whats the best bow ?

Iam wondering, what is the best bow ever designed ? Is it the old indian bow or the bows nowdays being used in competition ? and what about the arrows, the old ones made out of wood or the new alu ones ?
I personally wouldnt now the answer..................

This comes from no actual experience, just so you know, only from what I've heard.

Personally I like a crossbow and arrows made with a heavy wood.

Welsh longbow! Read up on google about it! A truly awesome bow!

but a crossbow is not like a normal bow....and heavy wood indeed is very nice...although i also like the alu onces. I like the carbon arrows with the titan points best though

Originally posted by Kalistenics
Welsh longbow! Read up on google about it! A truly awesome bow!

i heard that in england you have to practise bows by law :]]

Originally posted by jozuph
but a crossbow is not like a normal bow....and heavy wood indeed is very nice...although i also like the alu onces. I like the carbon arrows with the titan points best though

Well you never said "normal bow"

The bows that the Mongols and the Huns used were recurved and excellent for use on horseback. They conquered much of Asia and Europe with these bows.
www.archerysociety.org...

The British longbows were also very good and effective. The archers were a source of much contempt from their enemies.

But I am sure the bows now are better. Lots of power and easier to draw. The old longbows required as much as 100 lbs of pressure to draw them back to the ear. Most of us would have a very difficult time doing that.

[Edited on 20-11-2003 by greenkoolaid]

tja, i def like the high country brute force compound bow the best.....and indeed i didnt say normal bow...but now i will, NORMAL BOW :]]]]]

the old stickbows can't even compar to the new modern ones. i have a PSE firestorm 30"long , 29" draw , 80% letoff. $900 of short and fast sweetness!

Originally posted by xtrembowhntr
the old stickbows can't even compar to the new modern ones. i have a PSE firestorm 30"long , 29" draw , 80% letoff. $900 of short and fast sweetness!

to quote B.A. Baracus.........
"Ah pity the deer that's stoopid enuff to walk about when one of dem things is pointing at ya"

it looks like a very good bow, m8

mind you, not only did it take LOTS of force to draw the old longbows, but it also took SUSTAINED force to hold them if you didnt fire right away.

How fast can you reload and fire with these new bows?

Are they a suitable weapon for combat?

Originally posted by THENEO
How fast can you reload and fire with these new bows?

Are they a suitable weapon for combat?

got no idea at all.
If you played DeusEx, the bow was pretty effective, with quite a short reload time, but I don't know how that would equate to real life

i never timed how fast i can get a second shot off. thats why you make the first shot count

as for me i like them short and fast and this bow is it
rhino 27ss
80% letoff
70 lbs. draw
27" axle-axle
ibo speed of 298 fps

Although I like the longbows they are more diffulcult to be accurate with. The compound bows are very accurate and easy to get a quick reload with because it doesnt take as much time to sight in with. So in short I would have to say the compound bow for a hunting or assasination(lol) but for fun............by far the long bow.

xtrembow,

is that bow a new technology with the pulleys on the bow tips?

it looks different to me.

single cam on the bottom, round wheel on the top. no tuning as you would on a dual cam bow. i also enjoy shooting a recurve but am more accurate with my compound. i can get a kill shot on a deer at 45yrds.

Well if you want a battle tested bow then here you go:

The Bow that Conquered the World

In the future it seems that the bow will be the best weapon that is all.

Funny that the LOTR portrays the bow in such a positive light.

Xtrembow,

you must love those movies?