I was asked by Josef Monuz to build 3 elbs for this years international flight shoots.
Flightshooting is a sport where you shoot for distance as opposed to shooting at a target. I built one for him, one for his wife and one for his son. All three bows set world records for distance. I was particularly happy with the bow I built for Josef. Because of of injury he needed to shoot a bit lighter than he would normally so I built him a 90# bow as opposed to a 120# bow. Some of the competitors are shooting bows up to 160#. Anyway he smashed the old record of 379 meters with a shot of 412 meters. His son broke the 50# record by about 1 meter and his wife smashed the old record in the ladies 50# class with a shot of 277 meters, old record was 249 meters.
It was especially sweet since I have decided to quit building this year. I spent a little more time getting them right so I could go out with my head high and it paid off.
Unlimited weight class, anything past 70# falls into unlimited. The bow was 90#. I have to give a lot of credit to the archer for getting the most out of the bow. Josef is currently the leading flight shooter in the world. I was honored that he asked me to build him some bows.
Anyone who makes on-demand custom equipment for somebody world class is himself world class. Doesn’t much matter if the specific area is well-known or real obscure.
All hail HoneyBadgerDC; leading Bowmaster of the World!
Or whatever you properly call your specialized craft: Bowwright? Bowsmith? At any rate you’re a bow-beast for sure.
