December 10th, 2007
Folks,
Quite a while ago I posted an entry on who the world record holder is for pulling the strongest bow back. This posting has generated many comments which are interesting to follow. As my colleague Rich Short said, “the posting ignited a community.”
Give me some time and I am going to try and sort through the topic. But as of today, Mark Stretton still hold s the record.
The photo above is from contributor Steve Stratton (name slightly different form Mark, so no relation) pulling back a 105 pound yew self bow.
BTW, I still claim to be (unofficially) the World’s Strongest Senior Archer (over 60 years old) pulling 120 pounds at 31 inches. Any senior out there that can top this? I am 5 feet 10 inches 180 pounds.
Best,
Dr. Ron
Lena:
I recalled some of our talking on the archery. That was so interesting. Do you have any information about women’s archery? Are there many women doing this?
richard boyle:
Am going to work my way up to beat your record (have a few years left to achieve it by 60) but have difficulty in getting an accurate measurement of wight pulled. As most bows are measured at shorter distances than I pull (being 6’ 9” ish) I tend to over pull the bow.
Any advice on measuring?
Ron Lasky:
Richard,
Get a bow scale. They go up to 90 pounds and you can pull at several distances and plot a graph. Surprisingly the bows are very linear.
I think Jay St Charles at Pacific Yew Classics could make you a 100 to 130 poind bow at 32-34 inch draw.
Find him with Google.
Best,
DR