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WillS:
Just a thought - do you need a 170# bow for target shooting? There's that video you posted where you're struggling like hell to pull a 122# bow 28 inches.
It would be a hell of a feat to go from not being able to draw a 122# bow to being able to comfortably target shoot (which requires total control and accuracy...) a 140# bow.
Either way, if you really feel like you can master it, I wouldn't lay a single penny down until you've gone and seen the bow being drawn on a scale. Anybody can lie and say a bow is heavier than it isn't.
fisher2:
i put that bow on a scale the guy was lieing it actually scales 130# it maxed my 100# scale at a tad under 23" so i put it on a bigger scale and got 130-135#@28 but yes this will be a work in process
fisher2:
i am making progress on it though! still alot of work left to do i figure another 2 months before i can say i can shoot 130#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q57TOhTAYbg
WillS:
Good stuff! Very impressive. Personally, if I were you in this situation, I'd leave that tri-lam for somebody else. At the moment, you won't be able to shoot it comfortably, and by the time you've worked up to that draw weight (if you ever do! A lot of people get to a point and just can't push past it. There's no way of knowing where that line is until you hit it!) you might find a better bow, that isn't made of a slightly unknown belly wood.
At the draw weight you're talking about, buying a bow without shooting it first seems crazy. It might be able to make 140# on a tiller, but there's no knowing if it's a huge sluggish beast or quick and worth the effort of training for it. By the time you're ready, you might be able to find a warbow (or have one made for you) with a quality belly wood that is tried and tested.
Or make your own ;)
fisher2:
is there any well known bowyers on this side of the pond for warbows?im in the usa
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