flight bow

[sticknstring+]

Here are a few shots of my flight bow with an assortment of arrows. The bow is 50" and pulls right about 65#. These arrows range from 24 1/2" to 26 1/2 and the fletching's (vanes?) are 1 1/4" to 2 1/8".
 Have any of you guy's shot in a flight compitition? At our P and Y shoot it isn't included in the competitions anymore.    

[marlon]

Nice bow how far did you shoot? There a few flightshooters here OL is one of them. I did hold the world record for the English longbow. I still hold the american longbow record of 446 yards. Marlon

[d. ward]

well yes I have.I actually used to flight test hunting weight and style bows with hunting weight and spined arrows as aposed to actual say a Harry Drake flight bow.Although I have flight shot several of Harry's bows and loaded a pic of one of Harry's flight arrows.But i was a bit more into figureing out how far a hunting bow would shoot.One thing I will mention flight shooting is a ton of fun.Please check out the pic I loaded of the size of plastic fletchings those guy's used to use.bowdoc

[d. ward]

The flight arrows had no tips,but rather a footed shaft with just enough weight to make the arrow fly the correct direction.Again I surely do miss the old flight testing it was great fun.And believe me you will learn alot about arrow cast rather then arrow speed.Thats for sure.bowdoc

[sticknstring+]

Thanks marlon, congratulations on your records, very impressive! I have not shot it at a distance yet, but some of the arrows have 408, 424 etc.. written on them.
 very cool doc, how far did you get a hunting setup to fly? And I love that Drake arrow! The tiny aluminum looking vanes are amazing,thanks for the pic. Is it tapered front and back? Here's a shot showing the tips, do you know why some are blunts? It makes sence that the footed shaft would sail farther. The neatest flight arrow I have seen had tiny barred feathers and what looked to be ivory nock and tip.