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Overbuilt?
Robert Pougnier:
That's a really beautiful bow. I've never built a paddle bow or a bow that long but it does not look overbuilt to me. That looks like a serious shooter.
It's pretty cool to see the paddle bow built on something this long in any case.
sleek:
There is almost no such thing as overbuilt. To qualify for that, the bow will firstly take absolutely no set, it will shoot slower than it should, and likely have some hand shock.
Almost all bows are underbuilt. I made a program to tell you how much to build your bow based on density and draw weight. As soon as I am able it will be attached to this site as a feature.
That is a beautiful bow too, your craftsmanship is superb. Did it take any set?
superdav95:
--- Quote from: sleek on February 15, 2026, 04:09:15 pm ---There is almost no such thing as overbuilt. To qualify for that, the bow will firstly take absolutely no set, it will shoot slower than it should, and likely have some hand shock.
Almost all bows are underbuilt. I made a program to tell you how much to build your bow based on density and draw weight. As soon as I am able it will be attached to this site as a feature.
That is a beautiful bow too, your craftsmanship is superb. Did it take any set?
--- End quote ---
Well said. +1. Looks very well built.
Hamish:
Well executed bow. Looks really good. 34" is a long draw, so its unlikely to be overbuilt at 73" btn. The real test is how it performs and whether it has too much hand shock. I bet it shoots just fine.
bjrogg:
That is a really nice bend. I agree. At 34” draw it doesn’t look overbuilt
Bjrogg
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