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Rudderbows warbow inquiry- wood type? also, string/arrows [BETTER PICS ADDED!!!]
ionicmuffin:
thats something ive noticed, if you short draw a HEAVY bow, you will often find that it gets a bit sluggish, plus if you dont have 800-1000 grain arrows, then your cast isnt going to go as far.
nineworlds9:
--- Quote from: ionicmuffin on January 21, 2013, 02:28:24 pm ---thats something ive noticed, if you short draw a HEAVY bow, you will often find that it gets a bit sluggish, plus if you dont have 800-1000 grain arrows, then your cast isnt going to go as far.
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Sounds like I'm on the right track then. The new warbow arrows on the way are 34" with 190g points. The silly carbons I've been shooting to tide me over are only 29.5" with 175g up front and clothesline inside, probably barely 550-600g total.
ionicmuffin:
to me, if you can get arrows close to 10grains per pound of draw, then your cast will be optimal, thats what ive seemed to have noticed, granted the spine will probably be nice too, and that counts for accuracy, but the weight should help transfer energy into the arrow and allow it to travel with more energy, which should translate to a better cast.
nineworlds9:
Here are three pics showing the layers of the bow and the belly in question. They are photos from the ad when I bought it, all I have on my phone right now. I promise to actually take some better ones myself tomorrow. Perhaps we can at least get the ball rolling on the wood ID process. Still having trouble believing the belly is yew, but who knows...
ionicmuffin:
i agree with you, all the yew ive seen has a LARGE number of rings, this one has so few. also, it just doesnt look like it. it could be maple, beech, or something like that.
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