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in reply to: Some Eratic Flight #30744

i am 15 been shooting a 60 lb longbow for 2 yrs,i 2 have this issue,after reading many books i find it is iether me or the arrow,i shoot great even impressed at a small traditional shoot.so,about38 percent of the time it is the arrow 62 percent of the time it is us,if it is us it could be nearly anything hand position, shoulder posision, back muscles off balance, fingers on string,but when it comes down to it me and you have something in common generally speaking we are both overbowed,like you i feel i draw the bow easily but after 25 shots not so much and if you feel pressure your bow weight will feel like it goes up 10 lb,this could be due to animals and getting nervous or people watching us,i dont suffer fromp people pressure but animals make my draw weight into 80 instead of 60,and i always forget to pick a spot,on animals witch i am news to killing with lead it doesnt bother me ,example hogs,however deer i have only killed 2 with lead 0 bow.my advice,i plan on getting a 45 lb recurve,whitch i have read is just as lethal on all north american big game so long as you have a medium weight arrow and decent head,second buy instinctive shooting by fred asbell,it helped me greatly.

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in reply to: trad vs. compound #30655

hey here is some hope i to am 15 the second 15 year old on here, and have the patience for traditional i think it will grow, but the compound will stay my mom shoots one and after a few hundred shots could hit a golfball 40 yards away,personally they are just to darn ugly for me i like curves and character

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in reply to: Glad to land here. #30648

when an animal is introduced to an area things happen good or bad,again and again i here people in wis and mi and mn etc etc etc,complain about even the idea of loose hogs being from louisiana i say deal with it the taste of pork is worth the damage witch i have seen countless times.deal with it.and no i dont live in the swamp just 15 minutes away,yes hogs hurt crops,introduce them to an area where there are no crops if they get to them use lead not cedar,they are bar none the easiest and funest big game animal to hunt,not to mention the tastiest.as for wolves the reason for no tags is the anties peta the devils who would have us chop our balls off become females and starve to death no offence ladies.wolves were in all the mountain states before we were and all the canadian touching states,years ago,but this is now they have been gone for years,the ones introduced are different,and will have a different affect on nature if it is bad,you dont have to put up with them on your land,i like archery a whole bunch but my 22 250 is pretty accurate 300 yards away,give the wolves a chance tho.

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in reply to: How many bowyers? #30613

there is only one thing better than shooting a bow you made and watching it hit where you were looking,the one thing better think about it.

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in reply to: Have you ever considered a longbow ?? #30608

my robertson longbow 60lb is all i wanted but after reading many a time that a recurve is easier to shoot and a wee bit faster, i desire it,those awsome curves, that full handle, i always want to tuch them, to feel them, to stroke them, i cant keep my hands to myself.i am looking for a 45 – 48 at 26in,for abot 220 bucks

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in reply to: Anyone going after spring Turkey #30583

missourie southeast parts,right county,many friends.i am the only traditional archer and have slain all previous birds with lead but i will devote my robertson 60 lb,for sure the first week and a half then i dont know,i have the full season.ps no blind

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in reply to: How well do you shoot #30567

something i am mor news to the old peper plate i can everage 6 to 8, 25 to 30 yards, but can also put 9 out of 10 in a three inch group from 15 yards.but on some days i for some reason suck and i have to come in sit down and think of my form and whate i was doing wrong to screw up,after i think whate i could be doing wrong i can usually fix my problem.now do any of you have this horrendous problem.ps i am only 15 started out 3 years ago with i estamate to be a 38 lb honey locust self bow ,then a 50 lb oak bow whitch i had made,then i made the mistake and shot a laminate at bass pro,and well i was turning the pages of Tb the next morning and now shoot a 60 lb mystical robertson stykbow.

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in reply to: wood types in mn #26408

honey locust a thorn tree works fairly well find a strait one cut split pull of bark seal store for 6 months ,when dry you will see that the inner bark has dried,it is ti be the bows back try to find a log that the heart wood comes close the the inner bark as heartwood helps a lot.walnut also works as well as ash and black locust another type of thorn tree,cedar is another candidate but i know nothing about cedar.

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in reply to: First Long Bow #26398

do you live close to minnesota.even if you dont the footed shaft could most likely find a great used bow for you at a great price.the footed shaft 507 288 7581 if he does not have whate you need ha can give you the number to other friends in the same business as him,ps i got my current bow for a great price 250, a robertson mystical longbow 60 pound at 28 in my draw 26 so about 54 pounds,i baught it 2 years ago.one more thing he can be bargained with at the footed shaft for instance a 250 dollar bow you might ask him to throw in 4 to 6 used cedar arrows he did for me.

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in reply to: Making arrows out of dowels #26388

do you live in wisconsin by any chance i am from louisiana but live in wis i am 15 and make dowell arrows for fun to usually shoot into oblivion at that impossible rabbit.

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in reply to: Draw Weight #26386

45 pounds i have read many times is enough to kill any game animal in north america good luck shoot strait

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