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sagitarius boemoru:
I actually thought about just counting hits and mises and calculating succes as percentage, which is fairly simple and it gives conclusive result regardles of number of arrows shot. The longer the session, the more accurate result, but as average its fairly accurate.
Jaro
ChrisD:
According to the KISS principle, Jaro would be right - stick to hits and misses and add more complexity only as need arises. Late last year, Arms of Old ran a similar event in Devon, reported in the NFAS magazine that comes around. All the heavy bow users were there or thereabouts, but very few hits. Simon Stanley was there with a 150lb bow - but he wasn't the first to score a hit, some other guy with lighter tackle was.
I'd be as happy shying arrows at a 6 x2 target as a 6 x 3 - don't really expect it'd make much difference the way I shoot.
Chris
sagitarius boemoru:
I could have a serious take at this game back in 2005 prior injuring my right palm twice. Now I m all but mediocre with heavy bow, still counting whatever the hand takes it or not. But there is comunity of people who have bows in 90# and more here growing, and I might be able to persuade some of lads, who shoot my tackle to join in during one of those reenactment events.
D. Taylor Sapergia:
Hello fellow archers. This is my first post at this site. I have always been keenly interested in English longbows, and warbows in particular. May I ask, what constitutes "Warbow" class - ie: draw weight, at what draw length, and what arrow weight? These questions no doubt have been addressed many times, but being new here, please indulge me.
alanesq:
--- Quote from: D. Taylor Sapergia on March 01, 2008, 05:57:15 pm ---Hello fellow archers. This is my first post at this site. I have always been keenly interested in English longbows, and warbows in particular. May I ask, what constitutes "Warbow" class - ie: draw weight, at what draw length, and what arrow weight? These questions no doubt have been addressed many times, but being new here, please indulge me.
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This is a difficult question and one which has been hotly debated many times before
Many clubs (and BLBS) tend to have a limit on longbow weight so that anything over 70lbs is banned so basically anything over 70lbs can be considered in warbow territory
I personally consider 140lbs at 32" to be a true warbow (but no doubt others will disagree)
32" draw length is the basic standard but this will vary depending on your build etc. but the general idea is that warbows are drawn to the ear (or there abouts)
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