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RyanY:
I agree with Ian and adb about both form and your arrows although I can't say I'm very experienced myself. I don't doubt that you can draw the weight you claim but the video definitely gives some doubt because of short drawing and such. When I was consistently working on it I was able to get to 142@32" just a couple times before I couldn't muster up the strength and it sounds like you're stronger than I am. As has already been suggested, work on good form with a lighter bow before using bad form with a heavy one. I have no doubt you'll be drawing the heaviest of bows one day.

fishfinder401:
thanks, and im not sure if i mentioned it, but that was after i had been shooting a while( probably over an hour) and wanted to try to see what distance i get and thought it would be a good  video, and a good opportunity to finalize my tiller with others opinions, and gain pointers on technique, and with the arrows, i am actually most likely going to be re doing them with different tips, as these are a like small in diameter for the shafts and resulting i have lost a few( the soil near me has lots of small flat rocks in it, so its easy to break a tip if it hits right), so now that i can make them im planning on making some more suiting for the shafts
 as far as using lighter bows for form, i regularly shoot a 70lb ash, and once i get some 80inch hickory or bamboo, im planning 2 backed ipe bows
 and thanks for the confidence and optimism, im actually hoping after MANY years of training to attempt a new warbow poundage record, but this is wont be for MANY years
thanks
noel

}|{opukc:
To get a weight of 150 lb bow should be at least 1 1/2 "and 1 1/4" in center and at least 78 "long. Your data center bow showed near 110-120lb.
could with a heat treatment but still ..

mikekeswick:
Well a 78 inch bow of 110lb would be around 145 - 150 at 73 inches long.....
A 1% change in length will raise draw-weight by around 5%.

adb:
I don't think you could get a 150# bow at 73". I certainly wouldn't try.

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