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Founding a new worldwide Primitive flightbow federation?
Badger:
Del, if you used a 40% rule where arrow had to be no less than 40% bow length I think you would be good. Accurate to the lowest inch. It would encourage the tiller shape to remain more elb like.
Del the cat:
I like the arrow length no less than 40% of bow length :)
I think maybe there does need to be a minimum bow length of some sort. I don't think a 6 foot bloke shooting a 4 foot "Longbow" would be right.
Say 5 or 6" less than the archer isn't too restrictive and it wouldn't stop people given bows to kids and ladies to shoot.
Having said that, I'm pretty easy, as a miniature ELB would sort of be cool :laugh:
I tried to avoid any rigid cross section definition, but maybe, just to tease Marc we could say all faces must be slightly rounded such that a straight edge will not sit flat across any face without rocking :o ::) ;).
Del
Badger:
Del, could you simply state a minimum length bow? The 21" arrow rule would limit the shortest bow to 52"? I would think that is a bit short for a longbow. I have a feeling mark and many others will like your description.
Badger:
I am working on putting together a copper rounded broadhead for traditional shooting that should have a head weight of about 70 grains. I am also working on the feasability of putting together a flight station using sliding channel for the weight station and a manual bow press for bracing. I will build my own flight station and keep track of the costs. Once we agree on rules and protocal I plan to do a video actually walking myself through the entire process for training purposes.
I feel like we are on target to have the rules settled by mid march and then we can go onto the actual organization set up.
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: Badger on January 27, 2015, 06:17:41 pm --- Del, could you simply state a minimum length bow? The 21" arrow rule would limit the shortest bow to 52"? I would think that is a bit short for a longbow. I have a feeling mark and many others will like your description.
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I just measured a bow I made for a 12 yr old girl, which was tillered to 28" it was about 65" ntn.
63" maybe 62"? Would be a reasonable minimum. Much shorter than that and it starts to feel like a shortie.
Del
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