90-100lbs selfbow shortie- challenge

[Marc St Louis]

This guy is 65# and pulled to 27 ish ( i cant remember exactly ). As i recall its 48 inches ntn. I could make a heavier one but what exactly is the goal?

The goal is long distance and lots of it

[sleek]

When i get the chance i will make one and send it to you if you want to test it to that purpose? I dont have the room.

[Marc St Louis]

When i get the chance i will make one and send it to you if you want to test it to that purpose? I dont have the room.

What, and you think I do?  If you make the bow and want to send it to someone then send it to Steve.

[sleek]

Good point.

[Marc St Louis]

I'm sure Steve would be able to find someone to shoot it at the flats

[Badger]

  This year might be my last year, but as a rule bows can usually find a shooter at the flats, maybe not 100% sure but by joining the flight page you can usually connect with a shooter. What they will do is shoot the bow in practice and if they get off good shots will use it in the tournament. Sometimes a bow may be very fast but for some reason a shooter may be getting better distance from another bow because of arrow flight. So not always a guarantee your bow will get shot.

[sleek]

Such a bow, being 45" long and so heavy a draw, with finger pinch ( not terrible at 65 but with high weight may be worse ) is it likely to be shot at all? Maybe an 80# would be better or are there folks who shoot those horn bows that may be interested in shooting? Is there a horn bow class?

[Badger]

Complex composite is our horn bow class but no need to shoot it in other classes if it is as selfbow.

[sleek]

I understand.  I just need someone who can shoot this short a bow that heavy and pull it that far back.

[sleek]

Do you think this type bow would do any good in a flight shoot?

I assume there is also a sinew backed class? I already have a self bow made i just need to sinew back it due to a crack on the back. I have shot it plenty with that crack but am going to back it anyway. Its 65# right now, a few layers of sinew should get me 80#, I hope. I could reflex the limbs to get string tension up too.... any thoughts on this?

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

Easy solution to that finger pinch, thumb ring...

[Badger]

Do you think this type bow would do any good in a flight shoot?

I assume there is also a sinew backed class? I already have a self bow made i just need to sinew back it due to a crack on the back. I have shot it plenty with that crack but am going to back it anyway. Its 65# right now, a few layers of sinew should get me 80#, I hope. I could reflex the limbs to get string tension up too.... any thoughts on this?

  If the bow took some set after building which most short bows do I doubt it would be very good. You never know unless you try though.

[sleek]

How much set would be the most you would consider before saying its not worth it?

[Badger]

  I knoiw a lot of guys post that a bow shows one profile after shooting but quickly recovers. I prefer a bow with no recovery, sometimes bows can loose a little of their profile but not really be damaged. If they show recovery after they sit it is more a sign of damage. So guess my answer is I want a bow with the same profile just unstrung as it will be an hour later.

[sleek]

Wow. I would have never thought about the recovery implicatuons that way. Makes perfect sense. Thanks.