Field Tips

[mhough3]

#5318

Hi. Just bought my first trad bow. It’s a Bear Super Grizzly. I traded in all my compound bow stuff. My new bow was actually the only recurve in the store :-). I bought 3 arrows to get started. The store didn’t have any wood arrows, so I bought Gold Tip, Traditional Hunter arrows. None of my field tips fit these arrows, even though they are carbon arrows. There aren’t any traditional shops close to me. Anyone have any thoughts. I certainly appreciate any ideas. Thanks ever so much,

Mike

[Col Mike]

#39541

[quote=mhough3]Hi. Just bought my first trad bow. It’s a Bear Super Grizzly. I traded in all my compound bow stuff. My new bow was actually the only recurve in the store :-). I bought 3 arrows to get started. The store didn’t have any wood arrows, so I bought Gold Tip, Traditional Hunter arrows. None of my field tips fit these arrows, even though they are carbon arrows. There aren’t any traditional shops close to me. Anyone have any thoughts. I certainly appreciate any ideas. Thanks ever so much,

Mike[/quote

Mike –welcome aboard. You are gonna get more info then you can stand. But start with http://www.3riversarchery.com and then tuffhead.com

have fun

Semper Fi

Mike

[David Petersen]

#39576

What Mike said. Kustom King is yet another option. To smooth the way, I also suggest you grab a copy of T.J. Conrad’s “Traditional Bowhunters Handbook,” which you can get online or directly from TBM. It will walk you clearly through all the basics of trad gear, tuning, etc., and also has a good intro to bowhunting. I wish I’d had that when I started, back in the Dark Ages.

Congrats on your self-promotion and as Mike said, you’ll be swamped with info on this site, all of it from strong individuals. It seems to go with the territory. Don’t feel compelled to go to woods immediately, if ever. It’s all so much easier with carbons and for that reason a real good place to start. My strongest advice for arrows is, go heavy, total weight and esp. the broadhead. Mike is among a great many fairly recent converts to EFOC and is amazed at the increase in accuracy and silence in flight. Just as I was. Enjoy.

[James Harvey]

#39764

Welcome aboard Mike 😀

As already mentioned, 3rivers is a great place to start, they have TJ’s book that Dave mentioned, a bunch of helpful videos and a great range of products. TJ’s book lives in my workshop and is covered in dirty fingerprints, it is a great resource to have at hand when fiddling with arrows or anything else trad archery related.

I’m genuinely happy for you mate, I put down my compound some years ago and I tell you what, I’m not nearly as good a shot, but when that string slips past my fingers and that shaft sails through the air to find it’s mark, it makes my heart sing. You won’t be disappoointed with your decision 😉

Jim

[WyoStillhunter]

#42671

Order a test kit of inserts from 3Rivers. You will get two each of different weights. It’s a good way to tune your arrows. It is likely that you will find a weight that works best and a weight that is next best but still quite serviceable. Then you can order a quantity of the best when you add arrows.

[Troy Warner]

#43733

Welcome Mike,

Enjoy

Troy

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