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in reply to: Need lots of help!!!!!!!! #140034
Good info from Joe! I shoot 3-under instinctive and ‘try’ not to look at or focus on the arrow (am not a ‘gap’ shooter), but we all know it is there in our peripheral vision. I just got a new yew self-bow, but my practice regimen would also work for a new archer like yourself. I stand at a 10-yd practice butt w/ no target on it and shoot at the center, even picking a spot if you will.
My arrows were grouping, but way right (not a spine issue), lefty archer, but due to the non-centershot bow. I kept shooting & shooting, focusing on form & follow through & gradually they started hitting near the center. Since then, my windage has been dead nuts – no lefts or rights – just elevation variation. But that too will sort itself out with more “time on the string”.
Even today, I’ll often warm up shooting the bare target. FYI, taught 1,000s of kids archery in my life & those who focused on form & grouping, regardless of ‘where’ they were (as long as not a spine or rig issue) ALWAYS became the best archers! Even taught a blind man to shoot & once we learned the ‘natural point of aim’ for his feet & body position, he could reliably keep all his arrows on the target; amazing! Almost like ‘Zen’ and the art of archery if you will …
in reply to: Wood Types for Light Weight Arrows (30-35 Spine)? #140012Recently I went looking for a 5/16” shafts and could only find POC in stock anywhere, for the lighter spine weights. But I had a great experience getting a dozen raw shots from The Footed Shaft, a traditional archery supplier.
Each arrow was marked for the weight in grains and the spine in pounds. For the dozen, they only ranged three pounds in spine and only five grains in weight variation … across the dozen. They were also among the straightest bare shafts out-of-the-box that I have ever received.
They arrived in only a few days to boot! Keep shootin’ and tight groups!
in reply to: Numb fingers #140006FYI, numb finger tips can also be a sign of nerve damage due to repetitive motions and a lifetime of use. So it may not be archery per se that caused it, but archery sure might be exacerbating it!
I have a pretty bad after 30-years of drumming and always having hobbies that extensively worked/used my hands. What works for me is exercises that uses the fingers in the ‘opposite’ motion, like putting an elastic around your fingertips and spreading them wide open, exercising the extensor muscles. In daily life, everyone ‘grips’ things, predominantly using the flexor muscles, but if muscles aren’t in balance, that can cause problems too.
There is a condition where the sheath that the tendon goes through in your forearm, akin to carpal tunnel of the wrist, can cause or contribute to the tingling or numbness. I went to a good orthopedic Dr and got hand/forearm stretching exercises that has really helped me! Like putting your hand up like a ‘stop sign’ and pulling back on your fingers and doing your long repetitive stretches can definitely help!
in reply to: Wanted, GFA Quiver #140003Looking at the info here – see below – and that should be simple to not only replicate, but truly customize for YOUR use!
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