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#81 ·
I have an old martin lynx with the Old 3" Eliminator wheels.

that goes to 125, I used to shoot it years ago at 110-115 with 88 % let off. With a 420 gr arrow I got a whopping 285 fps. What a pile of junk. Got the job done though.. 200 is doable like someone else said but unlikely. I think my Martin fury with those same wheels might make 150lbs. LOL.
 
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#82 ·
Wow Am I Looking a Bit Chunky !

dx2 said:
check out the string on that bow (from the link Varbogen posted).

I ain't callin nobody a liar. more power to you guys.
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As I said in a PM to DX I am looking a little fat here , I think I will hit the treadmill a bit more regularly
 
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#83 ·
back in the early 90's Anderson archery held a show once a year all manufactur's were there they had the bionic bow that you could pull to raise money the first year i pulled 143# i still have the certificate it was noted that bow jackson's top pull was. 199 and the world record on it was held by a guy in Ohio 234#. and that bow was developed in that area
 
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#84 ·
and that was held in grandledge ,mi right outside lansing. also in 1995 you could order a 120# bow from Oregon bow co that made a bow called the black knight "fastest prod. bow in the world" i was a staff shooter and had 3 of them
 
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NEVADAPRO said:
Bo had the record on a bow called the "Bionic Bow" that was designed as a tool to help raise money and was taken to all the big outdoor shoots and you payed one dollar to make an attempt at pulling it!

I believe the bow would max out at 175lbs. but in the 80's, Bo had the record at 131lbs.! I actually had the record at 120lbs. for about 30 minutes!! Then a guy pulled 121 and that was that! I tried 122 and well, let's just say, NO!! The Bo pulled the 131lbs. and that was that!! We pulled it at the Fresno Safari and I think Bo broke the record a couple of weeks later.

Once you broke the bow over, there was almost NO weight on let-down! It was an awesome design and the designer said it would not shoot an arrow and you even drew the bow back with no arrow!! :)
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My grandpa, Gary Hunsicker is the one who had the bow and he still has it. He has the ******* mother and the bionic bow. Bo Jackson and my uncle Scott had the bow pull off. They went back and forth and bow ended up pulling 217 pounds. My uncle also pulled up to 217. Bo tried 5 times at 222 pounds but was unsuccessful. My uncle then tried 4 times and could not get it but the crowd would not let him stop until he tried the fifth pull. He pulled it back on his fifth try and Bo shook his hand and said "You da champ" That is how the story goes, so yes a 200# bow is possible and it's still around. I've had my crack at it and pulled 127. Oh and my uncle pulling 222# was impressive because that 49# over his body weight at the time. He weighed 173.
 
#88 ·
Many years back when you could really crank down on those Hoyt limb bolts, there was a guy in our club pulling #105. He shot 3D, hunted shot several dozen arrows a night. At a shoot, it was mentioned that he was pulling #105 and this guy goes into a tirade on how you couldn't pull that back in a treestand. Unknow to the blowhard said shooter was setting at a picnic table drinking a coke and BSing after finishing his round. After hearing enough he gets up, picks up his bow from the rack, puts the bow in his left hand string in his right with his arms straight out in front of him and pulls the bow 5 times across his body. Looks over at the guy, hangs up his bow and says "anymore questions".

He said when you shot a deer at #105 they just kind of shake and walk off. Pass throughs were a given.
 
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WisBuckHunter94 said:
Does this fellow also drive a massively jacked up pick up with tractor tires and no exhast lol...? Doesnt sound right
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I've had the extreme pleasure of meeting some of these types of folks over the years. You would likely be surprised at how humble some of them are. No bumper stickers or tats or whatever proclaiming how great they are. Seemingly normal folks just getting by from day to day.

Obviously far more gifted than most of us, but just living their life.
 
#91 ·
Yeah, my grandpa, Gary Hunsicker, was one of the top people in the organization Bow Hunters Who Care. He put on tons of bow pulls back in the 70s and 80s at national archery jamborees. He still has both the ******* Mother and Bionic Bow at his house. He won't take them to do bow pulls anymore because of liability. Too many people would sue if something went wrong. You may not believe the stories but there are hundreds of witnesses that could back it up if they were there to see it. These types of bow pulls drew the whole crowd from the jamboree to watch, and raised thousands of dollars for Bow Hunters Who Care. Attached is a photo of him in his basement archery shop a few years back holding either the Bionic Bow or The ******* Mother, I believe this one is The ******* Mother.
 
#96 ·
I'm not getting one damn thing confused. I'm just telling all you people who think it isn't possible that in fact it is. I've picked up the bow and drawn it back many times. Trust me, I'm not a big guy, I weigh 145 pounds and I'm 19 years old. I pulled back 127 pounds when I was 18, so I'm pretty damn sure Bo Jackson can pull back a lot more than 130 some pounds like someone said previously. He pulled back 217 pounds and that's a fact. My grandpa has all of these pulls recorded on paper. And that was before Bo was a serious archer. My grandpa said that if he could have spent a week with Bo on technique, he has no doubt he could have pulled 25 pounds more. My grandpa was actually the first dealer ever for compound bows, being a Jennings. He was very good friends with Tom Jennings right up until the time he passed in March of last year.
 
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Kevin Strother said:
The bow I set the World Speed Record with was only 180# draw weight, shoot 588 fps. Have shot over 640 fps since then but not officially at a sanctioned event, the NAA is the sanctioning body, same organization that holds the Flight competitions.

The bow I set the World Regular FLight Record with was 195#, shooting a 14" arrow with razor blade fletchings, shot a distance of 1320 yards, 1 ft, and 3". You have to be online, they deduct distance for every degree, minute and second you are offline. They actually had to take the centerline pole down to measure a couple of my arrows, I was just a few seconds off of center.

That bow was smoking fast, about 640+ fps. Shot the bow 70 times, I didn't shoot :oops: :oops: the last 2 arrows of my last end, I had the record, it was 120 degrees and I was getting tired. Didn't want to risk hurting myself just for fun!!!

Bare bow weighed over 10#, the riser was made of steel, the aluminum would break at over 185#.

Shoot thru riser with swivel grip on a independent arm, rest that actually drop down and the arrow comes up through the rest as you draw the bow. Built a bow with no cable rod in 1992, that was how I built the bow I set the flight record with, you don't want limb twist or side torque at 195#. :p :p

Things that are introduced as new ideas in the last 8years to present have been made for Flight bows since the 80's.
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I believe he shoots 135lbs now...
 
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