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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2015, 08:58:59 pm »
   Allen, that particular bow has some history to it. I took it to a walk the talk event and it tested out at 188 with a fast flight string. In the official test it tested at 186 because of a very tight arrow nock. After several years the bow had broken down considerably and was actually had a broken glue line at the handle and fade area, current 500 grain speed at the time the record was set was only 172 fps. Not sure with light arrows how fast it shot.

   The bow I had high hopes for is heads and shoulders faster than any bow I have ever competed with, it did not do so well. I have some super stiff 188 gran arrows I am going to shoot out of it this year and see if they do better.

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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2015, 05:41:14 pm »
Flight archers are already starting to congregate at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Webdover, Utah.  I know Steve (AKA Badger) has been practicing since yesterday and we are finally rolling in today. Conditions have never been drier since I started flight archery in 2004, so this should be a good one!  Stay tuned for results when shooting commences this Friday.

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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2015, 05:45:51 pm »
Weather is calling for rain! I hope it doesn't hit ya!
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2015, 06:02:17 pm »
There's no rain predicted here in the latest forecast, just lots of wind. Joe, come on out!

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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2015, 08:52:50 pm »
It's a bit too late now but if I had known there was going to be more people interest in flight shooting I would have sent down that little Elm recurve flightbow I built a few years ago for someone to shoot.
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2015, 05:59:58 am »
      the wind is pushing the arrows down this year. I hope tomorrow it eases up. I have only had a couple of good arrows so far in practice and they were shot from a bow not even intended for flight. Go figure??? 

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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2015, 06:04:52 am »
Good luck Steve, keep us posted on how it's going. :)
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2015, 08:53:52 pm »
Come on folks we await  the reports back
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2015, 02:09:47 am »
Results !

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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2015, 06:49:43 am »
  Allen should have results posted in a few days. I had no personal records set but overall I had a pretty good shoot. I believe that Josef from Hungary set some now primitive records but I can't say what they were. I was Happy to have my Simple comp broadhead record survive a challenge by Josef. He seems to get most of the records he goes after.

  Jordan Case, set a new women 50# self bow flight record of 328 yards using an osage self bow I made her and an arrow made by her father Allen case. That was a great shot as it exceeded all the primitive women records in all classes.

     I am still somewhat miffed by the ongoing problem of arrows kicking as they leave the bow. During the two day practice session I gave myself this year I found by accident that an unfinished bow I had brought but set aside because of a misaligned handle actually outshot all my flight bows because of the clean arrow flight out of the bow. Broadheads and target arrows don't seem to be so affected as the sensitive little flight arrows. They don't seem to tolerate much shelf or arrow pass contact.


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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #25 on: September 08, 2015, 12:00:13 pm »
So a closer to center shelf makes for cleaner flight? Is that what I am hearing? Now we can use a stiffer arrow? Arvin
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #26 on: September 08, 2015, 02:46:10 pm »
  Arvin, I am leaning toward well past center.

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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2015, 11:22:18 pm »
And we can still call that primitive?  ;D Arvin
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #28 on: September 09, 2015, 11:43:37 pm »
So, how was your speed? Did you crack 200fps 10gpp or are you leaving that alone?
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Re: 2015 U.S. Flight Nationals, September 4-6
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2015, 08:55:35 am »
  Sleek, in flight shooting raw speed is not as important as good tuning of the bow and arrow. Shooting broadhead flight raw speed is more important. All well made bows will be close enough in performance that good clean releases and good tuning will always trump the slight differences one might get.