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[TIP] DRAKE Wild Honey Performance - Take Down - 64 or 68 Inch - 18-40 lbs - Recurve Bow
The Wild Honey pleases as a 3-piece Recurve bow especially by the attractive appearance, which will convince almost everyone of the comfort of a wooden centerpiece. Of course, it's not just the looks that make the Wild Honey an interesting beginner bow, with an arc length of 64 or 68 inches and draw weights of 18-40 lbs (in 2 lbs steps) make Wild Honey suitable for just about any shooter. The center piece fits well in your hand and is not only ideal for beginners due to its low weight (about 980-1100g), but also for more demanding shooters due to its equipment with visor, stabilizer and button socket (5/16 x 24) ,
More power, more Speed - DRAKE Performance
DRAKE Performance - The new limbs from DRAKE do not bear this name without reason. Performance enthusiasts with the thrill of austerity will truly enjoy these models. Unique in this price segment, the DRAKE Performance Limbs feature Fast-Flight tips that give your bow, in combination with a matching Fast-Flight tendon, maximum performance.
However, the features that are in the foreground are far from everything, with which the DRAKE Performance can convince limbs. Also in optics know the limbs to impress. In addition to a simple and understated black, you also have the choice of opting for a clear glass version that brings out the impressive wood look perfectly and gives your bow a maximum traditional look.
Get more out of your setup and take the next step with the DRAKE Performance limbs.
Available as Right or Left Hand Bow.
Technical Specs:
Bow Length: 64 or 68 Inch
Draw Weight: 18-40 lbs (in 2 lbs Steps)
Riser Length (64 Inch): 20 Inch
Riser Length (68 Inch): 24 Inch
Brace Height (64 Inch): 7,75 - 8 Inch
Brace Height (68 Inch): 8 - 8,5 Inch
Weight: ca. 980-1100g
Delivered items:
Bow with String
Characteristics
| Hand: | Left HandRight Hand |
| Bow Length: | 64 Inch68 Inch |
| Draw Weight: | 11-20 lbs21-30 lbs31-40 lbs |
| Fast-Flight: | Fast-Flight suitable |
| Shipping weight: | 0,00 kg |
| Item weight: | 0,00 kg |
| Manufacturer's information: | Manufacturer's name: |
Right-handed or left-handed?
Determination of the draw hand
The draw hand is the hand that pulls the string. This means that a right-handed bow is held in the left hand and drawn with the right hand.
Determining your personal draw hand has far less to do with whether you are left-handed or right-handed than you might initially assume. It is much more about determining the dominant eye. The dominant eye is used for aiming. This then automatically results in the draw hand.
The term dominant eye refers to the eye whose visual information is superimposed on everything. If a shooter tried to aim with the other eye, he would have to close the dominant eye.
There are two ways of determining the dominant eye: On the one hand, it is the eye that is generally favoured, for example when looking through the viewfinder of a camera, through the peephole or similar situations. On the other hand, there is a small exercise that can be used to determine the dominant eye beyond doubt:
- The arms are stretched out and a triangle is formed with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands.
- A small target is aimed at through the triangle, for example a socket or a cupboard knob. Focus on this object.
- The hands are now slowly brought towards the face without taking the target object out of focus.
- The triangle of thumb and index fingers will involuntarily tend towards one side of the face and this is where the dominant eye is located.
If the dominance of the eye and hand do not match, the bow should still be selected according to eye dominance. The arms can be easily retrained for the new draw hand, but not the eye.
More information on choosing the right type of bow, the right draw weight and the right arrows can be found here: A brief introduction to archery
Which bow length and which draw weight suits me?
Our recommendation for the bow length:
Body height / bow length:
- under 120cm: 54 inches
- 121-135cm: 58 inches
- 136-150cm: 62 inches
- 151-160cm: 64 inches
- 161-167cm: 66 inches
- 168-175cm: 68 inches
- from 176cm: 70 inches
The basic principle is:
It is better to choose a slightly longer bow, as this is more forgiving of mistakes in shooting technique.
Our recommendation for the draw weight:
Draw weight for men:
- 14-20 lbs. for youngsters up to 12 years of age
- 20-28 lbs. for infrequent shooters
- 28-32 lbs. for sporty men
- 32-40 lbs. for active athletes
Draw weight for women:
- 10-16 lbs. for young people up to 12 years of age
- 16-24 lbs. for infrequent athletes
- 24-28 lbs. for athletic women
- 28-34 lbs. for active sportswomen
In general:
Girls tend to be 2 lbs less than boys.
Athletic, strong children tend to weigh 2-4 lbs more than petite children.