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seems to work for some, but to say it is the only way to shoot well is arrogant. I would suggest people have a good look at Ron LeClair in Masters of the Barebow Vol1 dvd, dead hand is an indicator of not using back tension. As a physio I suggest that there are two issues with back tension. One is t...

for bamboo backed bows the most versatile system I have seen is Dean Torges adjustable form on his dvd http://www.bowyersedge.com/
I have even used this to make bamboo back and bellied bows.

holding the long draw is biomechanically stronger and more stable - if you can get it there. So if you were to look to draw a 100lb bow then you would be better off having it get to 100lbs at the long anchor than at the short. It is actually more about aligning the upper arm on the draw hand than an...

I am not much of a fan of the corner of the mouth anchor as I do feel it varies too much. So for a very similar draw length I anchor with index finger to the bone of my cheek. Always game to change my style a little to get more accuracy. I think the chin/nose anchor works well because it is so easil...

excellent stuff, I want one for my practice at home now too

What kind of foam did you use??

this one is my mates bow, I can talk to him and see. I have shot it many times and it is an excellent bow, though you need a tough target. 1050grain arrows hit the target so hard that it sounds like a rifle shot!

I have always wondered about that form - not the anchor or the posture, but the method of getting to anchor with all the body movement, and the jump at release.
I also think that it is more of a "modern" way as I can not see anybody loosing 12 arrows a minute with that method.

these sorts of skeletal changes are not unlike what I would expect from a rower or even a swimmer. Sweep oar rowers have a habit of breaking their ribs due to the one-sided nature of their action and are rehab'd by progressing past rowing "skulls" before being put back on sweep oar again. ...

SOLD!!! to a muscle bound martial arts student hehe

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Va shafts are my prefered shaft too, but Keith does not get the spine that I have needed for the heavier bows. Tas Oak dowel is a variable product, which is why you have to select carefully. Having said that, I have had 9.5mm shafts last quite a bit of testing out of heavier bows than Keith can supp...

look down the shaft for as few as possible run-offs as you say. no more than three is what I look for. Also avoid any shafts with excessive bends or twisting bends. Bends near the ends are a pain as well. You will probably have to buy loads of shafts to get a set of ten all in the same spine and wei...

I have made a few arrows out of Tas Oak dowel from spines of 45# for 8mm dowel and up to 110# for 9.5mm. I have also made shafts out of hoop pine that shot very well and were quite resilient to the abuse of stump shooting.

Marlon, I am not at all worried about you :) All the anatomical changes would have happened years ago in your case. It is more about getting other people to war bow levels safely. Some people are gifted genetically and any training will get them there injury free, but others are not. Trouble is that...

Be very careful if you have a previous rotator cuff injury. Up until seven weeks ago I worked as a physiotherapist (martial artist too, but met few who know squat about training in comparison to any trained physio), so here is some advice free. You are right to think that the ligaments, tendons, joi...

After much thought of the way we draw and checking a few of my old physio biomechanics books, I think the technique from a biomechanical point of view is easier on the shoulder joint if drawn to the base of neck or collarbone. I have discussed with a few decent archers here (state coaches and the cr...

thanks for that Al, enjoyed the read a lot. Now to find me a decent stave!!

here is my mates bow also for sale. Both were bought as kits from John Clarke. This bow is very nice to shoot at this weight and pulls 102# at 32inches. Has less handshock than my 67# Internature.
Handle has no shelf and currently a paice of bike jacket leather for grip

there is a small line on the back. I should have posted the pic earlier but my brain is fried from too much study...

yes it is. going from 40# to this is just too big a jump eh - by about 40#'s!!

I always shoot woods. 67#@31.5 Internature longbow with 23/64 VA Hardwood shafts spined at 75-80. 125grain points and five inch feathers. I haven't shot anything but wood for over a year now. There is a lot os skill needed to get a good set of matched wood arrows and I am still learning. At the mome...

there are a few longbow shooters here. Joe Vardon and his club (Adelaide Archery Club) are target shooters. I ave visited that club and there are quite a few longbow people there, but target shooting gets too monotonous for me after a bit. At the club I shoot at (Southern Field Archers), when I get ...

I am looking to sell a bow I rarely shoot now. Very rare weight for a woomera longbow. I have only partially finished the handle and so it has more than enough wood there to be modified for grip size, or even have a shelf cut in. I have been shooting it off the knuckle and for a while even shot it l...

don't know about nettles. Thought that the Flemish made their strings out of Irish linen thread.

Ok guys the question was asked. Who knows where to get any, and/or how to make it.

I am personally interested in the Irish bootmakers linen thread to start with, but may be tempted to get further into making if there is any experience to draw upon here.

I think it is not that trad shooters are not interested in trad comps - but lets see the comps!
Unfortunately I can bet that it will be like waiting for the rain to get a trad comp in Adelaide....

I am also in favour of wooden arrows only. It takes time and some skill to match a set of wooden arrows, to each other and to the bow. Each set is also slightly different from the last. With modern materials, you buy the arrows, points etc, cut to the length you know they spine properly at and attac...

excellent looking bows guys, inspiring and another item on my to-do list

with the little I have done with shooting without a shelf, my main observation is that correctly spining the arrows is a fraction more niggly, and that is it.

I like this experiment, makes me wonder about how it affected the tiller of the bow

it's raining here in Adelaide too!! According to the weather Bereau it is the first rain able to register a reading since November!