Blow up.

[wood carver 2]

Shooting my longbow this afternoon, getting some practice when it went bang. It broke at the upper limb knock as I came to full draw. No injuries, thankfully and no damage to the house (only a small hole in the drywall from the arrow). It took some looking to find the arrow though. It was lodged in the wall 3 feet above the target. This bow has had at least a couple hundred arrows through it.
It seems I made the tips a bit too thin at the knocks. I wonder if I can fix it by shortening the bow and beefing up the tips?
Dave.

[Pat B]

Dave, will you post pics of the damaged tip and the bow? Hard to say without seeing it.

[wood carver 2]

Sorry Pat, I should have taken pictures and posted them yesterday. I was a bit disheartened by the bow break.
 
Here is a picture of the damage. I don't know if it's the right thing to do but I was thinking of sanding down the overlay and making a new spot to re-attach it a bit lower on the limb. I might move the lower tip as well to prevent the same thing from happening there.
What do you think?
Dave.