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a few good days of shooting

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fishfinder401:
thanks pat ;D , and i am working on a lighter bow so i can work on my technique more, i jsut need to get the steamer set up to take out some side bend, then its on to finishing it up. i dont expect to be able fully use this bow to its limits till mid summer, but in tht time i will hopefully finish the yew im working an ( aiming for 120lbs) and the two hickory backed ipe, one will be around 110-130, the other will be 150is( not going to use it till the very earleist, end of summer, early fall,
as far as how many arrows we shot, we would use about 6 each, each volley with retreaving them was mabey 10-15 minutes.... so with 5hours the first day and 3 the second.... wow when i think about it thats more than i realized
thanks for the complements, and even though it takes some time for the hints they give me to sink in, i will eventually utilize them ;)
noel

Ian.:
Jake - Full draw with 120lb would shoot 220 without any technique. I think with a little work you should build up to 240yds. I think a good target would be 240 with a standard, but you are going to need good arrows to get that distance. For a livery I would minus 10yds.

fishfinder401:
Ian, what distance should i be getting with my hickory, the best i got that day was 225, with either a standard of livery( not sure which)

Ian.:
Hi Noel, Self Hickory tends to be very heavy in mass and thus slower. What you will find is that lighter arrows don't necessarily go further than heavier ones, but for the sake of comparison full draw at 45 degrees I would think 230 would be very good. However I would expect a Livery* arrow to go about the same. If you are already getting 225 then you are doing pretty well, was that paced or measured?

*If you don't know what the Livery arrow is just google the spec from the EWBS webpage.

Also something you both may find useful, google earth has a range finder tool. Its how I measure my distance when I'm shooting on my own.

fishfinder401:
ok, thanks, i usually use google earth, but for that one i paced, i did notice when we were shooting the hickory for its weight was significantly slower than jakes yew, and even my 70lb ash

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