Video: Shooting my new Yew Warbow (And--Check out the English Warbow Forum!)

[duffontap]

Hello Everyone.  I thought you might enjoy this video of my first three shots with my new 110# Pacific Yew English War Bow.  I'm still a beginner with a war bow but I'm really enjoying this stuff.  I hope I can persuade some of you to go check out my new bow on the English Warbow forum here on Primitive Archer: 
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,2427.0.html

Well here's a full draw shot:


Here's the video!


          J. D. Duff

[StanM]

Wow!  Great looking bow.  Would love to come up the coast sometime and watch you shoot it.

Stan

[koan]

Thats awsome....Brian

[duffontap]

You can shoot it yourself.  Where are you from?

          J. D. Duff

[StanM]

Just south of Eugene.  Might be able to put it through its paces at 18" of draw or so    Would be fun just to watch it shoot.

Stan

[Asiertxu]

AWESOME Josh!!!... ... ...
You are doing as a PROFESSIONAL LONGBOW MAN in your video!!... ...nothing to see witha newbie... ...
Well done mate!!...
Cheers...
Asier.

[Dane]

Josh, this is a fine bow. As Jaro said, the tiller is better than the first. I like the look of this bow, too - yew is beautiful stuff.

The English War Bow section seems to have shaped up nicely, as well.

So, when are we going to get to see that fire arrow?

[jpitts]

Wow Josh...great video. I bet she's fun to shoot. Do you have any closer pics of the bow?

[jpitts]

Oops....found the closer shots......I do have a question though......My Longbow was made in 94 and was 60#@28" when I got her....she feels even stronger today. She does have a wee bit of set in the bottom limb but thats the only change I've noticed over the years. Do ELB's do that? or is it just me getting older..

[Hillbilly]

Nice. Where did those arrows end up? On the Kamchatka Peninsula? 

[DBernier]

Hillbilly, looks like they were seen heading toward Juno.    I believe our northern radar stations picked it up. Nice bow JD.

Dick Bernier

[duffontap]

Dane,
Thanks a lot.  I tried to light my Christmas tree on fire with a flaming arrow and it didn't work.  It's harder than I thought but I haven't given up completely.   

jpitts,
The Welch bow?  A bow can easily gain and lose a little weight over the years.  I don't know how much you're talking about though.  I've had vine maple bows gain and lose 5 pounds or more.

Hillbilly and DBernier,
They went out of sight.  My farthest flyer went 215 yards.  A better shooter would have gotten 240 I'll bet. 

I hope everyone gets a chance to see the detailed pics on the warbow page.  The tips and everything are showed there.

              J. D. Duff

[Dane]

Maybe one of those firecage heads would work? And how did the Xmas tree feel about that?

[duffontap]

I used a firebasket head stuffed with steel wool soaked with gasoline.  It stayed lit in flight but there is something disconcerting about drawing a huge ball of fire toward your bow hand.     The tree wouldn't light even though I doused it liberally with gasoline.  It was very windy though.  I'll try more but I need to prefect the fuel first I think. 

        J. D. Duff

[jpitts]

J.D. ,
Yeah the Welch bow....I think it gained weight and I've lost it...LOL's   
Oh well more incentive to keep the ol muscles toned.