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in reply to: Quiet this recurve…. #18112

2blade wrote: [quote=Etter1]Get rid of the cat whiskers and get some yarn puffs. Always been great on my recurves

+1

That’s funny how things work out for different bows & people’s shooting styles!

My Super Kodiak is whisper quiet with just two rubber cat whiskers (top/bottom), YET not so with yarn puffs, fur balls, etc! 😆

Btw, he might want to try raising & lowering the brace height until he finds the “quiet spot”, usually works like a charm (even with nothing on the string it makes a BIG difference in the “twang” sound), NO MATTER what the mfgr says is the “recommended” brace height, tweeking works! 😉

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in reply to: DVD ideas??? #30661

dwcphoto wrote: There’s a great film by Dick Proenneke called Alone in the Wilderness. Not about archery, but about a man who moved to Alaska, built a cabin and lived alone for 30 years. He filmed the building of the cabin and his lifestyle with a 16 mm movie camera. PBS aired it as a promotion and you can purchase it through them. Neat stuff. dwc

Here’s a clip from one of his films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=z7jxFbscIJY

ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS

I 2nd that recommendation ~ outstanding film! And to think he started that adventure at age 51 to boot! He finally had to call it quits when he turned 87… he said his old body couldn’t take the cold any more. 😆

He “gave” his home to the state, with one caveat, they had to preserve it just as he left it so future generations could see how it was done. He built everything… and I mean everything inside and out of his place. He hunted what he needed for meat, caught & smoked fish, and even used wolf kills as a food source.

In my dream world, I’d love to trade places with him… except for the being “alone” part. Nothing better than sharing life with than a wonderful wife… and mine after 38 years fits that bill. 😉

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