[richard roop]

in reply to: New member #145044

Welcome and Greetings from a long ago Three Rivers Mich. guy.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Getting use to bow quiver. #144895

For what it’s worth;

Bowquivers will change balance & feel. It’s not ‘bad’ it’s just ‘different’.  You might try shooting a bit with an empty quiver, getting used to it and then adding arrows one at a time until you’re fully loaded.

I’m running an old modified Sagitarius (sp) 8 arrow quiver that now holds 10 arrows.  Usually 6 broadheads & 4 blunts.  Sometimes a couple of flu-flus also. I would rather look silly with too many arrows than look goofy running out with some clueless critter standing in front of me.

Two things to be aware of;  (1) The added weight of the quiver can change the ‘tune’ of the bow & (2) The weight difference between a full  quiver and an empty one can effect the ‘tune’ with more than about 10 arrows.

 

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in reply to: Brand new to Traditional Archery #144683

Question;

Does Cactus Juice increase the weigh of the wood to a noteworthy degree ????

Thinking out loud …………… Cedar shaft, dip about 6 inches of the point end in the Juice. Add strength & weight to the forward end without the hassle of footing the shaft. ????

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in reply to: 0% f.o.c ???. #144674

The book is a worthwhile read; good information.

The period referred to was when England was transitioning from archery being military and practice mandated by Royal Edict at NOT LESS than 200 yards to recreational competition with little in the way of distances or targets being standard.  At this time, the Archer’s Paradox was still pretty much a ………… paradox. Arrow points to the left but hits straight ahead. …… ?????  The different shaft profiles had a lot to do with how the shaft was assumed to pass over the riser and come on line with the target.  I suspect that (like now) some of the old time experts may not have totally understood all that they knew.

Rant to follow, alert;

Longbow shooters of old regularly shot at 200 plus yards. This moved into the York Round with a 100 yard max. Then the American Round with a 60 yard max. Currently, many shoot no more than the 30 or so yards that we compete our ‘Traditional’ tournaments at.   We are losing the sheer joy of roving with a couple of friends, launching at a stump or some such target over on the next hillside.  NOTE; I am speaking of shooting for the sake of the flight of the arrow …………… NOT shooting at game out past sure kill yardages.

End of rant. Pile on.

 

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in reply to: 0% f.o.c ???. #144668

Interesting ……………………..

Reading  “Straight and True by Hugh D. H. Soar. A Select History of the Arrow.  Of the four styles of shaft profile used back in the day in Merry Ol’ England, being, parallel, barreled, bob-tailed (thicker at the point tapering thinner to the nock)  and lo & behold, ……………. ‘breasted’ (thicker at the nock tapering thinner to the point).  That seems like it would play Hob with the f.o.c.

I swear, there isn’t much that’s new in archery …………………… just the same old things coming around again in different packaging.

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in reply to: Rivercane arrow shafts #144658

If you can score on a copy of The Backwoodsman magazine Nov / Dec 2017 Vol 38 No.6 ……. there’s a good article on Making the Cane Arrow Shaft.  Quite a bit of good information.

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in reply to: 0% f.o.c ???. #144645

To be honest ……………. I would be somewhat afraid to shoot one.

Seems to me that the tendency would be for the shaft to rotate like a boomerang.

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in reply to: Propeller Twist #144588

I don’t claim to know squat about carving a bow out of a hunk of wood, but I do know that the wood has to dry / season and the time frames I’ve seen are about 6 months to one year depending on conditions, type of wood, time of year it was cut, etc.

You might consider obtaining a stave of Osage Orange to gain some experience with while you’re waiting.

Best of luck !!!

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Howard Hill Elephant Arrow #144395

Don’t know anything about it but it reeks of COOL !!!!!!!

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in reply to: Bow Dealer/Sites/Resources #144382

I’ve bought my last several bows at my favorite place to spend money I don’t have on stuff I don’t need.

eBay……………….. recurve bow

 

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in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #144246

Javelina this morning. Adult dry sow.

Spot & stalk @ 25 yards. 60# Damon Howatt Super Diablo. 2213s & Zwickey 2 blades.  Double lung pass thru. Saw it go down.

The pig was actually behind a bush half way between us. This is one of my fun practice shots on my range and there was no doubt that the arrow would clear the bush.  Gotta love it when fun work pays off !!!!!

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in reply to: Brand new to Traditional Archery #144229

Couple of suggestions;

(1) Forget compound peak weight. Look for a bow no more than 5 pounds over your compound let-off weight.  Has to do with where in the weight maxes out in the draw range of motion.

(2) A starter bow will likely get upgraded in poundage and quality.  Save your excess coin for the next bow.  What you want now is just a functional stick to learn the basics.

(3) Learn basic form ………. if possible from an instructor.

Good luck !!!

 

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in reply to: Left Wing or Right Wing Helical? #144223

For what it’s worth …………….

Last summer I got myself invited to observe a Kyudo practice session. Japanese ritual archery. Heavy on the ritual.  They shoot series of two arrows. One left wing and one right wing. Seems to work with no problems.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Happy Solstice #144000

Yuletide Greetings right back at ya and to all !!!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Side Plate & Fletching Flight Problems #143882

Couple of things you might try;

When you remove the fletching from the end of the shaft you’re removing 10 to 15 grains of mass. I added lines of glue up and down the fletch area on my bare shaft until it brought the weight up to match my fletched shafts.  Balance point & all that.

I don’t change shaft length. I do change point weight and fine tune with those 5 grain brass washers from 3 Rivers.  You mentioned 145 grain points. Try setting up with 100, 125 & 175 grains just to see what happens.

Try building your side plate out a bit to see what happens. As always, if the problem gets worse go the other way.

One last thing to consider is your nocking height.

And powder !!! ……………… Don’t be afraid to dust the rest area with powder while you tune to really see what’s contacting what.

Remember; Tuning Induced Madness is a valid medical condition !!!!  Change only one thing at a time and check the results.

Good Luck !!!!

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