Post by Rick Barbee on Aug 12, 2023 11:32:40 GMT -6
In 1926, Howard Hill set a hand held bow flight record officially measured to be 391 yards 2 feet 11 inches.
The arrows used in shooting appeared to be of birch, barreled in shaft shape and tipped with small aluminum points.
The fletchings of those arrows were hand made by Howard from plastic business cards. This was long before anyone else had used plastic, and long before plastic vanes were introduced to the market.
The arrows used in shooting appeared to be of birch, barreled in shaft shape and tipped with small aluminum points.
The fletchings of those arrows were hand made by Howard from plastic business cards. This was long before anyone else had used plastic, and long before plastic vanes were introduced to the market.
So yes, he very well could be considered the father of the plastic vane, and displayed yet one more way that he was way ahead of his time. :-)
