Heaviest longbow draw weight

Heaviest longbow draw weight
Who
Mark Stretton
What
90 kilogram(s)
Where
United Kingdom (Bath)
When
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The heaviest longbow draw weight is 90 kg (200 lb), achieved by Mark Stretton (UK) at the shooting grounds of The Bath Archers, Somerset, UK, on 15 August 2004. The bow was made by Bickerstaffe Bows (UK), of yew wood, backed with hickory. The arrow was made of aspen (poplar) and fired at a target approxiamately 5 yards away from the archer.