Entering the sport

[danhor7]

#3856

Hi everyone, I’m Danny.

I’m kindof re entering the sport and looking forward to interacting with the Traditional Bowhunter community.

When I was a kid my mother bought me a 19 lb compound bow and I shot that thing all the time. Looking back at how much I loved it I got my 9yr old son a bow and well of course I had to get one for myself. 😉 First I went to a local pro shop and got an old compound bow for $100. The salesman set it all up for me and I got hours of shooting fun with my son. Then I came across a Parker Inferno in a pawn shop for about 1/3rd of the MSRP, so I went ahead and picked it up. This thing is great now that I had some help tuning it. It was so far out of alignment I’m beginning to suspect that the prior owner got fed up with it and pawned it for cheap.

I made a short film of the experience, so I’ll let it tell the rest of the story.

Enjoy 😀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI9kg_iqVTc

[Wolfshead]

#24424

I think you are going to find that this forum is more traditional style bows and not compound “wheelie” bows.

Most here have made a choice to shoot traditional, and I dare say some don’t shoot compounds at all.

If you are into compounds that is all good but this site I believe is geared more away from them.

[Wolfshead]

#24427

I really believe archery is a great great sport.

I find it fantastic that you are able to enjoy time with your son in that pursuit!

I am a public school teacher and I wish that more parents would get involved more in activities that they could do along with their children.

If shooting compounds gets you interested (as well as your son) that is great!

Now maybe we here can get you shooting bows without training wheels….:D:lol:

I wish you the best

Doug

[danhor7]

#24463

Haha Training wheels. I love it. I figured I might take a beating in this place.:lol: As with any sport, most sportsmen have their favorite niche.

I would like to make my own bow at some point in the near future. My son and I made an arrow for show & tell at his school. Of course this thing would explode if we ever tried to shoot it, but it was a fun project and he and I both learned a lot.

[Wolfshead]

#24591

I really didn’t mean any disrespect by that comment.

Like I said I think it is great that you are involved!

When I was a young boy I really liked shooting bows and arrows. We always played cowboys and Indians and I always wanted to be the Indian…

I got involved with football and played then got into coaching high school so that took all my time.

I am just recently getting back to it as well.

I choose traditional because it seems that it is the way it is meant to be for me. My brother got a new compound years ago and he had all the bells and whistles on it. Sights, releases, you name it he had it.

I remember thinking that this was not what archery was supposed to be like…

Again that is just how I feel about it. That is just my philosophy. I love traditional.

Now once you make that bow of yours post that up and show us some video of that!! 😀

I love making arrow also. Just more of the fun I guess

[James Harvey]

#24733

Danny,

if you want to dip your toe in the traditional pool, I can recommend a Samick Sage. They’re about $130. I’ve had restaurant bills bigger than that. Then when you’re hooked and have shot some different bows you can go ahead and invest some money.

I started shooting compounds about a decade ago then some 4 or 5 years ago now I shot my first recurve. It’s been 4 or 5 years since I shot that old compound 😉 Watching your video, I don’t miss those busy, heavy old bows one bit 😀

It’s good to see a father and son flinging arrows together though!

Jim.

[Ben M.]

#24865

Ditto on Jim’s suggestion for the Samick. Check the Ragim bows for younger/smaller people. My son (7yrs) shoots a 48″ 22# @ 24″ draw recurve, and my wife a 58″ 28# @ 24″. Both are excellent, forgiving bows for learners and you can buy heavier-poundage limbs to fit the archer as he/she grows.

-Ben

[danhor7]

#24868

Wolfshead wrote: I really didn’t mean any disrespect by that comment.

Like I said I think it is great that you are involved!

When I was a young boy I really liked shooting bows and arrows. We always played cowboys and Indians and I always wanted to be the Indian…

I got involved with football and played then got into coaching high school so that took all my time.

I am just recently getting back to it as well.

I choose traditional because it seems that it is the way it is meant to be for me. My brother got a new compound years ago and he had all the bells and whistles on it. Sights, releases, you name it he had it.

I remember thinking that this was not what archery was supposed to be like…

Again that is just how I feel about it. That is just my philosophy. I love traditional.

Now once you make that bow of yours post that up and show us some video of that!! 😀

I love making arrow also. Just more of the fun I guess

I’m not offended in the slightest. 😉

Shooting this bow is almost like shooting a rifle since it has a sight and release aid with a trigger. As a child I shot instinctively and would like to get back into the swing of things because I believe that the skills honed in all forms of archery (or any sport) will build on each other.

[danhor7]

#24879

ausjim wrote: Danny,

if you want to dip your toe in the traditional pool, I can recommend a Samick Sage. They’re about $130. I’ve had restaurant bills bigger than that. Then when you’re hooked and have shot some different bows you can go ahead and invest some money.

I started shooting compounds about a decade ago then some 4 or 5 years ago now I shot my first recurve. It’s been 4 or 5 years since I shot that old compound 😉 Watching your video, I don’t miss those busy, heavy old bows one bit 😀

It’s good to see a father and son flinging arrows together though!

Jim.

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m looking into them now.

As far as bow weight goes, the new one I have is under 4 pounds. I really have no idea how that stacks up against a traditional bow, but it’s a lot lighter than the first compound bow I got which was a product of the 90s. That thing was miserable to shoot compared to the new one. It wanted to jump out of my hand. In fact it managed to do just that on no less than 3 occasions.

[danhor7]

#24885

Ben (Prairie Prowler) wrote: Ditto on Jim’s suggestion for the Samick. Check the Ragim bows for younger/smaller people. My son (7yrs) shoots a 48″ 22# @ 24″ draw recurve, and my wife a 58″ 28# @ 24″. Both are excellent, forgiving bows for learners and you can buy heavier-poundage limbs to fit the archer as he/she grows.

-Ben

That’s nice to know that these bows are adaptable. As stated before, I’m a complete novice and have very little understanding of the sport, but I’m learning a lot by watching videos and chatting with experts such as yourselves.

[Ben M.]

#25271

For comparison, my longbow weighs 1# 7oz and my takedown recurve 2# 10oz.

[wahoo]

#25836

just don’t over bow yourself. That shop in the video had some recurves hanging on the wall – you may want to shoot a couple of them 1st . I would suggest you stay 55lbs or under and have fun . Your son will love it

[danhor7]

#25955

wahoo wrote: just don’t over bow yourself. That shop in the video had some recurves hanging on the wall – you may want to shoot a couple of them 1st . I would suggest you stay 55lbs or under and have fun . Your son will love it

We shot for at least four hours when we were there last time. Isaac tried shooting one of the youth recurves except he couldn’t even hit the target at 25 feet and got frustrated right away and went back to shooting his bow.

I’m definitely going to shoot a few different bows before I make a purchase.

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