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Hi Zarasp, my undertsanding was that the Korean bows were ambidextrous so no I didn't order a left handed one. Do you think I should write to Thomas again? On the picture front - not so easy as I'll need one of my kids to take some shots for me. I'll see how I go and if we can get some decent ones ...

Thanks guys, appreciate the thoughts. Hey Zarasp (now that is an unusual name!), thanks to your recent post about Korean bows I placed an order for one of those today with Thomas. Not that I need another bow but I am building quite a collection of eastern style bows - can't wait for this one to arr...

very good looking bow, sounds like a bargain at $500, congrats

Oh yeah,Jordan, thanx for the link,,,, , i was supposed to go, hopefully next year, i just uploaded a short vid of my, much less organized, mounted archery, lol, shot about 2 years ago, the distance between each two cones is 3-4 meters so you can see that i have to shoot a few meters before reaching...

really good & informative replies, TY i gotta say, i got better grouppings with heavier points, but let me explain the situation in mounted archery . horse is moving at about 40-55km/h (36-50fps), either 1.towards 2.past or 3.away from the target. lets take the 2nd situation, imagine the archer ...

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TY Jase you are right: after a quick www search, here are some results from other Hwarang owners: 500gr arrow , #55 bow: 211 fps 405gr arrow , #?? bow: 236 fps 800gr arrow , #70 bow:180 fps source: website of Thoma Duvernay (the link that kerille posted) http://www.koreanarchery.org/classic/hwarangb...

perry the first post stated 460gr arrow. I shoot a 55lb mamba. Its regarded almost unilaterally as a "quick" bow. it sounds quick, feels quick, looks quick. its quick. It shoots 450gr carbons at 175-180fps on a good day! (my good day..) 238fps at 460gr would have to be faster than many 60...

GrahameA wrote:Hi Perry

perry wrote:... any Sth East Qld folks have a Hwarang. ...

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TY for the link, looks like these bows were already well known here

I have heard of these Bows but never seen any before. These photo have me interested fr a closer look, any Sth East Qld folks have a Hwarang.. Know what you mean about the Grips, this seems to be a pecularly Korean thing. Years ago I had a Samick SKB with a similar Grip set up. oh yes SKBs, very po...

gday z i got my hwarang from here ,were did you get yours from. http://www.koreanarchery.org/classic/hwarangbow.html ...nev... This is Thomas Duverney! i did'nt know he has a website that sells bows, after i ordered the bows i saw a video of him & i contacted him by E-mail asking about the manu...

Starting again after a long recovery period (due to unrelated circumstances), 2nd day in practice, thought i'd share some pics & a mini review of my 3 Hwarang bows: #45-Carbon, #58-Carbon, #60 Artificial Horn, weighted at 29 inches: #42-#57-#61, bow lenght 47" strung & 39" unstrung...

TY for the insight guys, @ Perry, my Persian bow had almost exactly the same grip as in picture, Hwarangs on the other hand come with a tiny flat handle, covered with a rubber grip, which i removed on one of them & built it again by wrapping to my preferred size, i've been using the same grip i ...

very cool, reminds me of the race horse called "wife doesn't know"

enjoy it mate

cheers
z.

i hope all goes well mate, this temporary "giving up" can have a traumatic effect on some ppl involved in sports, usually due to accidental injuries, or operations. it's suggested to find a replacement for the time you used to spend & continue any group activities even though you might...

TY Rod & Roadie

AWESOME

Thank you J. , i heard a Korean archer talk about a very similar way, it probably is the exact same actually, what he mentioned was that , if done correctly, it might increase the output energy by allowing the upper limb to "fall" forward (in a semi-circular way) & do it's work, which ...

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well-cultured ppl deserve honey

Thanx for all the warm welcomes

TY Rob & buranurra

hat's off, always wanted to do that, hope it proves to be a nice shooter!
z.

oh yes, it appears in ancient Persian literature/history as guardian to the father of their best known warrior, Rostam, which, by some accounts is believed to be an actual historical figure, around 700 BC, in 'The Book of Kings', Rostam's father is left in the mountains as a child because he was an ...

:lol: , from similar tests that i have seen, 220 fps sounds really good,a friend estimated the Persian bow about 180 fps, which was a bit faster than Kassai, but still not suitable for fast horses & then these Korean bows, Hwarang, they were SO fast compared to anything i had before, i used all ...

TY ladies & gents!

looks like great fun!

in 2nd & 3rd pics, i can see 3 horse bows, do they practice mounted archery?

Well-done mate,
i also like the 4 horse figure, can't see why not ...
& of course the Phoenix, the old Persian spirituality symbol, thumbs up.

cheers
Z.

fantastic, congrats
& i never knew they were 2-piece finished... hats off on +#100

these look great Perry, i used to have a Kassai bow, changed to a Persian & then Hwarang carbon bows, all in a sense similar to this Grozer bow (none nearly as good lookin' tho) & now i'm looking at Bear & Hoyt hunters on www, just window shopping :biggrin: , never tried one, so i wonder...