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Peer · 10-05-2008, 01:12 PM

On bows:
There are a lot of sites about bowbuilding but many are about traditional (=longbow) bows.
I prefer the recurve bow because it is much faster, smaller, much easier to handle and to draw than the slow and backbreaking longbow.
Also the power of the bow is often exaggerated.
Big guys want to draw 60 or 80 pound bows.
(The drawing weight is measured at 28# drawing length).
As it is ridiculous to hunt for little game on a distance of more than about 15-25 metres no such drawingweight is required.
A 35-50 pnd bow will do fine and if you put on a razorhead point it will penetrate a bullitproof vest on about 25 metres as well.
Much easier (and cheaper) than building your own bow you can buy Korean (Samick) huntingbows for a very reasonable prize.
Some bows you buy for $ 50-$ 100.
Remember you don't want to be the worlds Archerychampion but you want to get yourself a rabbit a day and if nessecary be able to "shoot it from the hip" and that requires a completely different skill.
And it may seem a joke but last summer I practiced shooting sitting in my lazy chair but that is not so funny as it seems as you sometimes must be able to shoot laying on a big branch of a tree.

http://picasaweb.google.nl/peervande...ey=WElPSfQQgdU

You can see the longbow my friend is shooting is not half as comfortable as my shorter recurve and although my friend draws about 10 Lbs more my arrow is faster (we tested that with an electronic device).
The beercan I hold between my thighs shows that targetpracticing should be fun.
If it is not your thing don't do it but if it attracts you go ahaed and you'll have a wonderfull sport untill you need the skill in a practical way.
The two video's also show the difference between the comfort of a recurve bow and the longbow

There are also very good american huntingbows so check out this site:
http://www.beararcheryproducts.com/

Here you can see what a bow is capable of. This is no trick.
Talking about accuracy. Also look at the arrow in flight in slow motion.
See the vibration and the bending?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcNY2t0h-HE

On the other hand you wouldn't be able to move in the forest with that equipment but hitting an egg at 30-40 metres without site and stabilisors is no exeption.
I have seen arrows being split by the second one many times.

Ok for now.

10-05-2008, 01:12 PM	#118
Peer Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 261	Re: For "Survivors" Eyes Only On bows: There are a lot of sites about bowbuilding but many are about traditional (=longbow) bows. I prefer the recurve bow because it is much faster, smaller, much easier to handle and to draw than the slow and backbreaking longbow. Also the power of the bow is often exaggerated. Big guys want to draw 60 or 80 pound bows. (The drawing weight is measured at 28# drawing length). As it is ridiculous to hunt for little game on a distance of more than about 15-25 metres no such drawingweight is required. A 35-50 pnd bow will do fine and if you put on a razorhead point it will penetrate a bullitproof vest on about 25 metres as well. Much easier (and cheaper) than building your own bow you can buy Korean (Samick) huntingbows for a very reasonable prize. Some bows you buy for $ 50-$ 100. Remember you don't want to be the worlds Archerychampion but you want to get yourself a rabbit a day and if nessecary be able to "shoot it from the hip" and that requires a completely different skill. And it may seem a joke but last summer I practiced shooting sitting in my lazy chair but that is not so funny as it seems as you sometimes must be able to shoot laying on a big branch of a tree. http://picasaweb.google.nl/peervande...ey=WElPSfQQgdU You can see the longbow my friend is shooting is not half as comfortable as my shorter recurve and although my friend draws about 10 Lbs more my arrow is faster (we tested that with an electronic device). The beercan I hold between my thighs shows that targetpracticing should be fun. If it is not your thing don't do it but if it attracts you go ahaed and you'll have a wonderfull sport untill you need the skill in a practical way. The two video's also show the difference between the comfort of a recurve bow and the longbow There are also very good american huntingbows so check out this site: http://www.beararcheryproducts.com/ Here you can see what a bow is capable of. This is no trick. Talking about accuracy. Also look at the arrow in flight in slow motion. See the vibration and the bending? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcNY2t0h-HE On the other hand you wouldn't be able to move in the forest with that equipment but hitting an egg at 30-40 metres without site and stabilisors is no exeption. I have seen arrows being split by the second one many times. Ok for now. Last edited by Peer; 10-05-2008 at 01:15 PM.