[richard roop]

in reply to: Arrow Selection for Hunting #156421

Hi & Welcome .

First of all ……………… How ya gonna hunt ??? Sitting a treestand in the hardwoods you would probably want a heavy arrow to penetrate at close range and leave a low body exit wound.  Stillhunting / spot & stalk in more open areas you might want something a bit lighter for flatter trajectory.  Therefore, I can say without a doubt; It all depends.

Arrow material is a personal choice. Pros & cons with all of them.  I build (assemble) my own and find aluminum easier to rebuild when they start to show wear.  Carbon is probably the most popular right now.

There are a number of spine charts available.  I believe that the Three Rivers Archery catalog has them in it.  Note when you hold a spine chart that it’s printed on paper and not carved into stone.  Everything affects spine, static & dynamic.  Point weight, shaft length, brace height, actual draw length and even the possibility that the weight printed on your bow is more of a suggestion than an accurate measurement.  Your shooting form can also affect arrow spine.   Clear as mud, eh ??

My standard advice to newcomers;

(1) If there’s an archery club within 100 miles of you, join it.  You will meet like-minded folks that can help & inspire you.

(2) Roving archery, alone or with friends is a great way to spend time and get ‘real world’ practice.  You will lose and break some arrows.  I just assume that they await me in Valhalla and move on after a reasonable search.

(3) Keep an eye on eBay under ‘archery book’ for the title Shooting The Stickbow by Anthony Camera.  A wealth of information and well worth the coin.

(4) Take all advice, including mine, with a grain of salt.

If you’re in the neighborhood, I’m going to be shooting at the Tucson Mountain Park archery range on Mon. 6 Dec. mid-morning with some friends.  It’s a stunningly beautiful place to shoot among the Saguaro Cactus.

Good luck & keep us posted on your progress.

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #156303

Cold, damp and windy all day over here.

I didn’t move to Arizona to be cold !!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: A Big Thanks To All Of Our Veterans #156063

Yes ………………….. A big heartfelt THANX !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Rocket Scientist kinda question; #154794

Yeah, I want to run a set of field , broadhead & blunt tips for distance but with the recent (much needed) rains my impact area out in the desert is currently overgrown with weeds making it hard to locate arrows and rattlesnakes.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Dr Ed on The Meat Eater podcast #154762

Got it.

Thanx !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Dr Ed on The Meat Eater podcast #154758

Is there a linky thing to it ?????

[richard roop]

in reply to: Brighten up the nock article #154741

Did you pre-charge the black nocks with a U.V. Black Light ????? ……….. BwaaaaHaaaaHaaaa !!!!!

Been playing with the taper white base coat/ fluorescence nock/ white Velcro wrap for my Roving – Rabbit – Romps  and am convinced that it’s definitely an advantage.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Faces for Names #154642

I always believed that my lost arrows are in Ullr’s quiver and await me in Valhalla.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Brighten up the nock article #154605

Heck, the bunch of knuckle draggers that I used to shoot with at Valley West had a rule that if somebody’s arrow ended up laying in front of the target everybody got one free shot at it.                                                                                                                          Amazing how often somebody who would be happy to score a 3 for 10 on a forty yard field target can bust somebody’s arrow at the same distance. More concentration paired with evil intentions, I guess.

[richard roop]

in reply to: :-) #154569

I NEVER snicker at somebody back behind the bales. Usually just hold up one of my own arrows and holler “While you’re back there, could you keep an eye out for one that looks like one of these ??” If nothing else, it makes the newbies feel less self-conscious about missing.

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: :-) #154547

What is this ‘aim’ of which you speak ???

Seriously,  on the practice range I begin ‘aiming’ before I even take an arrow out of my quiver.  Starts with proper body position…….. feet / stance, knees, hips, & shoulders.  A moment is taken to think on the last shot where improvement was needed and to visualize the next shot sequence.  (Think Vic Leach, old time tournament shooting ace) Aiming starts with concentration on the spot as I do the swing draw thru to anchor.  A sense of muscle tension is arms to lats to back; push & pull thru the release.  The actual aiming is, to me, simple. I’m left eye dominate / right hand shooter. My left eye ‘sees’ the angle of the arrow shaft up and down and my right eye ‘sees’  the  arrow shaft straight to the spot plus the gap. Split Vision stuff to the max.  While it looks like I’m holding at anchor, I’m actually continuing to draw, just much slower.  Prevents the dreaded collapse & peeking. A level or depth of concentration triggers the shot.

Clear as mud, I know but it works for me.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Meet the champs video ??? #154469

I thought about White Phosphorus. If that’s what it was those guys were even tougher than we thought. I would be really leery of a bit of the stuff ‘splashing’ back onto the shooter upon release.  Not something I would want on my pink & tender skin.  The other reason I wonder about White Phosphorus is if I’m not mistaken, they shoot a hat with a smoke arrow. Seems as if it was the White Phosphorus the hat would have caught on fire.

In one of the scenes, they appear to dip the end of an arrow into a bucket before shooting. Possibly something like liquid Nitrogen ???

Still an awesome video. Now I need to watch it again, just because.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154451

Thanx Robin !!!

My tribute to Monte Python’s Killer Rabbit.  That’s target #7 on my home range.

I take my archery real serious, but if ya can’t have fun, too …………………

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154241

I try to look at compound shooters as future traditional archers ………… but sometimes I have to look really hard.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154170

I think that they ‘hunt’ that way ’cause they don’t know how to hunt any other way.  More than once on a two track or in a sand wash I’ve heard a vehicle coming and simply stepped off to the side in the shade of a tree but still in plain sight and watched them drive on by with no recognition. Kind of annoying when it happens a mile back in a Wilderness Area.

Sorry to hear that you’ve had a problem getting something from eBay.  I’ve had really good luck with them.

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