Timo, the guys were paying you a big compliment, smile and enjoy it!!
I think the guys who think they can't compete should give it a go, anyone could win this thing.
Maybe the criteria would be a good topic for discussion. I will give my two cents worth. ( not in the right order)
1. The bow has to be at least 60# at the end of all testing and being strung for a hours on end.
Just be careful not to underbuild the bow, build it a few pounds over and break it in really thouroughly before shipping, make sure it has stablized.
2. The bow has to be easy to brace while laying down or in a blind, short bows are almost always easy to brace if they don't have reflex. Just build a bow with the tips either even or maybe 1 or 1 1/2" string follow.
3. The bow has to have a smooth draw out to 28", keep the outside 1/3 of the limb stiff and let the bow do more of it's bending near the handle and out to midlimb. keep it wide enough not to take set. Flip the tips up just a tad, no more than 1" starting about 6" or 8" back from the tip
4. Bow must shoot heavy and lighter arrows at about the same place at 20 yards, just get your bow performing well and it will do this, They dont have to shoot at the same speed to hit close to the same place if they are traveling at a good speed to start with. Make the outside 1/3 of the limbs toward the tips narrower and thicker but still stiff.
5. The bow will be braced for hours on end and must shoot the same in the moring as it does in the afternoon. Same answer as number one, make sure the inner limb is wide enough.
6. all the other criteria, quiet, no shock, ballance, will just happen by itself with good tillering.
Other thoughts or opinions?? Steve
