Self bow performance question

[RingChaser]

I went hunting this morning, and at mid-day, I was driving by a very large food plot. I started wondering how far my Osage selfbow would shoot an arrow. My son and I got out of the truck with the range finder and shot a couple of arrows to see.
My question to everyone here is this.......
Has anyone here at Tradgang ever done this with the selfbows that they made, and what were their personal results?
Please keep in mind that I was just having fun and would like to keep this thread reflecting that state of mind.....

Osage selfbow 65" ntn
63# @ 28"
Don't know the total weight of the arrow but it is my wood hunting arrow.
Shot right at 200 yards with the wind and a little over 160 against the wind.

I just loved watching the arrow fly across that food plot...lol..

[rmorris]

Last time I tried that it was with a 62" 43# glass longbow. I shot a gold tip arrow and i think the weight of the arrow was about 360 grains. I got about 230 yards. I am now shooting a little heavier bow with 600 grain wood arrows I think I may give that a try on my hike Saturday. Let em fly!

[Steve B.]

In the book, Bowyer's Bible Vol. 1, there is some data about such things, fwiw.

[Nim-rod]

In Paul Comstocks "The Bent Stick" he did many tests with different woods and they all seemed to shoot a little shy of 200 yrds with a 475 grain arrow and averaging close to 60lbs for the draw weight. From that I took it as anything over 200 was doing pretty well in general.

[red hill]

I shot the 58" sinew backed juniper bow I received from Keenan in the 2011 bow swap a little over 200 yards.  The shot was into the wind and I stepped off over 220 steps.  The arrow was a 28" carbon express, don't know the exact weight. I would like to shot and get a more exact measurement some time.

[D]

I've shot it straight up before. lolol  No not the safest thing in the world but it sure is fun.  Gonna have to try the distance thing.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Seems like I seen a bunch of fellers playing chicken in a movie with the straight up thing and one of them got one in the foot.

I done that one time when I was kid with a green glass bear bow and I think the fiberglass arrow is still stuck in the barn roof.    

[PEARL DRUMS]

I have gotten rid of junk arrows in that manner. Pick a safe direction and let 'em fly! I never measured, just watched them sail away and start wagging when the winds up higher grabbed them. Thats a beautiful sight coming from something you made.

[wood carver 2]

Straight up?!!!!!!!               :eek:  
Only if I had an iron umbrella!    
Dave.

[monterey]

quote:Originally posted by wood carver 2:
Straight up?!!!!!!!                     :eek:  
Only if I had an iron umbrella!  

[PEARL DRUMS]

Originally posted by wood carver 2:
Straight up?!!!!!!!                     :eek:  
Only if I had an iron umbrella!    
Dave.

Trust me when I say its more than safe in farm country. I have sqaure miles of no trees or brush. I dont shoot them up, I shoot them out.

[wood carver 2]

Up and out for distance is ok. I've done it - who hasn't? Everyone gets curious about how far a bow will shoot.    
Dave.

[coaster500]

I kind of enjoyed this one  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hkxqMNrOZU

[GREG IN MALAD]

I shot a 450 grain cedar with 5" shield cut feathers a measured 198 yds at a rendezvous shoot. I was using a 70" yew longbow that drew 45#, there was a slight crosswind. I really enjoy shooting arrows for distance, especially when they fly out of sight.