Name: PVC Pipe Bow - Flattened vs Round Part 2 - Draw Weight and Flex | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2012-03-01T05:00:00.000Z
Duration: 8 min 34 s
Description: Welcome to part two of our Flattened vs Round PVC pipe bow series! In the video I will measure the draw weight of both bows using a normal bathroom scale and a ... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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Welcome to part two of our Flattened vs Round PVC pipe bow series! In the video I will measure the draw weight of both bows using a normal bathroom scale and a tiller. I will post up a video soon demonstrating the accuracy of such a set-up soon.

You will get to see what happens to the weight of a round PVC pipe bow. While it happens quickly on this bow, most longer pipe bows would have this happen over the course of months of shooting rather than the few minutes in the video. We will then draw both bows on the tiller and show the flex of each at a 28" draw.

Now there may be things in the video that may seen strange. One, my scale does not appear zeroed and my readings come out lower than what I say. For the safety of my wife, who is shooting the video, I have her stand to the side of me and out of the way should either bow break. Because of this, her view on the scale is different from mine. I assure you what I say is the right weight, though keep in mind that even a flattened PVC bow's weight can fall with time as the bow settles into its weight. (This process is sped up by the harsh way I draw both bows in the video)

I am very harsh on both bows equally, I am not babying the flattened bow or tormenting the round bow. If anything, the flattened bow is drawn longer, which is about as unequal as I'm being with them. If the flattened bow were structually weaker than the round bow, it probably would not have lasted being drawn so long.

Thanks for watching! Tune in next time for some more tests on these two bows!