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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: benjamin on February 27, 2008, 01:57:34 am

Title: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: benjamin on February 27, 2008, 01:57:34 am

This is probably a stupid question, but when people say their bow is so long, is it understood to be nock to nock or tip to tip? Forgive the incompetance.

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: Justin Snyder on February 27, 2008, 02:07:29 am

Most guys say NTN or tip to tip. If they say 54" long and don't specify I would guess tip to tip. Justin

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: Pat B on February 27, 2008, 02:08:45 am

For me it is usually t/t. t/t measures the length of the bow. n/n is a standardized measurement from AMO and is what most folks use.   Pat

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: medicinewheel on February 27, 2008, 11:08:37 am

pat, wouldn't ntn be more informational then ttt??

here, i remember one of your longbows with the long deerhorntips bent backwards...

frank

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: Pappy on February 27, 2008, 11:17:26 am

I usually use n-n ,Like frank said tips can be way different. :)
    Pappy

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: cowboy on February 27, 2008, 11:23:19 am

I personally like N/N - that's the wood that's actually working. Anything outside the string is just extra baggage.

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: Pat B on February 27, 2008, 08:08:15 pm

On the few bows that I made with horn tips I measured n/n but all of my regular bows I measure t/t.  ;)   Pat

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: kayakfisher on February 27, 2008, 09:06:52 pm

You know that is a good question myself have shot bows for awhile and made three of them but it would be nice if somebody done the acronyms and defintions of them  elb erc ntn tt ?

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: sailordad on February 27, 2008, 10:43:54 pm

i believe some of those acronyms are
elb= english long bow
erc=english red cedar
ntn=nock to nock
tt=tip to tip

show some more acronyms that need defining and i'l try my best on them.  otay

                                                                        peace

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: kiwijim on February 28, 2008, 01:09:37 am

Salior Dad!

What have you started! ;D

O Osage
BL Black locust
BB Bamboo backed
HB Hornbeam,or is that hickory backed?
BFG Big F***** Bow
BAA Bad Ass Arrows
SFS Super Fukey Shot

Going to funny to see what else people come up with!

So lets put some of them together; BB BL BFG 70tnt 73t/t 65#@28" . Quite a good shorthand system. A whole paragraph of info packed into a few symbols

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: nailbender on February 28, 2008, 01:35:43 am

  O.K., at the risk of sounding like an IDIOT....
  What does AMO mean? I've never been able to figure that one out.

   Dale

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: sailordad on February 28, 2008, 01:49:58 am

hb=hickory backed
hhb=hophornbeam
sbh=sinew backed hickory
amo? i'll need to think on that one
fobar=f*&#ed over beyond all recognition
shdd=same s#@t differant day
snafu=situation normal all f'ed up
lol= lonely ol lady?
 :D ;D  :)

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: Pat B on February 28, 2008, 01:52:04 am

Archery Manufacturers Organization? ???  Just a guess.    Pat

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: medicinewheel on February 28, 2008, 05:09:55 am

Quote from: sailordad on February 27, 2008, 10:43:54 pm

i believe some of those acronyms are
...
erc=english red cedar
...
tt=tip to tip ...

erc = EASTERN (not english) red cedar
and ins't  ttt (not tt) used for tip to tip

Title: Re: ntn or tip to tip
Post by: DanaM on February 28, 2008, 08:47:12 am

ttt =to the top