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Shooting Shorty
JackCrafty:
Recurve Shooter....put tobasco on that popcorn next time! >:D ;D >:D
Dusty.....ain't got a camera right now.....and I'm too busy spending my money on "materials". But I can tell you that the bows I mentioned here have limbs that are too heavy (after reading about the "mass principle"). And yes, 105-109 fps is below average even for a shorty drawing @ 22". I'm in the process of re-tillering the juniper bow right now. On a side note.....I thought that flax (linen) strings would be heavier than sinew but they are not!....unless the flax is heavily waxed.
benjamin:
Sumpitan, if you don't mind my asking, how heavy are your 48'' bows and what is the draw on those?
lowell:
jackcrafty, Had to look who started this thread cause it could have been me!!! :D
I made a short bow ( that is very pleasant to shoot ... no handshock) that I wanted to use for turkey but doesn't hit the target like I had hoped!!!! >:D
My most recent is a longer bow with a ton of handshock but puts the arrows right where I'm looking!!! ;)
Will be reading with interest!!!
sumpitan:
My 48's draw anywhere from 35 to 55lbs @20-21 inches.
Tuukka
Pat B:
I have made only a few shorty bows(48" to 60") and all seem to be quicker than my longer bows(62" to 66"+). I believe with less limb mass, do to shorter limbs, you get higher speed. One thing I did notice when shooting my first shorty, I had a hard time hitting what I was shooting at. I had to really concentrate on my form, how I held the bow and how smoothly I released. After many shooting sessions and many arrows I began to get "in the groove".
Shorty bows are a different animal than a standard length or an overbuilt(length and width) bow. Once you get the hang of shooting these small bows your shooting with longer bows will have become even better. Pat
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