For Discussion: Accuracy
A bow has twin main purposes: to place an arrow in a small distant area, the arrow arriving with enough speed for intended consequences. Speed is directly measurable, and results essentially from the...
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Whatever this thread dishes out anyhow, it still isn't going to keep me from shooting a pistol or my shorty. I like all kinds of bows, just havent gotten around to making all of them yet.
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I would like to add three features to the contribute to accuracy list:Arrow rest. ----This assists in repeatable placement of the arrow on the bow, and thus aids accuracy.Contured handle.----This...
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Nice try, but I suggest that arrow rests and cut away shelves are very recent innovations and therefore Paleo illegal and beyond the scope of this thread.Now that has opened a whole other can of...
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George:Agreed. I should include manageable draw weight in any future such list. Slight follow/better release: This is awfully hard to prove one way or the other, but heres the thinking: The arrow cant...
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Beg to disagree with that limb mass part a bit.More massive limbs ( or string for that matter ) mean less variation in cast due variation in arrow mass.Also this "early tip acceleration" is a bit...
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Tim, I draw around 27 in and shoot 30 -31 inch arrows. I shoot barrel chested shafts made by hand planing. Arrows are spined within 5# groupings and often closer than that. I'm pretty picky about...
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Hellfire, good for you. Shoot what you like. I like bows 62-66 inches for my 27 inch draw. Woodbear, gotta grudgingly agree with Rod. let's see what else. Y'all are gonna give Tim a headache....
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Jukka: Just talking about outer limb mass: The less massive the outer limbs the faster is initial acceleration. This means more of the bow's stored energy goes into the arrow early in the return than...
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" So the more energetic and abruptly the bow transfers energy to the arrow at this stage the more any spine or other errors will be amplified." I agree but I think it is speed related and not braced...
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I think it is a mistake to try and pin it down to just one cause. Most of this stuff is inter-related and the sooner we understand this the sooner we learn to optimise performance.There is a good case...
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Baker, lighter tipped bow most certainly has more early acceleration, but also more late acceleration.Also light tipped bow has gentler string impact not because of less late acceleration , but...
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[[[Baker, lighter tipped bow most certainly has more early acceleration, but also more late acceleration.Also light tipped bow has gentler string impact not because of less late acceleration , but...
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The only thing that matters in this particular dance is how much "authority" (speed) is imparted to the arrow.Limb vibration and handshock are just symptoms of the degree inefficiency in the match...
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I do not think it true to say that a recurve needs to be shorter to be put to good use, using speed as a criterion. Sure it is a convenient way of making a short bow draw as if it were slightly longer...
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my .02 worth I shoot both long and short bows.Differnt styles / different purpose.Long bow is easier for draw and aim.Short bow is easier for aim and draw.Beta - Vhs ..... What about 8 track????I like...
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IMOShort bow, good up close, useful in a restricted space.Long bow, good at any distance, occasionally inconvenient in a restricted space.
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I agree with bravedeer. The important thing is the culture, not theoretical accuracy. I use a short bow as I have done since 4 years old. If I absolutely need more accuracy I pick up a rifle, not a...
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I agree that for many of us our choice of bow is decided on a cultural basis, but this thread was started as a discussion on elements of bow design having an effect on accuracy, not as a survey on...
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Rod, yes, design considerations and actual use are quite hard to separate. I had an interesting experience many years ago. A bowmaker friend of mine had seen a documentary film on TV, where a Japanese...
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Simo,I used to be more interested in competition than I am at present, but I still have some interest and am thinking of spending some time working on my clout shooting.I do not have much taste for...
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