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in reply to: Endless vs Flemish Fast Flight #54564
I purposely have not jumped on the skinny string (4-, 6-, or 8-strand) bandwagon for the same reasons mountainslicker outlined. To me, bowstrings and arrow fletching are a lot like brakes on a car; they’re not the place for pushing the lower end of limits. To me, a little basic insurance is more than worth one or two feet-per-second of arrow speed.
That being said, with a few rare exceptions, I’ve always used endless strings. Like George said, they were what most everyone shot decades ago. Since my paternal grandfather operated an archery shop out of his basement in the 60s, endless strings were what I first learned to make.
My normal bowstring is a 12-strand endless Dyna97. Last season, after 25+ years of bowhunting, I finally cut my first strand…with a tree saw while pruning braches while my bow was across my lap. Stupid? Yes. A few thousand shots later, and I’m still shooting that string today.
in reply to: New to archery #54543Jmed,
There’s been some great advice given thus far. I’d like to add the following.
1) For your first bow, try to buy one that’s used (eBay is a good place to look). Odds are that your first bow will not be the one you settle on, so why invest a lot of cash and take a loss on it? When you resell a bow that you bought used, you can often get all of your money back, if not more.
2) Don’t get hung up on a bow just because it looks nice. No deer or elk ever dropped dead at the sight of cocobolo and fancy scroll patterns. I love beautiful bows as much as anyone, but how a bow shoots is much more important than how it looks.
3) Go to a few local shoots, find the best traditional archer, and get in his/her hip pocket. Ask a lot of questions and learn as much as you can. Advice is as varied as people. Given the choice, I’d rather take advice from someone who shoots well over someone who doesn’t, or another potential newbie.
4) Don’t discount advice from someone simply because they shoot modern equipment. A lot of the physical aspects of shooting are the same, and the mental side of the sport (which is the most important aspect, IMO) is mostly identical. Last week I had the pleasure of shooting some field archery with a lady who’s won more national championships in Pro Female Freestyle than Carter has pills. It gave me a great chance to not only watch an amazing display of accuracy, but also pick her brain about the mental aspects of shooting.
5) Above all, be patient. Good shooters didn’t get that way overnight. When it comes time to hunt, be realistic about your effective range, even if it’s only 10 yards.
in reply to: Target Panic #50717Patrick wrote: [quote=Bert]TP- the ED of archery!
What I’ve been doing is randomly picking a number, and deciding to release or let down. I draw, then hold on target until I count to that number. Once I get there I either release, or let down. It truly is a mind game, and I’m finally starting to take back control of mine! 😆
When I first started fighting TP, I did the same drill but I used a set of dice. Roll the dice, and hold for that number of seconds.
in reply to: IS EVERYONE READY FOR TURKEY HUNTING? #44936I have a 4th season tag for WI and just picked up my new ground blind (Happy Birthday to me). Hopefully the turkeys are still active in early May.
in reply to: Slight limb twist #42717Oct./Nov. 2009 issue.
in reply to: Fletching Jig Preference #20197These days it would almost be more difficult to find a bad jig than a good one. There are a lot of different models on the market, and they pretty much all work well. Personally, I use an old Bitz from the 50s that was my grandfathers, and a pair of BPE Pro Fletchers that I bought around 20 years ago.
in reply to: Layers Everywhere #9079If you’re talking about glass laminated limbs, I would highly suggest getting one of the instructional DVDs from Binghams. I had a lot of the same questions before I started making recurves. The Bingham’s videos really simplified the process.
in reply to: longbow press? #62806in reply to: Gap shooters #62350Bert,
Face walking, which is what you described, is probably much more common in the target community than in bowhunting. Back when I competed in NFAA Barebow (where both face walking and string walking are allowed) I used a combination of three different anchors and string walking to navigate a field course. Since written notes aren’t allowed during competition, the hardest part of it for me was remembering how to shoot each of the seventeen different distances on the course.
There are people who use face walking or string walking for bowhunting. Ty Pelfry is one, and it appears to work very well for him. But for me personally, when I’m trying to shoot an animal, the less mental gymnastics I have to play the better off I am. That’s why I stick now stick to one anchor and gap shoot everything.
in reply to: Who Shoots Hickory? #62156Several years ago, Bob Mayo (owner of Ace Archery Tackle) and I took a break from squirrel hunting to do some stump shooting. He was using hickory arrows. If a more bomb-proof shaft exists, I haven’t seen it yet.
Use Ferr-L-Tite. Heat the glue to the insert to put them in. To remove the inserts, screw in a field point and apply gentle heat to the tip of the point. No problem; no worries.
in reply to: Dynamic spine #57854Clay Hayes wrote: can someone point me to a good source to bone up on my limited knowledge of this subject? I’m mainly looking for a good description of the relationship between tip weight and how it affects arrow behavior (flex, spine, whatever).
As I recall, a change of 35-50 grains of tip weight or 1″ of shaft length will change dynamic spine by 5#.
in reply to: Keepin' It Trad… #52110Robin,
Good call! If you look at most any other site, it’s always the off-topic forum that devolves into a cyber brick fight. To be honest, I thought the off-topic forum here was the most respectful and calm one I’ve encountered, but it’s best not to tempt fate.
in reply to: PAYING FOR PERFORMANCE OR NAME? #51378msarcher,
I’ve owned three Chek-Mate Hunter II recurves. All of them were outstanding and well worth far above their retail price. As a matter of fact, my second H2 is still my main backup bow.
in reply to: Woodie Weights #51369buzzard wrote: Also, i can’t hardly pull my arrows out of my McKenzie deer now. That’ll probably get worse!
A bar of Ivory soap rubbed on the shafts will solve that problem.
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