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Max. length?
WillS:
I didn't say they can't be drawn 34". I said it was harder as the draw feels longer. If the guys normal draw on a light bow is 34", when given a bow that compresses the bow arm lots 34" will feel much longer because the bow arm is essentially moving back towards the body.
I was talking about bows around 160-180 pounds. Joe Gibbs said that when he's shooting those his bow arm compresses almost 8 inches. That moves the back of the draw 8 inches further back from the normal anchor point. It's very common to try a new warbow and expect the full draw length you're used to, but find that you're getting the arrowhead nowhere near the back of the bow which is really odd until you realise that the bow arm is squashing.
WillS:
Oh and the reason I was assuming the draw weight would be around 180# is due to the length being discussed. 34" on a 125# bow shouldnt be an issue.
adb:
Drawing a wabow to 32" is challenging. I'm an average sized man... 5'10", 200 lbs, stocky and strong. Drawing to 30" is no problem, but to 32" seems very difficult, if not impossible. Unless you're very tall, and very strong, 34" (with a heavy warbow) is very difficult. If memory serves, there were no arrows on the Mary Rose that would have been suitable for a 34" draw.
WillS:
Longest arrow found on the ship according to Alex Hildred was 34". But that was rare, and probably used for fire arrows. The most common length was 31.2 inches, with peaks in frequency at 28" (just over 100 shafts) and 30" (just over 200 shafts)
A draw of 32" was towards the topmost length, with 28-30" being far more common.
adb:
--- Quote from: WillS on December 01, 2013, 02:19:28 pm ---Longest arrow found on the ship according to Alex Hildred was 34". But that was rare, and probably used for fire arrows. The most common length was 31.2 inches, with peaks in frequency at 28" (just over 100 shafts) and 30" (just over 200 shafts)
A draw of 32" was towards the topmost length, with 28-30" being far more common.
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Exactly.
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