blakey
Active member
G'day, I've been kicking around the idea for a while of trying a 'real' horsebow. I have a 50 lb Samick SKB, and while it is a beautifully smooth-drawing bow, I am finding the weight a bit too much to shoot a full FITA with. I've been researching some speed results on the net, and have seen some astounding speeds posted by heavy-weight Turkish flight bows, up round compound levels. I'm definitely on the down slope weight wise, and would like to access something in the region of 30 lbs. I've been wondering about the inverted 'C' Turkish horsebows, and whether they might be significantly faster than a target recurve? But I can't find any info on speeds for low poundages. Does anyone know if my supposition is correct, that a Turkish horsebow (or any other variety) would be faster than a recurve of a similar poundage? Cheers