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BODNIK BOWS Dakota - 68 inch - 25-55 lbs - Longbow
The longbow and archery are inextricably linked. That is why Bodnik Bows developed the Dakota longbow, which has been met with great enthusiasm since its introduction. The Dakota is characterized by its smoked oak handle combined with a black glass overlay and dark smoked oak. To maximize its throwing power, we integrated a layer of carbon under the elegant olive veneer. This makes the Dakota longbow comfortable to shoot even when drawn to 30 inches. With a total length of 68 inches and a stylish, powerful design, the Dakota is an exceptional longbow.
Technical Data:
•Length: 68 inches
•Draw weight: 25 - 55 lbs in 5 lbs increments
•Riser: Macassar ebony, Mycarta & bamboo
•Weight: approx. 694 grams
•Overlay: black glass with smoked oak
•Limbs: bamboo with carbon and olive veneer
•Tips: multi-layer Mycarta
•Handle: locator
•Tendon: Bodnik / Shrew Whisper String
•Stand height: 7 inches
•Warranty: 30-year Bodnik Bows warranty*
•Included accessories: Bodnik Bows Dakota, Bodnik Bows / Shrew Bows Whisper String, nocking point limiter, fur arrow rest
*Warranty conditions: BODNIK BOWS offers a 30-year warranty on all BODNIK BOWS for breaks, cracks and delamination. The warranty does not cover wear and tear, damage caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct, and twisted limbs after 6 months of use. The warranty service will be provided by replacing or repairing the bow. The statutory warranty rights remain unaffected by this warranty and apply independently of it.
Characteristics
| Hand: | Left HandRight Hand |
| Draw Weight: | 11-20 lbs21-30 lbs31-40 lbs41-50 lbs51-60 lbs |
| Bow Length: | 68 Inch |
| 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
Warranty information
This item comes with a manufacturer's warranty. Information on the warranty period and its conditions can be found here:
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