[Ansteorra-archery] Re: Ansteorra-archery Digest, Vol 4, Issue 6

[Robinbowmaker at aol.com]

 It should be possible to build up the necessary muscles to pull the War Bow in about two or three months of daily practice. I base this conclusion on my experience with a 90 lb bow I made several years ago. When first made I could barely get it to my draw length of 27 1/2 in. After daily shooting I was able to launch about twenty four arrows without too much fatigue. That was the thing that compelled me to try to up the poundage into the presumed English War Bow range. Additionally, Primitaive Archer Magazine printed an article last year about a non-archer who agreed to test shoot a 130 lb bow as part of an experiment. It took him about three months if memory serves. So I still have time.
Robin