"Outlaw" - English Longbow Review 

theodore papacostas im glad you like the review Theo 😇

Thanks Alan, and well spotted! lol. The bow is tillered to allow the arrow to be shot from the absolute center of the bow. Its a design that works beautifully :)

should not be... thats an error i think

Looking forward to your feedback after

@@RobinhoodarrowsRHA Looking forward to it as well. Keep the videos coming!

Hi, I live in the beautiful "Westerwald" region of Germany. Even though I am from Nottingham originally I do all my filming nearer to home ;)

Pip Bickerstaffe has just made me a signature Longbow that is 82" long from string groove to string groove. Single growth ring Hickory backed Ipe with a purpleheart and Chackte vega core that has a very thin lamination of Hickory sapwood between the two cores. 52# . The Bow is mega quick and silky smooth to shoot. I have never had any trace of handshock from any of my Bickerstaffe bows, do you get any handshock? I feel that handshock is caused by too light a weight arrow and the handshock is caused by wasted energy. Bickerstaffe bows love heavy arrows and in my new 52# bow I shoot 60# arrows and the bow is still extremely lively with no drop in performance whatsoever. I may try 70's as it eats up the 60's. I also have two Standard Bickerstaffe bows. A 40 & a 50#. Those are sooo forgiving to shoot and a real pleasure to draw and release. I have 3 more Hickory/Osage/Osage Bickerstaffe bows....one a pyramidal flatbow. All are superb. Dave.

Hi Carmen, that would be the natural nodules found in bamboo 😊

Hi Gruxxan, The Outlaw is exclusive to Robin Hood Archery :) My new website and shop will hopefully be ready very soon but in the meantime you can send any orders directly to me at info@robinhoodarrows.com

I see where youre coming from but there is a reason for it. The arrow pass is exactly in the middle of the bow, this makes the lower limb effectively shorter than the top. Most ELB's situate the grip central rather than the arrow pass. Give symetrical look but not as effecient 😊.

Robin Hood Archery oh absolutely and thank you for the reply. This is totally my issue I know ha. Its a beautiful piece of craftsmanship 🙌🏻.

Hi, its a very good question. The majority is pure traditionalism but there is a bit of "ass covering" in there too. Many ELB manufacturers dont like light arrows being used with there bows because of fears that they'll go bang. Ive used carbon arrows with my Outlaw (and not even particularly heavy ones) after checking with the bowyer personally. His response was "use whatever you like, it wont hurt the bow". My own reason for wanting to use carbons was I dont use Zwickey Judo points on woodies and I love to go stumping 😎

Robin Hood Archery Great! That finally answered a burning question I had for a really long time about ELBs. Thanks for the response!

Thank you for those kind words :) This particular bow is 52# however standard weights are in 5# increments

Tbh Ive not found that to be an issue. At least, not with the ELB's that I have

@@RobinhoodarrowsRHA but you do know what the average for a yew bow is?

string and shoot :)

Sounds great! I think, I have to get one and order some perfect arrows too!

@@karlgunther-turkisharchery4272 You will love this bow! No marketing BS, it really rocks. Give me a shout anytime, either via Facebook or email. My address is info@robinhoodarchery.eu 👍

Where one anchors the draw, usually depends on whether the bow is victorian target ELB, or a warbow. Target bows are shot anchoring to the side of the face. Warbows are generally shot full draw. The bow shown is not a war bow, as it is of a low weight, it has a leather handle, which is not seen on war bows.

It does look a bit odd. Hard to believe that arrow-pass is exactly central, but if they say it is I'm sure they're right. I would expect the top of the grip to be at the centre, but I think the Japanese have some VERY long bows with enormous upper limbs. Maybe to do with horseback use, maybe so comparatively short men can use very long bows. Knowing the Japanese, there'll be a bit of esotericism ( is that a word? ) involved.

My Outlaw is the Rolls Royce of my collection 😊 For your draw length I recommend the Outlaw II which has laminates of Bamboo/Padauk/Bamboo

@@RobinhoodarrowsRHA checked it out. Sweet longbow. Just need to save up for it.🙄👍🇨🇦

Grazi mille :) robinhoodarchery.eu/product/rha-outlaw-english-longbow/

Markus Nanderöd just the arrows I happen to use for this bow 😃

Hi Doug, its to allow the arrow pass to be centered. The effects are a much higher performing ELB than one with a handle in the center. Hope that helps

O0ps, slightly late on seeing this. My apologies. Give me a minute....

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Thank you very much, sir!

My pleasure! Sorry it took so long

Hi, I meant to include something on the video itself but it just ended up in the video description. oops. Speed test: 52# bow & 316gn arrow - 169fps

I don't think I would shoot such light arrows on a regular basis. Hard on the bow, like dry firing.

If the bowyer who made it says its ok then its ok 😉 Speaks for quality of the product 👍

The bow in the video is 52# :)

@@RobinhoodarrowsRHA Thanks, ol' chap...

I totally get where youre coming from. It does look asymetric. The thing is though, from a shooting perspective, it is symetric. The arrow pass is in the center of the bow giving best performance. The upper limb only looks longer because of the grip

Larry Clare out of tiller? Nooooo! The arrow pass is dead center of the bow hence the offset of the grip 🙂