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Dels 100# Elm Warbow
Del the cat:
@ Cameroo:-
Dunno much about Elm, but from what I've read, the sapwood performs the same as the heart wood. But it's nice to have a layer of it just for the look of it.
I think I'm overstretching to try for 32" draw, or maybe my technique is just pants.
My pec is suffering for it... maybe I'm wearing my bracer in the wrong place?
You can see the line of the bruise is moving back from the first time I shot it, maybe it will be missing my pec completely soon.... :'(
(those of a squeamish disposition look away now... ;D )
Del
(Well it is Halloween >:D )
Archeress:
ummm.hmm..well yes of course.. um..i cant do that..well i could but it would be the last post i ever put here lol. Well i have a couple mammories but have never managed a bruise there.
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: Archeress on November 01, 2013, 06:49:18 am ---ummm.hmm..well yes of course.. um..i cant do that..well i could but it would be the last post i ever put here lol. Well i have a couple mammories but have never managed a bruise there.
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Maybe I'm taking the shooting "IN the bow" a bit too literally. Even with a lower poundage bow I'm struggling to get 32" draw.
Maybe we get a bit obsessed by draw length, after all the Mary Rose Arrows were certainly not all 32", plenty were just 28".
I'll have to settle on what is a comfortable sensible draw length for me... prob 30"
Del
Archeress:
True Del. i watch some archers draw warbows seemingly effortless. i have to put a hell of a lot into it. As a result my tech goes out the window a bit. I have bitten my arm on numerous occasions due to straightening it to stop my arms from collapsing. I have to naturally lean forward to clear the balloons anyway. true on arrow length..32 is something we all aspire to but depends on how we are built. I average 31 on the 110. i am ok with that.
WillS:
Mark Stretton and Joe Gibbs are the two guys to watch for technique tips with this exact issue Del. They're both fairly short, so the 32" draw is a challenge. To get round it, you have to stick your arse RIGHT out, until it feels very daft, and bend right over at the waist. Point your belly at the floor, and you should find your chest caves inward getting well out of the way of the string.
It's one of the little things that makes a huge difference that is very hard to pick up at first. It also engages the shoulder and back sooner, allowing the poundage to be moved away from the arms which is crucial on bows that are pushing 150# so for your 100# bow it should work beautifully.
There aren't many videos of Mark, but I'll try and find a clip of Joe shooting from behind him so you can see the posture.
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