Monday, 29 September 2025

Flight bow & Arrows Test Shots

 I only took about 5 shots, the string was coming off, probably due to oscillations after the string had hit home, as there was no limb damage.
Furthest shot was 301 yards, that was the penultimate shot. I was getting used to the flipper and could watch the arrow onto the brush rest and loose without having to consciously think about how to do it.
I was a tad disappointed, but realised I didn't actually know the draw weight at that length of draw.
When I got home I tested it and it was only 32 pounds! So 300 yards is very respectable.
None of the arrows broke and the furthest was 170 grain. The quadrant bamboo arrows flew well and the neon yellow paint showed up well. The superglued thin card fletchings seemed to work well, although one had a chunk taken out of the vane that pointed down.
I think those limbs could have drawn much further, but the string issue needs sorting.
I've cut a couple of inches off each limb and I'll mount them with less deflex. That's made the tips wider, so I have room to improve the string alignment and maybe incorporate some tip stiffness and string catchers.
All in all a good learning session.

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