[richard roop]

in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #171646

I’m using hay bales but yes the twine is top & bottom,  shooting into the side. Two ratchet straps right over the twine, and long straps around everything so there’s no cracks between bales. I used some old wire coat hangers to make some ugly bale pins but they work well and don’t damage points when they do get hit.  I have a couple of rolls of Duck Tape handy to tear off a short piece to make an aiming spot on the paper plate.  Black, Fluorescent  green & hot pink work pretty well.  5 minutes to make a half dozen targets that last many months.

For close range, <30 yards, I bought a bag of plastic balls in the Wally World Toy Section for about $10. All different colors. While I was there I found some fluorescent ping pong balls. A large needle pokes a hole thru the ball and I tie it with a used strand of old bowstring, then hang it from an old arrow in front of the bale.  Aim small, miss small and all of that. Plus, it makes a satisfying THAWP when you center one.

 

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #171643

Kees; you might try going to Wally World and getting some of those tie down rachettes with the 15 or 20 foot straps. Tightens the bales up and puts enough squeeze to them that they might fit your box.  Plus, when the bales start to get a bit soft, a couple of cranks on the rachette  and you’re  stopping arrows again.  I strap my two center bales together then strap a top and bottom with the whole thing to a pallet.

And speaking of getting soft; got on my mountain bike today for a ride. Need to shape up a bit (a lot !!!) before hunting season.

And lastly; I’ve done the Hill Style Swing Draw for a long time. Very smooth and natural. Sadly, at some point instead of coming up and then back to anchor I slid into the habit of drawing as I was coming up putting a huge strain on the drawing shoulder. There’s some disagreement as to whether I have Bursitis or a strained intermediate  deltoid muscle in my bow arm.  Something to keep in mind; Check your form now & then for small details that may have changed without you noticing it.

Send rain !!!!

 

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Tim Wells ??? #171633

Yes …………… That’s the guy !!!   Thanx !!!!

I’ve watched several of his videos and gotta say that I’m impressed.

[richard roop]

in reply to: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! #171565

Very good, thank you for asking !!!

Either the Bursitis in my left shoulder is getting better or I’m learning how to draw around it.  Coming back, slow but sure !!!

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in reply to: Tim Wells ??? #171504

Sadly, links are beyond my meager computer skills.

Google tim wells archery you tube and something should come up.

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in reply to: Battle Clout #171431

Yup …………….. 200 yards is a poke & a half out there.  But, as one of my shooting mentors, Cal Vogt, pointed out to me a lifetime ago on an 80 yard walk-up, ‘If your bow / arrow combo is properly tuned and your form is good; line will follow. If you’re hitting left or right or left and right it’s time to do some looking into why. The targets will talk to you if you’ll listen.’

That leaves elevation.  Maintaining back tension for a clean shot while leaning back at the waist is gonna be the hat trick. Raising the bow arm for elevation will only lessen the distance you can shoot.

So, if the wind ever dies down over this way I can get out and mark something off and lob a few into the sky.

>>>>>———–> Note; This is NOT practice for hunting !!! Yeah, I know ……. Howard Hill, elk, 180 yards.  That was then, this is now and we ain’t Howard Hill. This is purely for the joy of sending a shot high in the sky, watching it’s flight and urging it on with a ‘Go baby, go, go, GO !!!’

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #171366

Ok ………….. Another book well worth the read;

Best of Trail’s End by Jim Dougherty.

No secret that I’m a fan of Jim Dougherty. His Varmint Hunter’s Digest is required reading by anyone wanting to squeeze the rabbit for predators. I’ve always enjoyed his style of writing and he has the knowledge & experience to back it up.

The book’s worth the coin it costs ………………… or if you’re cheap have somebody get it for you for Father’s Day.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Nem member to the bow rack #171318

That’s the one !!!!!

Found some lighter arrows & put a new string on it. Love the grip. For some reason, the belly side of the shelf is a bit higher than the center, so I had to raise the rug’s middle to get arrow flight.  I may just go with the tried and true, bullet proof Bear Weather-Rest.

Fun to shoot !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Practice with a purpose. #171197

Ok …………… My computer skills are really limited.

No idea why the post didn’t go thru or why it showed up later ?????  Thanx to a moderator in the shadows ???

Anyway, the point is to keep it interesting by focusing on different things on different days. Yesterday I was on the 30 yard line with no thought other than ‘bow arm’.  Today I  was on the 100 yard line just for the joy of watching ’em fly.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Practice with a purpose. #171173

Ok …………….. Something didn’t go thru ???

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in reply to: Archery in the Schools #170866

Outstanding !!!

That’s the most kids I’ve seen without their faces in a smartphone in a long time.

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170865

Here’s to hoping that everyone adjusts to the ‘new normal’.

Good luck & stay strong !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170716

Here in Az. it was in the low 80s today and the Slaughter in the Water  has begun. Carp swimming upstream to spawn and schooling in the Gila at the Eden  diversion dam.  Nothing big; three to five pounders but hey, bowfishing in Feb !!!!!

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170574

Here’s a thought that might work for cutting the nocks into wood shafts;

Get a 2×4 about 10 inches long and rip it into a couple of 1x4s.  Mark the centerline and use a wood gouge or a Dremel tool to make matching grooves the size of your arrow shaft in the wood pieces. Put the shaft in the grooves in the block and clamp that to your table with just enough for the nock sticking out, then cut away.

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170570

Don’t know if this will help or not ………….

At one time I had a pair of Vice-Grips that I removed the adjustment bolt and found a longer one . I forget the thread size. I drilled a hole in my bumper and installed the bolt vertically with a couple of lock nuts.  I could then screw the Vice-Grips onto the bolt and have a decent sort-a vice / sort-a third hand.  I have the same set-up on my all things fishing bench with a smaller pair of the long nose model for fly tying and such.  Neither are heavy duty but might be handy for working on arrows.

The vice I have on my archery bench started life as a suction cup base model. After a few years it didn’t suck so well and I just bolted it down. No idea where I got it from.

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