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narrowboat

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Hi i normaly shoot a recurve but as we have a clout comp on monday i thought i would shoot longbow with my son,so i borrowed one a nice 65lb one,i took it down the field today for a practice 8th arrow BANG bow snapped ,bent my glasses sore jaw and my nipple is killing me .So sod the longbows i will stick with a recurve thank you very much.
 
pHz

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lightweight

one small setback and you give up

even zoe has a (kind of - same shape as connors grozer) longbow now - went to merlin today and bought her one for the clout and for fun

slainte :slaphappy rob
 
Windknot

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I thought Northeners were supposed to be tough?

If it makes you feel any better- the same thing happened to me with a recurve. Well, almost. Didn't have a sore nipple after.
 
rohenwto

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narrowboat said:
Hi i normaly shoot a recurve but as we have a clout comp on monday i thought i would shoot longbow with my son,so i borrowed one a nice 65lb one,i took it down the field today for a practice 8th arrow BANG bow snapped ,bent my glasses sore jaw and my nipple is killing me .So sod the longbows i will stick with a recurve thank you very much.
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Now I may be wrong, but could be persuaded to put money on the fact that your draw is a lot longer than the owner of the bow:knockout:
 
narrowboat

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no we are about the same,think i was just lucky:cheerful: it was only the second time i picked up a longbow to shoot ,tends to put you off a bit
 
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It happens, fortunately I heard the strange noise coming from the lower lim of my ash self bow longbow and let down very quickly. Took a very close inspection to find it but sure enough, a hairline crack across the belly. that would most likely explode were it ever be taken to full draw again.
 
Yew Selfbow

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Narrowboat.....
...sorry to hear about your bow.. did you "warm" it up properly before you started shooting?
 
alanesq

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I have been told you should never let someone else shoot your longbow as the bow will be accustomed to the way you shoot and simply the way the other person draws it can cause it to break

I had assumed this was an old wives tale, but maybe this shows there is something in it ???
 
pHz

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i think it was a deliberate attempt to nobble you for tomorrow - shoot a few decent looking ends then slyly cut a little nick in the limbs before handing the bow over to you

slainte :raspberry rob
 
Kae

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alanesq said:
I have been told you should never let someone else shoot your longbow as the bow will be accustomed to the way you shoot and simply the way the other person draws it can cause it to break

I had assumed this was an old wives tale, but maybe this shows there is something in it ???
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Not an old wife's tale at all.

I've taken incremental weight measurements from an unshot bow, and then the same bow after it had "learnt" a style from an archer.
It showed that the bow was perfect for there draw length but the bow stacked very quickly after it (which it didn't before).

Kae.
 
hawkeye

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Narrowboat You are just too rough with your toys !!! Don't forget you broke your flight bow too !!

I feel sorry for your recurve - sounds like its days are numbered !! Then you will have to borrow your sons longbow then fall in love with traditional shooting and be a longbowman forever more !!

Long live the longbow !!!:stirthepo
 
narrowboat

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hawkeye said:
Narrowboat You are just too rough with your toys !!! Don't forget you broke your flight bow too !!

I feel sorry for your recurve - sounds like its days are numbered !! Then you will have to borrow your sons longbow then fall in love with traditional shooting and be a longbowman forever more !!

Long live the longbow !!!:stirthepo
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Dont say that i love my recurve,sod the longbows they hurt and you cant hit what you aim at ,they are all faulty :cheerful:
 
hawkeye

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narrowboat be honest with yourself you having a deep down burning desire to become a proper archer and down your recurve (ooh it makes me feel sick even typing the word RECUR...... no can't finish it !!) and pick up the only thing that any archer really wants to shoot !

You have succumbed once before so you are weakening its only a matter of time now....................see you on the other side !!
 
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