Harry Drake Explained

Harry Eugene Drake
Birth Date:	7 May 1915
Birth Place:	Kansas
Known For:	Bowyery, world record for longest shot with a longbow
Occupation:	Bowyer
Nationality:	American

Harry Eugene Drake (born in Kansas on May 7, 1915 – July 28, 1997 died in Nevada^[1]) was an archer and bowyer. Drake was an early pioneer in work on modern implementations of the composite bow design.^[2]

Biography

Drake broke the world record for the longest shot with a footbow on October 24, 1971, with a shot that flew (one mile, 268 yards or 1.854 meters) ^[3] The record stood until 1983, when a new mark of 1.873 m was set. ^[4]

External links

• Harry Drake at the Bowhunters Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drake. Harry. Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012. ancestry.com. 1 November 2013.
2. Web site: HARRY EUGENE DRAKE 1915 . Cbhsaa.net . 2009-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705162951/http://www.cbhsaa.net/hallfame/bios/harrydrake.htm . 2008-07-05 .
3. Web site: Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds) October 24 in History . Brainyhistory.com . 1971-10-24 . 2009-07-27.
4. Book: "Alle ins Gold" und andere Irrtümer rund um Pfeil und Bogen. 9783000290138. Meine. Thomas M.. 2009.