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The Zen Master

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2020, 06:03:31 am »
Real nice work, Chuck - as always. Congrats on the win!
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Offline RyanY

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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2020, 06:20:47 am »
Nicely done! Looks like you really maximized the limb length with that short handle and fades section. What’s the width/taper and mass for this bad boy?
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Offline Swampman

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2020, 06:52:54 am »
Congratulations on your own and a great looking bow!
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2020, 06:56:18 am »
Great work as usual Chuck.  Congrats on the record
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Offline neuse

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« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2020, 07:02:38 am »
great job sir. congrats
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2020, 07:14:30 am »
Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment. Great profile & tiller.
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Offline aznboi3644

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2020, 07:53:09 am »
Wow what a winner. Congratulations!
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bownarra

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« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2020, 07:54:49 am »
Lovely tiller. Congratulations on the shot.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2020, 08:27:42 am »
Wow! Congratulations and beautiful bow. Jawge
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Offline mmattockx

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2020, 09:14:55 am »
Quote from: loefflerchuck on April 03, 2020, 11:10:54 pm
This is a old school flight bow design in that it is short and has a long draw.

Very sweet, congrats on the record. Would this be considered a stiff handle or semi-bendy handle or what? The pictures make it look like a stiff handle, but there is so little extra wood at the grip that it seems like it should bend some to me. Perhaps just an optical illusion to my eye.


Quote from: Ricardovanleeuwen on April 03, 2020, 11:19:01 pm
What is the purpose of the groove in the middle of the tips/belly side ?

They keep the string aligned while it is in contact with the recurves.


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Offline Parnell

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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2020, 09:53:44 am »
That’s tremendous!  Great post and congratulations, Chuck.

I’d really enjoy going and participating in that one day.
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Offline Dvshunter

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« Reply #26 on: April 04, 2020, 10:33:34 am »
Congrats on the Record Chuck! That is an excellent looking bow. Well Done.
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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2020, 10:40:59 am »
Woot woot!  Very cool.
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Offline DC

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« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2020, 11:07:01 am »
Good on ya Chuck. Is a "slow tiller" just as it sounds? That's puzzling me a bit. It can't just mean more coffee breaks :D
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Re: Hickory world record flight bow.
« Reply #29 on: April 04, 2020, 04:16:10 pm »
Thanks everybody. Ed, I tried all kinds of arrows for the flight shoot. Fir, cedar and bamboo. The bamboo shot as well as any arrow. They weigh about 260 grains. I for sure have room for improvement making flight arrows.
 
I have one nice piece of Siberian elm to try out. I think that wood is a contender.

DC- Haha! yes, a slow tiller is taking your sweet time getting the bow to full draw. Lots of gradual bending over the span of weeks to slowly train the bow to bend and not shock the wood cells on the belly.

Mark- The handle is stiff but only for about 3.5" in the middle. Wanted to spread the load of the bend as much as possible with a short stiff grip. Good observation by Ryan.

Ryan- 1 3/4" widest tapering to 5/16" below the nock. weight of bow with string 18.5 oz.
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