Record #00405Sports archive
Longest Men's Unlimited Footbow Flight Shot
American flight archer Harry Drake shot an arrow 1,854.40 metres in the men's unlimited footbow class at Ivanpah, USA, on 24 October 1971, a category record preserved in USA Archery's official flight records.
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Current Record
1854.40m
Current record value
- Holder
- Harry Drake
- Location
- Ivanpah Dry Lake, California, USA · United States
- Start date
- 1971-10-24
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteFlight archery measures the distance an arrow travels rather than whether it hits a target, commonly using broad, flat competition ranges.
A footbow uses leg or foot support to draw and launch the arrow, making its equipment category fundamentally different from handheld bows. This performance is specifically a class record, not an unqualified longest shot by every kind of bow.
Record history
1 Milestones- 1854.40 mHarry DrakeIvanpah Dry Lake, California, USACurrent Record
Sources
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美国射箭协会历史世界与美国飞行射箭纪录分类表直接载男子Unlimited Footbow 1854.40m、1971-10-24。弩类别1871.84m更长，故绝不把脚弓纪录改写成一切射箭方式的绝对最高距离。
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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