Am I the only one who uses a horse bows, or are there others here?
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My love of Horse Bows has been stretched thin over the years. In the end, I've come to conclude that they are like a specialized hammer. 8# Sledges are good for power, 16 oz claw hammers are good for dimensional lumber work, Wooden mallets have their place in carpentry, Round wooden mallets when I'm doing masonry carving.
The horsebow is not designed for accuracy, but offering a platform for rapid fire at moving targets, and short quarters. A horsebow has no shelf, it forces the archer to learn instinctive shooting. At GRXH I was able to loose 3 shots on a running hog.
The instinctive shooting part really tested my mental game. I hated it. Despised the lack of sight pins, shelf, or reference points. But over a year of practice, and I finally understood. The subconscious does the ballistic math on aiming, all you do is look where you want to hit, and the muscle memory does the rest. No aiming needed, and miraculously the arrow flies true.
The drawback is precision, a compound or longbow will be more accurate on a standing deer, but horse bow is king of the hill for moving targets.
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Originally posted by TheBeekeeper View PostMy love of Horse Bows has been stretched thin over the years. In the end, I've come to conclude that they are like a specialized hammer. 8# Sledges are good for power, 16 oz claw hammers are good for dimensional lumber work, Wooden mallets have their place in carpentry, Round wooden mallets when I'm doing masonry carving.
The horsebow is not designed for accuracy, but offering a platform for rapid fire at moving targets, and short quarters. A horsebow has no shelf, it forces the archer to learn instinctive shooting. At GRXH I was able to loose 3 shots on a running hog.
The instinctive shooting part really tested my mental game. I hated it. Despised the lack of sight pins, shelf, or reference points. But over a year of practice, and I finally understood. The subconscious does the ballistic math on aiming, all you do is look where you want to hit, and the muscle memory does the rest. No aiming needed, and miraculously the arrow flies true.
The drawback is precision, a compound or longbow will be more accurate on a standing deer, but horse bow is king of the hill for moving targets.
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Originally posted by Romulan View PostAny bow is only as accurate as the shooter - doesn't matter what kind of bow or for that matter any type of weapon where it's controlled by a user...even in video games LOL!
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Originally posted by Selfbowman View PostTrue but good shooters won’t shoot slow shocky bows. I know they did not shoot mine right off the bat. 😀😀😀
I really like the H. Hill Longbows - a while back I made one from instructions I got from a bowyer up in the Great Lakes area...forgot the name...I still regret trading it for a recurve - this is a great time to start making one again!
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IMO...using a horsebow... its not appropriate...
Unless...
...your screaming
...on a horse...donkey will suffice
...intend to actively pillage and plunder
...starting structure fires
...wearing a loin cloth
...ready to sow your seed with captured women folk
Okay okay...somewhat appropriate for GRXH.
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