It's not about being a man or the size of muscles. Have you ever seen Howard Hill shoot bows over 100#'s. He did it with ease and he was in no way a huge man. It's all about conditioning.

Heck, when I started getting into canoeing, I saw a woman not more then 100 pounds pick up a canoe over her head and start down the trail with ease. I tried the same and took a rest after 10 yards [:@]. And I was huge compared to her.

Went to a nearby farm once to get some hay for my cousins horse, and a girl of about 100 pounds again loaded the truck with bails, one in each hand. Don't even want to mention my partisipation. [:@]

Good post Chad, and I agree that there is debate over bamboo. Some bowyers use is exclusively on their high end bows longbows, and some won't use it at all. Also agree on the variations. You can add actionboo into the mix also. Craig at HH is now beginning to offer a cross laminated bamboo option also. I believe it is different from the actionboo in that he laminated them himself.

I wouldn't deny that statement. That probably describes some of my thought not just on the bamboo part though.I have my head shaking over the guy often in admiration.