Women, Longbows, & Wooden Arrows Just Rock....

[twisted hickory]

My wife actually shot my bow the other day....One can only pray that she decides to engage i something fun with her husband instead of getting frustrated at me because she has some "project" for me to do that is not fun and I aint doin it.

[lostarrow]

So, my wife walks in just as rufledt 's pics come up. She laughed as I commented on the penobscot bow in the background. Beautiful wives ,everyone. We are all lucky guys. But only a fellow bowyer would notice that bow in the background. I do it when we watch movies ,with architecture and furniture too.I'm such a geek.Hahaha.On a positive note , she seems to be  warming up to the idea of shooting now that she has seen all of the other wives,joining in. Thanks guys!

[Del the cat]

Yeah you are so right!
There was a period drama on the TV the other night and I noticed a bronze statue of Diana the huntress with an Ivory bow on the mantlepiece.
Damn cameraman wouldn't zoom in on it tho'
Ain't gonna argue with a lady with a bow
Del

[JackCrafty]

JACK, JACK, JACK, CRAFYT!  CONTROL YOURSELF!

Hahah...  One of these days I'll get my wife to slow down enough to shoot a bow these days.  It's not her thing.  She did look quite good, though, when she did some shooting back in the day.  Now we have lots of children... hmmmm.   Funny how that works.

[darwin]

I keep trying to get mine into it she seems like she wants to one day and then not on others. women are confusing   

[Atlatlista]

And here my problem has always been getting guys into shooting longbows.  Go figure.

[vinemaplebows]

I keep trying to get mine into it she seems like she wants to one day and then not on others. women are confusing   

Ah, isn't that the story of women everywhere....with everything? Always made me think the day they say they "love" you what's in their minds the days they don't?

[Rufledt]

So, my wife walks in just as rufledt 's pics come up. She laughed as I commented on the penobscot bow in the background. Beautiful wives ,everyone. We are all lucky guys. But only a fellow bowyer would notice that bow in the background. I do it when we watch movies ,with architecture and furniture too.I'm such a geek.Hahaha.On a positive note , she seems to be  warming up to the idea of shooting now that she has seen all of the other wives,joining in. Thanks guys!

Good eye!  That bow is no longer shooing.  I made a switch from nylon to dacron back strings and it chrysaled like crazy. Then a splinter lifted, so I glued and wrapped it.  At full draw, the splinter let go again, only worse.  The bow didn't break (since I had wrapped it heavily) but it instantly took a ton of set right there, so I retired it.  Now it's wall decor.  My wife's bow still shoots, though.

[JW_Halverson]

I think I have talked more women into building bows than I have men. 

And reading that last sentence I realized I was selling the wrong product.                                                   

*smacks forehead HARD!*

Have you guys found that women generally pick up good shooting form faster than guys and start grouping tighter on the center of the target faster, too?

[Atlatlista]

Have you guys found that women generally pick up good shooting form faster than guys and start grouping tighter on the center of the target faster, too?

I have definitely noticed this.  When I'm teaching traditional archery, it tends to be a girl who has beautiful form by the end of the first lesson while the guys are still trying to explain why they didn't hit the bullseye every time like they're used to (teenage boys being the biggest offenders in that regard).

[Del the cat]

I think I have talked more women into building bows than I have men. 

And reading that last sentence I realized I was selling the wrong product.                                                   

*smacks forehead HARD!*

Have you guys found that women generally pick up good shooting form faster than guys and start grouping tighter on the center of the target faster, too?

LOL... must admit I always notice women's form .
Place I used to work, I'd take the 'girls' out shooting my Chinese Repeating Crossbow in the lunch break (ssssh don't tell Mrs Cat)... they loved slammin' those bolts into the target.
They said it was 'cos they were pretending the target was their ex 
Del

[PEARL DRUMS]

My wife could give two hoots about anything bow or archery related............................perfect...........

[Roy]

Well it hain't no wonder Pearly Boy with the bows you make..

[coaster500]

Built one for the wife a while back and believe it or not her form has improved considerably ....

Every once in a while she and I go out and do a bit of stump shootin.....  shes gettin better

[Roy]

Bow looks good Kip.