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Love your bows!!!

@longbows

Ай бұрын

thanks

I always learn something from one of your vids, even though I've been shooting longbows for years. Thanks and keep it up please.

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

Very kind, glad its helpful.

Well something new to learn every time I tune in. Thank you again for great insight in this. I had also wondered. Now we know.

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

good stuff, thanks!

@longbows

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Brilliant vid. Thank you

@longbows

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Can I ask, do you know why peoples draw length is usually shorter on a long bow if coming from a modern recurve? Im assuming that the anchor point is still the same, not a draw back to the ear.

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

let's be clear, I am talking about the English Longbow, not a long bow. Modern bows are much more 'forgiving' , if you draw up a modern recurve of the same weight as an English Longbow you will feel the difference, there are many reasons. The materials can make a difference, also the 'pistol' style hand grip of a modern bow. These and various other factors can lead to a person being able to 'open up their' body more when using a modern bow, using an English Longbow seems to 'compress' the body and produce a shorter draw length. As long as you are using the same anchor point you will find a high proportion of people draw a shorter draw length with an English Longbow.

@wizurd77

7 ай бұрын

@@longbows thanks for the explanation 😀

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

no worries, any help with the channel that you can give is greatly appreciated

The less the draw weight the shorter the bow can be? Is it so? Seems to me it works with 28.5 draw as long as it's not more then 30 pounds of draw weight.

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

Are you talking about an English Longbow?

@user-ul3qe2tq1o

7 ай бұрын

@@longbows most of my bows designed English like, but when I reduce weight I just take of the belly, all my bows are about 1.5 inches wide at center. And when I make low poundage bow I'm make it the same width, I guess that's why, thinner bow can handle more bend, tension.

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

what profile are the limbs?

@user-ul3qe2tq1o

7 ай бұрын

@@longbows the bow is compass profile, cross -section closer to circular, D -shaped . But with lower draw weigh and shorter bows, I make 1.5inch 3-4 cm wide and tapering towards tips to about 1см 0.3 inch. But I reduce thickness of my bow it is about half inch thick at center and 3/8 thick at tips .

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

ok, the bows we are talking about are English Longbows, not War Bows, the English Longbow is a sporting bow with a stiff handle section.

I have a piece of wood cut 6 feet longer than my drawing length of 29 inches, what can you advise me? 😐

@longbows

7 ай бұрын

sorry, I am not sure I understand the question.

@Misael.8966

7 ай бұрын

@@longbows I have a 6 foot long staff meant to make a longbow plus my draw and 29 inches. what could you guide me because it has already been cut is what I have on hand

@Misael.8966

7 ай бұрын

@@longbows sorry my English is bad

@longbows

6 ай бұрын

no need to apologise, are you trying to make an English Longbow?

@Misael.8966

6 ай бұрын

@@longbows yes it is true