[aerosenfield]

I recently purchased an inexpensive longbow on the site; a dry ridge 40# @ 29". My draw length is 28" and the bow measures at about 37.5# at that draw.

I took it out today for the first time - I don't even have proper arrows - but used some aluminum 2315 with 125gr points and 4" feathers which flew okay.

It was fun! I took it out the the FITA field and shot it at 30m, 50m and 70m

What a hoot; quiet like nothing else I ever shot. 30m was no problem. 50m took some getting used to but I was consistently hitting pretty quickly. 70m (about 77 yards)- now that was a challenge. I was aiming up into the sky and while I hit the target butt a few times, no score

No pictures, sorry. I just had such a good time I had to tell someone!

Alan

 

[stevelong]

Just out screwing around with a stickbow is a great time, makes you feel like a kid again.

 

[markliep]

Love the quietness of a LB - no work needed - was out in the woods with mine today & it always amazes me vs a recurve - now if someone could somehow figure out a super recurve type let off (is different flex charachteristics in an unshaped limb even possible?) - I'd have to get another one - M

 

[John in NZ]

If I was hunting and stump shooting alone, I'd probably just shoot a Hill styled longbow an nothing else.
Chances are that's where I'll end up some day anyway and I could think of a lot worse things.

John.

 

[SteveInNJ]

We all have memories of just taking a bow and screwing around. Probably a lot better memories than after we learned so much

 

[mlnielsen]

What?!? No peektures?!?

 

[rsarns]

Alan, learn a spot on your bow that equates to that yardage (70M), for my LB with wood arrows it happens to be my middle knuckle on my bow hand.

 

[aerosenfield]

Alan, learn a spot on your bow that equates to that yardage (70M), for my LB with wood arrows it happens to be my middle knuckle on my bow hand.

Ren, that is exactly what I finally figured out to do - but by then I had been shooting for 3 hours and was tired! I will have to go back and play again next week.

Alan

 

[longbowguy]

I often wonder if I would be better off if I had never tried anything other than my Hill Tembo and cedar arrows. - lbg