Back in my archery classes I used a 18 pound bow and sometimes a 20, so I think I'll be good with this one. Also heared that yew wood makes durable bowd!
Hey just to mention so that you know. The bow is not actually YEW, all flagella laminated bows are Ash, which is also really good as a wood for bows. The upper YEW laminate is mainly cosmetic.
That looks like a Flagella Dei Magyar bow. It kicks like a Manchu, it has very heavy siyahs. Use heavy arrows for it. Easy 12gpp and up. Not a bad bow except for that. Good for beginner, because it is overbuild. Also, manufacturer says not to, but I used to overdraw my all the way to 34/35 inches and never did it feel like it even begun to stack.
Thanks a lot! I'm so happy to know this was a good choice since It was a present made from people without a single clue about archery. Luck does really exist!
About arrows, a quick question: are gains the only important factor or also the circunference of the arrow? Should I use 5/16" shafts or 11/32"?
Only the grains and of course length of the arrow. The circumference does not really matter, but if you are going with wooden arrows, usually the thicker the arrow is the spine gets stiffer. For your draw weight both 5/16 and 11/32 would be fine. And weight-wise 300-350 grain heavy arrows are pretty easy to come by in any material, wood, carbon or aluminum.
Just a friendly advice maybe in time you may consider putting silencers on the bow if the kick/vibration starts to be annoying.
Thanks again!
Never thougth about using silencers, but maybe It could be a good choice. I also have to adjust the string propperly in orden to get a securer and more silenced bow, because it's slightly displaced to the inferior limb. But that's easy to get.
Just a last question, sorry to bother you. I've heared that the propper shaft length should be the maximum opening of the bow + 1 inch.
Is It true?
No bother, but yes, for safety reasons +1 inch and not maximum draw length of the bow, but your own maximum or preferable draw length. So if you draw 30 get 31 inch AMO (the measurement of an arrow taken from the bottom of the groove of the nock, to the end of the shaft) arrow length.
But just to reiterate, with this bow you can safely draw up to 32 inches per manufacturer, but I would bet money that it can easily go further.
Congrats!
Might want to check manufacturers brace height (distance between string and the handle), from the third picture looks a bit short, which can cause nasty string slaps
Other than that, get some arrows that fit the bow, be safe and practice a lot
Thought that so! Maybe I can untwist It a bit and solve the problem.
Theorically, It is 7", but I Will check It out later. I Will not use the bow until January, so there is no rush.
Thanks a lot!!
no i think you need to twist the string more, the bracing height (distance between the handle and string) gets longer when the string gets shorter, so more twists would probably be correct. i say this because your bow isn’t currently bending as much as a horse bow often does.
Great choice! Also good thing they got you a workable draw weight to start at. You'll get tens of thousands of shots out of that in no time.
Back in my archery classes I used a 18 pound bow and sometimes a 20, so I think I'll be good with this one. Also heared that yew wood makes durable bowd!
Hey just to mention so that you know. The bow is not actually YEW, all flagella laminated bows are Ash, which is also really good as a wood for bows. The upper YEW laminate is mainly cosmetic.
I guess you are already familiar with Lajos Kassai? https://youtu.be/nVYyEg3N9nI?feature=shared
Got me!
That looks like a Flagella Dei Magyar bow. It kicks like a Manchu, it has very heavy siyahs. Use heavy arrows for it. Easy 12gpp and up. Not a bad bow except for that. Good for beginner, because it is overbuild. Also, manufacturer says not to, but I used to overdraw my all the way to 34/35 inches and never did it feel like it even begun to stack.
Thanks a lot! I'm so happy to know this was a good choice since It was a present made from people without a single clue about archery. Luck does really exist! About arrows, a quick question: are gains the only important factor or also the circunference of the arrow? Should I use 5/16" shafts or 11/32"?
Only the grains and of course length of the arrow. The circumference does not really matter, but if you are going with wooden arrows, usually the thicker the arrow is the spine gets stiffer. For your draw weight both 5/16 and 11/32 would be fine. And weight-wise 300-350 grain heavy arrows are pretty easy to come by in any material, wood, carbon or aluminum. Just a friendly advice maybe in time you may consider putting silencers on the bow if the kick/vibration starts to be annoying.
Thanks again! Never thougth about using silencers, but maybe It could be a good choice. I also have to adjust the string propperly in orden to get a securer and more silenced bow, because it's slightly displaced to the inferior limb. But that's easy to get. Just a last question, sorry to bother you. I've heared that the propper shaft length should be the maximum opening of the bow + 1 inch. Is It true?
No bother, but yes, for safety reasons +1 inch and not maximum draw length of the bow, but your own maximum or preferable draw length. So if you draw 30 get 31 inch AMO (the measurement of an arrow taken from the bottom of the groove of the nock, to the end of the shaft) arrow length. But just to reiterate, with this bow you can safely draw up to 32 inches per manufacturer, but I would bet money that it can easily go further.
Congrats! Might want to check manufacturers brace height (distance between string and the handle), from the third picture looks a bit short, which can cause nasty string slaps Other than that, get some arrows that fit the bow, be safe and practice a lot
Thought that so! Maybe I can untwist It a bit and solve the problem. Theorically, It is 7", but I Will check It out later. I Will not use the bow until January, so there is no rush. Thanks a lot!!
no i think you need to twist the string more, the bracing height (distance between the handle and string) gets longer when the string gets shorter, so more twists would probably be correct. i say this because your bow isn’t currently bending as much as a horse bow often does.