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Kel's Warbow life.
Atlatlista:
Archeress - you are a beast! How hard was it to get up to that kind of draw weight? I've been thinking about doing it myself, but I'm primarily a victorian-style target longbow archer, and I just haven't got the nerve to go much heavier than 45 pounds since I use my bows in competition.
Archeress:
hi there Atla'..well i didnt primarily start out to move on up the draw weights..i started with a 40 pound ash longbow..then realised i wanted something a bit stronger...70....then i thought maybe an 80 would be fun...used that for 2 years then as facebook allows i made so many warbowing friends..next thing you know i have a bowyer making me a 110 pounder....i got well and truly hooked and now its got real personal. Me against "the bow". its all about confidence..ego..my personal growth as im getting on in years. I just dont give up on things...when i have this 125 ish yew bow sorted and i am drawing it regular for a few months then i will look at 130 to 135 ish..i will keep going until my body says give it away girl..your nuts. ..so i have been shooting longbows for about 7 years.
i occasionally shoot 3daaa shoots here in australia and use a 70 pound elm longbow as my weapon of choice.
Atlatlista:
--- Quote from: Archeress on October 27, 2013, 07:10:22 am ---hi there Atla'..well i didnt primarily start out to move on up the draw weights..i started with a 40 pound ash longbow..then realised i wanted something a bit stronger...70....then i thought maybe an 80 would be fun...used that for 2 years then as facebook allows i made so many warbowing friends..next thing you know i have a bowyer making me a 110 pounder....i got well and truly hooked and now its got real personal. Me against "the bow". its all about confidence..ego..my personal growth as im getting on in years. I just dont give up on things...when i have this 125 ish yew bow sorted and i am drawing it regular for a few months then i will look at 130 to 135 ish..i will keep going until my body says give it away girl..your nuts. ..so i have been shooting longbows for about 7 years.
i occasionally shoot 3daaa shoots here in australia and use a 70 pound elm longbow as my weapon of choice.
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70 pounds for target shooting, that's crazy. Must be a pretty flat trajectory though. If you ever shoot a field or fita round, let me know how the 70 pound longbow treats you, I'd be really curious to find out.
Archeress:
no definately not a flat trajectory..well not at 40 metres anyway. rather a medium arc. i shoot instinctively..i made a promise to learn this a few years ago..no sights, no weights, no marks..just simply looking at the target the whole time and i let my body do the rest. howver still in the learning phase so my accuracy is at 50 percent. wind shears, forest overhang etc manage to stuff me up at times. steadiness of bow arm..clean release..so many factors. but on the instinctive side of things..if all the other factors were a big fat zero then my bow arm seems to know what my eyes want.
Atlatlista:
--- Quote from: Archeress on October 27, 2013, 07:42:43 pm ---no definately not a flat trajectory..well not at 40 metres anyway. rather a medium arc. i shoot instinctively..i made a promise to learn this a few years ago..no sights, no weights, no marks..just simply looking at the target the whole time and i let my body do the rest. howver still in the learning phase so my accuracy is at 50 percent. wind shears, forest overhang etc manage to stuff me up at times. steadiness of bow arm..clean release..so many factors. but on the instinctive side of things..if all the other factors were a big fat zero then my bow arm seems to know what my eyes want.
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I tried instinctive for a while, but can't recommend it. I don't use a sight or weight or marks either, but I pay attention to my sight picture and actively aim my shots. I find this improves my shooting tremendously. I was just 8 for 8 on a police silhouette target at 70 yards in a 15 mph crosswind this afternoon, using a simple longbow with wooden arrows. I could never have dreamed of shooting that accurately with an instinctive (not)aiming method. Of course, whether aiming carefully is possible with a very heavy bow is a question others are better placed to answer. I can certainly do it up to 60 pounds of draw, beyond that, I'm not so sure.
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