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Interesting HLD bow explosion (Pic heavy)
Badger:
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--- Quote from: Badger on November 19, 2018, 07:30:25 am --- I don't believe it has ever been confirmed that the hollow limb is a fast design. Have you seen any tests done on it?
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Don't believe anyone has ever done any comparison tests, I know for sure my fastest selfbow is a HLD black locust recurve but I am not sure if that has anything to do with the HLD part.
Would be interesting to test it though... Take two staves from the same tree an tiller them at the exact draw weight and mass, one hld and one flat. Would that work???
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That would be an interesting test. Just bottom line performance would also be interesting.
bradsmith2010:
better is the enemy of just fine,, (SH)
ohma2:
I agree on the test as mentioned,would be very interesting .yeah 3 bows breaking from the same tree wood does get one wondering.
Weylin:
I'm not sure how accurate the test would be (not that I'm discouraging it) You would need to take a branch from a tree to make the HLD if it's big enough to make a flat bow out of with the trunk. That's already adding another variable. I'm all for playing around with designs to get an idea of what's better or worse but it's just so damn hard with wood bows because there are too many variables that we will just never have control over. I feel like the only reliable data can come from flight shooting/chrono readings from lots of bows over time but even then managing the variables on that can be a headache.
Badger:
I agree with you Weylin, woodbows are virtually impossible to really control variables.
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