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150lb at 30" English Yew bow
Ruddy Darter:
Nice to see the ash bows keeping up with the yew 8), that's quite impressive, I look forward to working the couple of ash staves I have in a few months time, I'm hoping for the same sort of draw weight too, if I'm capable that is :)
Could I ask what weight the Westminster Abbey replica arrows weigh in at? And the general opinion of wood the original was made of?
Thanks,
R.D.
WillS:
Hi Alistair,
Always fun shooting with you guys, even if we are knee deep in mud or peering through Welsh fog :D
I've got an English ash 145lb that I'm just getting on top of, so I'll shoot a Westminster through that next time, should be interesting. Then Joe can have a go and put an extra 50 yards on it...!
Darren - my Westminster arrows are smack on 45g if I use aspen, which I *think* the original was. As the WW guys wrote in their web article it's not actually known, but it doesn't look like ash. It could be something odd like willow or hazel or possibly birch, but aspen seems to do very well at the smaller diameter as it's so strong.
Ruddy Darter:
Thanks WillS 8),
Crikey, that's light... That aspen sound ace stuff, does a light arrow like that pose a risk of damage to the bow?
R.D.
WillS:
I don't think so, to be honest! Most of my aspen Mary Rose arrows come out between 45g and 55g as well, and that's with a full half inch torpedo taper. I know that Joe's shot a Westminster arrow from a 170lb bow, so I wouldn't worry ;)
As an aside Alistair, have you got the distance the Livery went from the 150lb bow? I think it went further despite being heavier, so I'm not sure what happened with the WA shot!
Mo_coon-catcher:
I'm surprised that the 115# bow shot the arrow as far as the 150# bow did. We're the arrows different weights? Did the different wood species play a factor? And I'm sure release form plays a large role in it too.
The bow looks great!! That's my goal weight to shoot someday. But at this point I can stand on the string and it'll just come to full draw.
Kyle
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