If the older style longbows are so inferior, why has Dave Wallace won the IBO Worlds 2 years in a row with a bow that is very similar to a Hill with no carbon and a dacron string? His grip is just like a Hill.
The last IFAA World Field in AUS, a new world record was set in the Feild Round with a 15 year old Hill style longbow!
I think it is interesting that the elevated rests started showing up in archery about the same time as the curvy grips did.
It is obvious very little is understood about the straight risered/straight gripped longbow. That style of grip, when used properly, really negates the need for mass weight.
The limbs on a deep cored longbow may not be the fastest out there, but it is really harder to pull or torque them off track. In hunting situations where conditions are not perfect, it may get the arrow to it's mark, where a more sensitive bow would not.
There are advantages to both recurves and longbows, but to really understand and grasp the advantages of a real longbow, you need to ask someone who is really into it and don't listen to someone who is trying to re-define what a longbow is.
Look at the compound guys shooting 300 rounds with 60X, their grips are more like a Hill than the recurve grips are. Must be something to that low wrist, straight grip.
Topic: Is it harder to shoot a long bow? (Read 840 times)
