English Warbows

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nick1346
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: English Warbows

Hi All, As you can probably see from my website my interest is in the old English Warbow, its strengths and it failings.....and beer Are there any other people out there shooting similar, or does anyone have any questions you'd like to ask? Great forum Nick _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

segolden
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject:

Heh, bunch of those on here, bro. TimS and Robin Hood among others, and I'm hoping to pick one up fairly soon. Feel free to contribute whatever you know. _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13 http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/ http://www.melaniephillips.com/

Club: none
Bow: Quinn Comet XL, Grozer Horsebow, KG ELB, Two Rivers R/D
Sight: DAS Kinetic SRF
Arrows: Easton X7 Eclipse 1916's, GT XT Hunter 3555's
Accesories: Sims SRS stab, enhancer & Limbsavers; Dawgware side-quiver

Awaiting MBLLC Phoenix bow

nick1346
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject:

Oh don't tempt me, I'm like an old woman talking about the war! So do you blokes pratice 'shooting in the bow'? _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

segolden
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject:

Since I don't have the opportunity as yet, hopefully someone will contribute more, nick. We await their replies. _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13 http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/ http://www.melaniephillips.com/

fred
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Posts: 1659
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Location: Kidderminster Worcs

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:17 am Post subject: war bows

Nick I make and sell longbows cannot hit the side of a barn with one.I make medieval arrows use ash poc oak and any wood asked use Hector Cole heads.There is a lot of c**p talked about longbows but if you have not got it Buy THE GREAT WARBOW By Robert Hardy-Matthew Strickland this is a must.Which Medieval clan are you in.I may be at Tewkesbury this year. Fred

Club: Die Hard Archers
Bow: KG 1
Sight: none
Arrows: matched wooden
Accesories: none

nick1346
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject:

Hi Fred, I'm going to make my first bow soon, a laminated warbow under the instruction of Steve Stratton. Steve thinks I should be able to a 125lber out of it so I'll be happy Have you got any pictures of your bows and arras? The great warbow is a good book indeed always close to hand when writing for my website. I don't know if I'll be at Tewsbury but I shall be at HErstmonceux, we may even be doing a demonstration there! Cheers Nick _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

segolden
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

Just out of curiosity, nick, how long have you been at this, and how long did it take to be able to pull that poundage? _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13 http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/ http://www.melaniephillips.com/

nick1346
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Location: The New Forest

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject:

Oh I've been shooting about 4 ish years. I started with a 48lb bow and it took a year to work up to a 100lb bow. I'm now comfortable with 120lb for all day shooting. The thing is most people think you have to be some kind of body building loon to able to shoot heavy bows. In our experience big muscles don't work, its about two things, tendonal strength and good technique. The method of shooting in the bow is very open and contary to most myths about warbows is not harmfull to your back. When shooting in the 'traditional' manner the load of the bow is spread over too few muscle groups, when you get into the bow you spread that across your back, chest, arms, the whole body comes into play and it feels alive! Told you I bang on a bit! _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

madhatter
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UK N/W Area Rep (NFAS)

Posts: 140
Club Committee Member
Location: Cheshire.

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

Is it correct that you wheel your balls round in a barrow.

Club: Goshawk Archers
Bow: Bow Tech Constitution,AFB,Recurve,Bamboo Longbow
Sight: Viper 5 pin
Arrows: POC & Light Speed 400
Accesories: sweets

nick1346
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject:

Funnily enough, yes. _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

fred
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Posts: 1659
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Location: Kidderminster Worcs

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

8 Mouths ago I made a selfyew 130POUNDS For a customer it took 2 to tiller it. The bloke came to collect it he strung it and tried it like it was a 20 bow Fred

Club: Die Hard Archers
Bow: KG 1
Sight: none
Arrows: matched wooden
Accesories: none

madhatter
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Posts: 140
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Location: Cheshire.

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

I assume you called him Sir?

Club: Goshawk Archers
Bow: Bow Tech Constitution,AFB,Recurve,Bamboo Longbow
Sight: Viper 5 pin
Arrows: POC & Light Speed 400
Accesories: sweets

fred
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Posts: 1659
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Location: Kidderminster Worcs

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

I did not call him KONG FRED

Club: Die Hard Archers
Bow: KG 1
Sight: none
Arrows: matched wooden
Accesories: none

nick1346
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject:

Nice one Fred! Who was that, you can always pm me. And honestly Madhatter it aint no macho thing, just technique. Archery is about fun not one upmanship. _________________ Thats not a bow............

Club:
Bow: 115lb yew bow, 130lb laminate bow
Sight: Good grief, I'm supposed to aim?
Arrows: 1/2" diameter, 32" long English battleshafts
Accesories:

madhatter
Apprentice Bowman

UK N/W Area Rep (NFAS)

Posts: 140
Club Committee Member
Location: Cheshire.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:54 am Post subject:

Unfortunately [or fortunately] I will never be able to pull a bow of that draw weight. No matter if I had got the technique correct.

Club: Goshawk Archers
Bow: Bow Tech Constitution,AFB,Recurve,Bamboo Longbow
Sight: Viper 5 pin
Arrows: POC & Light Speed 400
Accesories: sweets