Jerry Hill, Adoptivsohn (?) von Howard Hill und mit 70 immer noch aktiver Schütze und Bogenbauer hat folgendes Statement zum Thema Fastflight auf FB abgegeben:
„All one has to do in making Rupert, which I myself have done in trying fast flight when it first came out, and archers fell in love with the extra speed. Was to add in extra reinforcement strands 9 inches long tapered in staggering lengths. This made them be larger in size to fill up the limb tip string notches and disallow the possibilty of becoming a string saw during shooting. Increased speed yes, but also created more noise upon being shot. Something I didn't care for, being a hunting archer as I am. To me I think enough speed is enough, as I like to be able to see and follow my arrow in flight. Its like the old saying, of more more modern made bows. I wish my bow would shoot 300 feet per second. My reply in hearing of another archer saying. "What good is a 300 per second shot miss", "its still a miss". Enough is enough, in order to get the job done, so I have stayed with dacron B-50 waxed well. Waxing of a string at the string nocks is a most important thing for an archer to do regularly. Its the grease that greases the string, disallowing damage to the bow limb. There again, I will repeat enough speed is enough, accuracy is the most important in my book. Slower speed allows the archer to see it all the way to the intended target. Now I think a lot of traditional archers have come around to the same conclusion, by way of dropping down in poundage for target shooting , more and more today. Back in my time, as long as I made a longbow not over 100 pounds pull, a call would come in wanting it. I shot alot of longbows between the weight of 70 to 100. Today 60 is my heavy at my approaching age of 70. My next new bow coming out shortly called "the Blood", will be 55 pounds pull for me. I have killed 10 deer with this weight, shooting completely thru. It will feature a red painted blood spot at the end of the model name and handle wrapped with pig skin over a black walnut handle cap. A favorite of Howard Hill and a like of my own. Price will be 1/2 what my Gram-ma and White Eagles cost. I believe more will be sold, allowing customers to choose their own glass color combinations and etc. More on it later, as have just now signed my own and returned for finishing up. Jerry“
Ich finde es interessant, wie die alten Hasen über neue Technologien, Materialien etc. denken. Vielleicht interessiert es jemanden.
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