Over the years I have had many a longbow starting with a lemonwood bow I made as a Boy Scout in the 1950s, The next couple were self bows that I bought. I think they were 35 lbs and 50 lbs. At one point I had a Bear Polar with an aluminum core that pulled an honest 100 lbs. At that time of my life I was a big fan of Howard Hill. A bow of that weight is very hard to shoot accurately ....unless, I guess, you are Howard Hill. I sold it to weight lifter who was better able to handle the heavy pull and I moved on to a series of recurves. When asked why he did not shoot a recurved bob Mr. Hill responded that he was not a good enough shot.
I no longer shoot a bow but if I did I would want a longbow.
GP