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PatM:
If you could get a  lighter 23" arrow and use a slight overdraw you'd be well up there in distance.

 The complex primitive composite really does allow all the extras permitted back in the day as just regular flight allowances.

 We really should be back over 500 yards in this class regularly.

 Don Brown's unlimited record is well out there but there should be more shots filling that 350-600 yard  gap, especially in more mortal draw weights.

From the USA rules;

  "ix) RELEASE - Glove, tab, hook, rope, thumb ring, finger ring, non-adjustable hook and loop, and flipper are allowed for Primitive Complex Composite Bows.   These items shall not be made from synthetic materials.  Metal is allowed for a release aid. x) ARROW REST – An overdraw is allowed, not to exceed 4 inches (10.2 cm) in length, measured from the back of the bow to the terminal point of the rest.  An elevated or collapsible arrow rest is allowed.

DC:
If you use an overdraw is the draw weight measured to the back of the bow or the back of the overdraw?

avcase:
The overdraw is the total depth of the handle plus additional overdraw at the arrow pass.

The 50# Primitive complex-composite Record is certainly the most vulnerable of the two. I put a little feather rest on the side of the handle of that bow, so it didn’t take advantage of being center shot, and it didn’t use an overdraw. Arrow was 23” long. 

I’d love to see someone exceed 400 yards with any of the 50# Primitive bow types.  We’ve been talking about it for a long time but it just hasn’t happened yet.  It would just require a concerted effort. I am always more than happy to help too with strings or “Primitive” non-mechanical releases or whatever.

Steve’s record for the 50# simple composite was quite a shot. He shot an arrow a few yards farther out of that same bow on the prior round, but he used a modern material string which put it up against the modern glass and carbon longbows. The funny thing is that this would have been good enough for a 50# modern Longbow record if he would have done this just eight years earlier.

Alan

avcase:

--- Quote from: DC on May 19, 2019, 08:18:09 am ---If you use an overdraw is the draw weight measured to the back of the bow or the back of the overdraw?

--- End quote ---

The draw weight is measured where the arrow point begins to fall free from the arrow rest. Whether this is a bump on a shelf or feather rest. I will also clarify that it is okay to extend the overdraw further than the total 4” depth as long as it doesn’t make it possible to get off a clean shot with the arrow point drawn further than the 4” depth. The reason I mention this is to encourage the use of an additional extension of the overdraw to catch the arrow tip and help prevent an arrow shot in the hand in case it is drawn too far and off the intended arrow rest.

Alan

Alan

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