Getting older, I like it, but more than ever my body is the limit.
In 2006 I broke my spine. I have had to learn simple movements like walking anew. It took me about 8 weeks to climb a stair again..................for not to talk about bowmaking and drawing a bow.
At the end of 2007 I was able to draw 15- 20lbs. Bad times.
I talked to my family doctor, she knows a physiotherapist and this guy did a real great job. He teached me how to use every muscle needed for to draw a bow: position of my feet, all the involved muscles of my back, arms, neck, shoulders.............how to keep tension, the right moment for the release. This was a great experience, I was surprised what a body is able to do with a bit more knowledge about its capablities.
Anyway 45lbs at 26" is definitely the limit now, I donīt need a drawing- scale for to check the 45lbs limit, my body knows it very well.
As a great side effect I began to study how to tune wooden bows, thatīs why I joined the paleoplanet and the primitive archer- forums, especially their flightbow- areas. That helped me a lot.
So my body set the limit at 45lbs and it's up to me to get out the most of it: tuning bows, tuning my archery- capablities.
Finally I would say bowery has become much more deeper and above all it is much more fun than ever.
Michael
