Corax67
Well-known member
I fell in love with longbow last autumn as I recovered from illness and currently own a nice second hand bow made by a local Kentish bowyer - I can comfortably shoot 60yds with it point on the target face & 80yds by referencing high in the tree line behind our targets, the bow is nominally 43# @ 28"
Today I was shooting a fellow a fellow club members Gary Evans bow (planning to buy one in two weeks) which references low on the target face at 80yds and mid tree line at 100yds. This bow is 47# @ 28".
Ideally I would like to keep to a bow which is as close as possible to this draw weight as I found it really comfortable to shoot but ideally referencing on the boss is my prefence if possible.
Is it possible to drop my aiming point by shooting lighter arrows ?
Is there a "minimum weight" below which wooden arrows lose performance ?
Is there an optimum point weight / shaft weight / shaft spine / feather size combination that longbow archers favour ?
My current arrows which came with my bow are 5/16" shafts, 3" feathers, Quicks plastic nocks and 100 grain target points and perform OK with both bows, probably a bit whippy with my current bow if honest, and I've no idea what spine they are.
Karl
Today I was shooting a fellow a fellow club members Gary Evans bow (planning to buy one in two weeks) which references low on the target face at 80yds and mid tree line at 100yds. This bow is 47# @ 28".
Ideally I would like to keep to a bow which is as close as possible to this draw weight as I found it really comfortable to shoot but ideally referencing on the boss is my prefence if possible.
Is it possible to drop my aiming point by shooting lighter arrows ?
Is there a "minimum weight" below which wooden arrows lose performance ?
Is there an optimum point weight / shaft weight / shaft spine / feather size combination that longbow archers favour ?
My current arrows which came with my bow are 5/16" shafts, 3" feathers, Quicks plastic nocks and 100 grain target points and perform OK with both bows, probably a bit whippy with my current bow if honest, and I've no idea what spine they are.
Karl