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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: islandpiper on August 29, 2009, 11:52:55 pm

Title: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: islandpiper on August 29, 2009, 11:52:55 pm
Now, here are some nice old bows, nice tiller, and notice that all of them have bowyer's knots on the lower limb.  Wish i had one of these old bows, though they probably didn't have much pull.   
(http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/archivesmonth/2006/img/UMW/Archery.jpg)

piper
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: xin on August 30, 2009, 12:32:55 am
Notice the placement of the left thumb in the  grip of about half the girls.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: wolfsire on August 30, 2009, 12:43:07 am
Look at those gams! :o :o :-* :-* >:D ;D
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 30, 2009, 04:01:28 am
Those  were  the  days  when  gals  shot  bows  like  that:)  First time  I  have  seen that  form  with  the raised  bow  hand  thumb
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: osage outlaw on August 30, 2009, 07:06:22 am
Why are they all wearing bowling shoes?
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: Grunt on August 30, 2009, 08:14:00 am
Them shoes are called saddle shoes. This point of info is for all you guys under sixty years old.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: Easternarcher on August 30, 2009, 08:26:51 am
Very nice form and get a load of those dames! :o
2nd from left reminds me of my mother when she was that age.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: islandpiper on August 30, 2009, 08:36:50 am
Notice that not all of them have arm guards.   Can't tell about tabs.   And, they are shooting vertical bow.  Overall, great picture of times now gone. 
 piper
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: recurve shooter on August 30, 2009, 09:41:32 am
cool old pic.  ;)
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: El Destructo on August 30, 2009, 09:47:58 am
Nice Picture Keith....but Fess Up....your Wife pointed out the Knots and the Tiller....You were to busy reliving You High School Days....looking at these Babes from the past............ >:D :P
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: woodstick on August 30, 2009, 09:53:19 am
cool pic and most of them probally outshoot us.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: sweeney3 on August 30, 2009, 10:23:59 am
Nice!  Any idea where I could find one like that today?  Oh yeah, the bows look good too!!
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: OldBow on August 30, 2009, 12:30:42 pm
Super picture. Reminds me of a poster I have:

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Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: El Destructo on August 30, 2009, 12:34:19 pm
             I remember that Poster....and I remember what the Blatz Beer did to me....gave Me the Blatz Splatz.......... :P!
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: JW_Halverson on September 03, 2009, 05:43:55 pm
I heard the name of that beer came from the sound you make the next morning
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: El Destructo on September 03, 2009, 05:45:08 pm
You got it!!! Splatz
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: Easternarcher on September 03, 2009, 07:17:47 pm
anybody got any more old photos like that one? i'd love to see more.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: islandpiper on September 03, 2009, 07:23:34 pm
go to http://images.google.com    and type in whatever you want to see.   piper
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: dismount on September 03, 2009, 09:52:12 pm
My 75 year old mother says the shoes are called saddle oxfords. She said she saved up a month of egg money to get a pair! Dis.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: Pappy on September 04, 2009, 05:42:15 am
Cool pictures.We sold Blatz's for years.Haven't seen it in a while.I wore them kind of shoes in the 60"s We call them Be bob's. ;) ;D Also wore sandles when I didn't want to dress up. :)
   Pappy
 
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: islandpiper on September 04, 2009, 07:06:04 am
Nice to see a thread get totally hijacked once in a while.  Makes me believe there's hope for you guys!! :) :) :)

piper
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: Pappy on September 04, 2009, 08:21:44 am
Sorry. ;) ;D
   Pappy
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: DCM on September 04, 2009, 08:48:03 am
That third bow from the front looks a little whippy.  LOL

And that gal on the far end must be aiming for the horizon.  $5 says they are shooting at targets beyond 17.2 yards.
Title: Re: A bunch of nice old bows
Post by: Diligence on September 06, 2009, 11:24:09 pm
Those are all footed shafts too....look at the ones stacked at the ground.

Cool photo.

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