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in reply to: From ElkHeart #39606
As usual, Mr. Petersen drives a nail. The nail, as it were, is a fitting obituary for, not so much the man, but for his post at the Post. The sigh of disappointment is palpable. As the world we live in continues to make it difficult to be optimistic this is another example of what priorities make it so. Here in the East, we don’t get our hopes up and are still blessed with good natural writers locally. But… in Denver?? The West remains The Destination for the outdoorsman. To do away with good writing so vital to a way of life is an astonishment.
Cheers to Scott Willoughby and his kind. May they still find a way to get out the Word.
Best, david
in reply to: Archery Anatomy #38513Tonight I pulled a similar book off the shelf to give it a second try. I don’t think I was ready for such an unpeeling when I first picked this book up. It’s Core Archery, by Larry Wise. It’s basically about using the proper muscle groups to get repeatable results. Anyone else read this? I can’t give it a review at this point and I’m not so sure I should be messing with form questions this close to hunting season when I’m shooting fairly well right now!!
thanks, david
in reply to: Too Noisey? #37171Good shooting Grumpy. You know how to lead em. Dwc
in reply to: Can You, or Cant You? #36915As it should be. True. dwc
in reply to: Can You, or Cant You? #36612Special place for these words. Thank you very much, but the real credit goes to WCW!
Another adaptation came to mind, to paraphrase Tom Waits, A gentleman is someone who can cant his bow and doesn’t.
I suppose I’m not a gentleman. 😉 dwc
in reply to: Snake skins #34173Just curious, do you eat the snakes? I know there are plenty of hillbillies that do. dwc
in reply to: FOC and lightweight bows #34113Mark,
Have fun with it. I made all my arrows the same because I need the consistency. I’m also fairly new at this, with only several years under my belt. I have thousands of arrows loosed, but not tens of thousands!
As I said, I broke one of my stumping arrows yesterday morning. I had a thought that I’m going to give a try. Since I do more stumping than any other form of practice, why not make a bare shaft stumping arrow. If I can make it work, why not make the arrow that gets the most practice be one that makes you pay the closest attention to my form? I’ll keep you posted on this one! best, dwc
in reply to: Can You, or Cant You? #34108Steve,
That puts a smile on me heart. I think you’ll enjoy WCW. Look up the painting, I think you’ll enjoy that, too. I looked up Demuth and he’s from Lancaster, which has a bit of connection for me, and the painting, which was done as a poster, is in the Alfred Stieglitz collection. I’m sure you know Stieglitz as one of the most prominent early photographers, but was also instrumental in many artists careers of different disciplines. Cool stuff. Thank you, david
in reply to: Can You, or Cant You? #33440Mike, I’m looking forward to next year. Maybe a mid-state stump sometime would be cool. Find a park with a nice soft pine forest! Thanks! dwc
in reply to: FOC and lightweight bows #33377“I shoot 46# at 27 inches” is pretty much identical to my set-up, but then you go BIG on the arrow! Nice. Dwc
in reply to: Can You, or Cant You? #33362It’s a reword of my favorite poem by William Carlos Williams, The Great Figure. It’s a good fit for an old news photographer. Williams wrote practical poems of every day life, tidbits of sidewalk happenings. There’s a great painting by Charles Demuth to go along with that poem. It was used for a poster for festival, I think, which is where I first saw it. I had the painting and the poem at the same time, but I also get a clear image in my mind when I read the poem.
I wasn’t up for Shakespeare. When I read Steve’s version, I got a kick and wanted to respond, but it was too close to bedtime for anything but a short, concise try.
Thanks. This is a fun thread. dwc
in reply to: FOC and lightweight bows #33069Hi Mark and Thanks to WebMom for the heads up!!
My arrow build up is pretty easy. I kept my hunting weight down to 630 so that I could match my stumping arrow to the hunting arrow.
My hunting arrow is a Beman Bowhunter 400, about 29 inches long. I use a 50 grain brass insert and a 75 grain steel adapter with a 225 grain Tuffhead. I only killed one small doe with it, but it was just like the Doc (Ashby) ordered.
My field tip are 300 gr to match the 225 + 75 of the broadhead. My stumpers have 100 grain brass inserts, 125 grain adapter to go into the 130ish grain judo. This way I’m shooting the same or close to the same all year around.
The Beman shafts are about the least expensive on the market. Their weight seems to be very consistent and the shafts are very durable. Can’t say if they are as tough as the more expensive shafts, but they probably are not. Cheap for a reason. That said, I stump almost every day and I might break a shaft twice a year. Funny, not so, but I broke one this morning. User error, me thinks, in getting it out of the wood I hit. It snapped right at the back of the insert. Usually, I can grab the arrow a few inches behind the head and wiggle while pulling back hard to keep the shaft straight while removing it from the stump/limb.
I think it’s a good set-up. I shot my broadhead arrows the other day and they flew right in there.
Let me know if you have any more questions. I’ll be glad to help. Best of luck! david
in reply to: Can You, or Cant You? #32904Great thread. Thanks to Steve for pulling the Bard Card right out of the blocks. dwc
Alex. What a great time you must have had. How can you be a grandad though? I’m older than you and my oldest is going into jr high! ❗ one of these days we’ll have to teach some stumps a lesson or two. I look forward to it. Going to visit anyone we know in Co. ? All the best to ya. Dwc
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