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I envy you having a shop nearby that speaks ‘Trad’. Our local shops are all about gears, gadgets & gizmos.
Cheap advice; If you possibly can, sign up for a series of lessons / coaching. Far easier to learn it right than to unlearn a bad habit and then learn it over correctly. Trust me on this one. Time & coin well spent.
Pat;
Greetings and Salutations from S.E. Arizona where we have frogs that can’t swim ’cause they’ve never seen water.
Don’t be shy about asking questions or for advice. We’ve all made a bunch of mistakes and sometimes even learn from them.
So ………….. What kind of bow are you getting ?? Hunting or target ??? I’m partial to classic recurves myself.
in reply to: Finger Strain #160063A whole bunch of years ago, there was a writer by the name of C.R. Learn. He shot a ‘Bowloc’ release before even the Freestyle folks were. It was a solid piece of some kind of hardwood with no moving parts. I believe that would have made it some kind of ledge release. As I recall, he was handy enough with it to rove or hunt with it.
If the unthinkable should happen, I think that it would be preferable to hanging up the bow for good.
……………. or a thumb ring……………………. Thumb rings are cool. I look really goofy when I try to shoot one but it’s still cool.
Anybody know what ever became of the above mentioned Bob Learn ?? He seemed like a pretty regular guy from his writings.
in reply to: Finger Strain #160052In the words of the great poet, singer & songwriter Dave Dudley ………. “If it feels good, do it…. If it hurts, just let it be.”
A couple of thoughts; Are you changing your elbow position when you go three under ??? That might put more strain on an already marginal joint.
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Have you tried staying with split finger but changing your anchor point(s) to accomplish much the same thing as 3 under (closer point on or aiming right down the shaft) ????
FWIW; I used to shoot with Cal Vogt, many time National NFAA Bowhunter Div. Champion. As he gripped the string on his compound, split finger, he would do the Boy Scout Salute, thumb on little finger. He claimed that it put the tension on the outside back of the hand rather than on the fingers. Maybe so …. maybe no ……….. but I never could beat him even with pins on my compound.
in reply to: Small game hunting, Ace Hex Head or The Hammer..? #159955Yeah, some of those old timers were really something. Sadly, a lot of our history is fading away.
If you can find video of Ben Pearson and / or Howard Hill it’s some neat viewing. There’s a clip of Ben Pearson propped up in a speed boat, racing around a lake popping balloons floating on the water. These guys knew how to have fun.
in reply to: Target “Shed” #159954What is this ‘rain’ of which you speak ????? The old ones once spoke of water from the sky, but these were just tales to frighten small children.
Good lookin’ shed, though.
Question; Does shooting into the side of the bale seem to work better than into the edge ?? Seems like it might stop arrows better but I’d worry about cutting the strings and making a real mess.
in reply to: Small game hunting, Ace Hex Head or The Hammer..? #159730Kees;
Google; meet the champs wilhem brothers
It should come right up for you.
in reply to: Small game hunting, Ace Hex Head or The Hammer..? #159729Kees;
Happy to help. We have some really interesting history but sadly too many new shooters are only interested in arrow speed and where the ’14’ ring is on the 3D target.
Ok ……………… End of rant. If you’re not familiar with the Wilhelm Brothers, they were quite a pair. One of them due to a shoulder injury anchored center of chest. Phenomenal shots doing a lot of “Do not try this ……… EVER” stuff like shooting cigarettes out of each other’s mouths. If you can find a U Tube video titled Meet The Champs I’m pretty sure that you’ll watch it more than once. I’m still trying to find out what they used for their ‘smoke arrows’ . Off the chart ‘cool factor’.
in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #159725Raymond (or anybody else )
Let me know if you’re going to visit. Mayhap we can get together and fling a few arrows. Safari Club International, not to be confused with the Dallas Safari Club, is just down the road from Tucson Mountain Park. Desert Archers is based out of there with an Outstanding archery range. Just down the road the other way is the Sonoran Desert Museum. Kind of a cross between a museum and an open air wildlife zoo. Also well worth the visit, just not in the heat of the summer. And, as long as I’m making shameless plugs, the nearby Coyote Pause Cafe has good food and it’s right across the street from the Tucson Mineral & Gem World if you’re into rocks & fossils & such. Makes for a pretty full day or two.
in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #159711Off today with the Mrs. to the Safari Club Museum in Tucson.
Neat place to spend some time & get psyched up for hunting season.
in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #159653More thunder & lightening than rain but every little bit helps.
Been spending time on the bales. Major emphasis on the mental aspects of form. Seems to be helping; ………. cow patties out in the dry wash fear me.
in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #159607Yeah, the local drought has been hard on everything. Then some kind of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Fever came thru and knocked down the jacks & cottontails. They seem to have recovered this year. Which is good ’cause I can’t make my secret recipe ‘Elk Burgers’ without jackrabbits.
Deer season’s coming up fast ………………….
in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #159601Email sent ……………….. but with my ‘puter skills …………………… ?????
in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #159596I would say that I’m gonna be sore in the morning but I’m already sore.
Made some changes to my day-pack and went out to hike around the desert for a while with a bunch of blunts and a couple of broadheads. Did quite a bit of roving shooting, and jumped a few jackrabbits. Got a running shot on one that came close and when it stopped out about 60 yds, almost hit it again. I call that a win all of the way around. Made a stalk just for yucks & giggles on a couple of Javelina that I spotted and got close enough to satisfy honor. Made a 20 minute coyote calling stand just for an excuse to sit in the shade for a bit. Nothing came in but as I was packing up had one in the brush do the bark – howl at me. Long hike back to the truck.
So ……….. a couple of tweaks to the day – pack, more practice roving shots and more hiking to get in shape & deer season, here I come !!!
in reply to: Small game hunting, Ace Hex Head or The Hammer..? #159575So, Dima …………. What kind of terrain are you hunting when the leg’s not broke; farmland, desert, mountains, swamps ????
What kind of critters do you have to fling arrows at ??? Big game, small game, bowfishing ??? Gotta love bowfishing.
You might want to do a web search on a guy named Nubbie (sp?) Pate. Now, THAT was an interesting guy.
Get all healed up & shooting !!!!!
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