[corpsman89]

in reply to: string wear #56417

thanks! i’ll check test it when i get home and check out your podcast

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in reply to: brace height problems? #55102

forgive my lack in knowledge of proper terms, but i’m measuring from where the joint of my thumb meets the riser, its suppose to be the point on the riser that’s farthest from the string right?

i don’t remember who brought it up, but yes i unstring/restring everytime i shoot so i probably have untwisted my string some

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in reply to: Bear Kodiak Magnum Question #22749

I’m copying this from 3Rivers so i don’t know from personal experience, but according to them you cain’t hurt the bow by adjusting brace height, but you can hurt arrow flight.

(From 3Rivers) If you brace a bow too low, the feathers will hit the shelf before the nock leaves the string. The arrow actually stays on the string past the brace height measurement. It travels forward a bit before pulling itself loose. If the feathers come into contact with the shelf before the nock clears the string, your arrow flight will be erratic. You’ll be prone to having the string slap your wrist with ultra-low brace heights too. The bow will be a bit smoother and pull a little less at the lower brace heights and conversely if you short-string your bow, the weight will increase slightly and the angle of string pinch will increase. :!:You can’t hurt a bow with a high brace height, but you can hurt performance. The bow will pull harder and the short string will force the limbs to stop short in their travel path, robbing you of energy.:!: You should be looking for the “sweet spot” – that special brace height where the bow feels good during the draw and release, and your arrow flight is crisp, clean, and straight

[corpsman89]

in reply to: brace height problems? #22636

Thanks for all the tips guys. Put all of em ta practice so im not sure which it was, but i went from hittin my arm once every 4 arrows to once every 12 or so. Obviously that really improved my accuracey too.

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in reply to: brace height problems? #19446

The draw weight is new and my first couple trips to the range it was obvious that i wasn’t at full draw, i’ve strengthend up now, but i’ll double check my anchor point too

related to that, i know the position of the drawing elbow can affect if youre pulling from your biceps vs your back, would that play into it hitting my arm too?

thx for all the help btw

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in reply to: A different kind of pay-to-play hunting #19326

I didn’t get through everyone’s post so i appologize if im just repeating someone. The western rancher/conservation/hunter issue is pretty new to me.

Back home (Louisiana) if you wanted to hunt public land you just bought a public permit, but as others here have said, the more hunters you get due to cheaper permits, the more the hunting quality suffers. Generally, if you want good hunts, you hunted on private property (assuming your in good with the owner or you are the owner) and on wich the landowner set the guidelines. Originally my family land was rather poor on game, but we did recieve grants from FWD for projects considered to improve the local ecosystem (things like year round water sources and food plots)so long as it doesn’t negatively impact the surrounding ecosystems. We now have stable populations of hog, turkey, wood duck, and rabbit. Deer population is still a problem though.

It seems to me that a land owner can do what he wants with his land, and alow however much or little hunting they want. But its the governments job to develop public land and make sure private venues don’t negatively affect the ecosystems. If the ranchers livestock is affecting the natural food source for indiginous game then their livestock needs to be more regulated or FWD should provide another food source on public land to support the game animals.

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in reply to: brace height problems? #19285

thanks! i’ll give it a try this weekend

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