I have a good friend that is 6'6" tall. He has an honest 34" draw length and I think if he had a bow that drew smoothly at his draw length it might be 35 or 36. He is also emmencely strong. He pulls 127# like I pull 70# and that is easy as pie.
he has a dream of owning an enormous three piece takedown recurve made for his draw length with two sets of limbs one 120# and one at an "Are you kidding" but not quite and "are you nuts?" weight something in the order of 150#.
He'd like it to be overbuilt, and at least 76" long up to 84".
Could this actually be done?
Keep in mind the stats
120# @ 34"
76" - 84" long
three piece take down recurve
Well Bowyers what do you think?
Well, I think you'd just better stay on his good side! :scared:
That is a TALL order. I think there have been bows made close to that weight but dont think they was that long.
The only thing harder about building a bow that heavy would be tillering it. You got to string and un-string that heavy sucker!!
As a (not quite as tall or strong) 6'3" shooter with a 32" draw, I think this should replace the Ambush Bow Competition.
Tell your buddy I feel his pain (and finger pinch).
-Brett
The poundage is a problem.
Have a look at Trad tech bows,( Lancaster Archery) maybe a set of their longest heaviest limbs on a longer competition Olympic riser would sort out the draw length issues.
Doubt that you will get the poundage on any stock bows, custom or nothing I reckon.
Overbuilt would be an understatement!! However, I know bamboo Hill bows can be made up to 200#, but a takedown would have an awefull lot of stress on those bolts. You would have to beef it up a lot. It would definitely have to be a metal riser. I'll tell you what, that sucker would be a pain in the behind to build, but would be cool to see. With this said, I think it could be done and possibly has. Cheers, Matt
A good ole English yew longbow could be made like that,The name of the bowyer escapes me.The bows of the ship Mary Rose had specs like that.Dont know about modern recurves :knothead: :knothead: :knothead:
Gil
I see an orthopedic surgeon in his future
Tom, I wasn't kidding at all he can pull over 100# like you would pull 45#
Why shoot that much weight. I shoot 70 lbs and I believe I could take just about anything with that weight. What advantage is there to shooting 150# @ 34" Besides saying he can. I realize he's big and it is easy for him to pull but you open a whole other group of problems by going that heavy. Think about 35-36 (or longer) inch arrows spined that heavy. I guess he could recycle telephone poles or something. LOL
I'm just wondering if he'll get the advantages he hopes for (I'm guessing speed) with that heavy of a bow. That heavy of an arrow would have to slow down fast. Of course you could shoot through small trees.
:biglaugh:
Would you be able to find an arrow stiff enough to shoot through it.
35" arrow out of a 150# bow
Now there is a use for osage arrows!
hmmmmmmmmm maybe solid steel arrows well be a good shot!!!
Better have that guy submit to a DNA test. He might be a shaved sasquatch...
Interesting though. Is it possible to be simply too large to get a Trad bow that works for you?...
Black Widow made a bow for a friend that came out to 138#. But that was about 26 years ago. He hunted with it using solid glass fish arrows about 27"long. But that was before all the Cortizone shots. He does`nt hunt anymore.
He wants the 150" limbs as a sort of workout bow. The 120# to hunt rouge Semis with.
Is he lefty or righty?
righty