LBR

I've seen a bunch--mostly geared toward selling a product to people who don't know any beter and won't take a minute to do their homework.

I'll hold off for now--curious if I'm the only one that's heard some of this stuff.

Psylocide

I'll admit to not knowing what you're talking about right now.

Do you mean craziest claims for traditional archery gear that is supposed to make one more accurate/shoot farther etc.? Or something else/

LBR

Yes, and then some.

Ok, here are some I've heard. For some reason, the ones I remember best have to do with strings...

A string caused a longbow limb to twist.

Just changing the string gave a 4# increase in draw weight. I.E., with string A the bow pulled 60@30. With string B, it pulled 64@30 .

A bowyer who voided the warranty if you used a dacron or flemish string.

A bowyer that said flemish strings are "less accurate, and can be dangerous".

A guy saying "for every inch you pull past 28", you gain 10# worth of performance". He wouldn't answer when I asked what would happen if you pulled a 40@28 bow to 24".

A claim of making up to 20,000+ strings on a wood jig. This one probably won't make sense to folks who don't make strings. First, think about the number--that's averaging 1,000 strings a year...almost 20 strings a week, EVERY week, for 20 years--from a guy who doesn't even sell strings. Then, if you have ever used a wooden jig--you'll understand how funny the claim is. I wore one slap out making a couple hundred. I don't think my Dream Machine (stainless uprights and uni-strut) would begin to hold up for 20,000.

I'm sure I'll think of others.

badlandsgunner

The only one that could happen is the 4# increase with the new string, if it was twisted tighter than a ten day clock This is true with compounds anyway.

LBR

That wasn't the claim--everything else being equal, one string was supposed to make a bow draw 4# heavier because it suppossedly contracted that much at full draw. I got a round-about threat over it for questioning it.

Psylocide

Was the string shorter than the original?

Does it even work that way?

LBR

No and no. Crazy huh?

Psylocide

Yep... sounds like a faulty draw weight scale to me. Or operator error.

I'm leaning towards the latter.

LBR

I wondered myself--wanted to give the benefit of the doubt--not anymore.

LBR

Almost forgot--I made a $500 bet (to the charity of the winner's choice) if he or any of his supporters could prove what he said, or tell me how I could get the same results. Declined--actually put on "ignore" after that. That's why I'm not so inclined to give the benefit of the doubt anymore.