaM,
Thanks a lot.  This stave was a lucky find.  Golden shafts of light were shining down on this tree when I found it.  The luck ended there though.  While I cut the tree my truck was stollen and destroyed for fun.  They never caught them.

Gordon,
I somehow doubt you could do much worse.  These bows have been a real tillering challenge for me.  Much harder for me than an eliptical tiller.  I'm not sure why.  Thanks for the compliments. 

Asiertxu,
Thanks a lot.  I expected much more criticism.

Jaro,
I was going to ask you what those lines meant.  Is that just a stronger arm postion or does it maximise draw length, other?  Thanks for the help.  You were the first person to tell me my elbow position was wrong when I started.  Your video really helped.

jb.68,
I have seen him shoot.  I wish someone would put up another copy of that video on Youtube.  I used to watch that all the time.  My pushing arm needs to be a little stronger but I will try that.  You are right in that he bends his bow arm and pushes with the shot.  Thanks for the advice.

Marvin,
The bow was made from what I suppose to be a bit of a compression stave.  It had a very small amount of deflex to begin with.  I ended up with about 1 1/2" of set which was a little more than I had hoped for.  2" isn't uncommon though from what I've heard. 

Pat B,
Where's Proposal Rock?  A couple people have watched me shoot at the beach and they are amazed when those big arrows go out of sight.  It's pretty fun to watch them go.

Marlon,
Thanks Marlon.  I feel like I owe you one.   :P

Steve,
Thanks a lot.  You can't help but 'push-pull' these big bows.  The push and hop are quite natural.  I'm feeling much better about the distances I'm getting too.  I do need to make up some better arrows and see what I can manage.

Jpitts,
Elm and mulberry are a great place to start.  When you go with Yew, save up and spring for a really nice stave.  That is, if you'll be building a heavy bow. 

Thanks for the very kind words everyone.  I appreciate it a lot. 

            J. D. Duff

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