My current archery stuff

[englisharcher]

KG Sherwood flat bow





EZ compound



Easton xx75 ally arrows



some wooden arrows i'm in the middle of making





My current wooden arrows





Victory recurve





Samick flatbow





What happens to wooden arrows if you hit something other than the target

[Plotloss]

Nice duvet cover.

[Paulbav]

Don't the feathers tickle you when you're trying to get to sleep??

[Wacky Racer]

Plotloss said:

Nice duvet cover.

Don't nock his fine collection.

[66comanche]

Must be cramped firing your trusty longbow in a bedsit?

[englisharcher]

Wacky Racer said:

Don't nock his fine collection.

[Monochrome]

This week I have mostly been eating roast chicken!

[Wacky Racer]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

this is all I know about Archery.



I am a big fan

What lovely curves on that compound..........

[Buff Mchugelarge]

cor.. check out the cams on that..

I used to shoot recurve many years ago, my step mum was of the top archers in the UK.
I did have a Longbow made by Richard Head. Silly name ,lovely bow!

[Ayahuasca]

Odds Bodkin.

[pacman1]

Liking the Sherwood.

[hollydog]

Ya missing a blackbrook bow.

[Ayahuasca]

What's the draw weight of the longbow?

[Mutts]

I'll add my bow to this thread then.

Martin Ridge Hunter compound.


Martin Compound bow by spg_mutts, on Flickr

Great as it goes up to 31" draw, but will wind down as low as 35lbs on draw weight.
Max draw weight is 50lb, which i can just about manage. Currently its set around 42lbs.
Just a few bits left to tweak & set-up, namely serving the peep sight.
MS screwing up my left arm meant i had to find a lower draw weight plus using a wrist release, i find it a lot easier to draw.

[peterperkins]

I like the Sherwood Bow the best in this thread so far, and hate all the weird shaped fancy ones.

Plain and simple give me an English Longbow and twenty years daily training from aged 5 and I might be able to hit something with it.

That famous Archer from the 40-60's who did all the stunt shooting in the old mediaeval epics? What was his name? He had a series of example films as well I believe and could hit a sparrow on a twig at 50m.
Any links?

Just remembered Howard Hill that's the chap.

[strudel]

This is as good a place as any to post - I'm looking for a beginners-ish recurve bow. I don't want to spend a huge amount but at the same time I don't want rubbish - what price range and makes should I go for, and where should I look?

Ta

[Mutts]

strudel said:

This is as good a place as any to post - I'm looking for a beginners-ish recurve bow. I don't want to spend a huge amount but at the same time I don't want rubbish - what price range and makes should I go for, and where should I look?

Ta

If your near Leeds, then a trip to Aardvark Archery is worth it.They are on the web as well.
Samick Privilige Bow for £110 or a Samick Wood bow for £55. My son uses the Wood bow. Just got him some new limbs 'tother week.

[dickymint]

My favourite bow.....