Del's First Official Flight Shoot.

[Del the cat]

To cut to the chase, I won the 50# ELB class 
The distances were well down due to strong head winds, damp weather and an uphill shot.
I also shot my little Osage flight bow, which they classed an an ALB (despite it being too short!  ) as that was the nearest appropriate class which they were hosting.
I won that too , actual distances haven't been published yet, but some people were saying their distances were 90 yards down on last year!
It just gives me an idea that I'm in the right ball park.

I had the added excitement of overdrawing a 26" flight arrow into the belly of the little Osage  It exploded spectacularly and the string sheared a bit off the overlay, but the bow seems fine.  (you can see the dink in the belly in the pic)
It's blogged up in more detail here:-
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2019/05/wmas-flight-shoot.html
Other pic is me shooting the ELB, note the PA head gear
Del

[willie]

To cut to the chase, I won the 50# ELB class 

congrats

[Pat B]

Well done, Del. 

[willie]

Del,
I read your write up on the blog, sounds like some challenging conditions to say the least. I hope you get another chance to put a few arrows through the ELB and report back. I assume it is this one?
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,65586.0.html

[Del the cat]

Del,
I read your write up on the blog, sounds like some challenging conditions to say the least. I hope you get another chance to put a few arrows through the ELB and report back. I assume it is this one?
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,65586.0.html

It's one of 3 that I built as per that post.
It's the shortened and re-worked Mk2, heat treated yew belly, Boo back. The belly spalled out a chunk of wood and was patched but its still ended up faster than the Boo/Yew/Ipe! Best speed clock was 211.9 fps
It's a testament to the durability of a executed made belly patch
Del

[avcase]

I really enjoyed following your story. You had an impressive debut!

Prior to the creation of our US primitive divisions, Dan Perry and others would show up to compete with their all-wood bows to compete against modern composite bows and they would often win. It is good to see you carry on the tradition at the UK flight shoot.

Alan

[leonwood]

Well done Del! That must be a motivation to continue what you call your tinkering mostly

[Del the cat]

Well done Del! That must be a motivation to continue what you call your tinkering mostly

There's fiddling and fettling as well as tinkering   
Del

[leonwood]

There's fiddling and fettling as well as tinkering   
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Now that's the best way to build bows as far as I am concerned

[mullet]

Congratulations, Del! Well done, Sir.

[DC]

Good on ya Del Ya think you're hooked??

[Del the cat]

Good on ya Del Ya think you're hooked??

Well I won't drive that far* to one, but if there's one a bit closer I'd have a go
Del
*I drove a laughably short distance from a US perspective ....
162 miles, is probably, "just up the road to you guys" 

[Deerhunter21]

congrats del! I really like your bowyers diary!

[Marc St Louis]

That's great Dell.

[Hawkdancer]

Congratulations!  Quite a score on the first time out!  162 miles is quite a long haul back east - but out here in he Wild West, it is just a short hop! 
Hawkdancer