[richard roop]

in reply to: Straight Fletch Article #146164

Blast from the past !!

Ran across an old Bow & Arrow magazine, March / April 1965 with a Tackle Tips column by Tom Jennings. He did some testing using a ‘Trajectrocaster’ (gotta love the names he came up with for the testing gizmos he built) shooting straight & helical fletch for distance.  He was shooting about 180 fps with his set-up and getting about 180 yards distance for both types of fletch.

“In summation …………………. There is so little difference between the performance of these two types of fletching that there is no man alive who could shoot well enough to tell the difference. “

[richard roop]

in reply to: Getting use to bow quiver. #146159

Back about in the late 70s or early 80s there was a bow-quiver called the Sidewinder.  Held about 8 arrows and was mounted out in front of the bow vertically.  Guys would fill the arrows half up with sand and …………viola !! …… instant stabilizer.

Worked well when it was calm…………. Not so much in the wind.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #146092

Ray;

I’ve got another paper plate routine where I shoot one arrow from 5 yards. If I hit the plate I move back to 10. Every time I hit the plate, I move back 5 yards. When I miss, that’s where I shoot from for a while.

One thing that I’ve learned  ………………. aiming at the whole  plate is a good way to miss the whole plate regardless of the distance.

Amazing what idle minds can come up with !!!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #146050

Got out this morning before the wind came up here.

Shot the round as outlined above, then added a bit to it.

For the second leg, I dropped the bonus shot, scoring the same as the first leg but moved back to 15-20 & 25 yards.

For the third leg, no bonus shot, still using the same scoring  but moved back to 20-25 & 30 yards.

Perfect score would be 955 total……………………. I was pretty happy with a 505 for the three round total.  Kind of neat to be able to have a bit of added pressure of shooting ‘for score’.  It’s paper but can only help my 3D shoots.

[richard roop]

in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #145953

If you think that coyotes are a problem, wait ’til you get wolves shoved down your throat like we’ve gotten here in Az. up on the Rim.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #145940

Okey Dokey;

60# Damon Howatt Super Diablo, shooting 2213s split finger.  Took three warm up shots at 20 yards.

(1)  30

(2)  45

(3)  60

(4)  40

(5)  0

(6)  0

(7)  10 ………… I took a 10 point bonus snake shot @ a half card / 1 yard.

Total 185

A fun little round !!!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #145908

One more suggestion, if I may;

When posting scores, note ‘curve, long or self bow, poundage, arrow material and split or 3 finger under.

This is gonna be fun !!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #145900

I like it !!!

Could I suggest adding a one arrow, one yard, down-angle snake type shot ??  Maybe at a half card. (Don’t laugh; it’s harder than it looks.)

………….and a title !!! Something subtle like Inter-National Trad-Bow Quarantine Archery Tournament Champion 2020.

Question; Starting cold or warm-up shots ?????

Edit for speling

[richard roop]

in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #145884

Hey Aeronut;

Last year I was at our local public archery range doing some shooting on the practice bales. Had a couple of wheel-bow shooters watching me. One of them finally commented “I didn’t know you could do that”.  I asked what, shoot without sights ?? He said no, he didn’t know that you could shoot without a RELEASE.  I told him that it’s so easy that a caveman could do it.

Made my whole day !!!

 

>>>>>>>>>> I don’t have a printer………… How about we just shoot at that old stand-by, paper plates ???

[richard roop]

in reply to: TBOT and Championship Shoot at Memphis, TX #145864

Not happy about my favorite Az. & Calif. shoots being canceled but will spend the time working on proper form ’til I get it right.

[richard roop]

in reply to: 2019-20 season updates #145786

Part of it depends on the water the carp were taken in and how they were handled once in possession.  Kinda like bear meat; there’s garbage dump bears and there’s berry patch bears………………..

[richard roop]

in reply to: 2019-20 season updates #145764

I’ve given most of the carp away.  Somewhere around here though, I have a recipe for fish cakes that I want to try.

[richard roop]

in reply to: 2019-20 season updates #145759

Thanx !!! ……………… Semi Retirement is agreeing with me. My goal this spring & early summer is a 35# carp.  My biggest ever was a 33#-er out of Black Lake up in Washington.  I’m here to tell ya, a >30 # carp will pull a canoe around for a bit !!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: 2019-20 season updates #145749

Hunting was good …………… Getting was poor.

Wolves up on the Rim got the turkeys and most of the deer. Skipped a few arrows across the desert toward coyotes  & thumped a few rabbits.  Won a few tournaments and improved my form a bit.

Got a javelina this Jan. and now getting ready for spring bowfishing.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Paint instead of wraps? #145737

While I haven’t gotten into the ultra extreme excessive F.O.C. I do understand the concept. I just tend to keep using what’s worked well in the past.

One thing that you might try, though, is the big crest instead of the crown dip or wrap.  Mark where your fletching is on the bare shaft and do about a 6 inch crest ahead of the fletching. I mask each end of the area on the shaft that I want the crest and rattle can a white base coat. When dry, I rattle can a coat of hot pink and finish with a clear coat.  Actual cresting lines are done with either paint or a Sharpie Marker as the spirit moves me.  Shafts are then fletched with 5 inch hot pink feathers and a hot pink nock installed.

This gives a number of good things happening; nock, fletch and crest give about 12 inches of color to follow in flight,  the crest moves the weight forward a bit compared to dip or crown wrap,  and they are easier to find in the unlikely event of a miss.

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