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It was only an opinion of mine comming from my experiences and observations. I know i shoot better with a recurve, than longbow. And at most traditional competitions ive seen, the top scorers are generally recurve shooters, with the odd longbow from now and then. Well actually, i think there was a p...

Yea I believe that recurves are superior to longbows in both cast and accuracy, and so therefore find it hard to believe such results. Im not trying to take anything away from Nick though. Hes a great mate and a great bowyer. Thanks for the replys :wink: Im looking forward to seeing the results from...

I do find these chrono results interesting. Do you think if you went below 800gr, a large jump in speed would be seen?? A few years ago (when i was in form :lol: ) I was shooting my Norseman flat laid longbow through the chrono. Its 75lb at 29", with my draw being 29.5" (well im starting t...

A very smart looking bow Bob.

Scuzz

Quite good speeds mate.

Speaking to Alan Camp, and he believes in a straight limb at brace. I couldnt help notice that you have adapted such a concept. Do you find it performs well?? well obviously it does from your chrono results, i mean in the sense of hand shock etc?


Scuzz

From my understanding, it depends on when the string angle exceeds 90degrees. This causes the bow to stack, and from there you see a greater difference in weight. But from my experience, do real benefit is gained once the bow stacks. I have a R/D selfbow that is 66" and it only changes 3lb (56-...

I dont think anyone could get bored with those handle designs. They are amazing
Thanks for sharing Bob.

Scuzz

Scuzz, I've also noted that same limb follow when I unstrung my new bow (Osage orange) always returns after a bit of time. Also noted that I shot heavy bows better then lite. I'm starting to believe there is such a think as being under bowed . I was able to get away with bad form because my wrist w...

Scuzz I can hold at full draw for as long as I need but I find my accuracy fails me if I do hold, on the running pig I do hold and track the pig which maybe I should practice more at holding full draw. woodie It was only a bit of constructive criticism woody :lol: But as Jeff has said not everyone ...

Im not entirely keen on the overdraw idea, but i must say it is innovative.

No, they just are rubbish bow woods. Pine and Tas Oak are weak, poor in tension and compression, and are best left to other wood crafts. Bamboo will not be stiff enough on its own to make a worthwhile selfbow. Before all those others chime in about Bhutan - they use bamboo for selfbows and do very ...

yeoman wrote:Smigreth,


Woods that you absolutely must stay clear of include pine, Tas Oak and bamboo. You mustn't try them.


Dave

Do these timbers have toxic characteristics??

Scuzz

You wouldnt believe that i read the responses and was wondering what was going on. It seems i was still reading splined as spined the whole time

a male part of a quad-foot is a kind of spline

Yea i do recall seeing the steel rod up the shafts in the past.

Scuzz

Thanks for the replys, i will have to read those articles tomorrow. Scuzz, what shaft material are you thinking of using? Fraser Hi Fraser. I already had a few POCs and i had simply changed the tips. But they are quite a large diameter (23/64) and quite heavy upon measuring (750gr). But i do think t...

I have recently started to experiment with the area of Forward of Centre for my arrows. Upon measuring my 30inch arrows, the centre mark was 3inch forward of centre. And from my calculations (assuming i have the idea correct) that is 10% FOC. So i changed my point from 125gr to a 190gr (in addition ...

But yes, Alan was who suggested this 'yewland'. Who is the Alan you are referring to Scuzz; Alan Camp? Jeff Yep. Hes a man i have always held a great deal of respect for. In and out of the archery scene. Certainly a man of his word from all the days ive spent with him out there. I asked him as a te...

Thanks for the replys guys. Hi Jeff, i do wonder if Alan was more referring to timbers that are easier to source a good piece. Possibly in comparison to osage's several pin knots. I was educated that despite the piece had a couple of pin knots and the fact that we could capitalise on the positions o...

I have finally begun learning to make selfbows. Now, having had a bamboo backed osage bow made for me, while i humbly watched taking notes and assisted in some aspects. It was recommended to me, to start out on some cheaper and easier to source timbers with my first 'self attempt'. One of the timber...

Thats very impressive mate, well done.

Scuzz

I think woodie has a good point. I believe the problem starts with cat owners not de-sexing their pets and allowing cats to roam. Possibly letting young cats to the wild.
Scuzz

Very impressive

Scuzz

Great build-along hazard, thanks for sharing.

Scuzz

thats the answer i was after, thanks perry.

Scuzz

I think the rules perry shows from caboolture are pretty fair, i believe HVTA have a similar setup at their annual shoot.

Afternoon Zarasp There has been a small group of people who have been interested in Asian Archery and Mounted Archery ever since I have been a member of this forum. As a general comment it it has been a bit of a lonely pursuit in that not many people are intrested in Asian Archery or Mounted Archer...

When i began shooting traditional, i had a 29.5inch draw. And every bow i bought had a significant amount of stacking in the later stages of my draw. Upon speaking with Nick Lintern, he suggested making a longer bow for me to prevent the angle between string and limb exceeding 90deg (as apparently t...

I havnt had a great deal to do with recurves as i shoot longbow, and hopefully soon selfbow. But when i see exceptional cast/speed comming from a recurve i always ask if its a HUNTSMAN :shock: as it seems to be a common trait from those bows. In addition, ive always said if i were to buy a recurve i...

Theres something about Osage that gets my blood flowing! .
It looks great, thanks for posting

Scuzz

Hi I shoot a 75lb norsman with 29 1/2 inch draw. My arrows are 820gr. Around the range it is noticeable that my arrows fly quite quickly, hit the target hard with noticeable penetration, and have very flat trajectory. I could only imagine a recurve of 100# to contain the benefits of a higher poundag...

Dennis you can say that a 1000 times and most people will still not take any notice. Evidence suggests that a bad release will cause a variation of up 20fps on 50 lb bow . That is interesting evidence. I shot a trad bow for a constant 5years with quite a bit of practice, and i cant say i ever thoug...