Laminate v1.2 as promised

[Ian.]

Google earth is good for measuring distances if there are two landmarks you can shoot between.

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Google earth is good for measuring distances

Yes - this is about 270-280 yards

[Ian.]

With respect I would be surprises if you were hitting 270, in time no problem but at the angle you were shooting I would think the distance would be more 220 off that bow, it does sound fast though.

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What is the proper angle for shooting?

[Ian.]

 45 degrees, which is much higher than it feels when you are shooting. Ask your friend to stand near you with a 45 degree angle and tell you to go higher or lower.

And its worth trying to hold your bow hand pretty still and not making any large movements when you release, just to let the arrow have a nice clean path.

[adb]

I agree with Ian. When I first started shooting warbows, I was holding the bow well below 45 degrees. It seemed ridiculously high, but 45 degrees is optimal. Once you get used to it, it does feel normal. You will get another 20-30 yards with optimal initial trajectory angle.

[Ian.]

We haven't seen a bow from you for a while Adam, anything on the horizon.

[adb]

You know what... I've made a bunch of bows lately, but no heavy stuff. I finally got around to making a nice bow for my wife, a little yew recurve, and a couple of others. I just haven't gotten off my lazy arse and posted any pics yet! Maybe I can get motivated to do that soon!

I do have a tri-lam glue-up I just started tillering last week. It's maple, purpleheart, and osage, and if I don't get 100# out of it, I'm going to be choked. I'll keep you posted on progress.

[Ian.]

Excellent, look forward to seeing it.

[ionicmuffin]

Sounds to me like the English would be jellous of your bow

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137# - 30" draw



and the result of accurate shooting in tree in front of me ya....




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOBv3QF046U

G.

[Cameroo]

Nice bow, great tiller, and pretty good arrow penetration!