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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
FilipT:
Sh*t, guess I got fooled with that "no stretch" ads. Look I would rather wait few days for my pay pal to activate fully (waiting for my card) and order proper spool of FF bowstring material than anymore experiment with stuff that may not even work.
Regarding poundage, I am not at ease with thinning the bow yet. You know that poundage drops rapidly with each mm or less. I would rather slowly tiller and than reduce the weight than reduce the weight now and be surprised with underweight bow.
Badger:
Felipe, your math wont work, your bow is 90# @20", braced or not braced. The string angle is what mainly influences weight, not a build up of pressure in the wood from drawing it further. Let your string hang loose a few inches when you check it instead of tight against the bow. I have been doing this for years. I keep mine on a long string all the way to 24" now and then brace. I just read the weight where it reads, no math. It is pretty accurate.
FilipT:
But again, not talking about math, is it or is it not 90# at 20"? Btw, that math formula circulates on archery forums, that was not my invention.
Badger:
If you went to full brace on the bow right now I think it would be much closer to 90#@20". My string hangs a little loose and when I pull a little tension on it is usually sitting at about 5 or 6". This give me a pretty accurate assessment of my draw weight with no extra figuring.
Badger:
What is your target draw weight? I like to pull mine to target weight every time I put it on the tree. If it starts to take set early on you know to lower your expectations. The final few inches it is not unusual to loose a little weight to set but you want to avoid as much of that as possible.
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