Once in a while a pic is taken with split second
timing. This is from Bueforum the Norwegian
equalent to TradGang. Scroll down and take a look. Bue--.
http://forum.bueforum.no/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=278&start=495
Ouch!
HOLY COW. I hope the shooter is okay.
Regards,
homebru
I wish I could read Norwegian just to see what the last few posts said.......well, maybe it's better that I can't! :eek:
That had to hurt.
I forgot to say that all is well with the shooter,only a small scratch on the arm. Bue--.
Do you know what wood he was using. It looks a lot like out Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana).
That looked like a very exciting blow-up! Glad he wasn't hurt.
The wood was Juniper (Juniperus communis) Bue--.
:scared:
Odd, I had to laugh out loud as this has happened to me with a yew bow. Mine was in 11 pieces, his only 9 pieces. Very exiting and fast, surprised that the camera caught the action. Nice bow before the indecent.
That ..WAS...a nice looking bow!!!!
at least the arrow survived ! Glad the guy didn't hurt ! :scared:
Awesome picture, but sorry about the bow. That was a real beauty. Glad the shooter wasn't hurt.
Dennis
That's called holding at full draw!!!!!!
LOL, holding full draw is right...not a single flinch outta that guy!
Thank God he wasn't hurt! I had a bow come apart on me once and it'll surely get your heart going!!!
AARRRGGGGHHHHHhhhhh!
No translation needed. Beautiful bow, wonderful tiller, gnarly wood, love that juniper....
what sudden sorrow and loss!
I have a healthy respect for the nerve of the shooter, rock solid and steady! He's the guy I want to see walking up if I've been run over by a bus. Uh, if he knows how to stop bleeding and stabilize a spinal cord.
Killdeer :eek:
Wow! That shot was taken with a Sony DSC-W70 run of the mill camera you could get at Wal-Mart! I was thinking someone was shooting at five frames per second or something. That shot is one in a million to get.
Shame to see something so pretty gone in an instant. =0(
Very cool pic but very sad too. That was a cool bow!
boy do I know that feeling! had an ash bow I was just about done with do the exact same thing. no camera capture though.
Anecdotal evidence for my contension that most parts of a broken bow fly away from the shooter.
The part attached to the top end of the string being the exception.
Jim
Wow is right, pretty awesome photo of an unfortunate event! Glad the shooter was ok, sure was a beauty of a bow!
That's amazing how the guy hasn't even flinched yet. Just his hand has started to move. One in a million for sure. oh yeah, nice bow. I had one go into only two pieces unless you could the inch long splinter that somehow ended up between my knuckles. Glad he wasn't hurt.
Hi, the pics were originally posted by Griffin at http://www.paleoplanet.net/ , Archery - Primitive Bows section , entitled Griffins bows *Original break pic up for grabs for a limited time * page 11.
Wow, what are the odds of that
Kodak moment becoming a Kodak moment.
Not as visual as that but have been there before. :D
This was my first wood bow.It was a hickory backed ipe that had the backing too thin.If you look close near the window you can see the tip of the top limb just before it exits through the glass. I guess a 70lb bow gets good penitration even if there is no arrow. :biglaugh:
(http://funhunts.homestead.com/disaster.jpg)
James weren't you ever told not to play with your bows inside the house? ;)
Ouch! Note to self: Don't try makin bows outa trees. These things are scary. Kinda like riden a motorcycle, you know it's going to bite you, just not when. :scared: :scared: Glad guy is ok.
:D What is bad I had been shooting the bow for 3 days.Was really proud of getting a shooter on my first try.I was trying to get a full draw picture to post and my wife was killing me trying to work the camera.She did get this picture however. :clapper: I had an even better picture that I lost due to a computer crash.It involved a rope tied to my waist trying to get a picture on the tillering tree.Tip...always make sure there are no arrows shafts laying on the floor if you are pulling a bow with a rope toed around you.They don't hold up when your big butt hits the ground and pulls them to about 48". ;)
Looks like that fella's gonna' need a new stave.
Been there done that.