[Mailman]

On August 2, 1987, Don Brown established a world record for distance by shooting an arrow with a 132-pound handheld recurve bow 1,336 yards, 1 foot, 3 inches. Information taken form April 2006 Outdoor Life.

 

[Big John]

WOW!! There are people in Alabama that don't go that far on vacation.

 

[Keith]

Originally posted by Big John
WOW!! There are people in Alabama that don't go that far on vacation.

:hysterical:Foxworthy said the same thing after walking to a dandy buck he dropped. Not sure but I am thinking it was over 400 yard shot.

 

[JMAC]

Good night! That's right at 3/4 mile!

 

[rat]

Imagine 132# pull.. golly!

 

[shortmag]

Immediately following the shot he turned to his only child and said.....go on git that fer me, wind kinda knocked her down at the end!

sorry some I just do for me
:rotfl::hysterical::rotfl::hysterical:

 

[Gamegetter]

And I thought a 45 yard shot was long. :whip:

 

[bodoodle]

Wonder if he hit what he was aiming at?

 

[FiremanBrad]

Originally posted by rat
Imagine 132# pull.. golly!

And WHAT KIND OF BOW WAS IT??????????hehehe...I guess the "war bows" of midieval(sp) times were 80-100lbs plus...Of course, most of those bows I believe were long bow styles. Boy, Robin Hood musta been a stud!!!

 

[FiremanBrad]

Originally posted by shortmag
Immediately following the shot he turned to his only child and said.....go on git that fer me, wind kinda knocked her down at the end!

sorry some I just do for me
:rotfl::hysterical::rotfl::hysterical:

Shortmag...that is a good one!!! Too funny...lol:cheers:

 

[Mailman]

Originally posted by fireman_3311[/i]

Boy, Robin Hood musta been a stud!!! [/quote] Yea.....A Stud.......wearing tights.

 

[FiremanBrad]

Originally posted by Mailman
Originally posted by fireman_3311[/i]

Boy, Robin Hood musta been a stud!!!

Yea.....A Stud.......wearing tights. [/quote]

The lovely Maid Marian didn't seem ta mind I guess...lol. But I always thought it was dem tree muskateers in tights dat worried me most...hehehe