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64 inch 29 lb. hickory bow
Selfbowman:
Bassman I have built five bows for a IBO world champion. He has a 25 draw and pulls 35 # at 25. The design is this . 65 ntn , 8 non bend handle, all Osage, 1-3/4 at fades. 1/4 at tips. Came off the same caul as my 67 record bows. Its pictured In the bow of the month post. What point on distance are you looking for? With your draw length you may shorten your arrows to 27-28 back of point. That will reduce the weight. Do you shoot gap or instinctively? Three rivers sells youth arrows I think are 28 back of point take the crappy points off and make 60 gr. Points for them. They have 2 fletchings . You need to straighten them though. They dont put a lot of time in straight arrows.
Badger:
What kind of string are you using? An easy way to pick up speed is to cut down on the strands and switch to fast-flight-type string material.
bassman211:
Arvin ....thank you for taking the time to post that valuable information. That will be my next build. Badger... yes you are right about strings. My tests were done with a 10 strand D97 string that had proper nock fit. I don't pay much attention to point on Arvin, and the max shooting distance is 20 yds. I shoot split vision focusing on the middle of the target, but being aware of my arrow point at aIl times. The more accurate way to shoot target is string walking, but I am not comfy shooting that way. The target is five for a dime sized center, a four inside the diameter of a Pepsi can, and a one is hitting the paper. 30 shots. possible 150 points. We shoot for score 2 times in the course of the evening. 60 shots which is the reason why I am shooting low poundage bows.
Selfbowman:
Try an arrow cut to 28 back of point shoot it about 20 times i f you like it cut them all that long. Get you spine right and you should be good. But that just my opinion.
bassman211:
I will eventually try all of the above ideas, and thanks again guys.
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