Another baby nearly ready (refresh with final pics)

feeds@yuku.com (fusizoli) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:49:35 GMT

BL 58 long 9 handle & fades. Now have 3 reflex. Will put one layer sinew on the back. It made from an old longer bow which havent finished. Not the best material but hope will work fine without chrysal. The belly is wider than back (heat treated) 1.82belly-1.62back at the widest part , will tapers to ~0.23
~ 0.4 deep limbs, the last ~4 is static reflex
Try to get the 23 draw and near 50#

Split Cane Bamboo Flight Arrows

feeds@yuku.com (avcase) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:22:00 GMT

I've put it off long enough. I'm finally going through a build-a-long on split cane bamboo flight arrows. This year I am going to use every tool (powered or otherwise) I have this time to speed up the process so I hope it isn't offensive to anyone here. I am certain that I could make these with nothing but stone age tools but it would take longer than I'd like and I'd end up with a bunch of neat arrows again this year but no time left to make some new bows to shoot them....

A small coverage by the local newspaper (video)

feeds@yuku.com (Kviljo) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:07:49 GMT

The semi-local newspaper did a small report on my bowyery and flight-shooting a few days ago. It is in norwegian, but you get some glimpses from my workshop and I shoot my old 295-meter ash board flightbow. As I say in the video, I don't think the shot was more than 240 meters at most.

Some of you might also have a thing or two to say about my flightshooting form?

Anyway, I thought you might like to have a...

Finger Releases.

feeds@yuku.com (Archerdan) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:01:03 GMT

Just because I started this thread doesn't mean that I am the best at it. Hopefully it will bring out some good info in the discussion.

I was shooting some arrows that were to light of spine for the bows I was shooting, a few years ago, and was torquing the arrow into the side of these bows. I was blowing up arrows left and right. After Ike mentioned to me (after I was finished shooting) that I was torquing the arrows into the bow, I realized that the arrows may have been fine...

First test of my flight arrows

feeds@yuku.com (Salvador 06) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:53:28 GMT

I had a chance to really let it rip at the Petaluma shoot two weeks ago. I tried a couple of bamboo flight arrows I made and one of them flew really well. I'm convinced that I can get much more distance out of them with more fine tuning. I had no way to measure precise distances, but I was outshooting hunting weight bows with a 37# target bow. I would like to see how they perform from a heavier bow, they're designed for bows in the 50# range. How many of the flight arrows at...

How do I smash the record?

feeds@yuku.com (Redhorse) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:06:25 GMT

I can't get the arrow more then 250 meters. It should do more. I shot it steady trough crono +250fps. For years I can't get the arrow longer in meters that it does in fps.
What is the secret?

Back asswords!

feeds@yuku.com (badger5149) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:38:50 GMT

I want to see if anyone can figure out what I am atlking about here regarding a flight bow. might make for a good discussion.
Design a 66" bow to draw only 16" and then redesign to draw 24" without breaking, but still keep it a 16" draw designed bow. Good luck! Steve

Levels of Flight Achievement?

feeds@yuku.com (avcase) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:52:33 GMT

Adam mentioned the title "Kemankesh" for mastering a Turkish-style flight shot of 600 meters or more. I notice that the British note levels of achievement for their flight shooters also. I like this idea especially as the records get pushed further out. It will eventually get to the point where a record shot may only be achieved every 10, 20, or more years. I would like to see some kind of recognition like this in the U.S. also.

Adam,
What are the requirements to...

Kviljos Turkish flightbow

feeds@yuku.com (Kviljo) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:21:20 GMT

Okay, so we need to get started on these hornbows

I started this one a while ago, and glued it together tonight. My only hopes for it is that it will be shootable. The horn is 3mm thick at the bending section, so I bet this one won't be much of a flightbow, other than that I hope to be able to shape it like the old flightbows. After a few of these, perhaps there will be some more lively versions too.

600...

Why Bows Break/ String Catcher

feeds@yuku.com (Archerdan) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:34:44 GMT

Alan, I didn't want to hijack the Don Brown thread, so I brought the discussion here. You mentioned that You didn't like your wrist being the string catcher! LOL. I know what you mean. Your forward handle wood bows could easily support a sting catcher! Sill, this is just a guess. I believe that an all wood bow can hang with the horn composite bows if we can figure out why bows break in dry fire. It has been written by some that the bow is broken by the string breaking in a dry fire...

1995 Don Browns flight bow

feeds@yuku.com (Archerdan) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:45:24 GMT

I was there watching in 1995 when Don Brown shot this record. Harry Drake built the bow. I shot a lighter, prototype bow for Harry, the year before, around 521 yards. The bow I shot was around 70# draw weight at full draw. I shot it at around 65# for the record, as the bow felt like it was on the edge of breaking down. The bow felt like it was stacking 5 to 7 pounds per inch the last inch of draw. The next round I drew it to full draw, around 70 pounds, but the bow broke down and the...

Don Brown's shot in 1995?

feeds@yuku.com (Kviljo) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:08:59 GMT

I was looking through the flight records of the NAA and came across this quite interesting record:

"Unl Prim. Complex Composite 619

‐1‐7/566.50m Don Brown 10/7/1995"

Does anyone here remember...

2009 US Flight Nationals

feeds@yuku.com (avcase) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:33:07 GMT

I'm slowly coming back to earth after another super U.S. Nationals Flight shoot at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah. I'll have to start this thread with a pretty cool picture (Courtesy of Bede Dwyer) of James Sanchez shooting this very interesting Self longbow...

-Alan

Norwegian Championship 2009

feeds@yuku.com (Kviljo) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:02:40 GMT

I promised a small report on our Norwegian Championship that was held the 22. and 23. of august. - here it is

A new junior flight record was set! Bendik J Moen shot 180 meters! I regret that I can not tell much about the equipment used, but perhaps Moen junior or senior would let us know?

Most of the other senior shots landed at around 200 meters, with 231 meters as the second longest shot.

My old BBI...

Breasted Arrow - how defined, general discussion invite free-for-all

feeds@yuku.com (StringDrivenThing) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:33:59 GMT

I've come across some info on what the shape of a breasted arrow is, er, at least
this person's concept Seems it has a front taper, a parallel section, then a rear taper.
What makes it differ from a barreled arrow is the comparative lengths of the two tapers.

The front tapers for a greater length than the rear, somewhat like the silhouette
of a fish, but reversed...

Flurry of activity before the US Flight Nationals

feeds@yuku.com (avcase) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:02:59 GMT

There's not much time left before the US Flight Nationals and I've got a couple of bows that I'm still working to finish up. I'll see if I can post some pictures of them. Hopefully they work out, if not, I have some old ones that should do the job. Other than that, I'm plenty busy with arrows and strings and trying to get in some kind of shooting form.

My daughter and I have been shooting flu-flu's for practice flight shooting. This has been a great way...

Angle of elevation?

feeds@yuku.com (StringDrivenThing) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:01:22 GMT

I tried a search, nothing came up.
For maximum distance what's the ideal
elevation angle? 45º makes perfect sense
in a vacuum, but we're not on the moon
so air resistance & drag come into play.
Something about Cg & Cp?

I've "heard" 42º is best,
what say you gurus out there? Thanks

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Ballistic coefficient...

feeds@yuku.com (jeb532) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:00:41 GMT

Does anyone know of data on feather drag? I'd like to work out the ballistic coefficient of arrows...

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