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Longbow
The idea for this bow was carried around with me for a longer time already. Then at some point I tried the first one. I was surprised and amazed with the result and especially the shooting behavior. I built more prototypes and the feedback from the test shooters were very pleasing and motivated me. So here it comes, the Turbo! Longbow.
Turbo! Longbow FAQ
A high-end arrow bow made from natural materials. I simply took the best that nature has to offer for bow making and tried to make the best possible bow out of it. Basically, we are dealing with a classic American Semi-Longbow or ASL in terms of profile – I use exactly the same template for this bow that I use for my classic ASL wooden bows. The only difference is that I add a lot of reflex to the bow when gluing it. The typical shape of a longbow only only appears after stringing – you could also call this bow the Hill-Style 2.0. The strong reflex leads to the fact that the pretension is greatly increased at brace and the bow stores much more energy than a conventional bow right from the start. This high pretension and the extra energy – same draw weight – lead to a flatter draw curve and trajectory.
Note: This bow is light in mass. Depending of the wood used the bow is only 430-600 gramms. This for many will be very unusual at first – but I promise you will like it. Why carry a bar over the parcours?
The strong reflex in conjunction with the tiller even flattens the draw curve after about 15 inches of draw, making the bow feel a little like an Asian composite bow or a modern recurve. In the end, however, it is simply a very good bow.
Horn has proven itself as unique material in bow making for at least 4000 years – it has been used for thousands of years in all highly developed bow making cultures worldwide. All these people appreciated the magic properties of horn for their composite bows. In their bows, however, horn and wood were always used together in combination with a so-called sinew backing. This made it possible to achieve extreme bends and draw weights while keeping the bows short.
The main difficulty in using horn in modern bow making is that horn is only available in usable lengths of around.50 cm, which is not suitable for making a longbow. To make this possible, I splice the horn with wood for the belly while the horn only covers the main bending area. I don’t use a sinew backing because it would be unnecessary and counterproductive at this length – it would make the bow heavy in mass and sluggish and cause hand shock. We don’t want any of that.
Horn vs. wood?
When wood is collapsing under the strain the horn not even has a tired smile on its face.
I make these bows from 25 to 50 pounds drawweight and up to 30″ of drawlength.
A 32″ version is currently being tested.
Fast enough.
Sure faster than classic glass laminated longbows and equal to a good recurve made of modern materials.
No, not as long as your arrows are above 8 grains per pound (gpp). And as long as you are not from the delicately strung fraction and like to get the full speed potential of the bow, 7gpp are allowed and great fun. This bow does not need a monster grip and heavy weight in the riser to cover handshock. The handshock here is avoided by constructing it the right way.
Yes, always at the front in the longbows class with the wooden arrows and keeps up well in the traditional recurve class with carbon arrows.
This bow complies with I.F.A.A. and IBO legal for the longbow class.
The bow with z-handle is cut close to centershot. That will ease tuning in the arrows and allow a true flight for a broad range of spine. It especially well tolerates stiffer arrows.
No. Compared to wooden bows this type is very forgiving. The Material has big reserves and does not fatigue. It does not care being strung over a longer time nor a higher brace. Unlike classic hornbows there is no need to straighten or adjusting before shooting. Due to the high reflex I do however recommend stringing it with a stringer.
This bow is designed and built state of the art using the toughest and most exclusive natural materials available. Of course it’s coming with my standard 2 years warranty.
yes, it is somewhat more expensive than its wooden counterpart. However, besides high material costs the production also requires a good deal of extra work and know how. However this is mirrorred in the final product that offers a lot more than a common bow: a less sensitive, more durable and faster bow. Also a world’s first with tremendous shooting performance. An absolute one-off on the market eye-catcher, made from purely natural materials and with the performance of a modern high-performance bow.
Nobody. But everybody wants one.