Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I skewer a GoPro....Sad face, Sad face...Thumbs down, but thats not the reason for this video....In a previous video I trialled the "little brother", a weaker longbow equivalent (crossbow) but I made a mistake with approximate powers and this film corrects that.
In pursuit of my longbow testing, I now have 3 proxies; a 160lbs, 125lbs and a 75lbs equivalents. One day I will bring a real archer down here and make sure I have the numbers right, but in the meantime I am benchmarking against numbers provided by Joe Gibbs in his videos using Mary Rose longbow replicas.
If you would like to help support the channel please visit my sites
https://todcutler.com for excellent budget historical weapons
https://todsworkshop.com for custom historical work
and for T shirts and merch please visit teespring.com/stores/todsworkshop
The Lockdown Longbow story starts here. youtu.be/l9vWXVbvOas
Joe Gibbs Channel youtube.com/user/Joe8Gibbs
Arrows by Will Sherman https://www.medievalarrows.co.uk
Hat is a medieval felt cap that is warm and thin and fits great under helmets, workshop helmets and masks by http://www.thecraftybeggars.org
Data
Baby brother 47m/s or 154ft/s 65g arrows
Little brother. 58m/s or 192ft/s 64g arrows
Big brother 55m/s or 181ft/s. 85g arrows
I skewer a GoPro....Sad face, Sad face...Thumbs down, but thats not the reason for this video....In a previous video I trialled the "little brother", a weaker longbow equivalent (crossbow) but I made a mistake with approximate powers and this film corrects that.
In pursuit of my longbow testing, I now have 3 proxies; a 160lbs, 125lbs and a 75lbs equivalents. One day I will bring a real archer down here and make sure I have the numbers right, but in the meantime I am benchmarking against numbers provided by Joe Gibbs in his videos using Mary Rose longbow replicas.
If you would like to help support the channel please visit my sites
https://todcutler.com for excellent budget historical weapons
https://todsworkshop.com for custom historical work
and for T shirts and merch please visit teespring.com/stores/todsworkshop
The Lockdown Longbow story starts here. youtu.be/l9vWXVbvOas
Joe Gibbs Channel youtube.com/user/Joe8Gibbs
Arrows by Will Sherman https://www.medievalarrows.co.uk
Hat is a medieval felt cap that is warm and thin and fits great under helmets, workshop helmets and masks by http://www.thecraftybeggars.org
Data
Baby brother 47m/s or 154ft/s 65g arrows
Little brother. 58m/s or 192ft/s 64g arrows
Big brother 55m/s or 181ft/s. 85g arrows
