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Title: Need help with an idea to get me back in the game...
Post by: halfseminole on May 28, 2015, 02:58:00 PM
I've come up with an idea for a new bow to help me shoot again, but I'm unable to build anything after losing the motor controls of my left hand.  I can hold a bow, and pull about 45 pounds a few times, but my equipment is all above that.  I think I have a design that would work and let me work up, but I can't build it.  Would anyone be interested in helping me build a riser for it?
Title: Re: Need help with an idea to get me back in the game...
Post by: SportHunter on May 28, 2015, 04:25:00 PM
What would be your ideal bow weight right now? I'm sure someone has something you could have or borrow to get you through.
Title: Re: Need help with an idea to get me back in the game...
Post by: halfseminole on May 28, 2015, 05:25:00 PM
As I shoot Asian, most people do not.  I'm having issues with that as the arrow is placed on the opposite side of the bow.  I lost my right eye and being right handed my arrow is completely obscured now.

The only way I could shoot like you guys is with a mechanical release, as my fingers were trashed in an accident in my early twenties.  I'm working on a way to shift my arrow while keeping the release style I've used for about twenty years now.
Title: Re: Need help with an idea to get me back in the game...
Post by: Mad Max on May 28, 2015, 06:06:00 PM
What do you want
Title: Re: Need help with an idea to get me back in the game...
Post by: halfseminole on May 28, 2015, 08:38:00 PM
PM sent, I've done about ten pages of physics calculations to prove it works.  Not to mention the PVC prototype.