Sometimes you're the windshield

Sometimes you're the bug. My go to Osage hunting bow gave up the ghost yesterday. Complete and rapid disassembly of the upper limb at full draw. Time to figure out what I'm going to shoot for deer season.

Back of bow


Belly of bow

Back about 1990, I had that happen with a PSE FireFlight compound with a 4" overdraw. Bow riser broke in half just above my grip hand with bow at about 4/5s full draw. I was pulling 90lbs at peak cam/wheel rollover. The overdraw shelf bit into my left wrist causing a nice pattern of lacerations. The top "half" of the bow flew by my noggin and over my left shoulder in a blur. Cables wrapped all over my head and face. Luckily the arrow launched forward amd clear.

I shot archery tournaments most weekends and practiced nearly every day, but that rattled me. PSE sent me a brand new bow. Local pro shop rigged new bow up for me as I was on their shooting team.

I dont shoot 90 anymore.......lol

Breaking a self bow is always so tragic.... prayers sent

Even more so as it was a gift. Pretty bummed doesn't begin to describe how I feel about it.

Something like this happening sure makes a guy gun shy to pick up another one and keep shooting.

Guess you didn't know your own strength. I think you can epoxy it.

Seriously though sorry about it breaking on you.

Dry firing is bad enough. I can't imagine breaking a limb.

That sucks .

Well ....looks like you can get a Yew bow now !

That stinks!

Had a Golden Eagle Lite speed compound do that. Top limb explodes at about 3/4 draw left me standing with the riser in my hand and the string around my arm. Was shooting from 20 yards and found pieces of the top limb 20 yards beyond the target. All I could do was laugh.

I was working in an archery shop about that same time
We had so many breaking we decided PSE = Pull Shoot Explode
To this day I still don't want a PSE

k snow did you make that bow?
Condolences on the loss of your favorite

A friend made that for me. I made him a braintanned, beaded pouch in trade for it.
Guess I'll have to break out the tools and get working on one.

Ahhh, Nothing a little super glue and duct tape won't fix/

I've got 2 sets of yew billets in the shop. Gotta work up the courage to dive into them.

Dang, Snowy, Osage is some tough stuff. You must have been in 'Beast Mode' when that thing blew up.

Sorry for your loss of a fine piece of workmanship.

Working with that wood is a challenge, and hard to find a piece that is straight enough to much of anything with,






Charlie

Just because it broke doesn't mean it has to go in the trash. Now you have a "wall hanger" with a story. Like all good fishing or hunting stories it will get better with age. I have no doubt it was weakened when you bow punched that grizz in the face last year when it snuck up behind you while you were field dressing the deer everyone in 6 counties knew as T-rex.

Gun Nut

I'm definitely not tossing the pieces. Those pieces are going in the hobby room and will be remembered forever.

If you’re not breaking bows, you’re not making bows. Start diving!