[Hiram]

in reply to: Arrow Selection #40439

Your 2219s will work if they are 31 long and a 175 grain point. This is with FF string. Dacron they should be 32 long.Way too stiff otherwise! You will shoot to the left and bump off your riser. Seriuos about your Longbow? Correctly spined arrows are a must!

[Hiram]

in reply to: Good old string trackers #38661

Three blade broadhead and shoot them high in the X Phase area or in the anal region facing away=Dead Bird=short tracking.

[Hiram]

in reply to: Arrow Selection #38653

Assuming that you draw to 29 inchs as your post indicates, you will be shooting a 30 inch arrow. In aluminum you will need a 2018 and in carbon you will need a 500 spine.The 2216 will be too stiff for your Bow because if I remember right, the ML-14 is pretty much a straight longbow with little reflex in the limbs. These recomendations are based on a FF string being used on your Bow. If you are using Dacron, I would cut them at 31 long to start.

[Hiram]

in reply to: what bow for long draw length #38627

I would recomend a Bow with a geometry that has more angle in the riser. 19-22 degrees seems to be the ones more suited to the longer draws for the limited stack you would experience in the last 2 or 3 inchs of your draw. You might even consider using a metal riser like the Hoyt Nexus in a 23 inch length with a set of Olympic type ILF limbs. Riser geometry is the angle of the limbs as they angle off the riser. The less angle generally is suited to the shorter draws of 27-26 or below. The 3 rivers Dallaa has a 15 degree riser but with long limbs is a good Bow to 30 or so. For you I believe the longer riser like the Nexus with short limbs around 65 long. I believe the Martin Hatfield has a pretty forgiving geometry in a wood Bow. The longer Bows are generally more efficient in cast and the finger pinch factor also.

[Hiram]

in reply to: Tell Us About Your Username #19929

Hiram of Tyre, I am!:)

[Hiram]

in reply to: WHATS EVERYONE SHOOTING? #19927

Boss Longbow
Kerner Longbow
DAS recurve
Hoyt Spectra Warf
Hoyt TD-3 Warf
Bear Warf
Spectra Quarf
Had more but gave them away to people who needed a good Bow.
Sent some of them to a Church kids archery program.
Oh, forgot. Proline Warf
Bear quarf

[Hiram]

in reply to: NEW STRING? #17843

New string!

[Hiram]

in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #10320

Get it on King! What a Hog man! I,m enjoying it immensely. California must have great habitat for these Hogs to forage and get so big. Seems that keeping them in check by hunting is very good from a conservation standpoint on the habitat and hog numbers.These MEGA HOGGGGGGGGGS!could EAT Javelina AND JUST BURP:)Kids, stay away from Alcohol, Tobacco, and drugs! Live healthy to hunt!

[Hiram]

in reply to: Too much bow weight ? #10234

You will know yourself if it is too much. Hold for 6 seconds. Start out low and build up to heavy. Find you a 35 pound bow somewhere to train with and make form as good as possible.

[Hiram]

in reply to: Hunting Knives #10096

I have several that I carry which I made myself. I do not carry pocket knives. I carry fixed blade knives in my pocket in kydex sheaths I made. I have a long string attached and hanging out of pocket or one around my neck. I prefer my own designs mostly with Micarta handles.

[Hiram]

in reply to: Target Panic #9488

Hey Jason got any ideas you could add? You said that you did not have TP anymore in an earlier post. Is that because you use a clicker exclusively, or is it because you found something that has not been discussed?

[Hiram]

in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #9471

Its Ok GT, You are my buddy.Keep on hunting and making videos. You are allright!:D

[Hiram]

in reply to: Bow tuning, ????? #9347

With a 165 head on that rig you need a 500 spine arrow cut to 29 or 30 inchs. Set your brace at 8 1/2 and your nock at 1/2 above. 125 head you will need to leave a 500 carbon at 30 inchs. I posted a pile of stuff on tuning not to long ago. Just search tuning.

[Hiram]

in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #9169

Hey King, you should change to dipping snuff! or do you do that while your not smoking? I dip, and do not want to quit, It helps me get my shooting eye right! I must admit to any kids that are reading this, do not start any of these nasty costly habits. Stick to just hunting LOL:D King you are a killer man! More pics.

[Hiram]

in reply to: Target Panic #9144

One thing I forgot to mention. It is very important that you do not associate the release as the last thing you do! The release is only part of the sequence that leads to your hand recoiling a certain distance back and away from the face after the shot HAPPENS, and I say happens because it should be sub-consciuos after the sequence is imbedded in your mind. That is why you can now add aiming into your sequence, because that is what your primary focus will be after you have reached ‘PROPER FORM” through the use of the bale. Yes you will be able to work on your form consciuosly once you have gained the sequencial control of the shot. I would recomend that you establish the finality of the shot with the arrow hitting the target. The finality of the release with the release hand touching a point of the shoulder or neck, or just the position of the hand after it stops in the recoil of the shot. Which remember that the release hand will always recoil a distance reward if you are using back tension. Yes this distance may different with higher or lower poundage Bows being shot by the same Archer. I did not incorporate release in the sequence because it should “just happen” during expansion. The fingers should just let go during the expansion of the back muscles and be somewhat like picking up a a bucket by the bail and just dropping it by releasing the fingers. Part of the pull of the Bow string will allow the fingers to have the rolling off the string effect, but not to a great degree. Think of the drawing hand as a hook which is being pulled back by a pulley and rope system and relax the back of the hand as you are drawing the Bow. A tense drawing hand will cause you problems as you let go of the string and also contort the Bow string causing un-equal pressure which leads to sore fingers and string oscillations beyond that of a relaxed hand. More contorted string leads to exageratted paradox which leads to more tuning problems and bigger arrow groups.

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