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sleek:
I know most of yall aren't very involved in flight shooting, but we all love to watch an arrow fly.Im sure most of us are guilty of having shot an arrow at 45 degrees to see how far it would go, and if you have, guess what? Welcome to flight shooting!

  The capabilities of each bow for distance very greatly based on draw weight, length, and arrow weight. Find the proper combination and you can really be in for a long walk in what I like calling the oldest game known to man, human fetch.

  For reference, most 50 pound bows will shoot a flight arrow between 200 and 300 yards. The current record is right around 350 yards for a self bow, which is what I am most interested in. I have a goal to shoot a flight arrow into the 400 yard mark. That would shatter the 50 pound record and the unlimited draw weight record.

This year for the flight shoot coming up at the last weekend of August, my goal is to build 3 high performance bows. One as a 35 pound proof of concept, a 50 pounder and a 90 pounder. I'll be updating this thread as I go along. Progress will be slow until July, when I'm able to take some time off of my contract job, and hit it hard and heavy.

  These bows will do more than test limits of a wooden bows capabilities, they will challenge my craftsmanship and also test some theories I have on how to make any bow perform better.

So, stay tuned for updates and video links.

Selfbowman:
Watching ! I’m still trying to hit 350 yds.🤠🤠🤠 but I’m looking to shoot a broadhead 260yds with a selfbow.

sleek:
If you build a 64 inch version of the bows I make, and pull it to 35 inches, you will absolutely blow way past 264. Arrow shafts will be your hardest part.

RyanY:
Looking forward to this. My goal is to attend next year after some practice at home and building the equipment. What is the arrow length and weight you are trying to achieve for the shot?

sleek:

--- Quote from: RyanY on Today at 12:32:33 am ---Looking forward to this. My goal is to attend next year after some practice at home and building the equipment. What is the arrow length and weight you are trying to achieve for the shot?

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Arrow length is 23 inches, legal minimum for the event. Arrow weight will be whatever flies best, wish I had a better answer. 50 pound bows do well in the 170 to 220 grain range to give you a ballpark figure.

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