Robin Hood's Bowyer

[Longbow_Gold]

That would make sense, especially for the other members of Robin's band, like Will Scarlett, Much, etc, but I'm not sure that draw weight would be capable of a particular shot that I'm aware of

Anyone else have a rough idea of what the draw weight would've been used

Willie

[jb.68]

Originally Posted by Longbow_Gold

Not bad and it would make sense, I'm not sure if that draw weight would be capable of a particular shot that I'm aware of

Willie

I'm guessing that you are thinking of the notorious shot that he shot from his sick bed, that lands about a mile away.

[Longbow_Gold]

Yes, that's the one

Taken from the Robin Hood Ltd site - "It is at Kirklees Priory that the supposed grave of Robin Hood can still be seen to this day."...Sadly, much of Kirklees Priory is now ruined but roughly 600 metres from the gatehouse, a medieval gravestone was found bearing a partial inscription "here lies Robard Hude..."

What kind of draw weight would it take to achieve this distance?... I remember hearing on a video clip or website, that it wasn't inconcieveable for a bow to have a draw weight of up to 200lbs (Or more) in those times, but would a bow with that high a draw weight be able to shoot an arrow almost 600 mtrs?

Note - It is not mentioned on the site, but I remember on a TV programme, there was a historian on there talking about this particular shot, and it was said that Robin had requested Little John to fire the arrow to mark where robin's grave would be because Robin was too weak to stand, let alone shoot a longbow.

Willie

[jb.68]

Originally Posted by Longbow_Gold

Yes, that's the one

Taken from the Robin Hood Ltd site - "It is at Kirklees Priory that the supposed grave of Robin Hood can still be seen to this day."...Sadly, much of Kirklees Priory is now ruined but roughly 600 metres from the gatehouse, a medieval gravestone was found bearing a partial inscription "here lies Robard Hude..."

What kind of draw weight would it take to achieve this distance?... I remember hearing on a video clip or website, that it wasn't inconcieveable for a bow to have a draw weight of up to 200lbs (Or more) in those times, but would a bow with that high a draw weight be able to shoot an arrow almost 600 mtrs?

Willie

Hehe, I personally don't believe in the theory of 200lb bows back then. Mark Stretton holds the guinness world record for shooting a 200lb bow. It took him a lot of training to get there and I don't think he reached anywhere near that distance. Robin was on his death bed after being poisoned, so Far too weak to be able to draw that kind of weight I reckon.

[Longbow_Gold]

I would've thought so as well, especially since in thouse days draw weights wouldn't have been numerically measured, I think that it would've been a case of how heavy you wanted the draw weight to feel, with the arrows being cut, piled and fletched, to match that particular bow

Willie

[jb.68]

Sorry missed that last bit about little john. Even so, I don't think so. Chances are if little john was that much bigger than Robin as we are led to believe, he probably over drew Robins bow and busted it.

[pHz]

Originally Posted by Longbow_Gold

I think that it would've been a case of how heavy you wanted the draw weight to feel, with the arrows being cut, piled and fletched, to match that particular bow
Willie

dunno - id have thought (that for warbows at least) theyd have made bows to a set of standard weights and standard arrows to match(ish)

that way any archer can pick up any bow and any arrows and have a reasonable chance of (relatively) accurate shooting - easier to supply logistically and more efficient in a combat setting ?

slainte : rob

[Longbow_Gold]

That's a good point, but at the same time, I would think that archers would rather have the equipment supplied quickly, rather than the extra amount of time taken to try and make each bow the same weight, because if each archer had his own preferred weight, then there would've been a better chance that each archer would be more accurate with each arrow, but then again this may not have been the case

Willie

[jb.68]

Originally Posted by pHz

dunno - id have thought (that for warbows at least) theyd have made bows to a set of standard weights and standard arrows to match(ish)

that way any archer can pick up any bow and any arrows and have a reasonable chance of (relatively) accurate shooting - easier to supply logistically and more efficient in a combat setting ?

slainte : rob

Yep I'm gonna say that this is my belief too. It would make sense that there was some form of standardisation. Otherwise it would take far too long sorting out who can manage what weight.

[Longbow_Gold]

Yeah, I guess that it's a case of whatever works best and saves the most time, that would've been the method used in supplying the bows, etc, to the archers

Willie