I can say im suprised how much of a punch my new howatt hi-speed packs!
For such an old bow espcially
short bows are just so much fun to shoot!
i shot till my middle finger bled!
yes i shoot no bare fingers lol
anyone else havin this kind of fun with short bows?
I love short bows mine is 53"x48#@28" osage self bow I also make them and they start at 48" min and 60" max 40 to 70# sell em on that auction site might try a couple here soon enough maybe keep on keepin on :thumbsup:
nice you should show some pics of your work
my daily shooter is 54", my goto huntin bow is 48" those are amo lenghts, actual bow lenghts 4 inches shorter
Considering I came from a 68" LB, my "short" bow is a 56" Shrew Classic Hunter. Drawn to 32", this thing really slings an arrow. I put it through a chrono and at 60#@32" it tosses a 675g arrow at 186 fps. Tends to cause problems pulling arrows from 3-D targets as it sinks them 3-4".
I have a original 54" Shrew. It is so sweet and nice to shoot. Got 12 deer with it since I got it back in 2005.
56" is my favorite length. Most people consider that short. I would love to try the shorter shrew bows.
Brant
I just ordered a 56" Shrew Classic Hunter and have been assured by others like BobW that I am going to love it. Too bad I have to wait a year to find out.
Allan
Here's a Shrew 'Lil Favorite I got from Ron LaClair a few weeks ago. 54"/54# @ 28", Osage over bamboo limbs with walnut handle. A little quicker than the Super Shrew I had. Smooth & quiet.
Christian, you're so right. "Short bows are just so much fun to shoot".
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/bachbone/shrewfav4.jpg) (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/bachbone/shrewfav1.jpg)
I tried building a short 54" recurve last year. I made a short riser and used some regular 58" bow limbs I had here. It really gained a lot of weight and seemed to stack past 27", but I think that is because I played with the angle on the riser and made it 16 degrees and not 22 like my normal t/d recurves have. I should have done one experiment at a time, lol.