What makes the weight?
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Nontypical Buck
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What makes the weight?
The begining of the multitude of questions is about to commence!
What makes a recurves draw weight? Is it the thickness of the limbs? The width? The geometry of the riser? What makes a 60# bow 60#? I plan on picking up "Become the Arrow" very soon...will it answer these types of questions?
Thanks guys!
Oh, I've been thinking about just buying a new bow(recurve) instead of trying to find a decent bow at garage sale or in the classifieds. If anyone has any advice on where to find a good used bow I'm all ears, but it seems easier to me to just buy something that I know the history of.
What makes a recurves draw weight? Is it the thickness of the limbs? The width? The geometry of the riser? What makes a 60# bow 60#? I plan on picking up "Become the Arrow" very soon...will it answer these types of questions?
Thanks guys!
Oh, I've been thinking about just buying a new bow(recurve) instead of trying to find a decent bow at garage sale or in the classifieds. If anyone has any advice on where to find a good used bow I'm all ears, but it seems easier to me to just buy something that I know the history of.
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: What makes the weight?
What makes a recurves draw weight? Is it the thickness of the limbs? The width? The geometry of the riser? What makes a 60# bow 60#?
Become The Arrow does touch on bow building, and should at least give you a good idea on the subject.
Most of the used bows I get are from friends--I can (usually) trust them. If you buy from e-bay, check out the seller's history and ask lots of questions. If you buy from an individual ask lots of questions, ask for referances, and visually inspect the bow if possible.
Chad
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RE: What makes the weight?
"Become the Arrow"
I agree with LBR, though about talking with bowers on the other part of your question. There are a few here that I'm sure can help out.
-Thinking of going traditional Jason??? Once you start, you can't stop - be warned.
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: What makes the weight?
-Thinking of going traditional Jason??? Once you start, you can't stop - be warned.
As far as the initial question, I was just curious. I'm an engineer by trade and it's just second nature to figure out how things work....and it really bothers me not knowing!
Thanks.
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