Silence is Golden

[swampthing]

Got a new bow last week. 66" Miller, 56# stringfollow, brown glass, "Old Tom." Now I understand what/why  Hill  was talking about, {an american semi-longbow that slightly follows the string is more accurate under hunting conditions}
 Now I don't shoot any R/D's, or, Curves. So I can't say if it is less temperMental than those designs, but, I can say that at the execution of the shot it's smooth.
  Weight gain from brace to full draw is like taking, room temperature, stick of butter and squishing it in your hand, no resistance till you close your fist.           5.75" or so brace height, no string silencers. FB

[Dave Bulla]

Cool!

So, this bow actually has some string follow built in even though it is a laminated bow with fiberglass?  Could you show an unstrung picture please?  You've got me curious now.  There have been several Hill type bow threads lately, heck, I even started one!  There are some of us been thinking along those lines....  

All it takes is money.  

Bummer.

[swampthing]

Yup, built that way. That way she'll stay.

[dragonheart]

Dave should be calling or email me soon.  I am next in line to have mine built.

[swampthing]

Going stringfollow?

[Dave Bulla]

Hey, I like that!

I notice you don't even have string silencers on it.  Is that because you haven't gotten them on or it just doesn't even need 'em?

[swampthing]

Not necessary at all. Not even with the, "light," 500g-550g arrows.

[dragonheart]

Yes I am having a bamboo bow built that will be stringfollow.  I had a Schulz stringfollow glass bow that a fellow tragganger bought from me.  I am looking forward to getting my bamboo bow.

The man considered by many to be the greatest target archer with a longbow and wood arrows to ever live would only shoot string follow bows due to there inheirent accuracy.

[jhg]

Okay, I'm the ignorant one. What is string follow and what characterizes a bow as such?

Thanks

Joshua

[swampthing]

Picture an un- strung "straight" limbed bow laying on a table, on it's side. A straight limb bow's limbs would be straight from tip to tip. A stringfollow's limb's would gradually arc backwards towards the shooter, and lastly a reflexed bow's limb's would arc away from the shooter.
   Notice in the pics how the limb tips are just behind the riser when unstrung, hence the term stringfollow, as the limbs naturally "lay" towards the string, or belly, side of the bow.
Reflexed, or backset, limbs impart speed to a bow, normally this adds a bit of thump at the shot and decreases stability a bit.
Stringfollow, or deflexed, limbs are very very mild at the shot and are very stable shooters.
Straightlimb bows blend these 2 caracteristics, good speed and stability, with a mild thump at the shot.
Of course speed variations rely on how much backset or defex are put into the limbs.
 I will gladly give up 3 fps for the forgiving mild nature of the stringfollow.

[WESTBROOK]

Beauty of a bow Jesse! Them Stringfollows  are what smooth is all about.

Eric