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Full draw pictures
StanM:
Good thread, Justin.
Like others I'm a fan of full draw pics drawn by hand. Though I'm relatively new to this site, I've been active on other sites for quite a while and have seen many, many pics of selfbows.
At this stage in my own bowmaking, the tiller is the ONLY thing for me. The month's that I've voted for BOM, that is my most important criteria. The eye candy stuff doesn't do nearly as much for me.
I'm also a guy that chrono's everything I make. I know, I know, chrono's aren't "primitive" but I know for myself that the challenge is in trying to coax a good performing bow out of wood. Without the chrono, so much is subjective for me. This is not to say that speed is everything, I like quiet and low handshock as well, but speed I can measure, set I can measure, draw weight I can measure.
I'd take an ugly good performing bow over a beautiful "dog" any day of the week.
Stan
Pat B:
Joe, Perfect till doesn't necessarily mean a perfect bend throughout the bows length or each limb. Look at Manny's latest snake bow :o. By no stretch of the imagination does that bow bend evenly through the limbs but it has perfect tiller for what it is...both limbs are taking their fair share of the stresses.
If your bow shoots well with little or no shock then you've done good. ;D The more experience you have building bows the better you will get. The more you look at bows held at full draw with a neutral background and the bow presented at a right angle to the camera, the better it is to see the tiller of it. I believe this is what Justin was going for with this thread. ;) If we could hold and shoot each of the bows we would probably have a different opinion of them but that is a luxery we don't have. Pat
Justin Snyder:
--- Quote from: Pat B on June 11, 2007, 01:41:54 pm --- If we could hold and shoot each of the bows we would probably have a different opinion of them but that is a luxery we don't have. Pat
--- End quote ---
Wouldn't it be fun though. ;) Justin
DanaM:
Yea it sure would be, send yer bows to me and I will take real nice pics ;D
I'm surprised no one has jumped on me for my opinion on the BOM contest, just goes to show
what a fine bunch of folks you all are.
GregB:
I think all of us want to not only make a good performing bow, but if possible one that looks good as well. If I'm going to hunt with a bow(no offense meant to those that don't hunt, that's just what I do), I'd rather have a good performing bow over one that performs poorly but looks good.
I've only had one of my bows posted, and I tried to portray it in natural settings to its best light. After reading some of the comments, that may not be the best way to go about it...although everyone has an option of the type pictures they take I guess. I agree that what is most important about a bow is how well it is made, not how good it looks which is secondary in my opinion.
I big time cant the bow when at full draw. Although a picture of that is fine, I agree that a good vertical side full draw profile should be included with the pictures.
Maybe some discussion should take place with some of the following topics.
1) If someone wants their bow to be considered for BOM, they say so up front when posting their pictures???
2) Certain views of the bow must be included, i.e. side braced, side unbraced, side full draw vertical, end-to-end (show string crossing handle), etc.???
3) If possible a solid background to clearly show bows profile???
4) Should a person be allowed to win BOM more then once a year?
5)other...
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