I am a relatively experienced recurve archer in the process of buying my first longbow. I have been told the first thing to do is work out what my longbow drawlength would be. To do this I need to draw a suitable longbow and determine where the arrow meets the bow at full draw. This is all ok except for the borrowing a suitable longbow part....
I have a 29.25 inch AMO drawlength and am a little reluctant to pull a borrowed bow marked ' max DL 28" ' to full draw in case I break it.
Is the longbow drawlength the AMO drawlength (nock groove to pivot point plus 1.75 inches) or just the distance between nock groove and the bow?
Also, would it be possible to give me an idea of the poundage required to hit 100 yards without an aiming point in the clouds? I pull 45 lbs on the fingers recurve - what would a reasonable longbow weight be?
I have a 29.25 inch AMO drawlength and am a little reluctant to pull a borrowed bow marked ' max DL 28" ' to full draw in case I break it.
Is the longbow drawlength the AMO drawlength (nock groove to pivot point plus 1.75 inches) or just the distance between nock groove and the bow?
Also, would it be possible to give me an idea of the poundage required to hit 100 yards without an aiming point in the clouds? I pull 45 lbs on the fingers recurve - what would a reasonable longbow weight be?