[David Coulter]

in reply to: 15 to 30 yards, 48# Recurve. #63781

George,

I had to watch this one again this evening. Great stuff. I hope your season is doing well.

In an earlier post you mentioned trying to hunt with an old glass bow and some fiberglass arrows. How did that go?

All the best. Thanks for the videos. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Arrow spin #63494

Hi Alex,

You’re a better bull than me to pull an 80# bow. Just a suggestion, but perhaps you can pick the one bow you have that is similar in style to the one you are getting and tune that one.

Do a search on this site for Troy’s tuning tips. It’s pretty similar to the link posted in this thread. Good stuff. It helped me a lot.

I also think there’s a lot to be said for shooting blind bale to work on form. Getting or making a bag target for the back yard would be great. Use it for just a few shots at a time, but often. I make mine with feed bags and old tarps. You can get tarp material from the local billboard advertising agency who just throws them away. Cut the pieces relatively small and stuff the bags tight. I made broadhead targets out of cardboard boxes stuffed with catalogs. They only penetrate a couple of inches and don’t hurt the heads or arrows. Cheap, effective, handy.

As new as I am to this, I’m a firm believer in form. Check the mobow videos and George Stout’s videos. Great stuff. Have fun, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Arrow spin #63330

Hi Guys,

Just a thought and maybe there’s nothing to it. When shooting at any reasonable range, say 10 to 40 yards, form is the same as it always is. When really trying to launch one off into the wild blue, perhaps your form shifts to accommodate the upward angle of the shot.

Any thoughts? d

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Arrow spin #63108

Bender,

That’s a good link. I’ve read that before and just read it again yesterday. It’s good advice as we have see other tuning experts here give. thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: 1st Tradbow Harvest #63106

Congratulations on your first and a beautiful deer! All the best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: South Texas has a story to tell #62307

If you are having trouble posting photos it might be that the image is not low enough resolution. If you have access to photoshop, try saving the photo and lowering the “image quality” to medium or high, but not maximum.

Also, when changing one of you photos, especially when decreasing the resolution, be sure to rename it so your computer does not get rid of the high res by mistake. As a personal code, I put a lower case a at the end of the image number to show that it is a low-res image. I also rename by photos in the style of 10113dc001… In that way you will never duplicate an image number and you can easily tell who took the photo and what date it was taken. The low res version would be 10113dc001a.

All the best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: The New Year #62299

Yes, Happy New Year to you all. I’m grateful for the fellowship and opportunities to learn found on this site. All the best. Happy, healthy, prosperous trails to you all…or All Ya’ll. dwcphoto

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Bows for kids… #51283

Monk,

Sounds like a great time. I’d love to see some photos or a how-to on your kids’ bow projects. It’s good work with kids. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Bows for kids… #50889

Alex,

Santa brought my son a Pilgrim 24#er. The elves must have copied the ones that 3Rivers sells. It’s a nice bow. A real bow. My son loves it. I think the main thing is that they get out and have a blast with it. Hitting something is a bonus. Launching an arrow into the sky in some harmless direction does wonders for the spirit. I think making a self bow would be really cool. My son and a buddy made bows out of sticks and string one afternoon and they had a blast with them. We used 3R youth arrows and they flew pretty well. They were both hitting an apple (sitting on a stump..) at several paces. The youth arrows are a good deal. I have put heavier points on a few and judos on a couple, but they flew fine out of the box.

Have some fun! dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Checking In #50846

Well, I woke up early today and it’s all still here. A bit of snow on the ground and a kitchen project to finish and a septic problem to conquer. It ain’t the end of the world.

Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday and my dad’s, too. As a photographer, the winter solstice and the return of the light has special significance. It’s always been a favorite holiday.

Yes, I’ll be back out for the winter season. I have stands I haven’t used yet and some good spots to sit. I look forward to getting back out in the fresh air to do some serious squirrel watching.

Good luck to you all in the New Year and peace to you in the holiday of your choice. peace, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Christmas Doe #49961

Love it! We got a dump truck load of rain here last night. Man, if that would have been snow….

peace to you all. dwcphoto

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Article Point in Dec/Jan #49835

I used to be in the news business and it’s amazing how easy it is to miss something before it goes to print and how obvious the mistake was after it’s in print. You folks go a great job! Thanks for posting the link. dwcphoto

[David Coulter]

in reply to: New Job= New Bow #49832

Congratulations on both, especially the new job! This is a great time in archery. I think good jobs are harder to come by than good bows these days. Happy Holidays! dwcphoto

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Proud Dad! #46744

That’s better than bagging an eight pointer any day. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Tuffhead 225 gr. Penetration #42938

Nice deer! Congratulations on a terrific season. dwcphoto

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