[Ansteorra-archery] need some info..
Eadric Anstapa
eadric at scabrewer.com
Sat Feb 14 23:03:31 PST 2009
That is pretty typical. A little short.
The measure of the distance from the prod to the string at rest is the
called the brace height just like on a bow. A typical brace height for
most SCA/Iolo/Darkwood/Alchem prods is around 3.5 inches.
The measure of the distance from the string at rest to the nut/lock (the
length of string travel) is called the power stroke. For most
SCA/Iolo/Darkwood/Alchem prods that is about 8 inches.
So 11" is about right with a slightly reduced power stroke.
I am curious, why do you want a lighter prod? Most people will find a
45# prod intolerably light. In fact most target archers if they have
separate target and combat bows and have their druthers would use a
prod for target shooting that is heavier that they would want or would
be allowed to combat. 80# prod is a great weight for target shooting.
I honestly don't know where you are going to find a decent 45# crossbow
prod, a prod that light is too light for combat and way lighter than
almost anyone would consider using for target archery. The 80# you have
is well suited for most SCA target archery.
If you seriously want a 45# prod then you are likely going to have to
get someone to custom craft one for you.
Regards,
-EA
Len Billett wrote:
> my draw length of my crossbow from the bow prod to the nut it about 11"
>
> /Len Billett/
>
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