[richard roop]

in reply to: Need Help Identifying Arrows #136800

 

Pretty sure that they’re Bear Archery’s house brand from the late 60s or early 70s.

They had an unusual printed crest.

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in reply to: Need lots of help!!!!!!!! #136689

The part that is of concern is the ‘ripping my lips apart’ comment.

Something ain’t right…………. that is not supposed to happen.

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in reply to: Zachery Larson #136646

“Earth calling Zack………Earth calling Zack…….. Come in Zack”.

Two shoots in Globe this week-end at the Apache Bowhunters Range.  C’mon by & say ‘Hi’.

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in reply to: New books #136639

Heads up, campers;

Just saw on Ebay (my favorite place to spend money I don’t have on stuff I don’t need) under ‘archery book’ that there’s a copy of Jay Massey’s book, The Bowyer’s Craft.  Spendy, but if ya gotta have it, ya gotta have it and ya can’t have mine.

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in reply to: Need lots of help!!!!!!!! #136637

Glove or tab ?????

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in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #136612

Charles;

When I first saw the picture that you posted, my first thought was “I don’t remember shooting that shot”.

I’m running 2213 golds out of a zebra-wood Damon Howatt Super Diablo.  Same white cap & yellow or white fletch.

It’s tournament time around here.  A few more shoots in Globe and then the Trad Challenge in Southern Calif. at Conejo.  Bowfishing should take off toward the end of March here in Arizona.

Shot rather well at the Calif. State Traditional Championship.  Took 1st in men’s senior recurve even though the posted score is way wrong, I still got a buckle.

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Questions About Arrows #136433

One other thing that you could try;

When you’re thru shooting, pick up the heavy bow and draw, hold & let down without shooting. Do that for a few ‘reps’, rest and repeat. Then drop down to the lighter bow and do the same drill.  Builds strength without causing your form to go poo-poo.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Shooting Glove #136326

The visual of what could go wrong filing a nock-set is not a pretty one. I’m using a fingernail file to do mine. So far … so good.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Shooting Glove #136324

My favorite glove was one made by King & had individual adjustments for each finger. Haven’t seen them around for quite a while.

Currently shooting a Neet glove that I cut the fingers off and sewed to Velcro and a Velcro backing for the desired finger adjustments. Not yet perfect but it’s a work in progress.

One thing that I did find ……………. The brass nocking point was wearing a hole in the leather on the index finger. Building up above the nocking point with unwaxed dental floss solved that problem. (I nock the arrow below the nocking point).

[richard roop]

in reply to: Can you consistently hit a paper plate? #136322

I take a simpler approach.

Paper plate on the bales. One arrow at 5 yards. Hit the plate …… go to 10 yards. Hit the plate……. go to 15.  Keep moving back 5 yards at a time until I miss one.  Farthest I’ve ever gotten back was the 70 yard line. Usually miss one before that though.

Makes a good exercise to alternate with form drills.

[richard roop]

in reply to: New Arras #136154

When I was shooting wood I used to buy the shafts in lots of 100. Would go thru them and straighten, weigh and group them #1, #2 or #3.  The #1s were the good stuff. The #3s…….. lets just say that just because the ground squirrel was sitting on a rock didn’t mean that he was safe.

When I used .38 casings for blunts, I used to put a couple of .22 lead pellets on the vice and flatten them with a hammer, then drop them into the case with a spot of glue to bring the weight up the same as field points. They shot surprisingly accurate for throw-aways.

#6 lead shot & a spot of glue works well, also.

[richard roop]

in reply to: New Arras #136122

Sweet !!!  Gotta love shield cut fletch; it just looks ‘right’.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Questions About Arrows #136037

Wow !!!!

It sounds like you’re on the right track starting out.

As far as arrows for a newcomer; I would recommend that you contact Three Rivers Archery for information on the goodies you’ll need.  There are a number of other reputable suppliers but I’ve had good luck with 3 Rivers. Making your own arrows is rewarding but can be addictive.  How carried away do you want to get ??

 

 

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in reply to: Straight Fletch Article #135993

Shooting in the wind;

Helical and straight fletch still grouping together, such as I can group in the wind.

Have noticed that when I find a soft spot in the bale that the straight fletch seems to be less ‘traumatized’ by pulling it out the back.

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in reply to: Straight Fletch Article #135983

I believe that the Super Diablo failed for a combination of three reasons.

(1) The bow was aprox. 50 years old.  A lot of years and a lot of arrows.                                                                                                  (2) The bow was an EBay purchase from ‘back East’ where the humidity tends to be higher than here in Arizona with low             humidity and high temps.                                                                                                                                                                             (3) And mostly, about three months before it failed I had waxed the entire bow with Lemon Pledge. It looked great but when I  strung it with bow-stringer. it slipped out of my hand and hit the concrete floor rather hard.  Seemed to be ok afterwards  but I still suspect that mishap was a factor.

The failure notwithstanding I still believe that the Super Diablo is one of the classics. I have two others in zebra wood and a matching longbow.

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