[John Cholin]

in reply to: Recurve Bow Upgrade #14249

I used to shoot a 62″ recurve but found it hard to manage in the tree stand environment I have in my hunting turf. I finally went to the Bear Cheyenne at 60#. With my draw length of 29.5″ I guess I am holding a 64 pound force at full-draw. I have fallen in love with this bow! At 55″ AMO (what ever that is supposed to mean because it uses a 51″ string and is 52″ tip to tip when strung) it is very nimble in both ground blinds and tree-stands. It draws smooth, no finger pinch, it is quiet with an otter fur silencer top and bottom and I am getting 4″ groups at 20 yards with cedar arrows and feather fletch. I LOVE my Bear Cheyenne!

You might want to check it out.

Best Regards,

John Cholin

[John Cholin]

in reply to: I draw the line way, way before helicopters #30012

Actually, I think this is a stupid ad. That fellow doesn’t have any equipment with him – he’s not even wearing gloves! If that’s Alaska he has to sit there until tomorrow before he can hunt. He’s going to be mighty cold by then, no matter what he’s wearing!

So its a dumb ad that can be argued to be sending the wrong message.

But I’m from New Jersey so what do I know?

JMC

[John Cholin]

in reply to: Open stance or conventional ? #29893

I am a recurve shooter too and I have always shot open stance. It just made more sense to me for the reasons GFA outlined in his article. I adopted the open stance decades ago to avoid string slap on my left arm. Even if it didn’t hurt the bow was spending some of its energy against my arm instead of flinging the arrow and that made the arrow hit low. We can’t have that!

So I’m an open kind of guy.

Best wishes for the New Year.

JMC

[John Cholin]

in reply to: Mike Mitten's article "Redefining Success" #25785

I just finished Mike’s book. Definitely worth the read! It was so refreshing to read about somebody else who actually doesn’t hit every time, doesn’t tag out every time and yet still finds fulfillment in the hunt.

Most of the guys on my Christmas List are getting his video.

JMC

[John Cholin]

in reply to: Re-Thinking old Thoughts on Woodies #23092

I’m new here so don’t take what I say too seriously. But, I am an engineer and have worked in aerodynamics and external ballistics.

The helical fletch converts a fraction of the forward momentum of the arrow to rotational momentum. Once the arrow is rotating the helical pitch of the fletch the pitch of the fletch ceases contributing to arrow drag; so there will be no perceptible difference between helical and straight fletching in the CHANGE in arrow velocity due to drag once the arrow is a few yards from the bow – the energy expended in accelerating the arrow rotationally has done its job.

An arrow rotating on its trajectory axis, like a rotating bullet, tends to compensate for the effect of imperfections in the projectile make in trajectory. If an imperfection tends to make the arrow veer left, as the projectile rotates 180 degrees that same imperfection will now be on the opposite side of the projectile and cause a veer to the right. On average, if the flight distance is long compared to the pitch of the rotation and the length of the projectile, a population of real, somewhat flawed rotating projectiles will produce a tighter group.

That’s the abbreviated physics behind the arrow fletch from an engineers perspective. What you choose to use for your fltech is, of course, your choice.

JMC

[John Cholin]

in reply to: Where the Bucks Go!? #11967

wojo,

I have 28 acres in Luzerne County. I had bucks and does moving all day long until the leaves started to fall. Then most of the daylight activity ended, especially for bucks. This is the second year I have observed this pattern on this land.

Sadly, archery season in PA ended this year on Nov. 14th, just as the rut was heating up. The weekend before opening day of the rifle season was like being in a war-zone, non-stop shooting all day long! If I can keep the trespassers and poachers off my place I might still have an opportunity. We shall see. Some folks seem to think that they have a God-given right to run deer-drives across everybody’s property and that makes it hard for a traditional bow-hunter.

I didn’t get the buck I was after. But I will keep trying. I passed up several smaller bucks, legal but not mature. Hunting is the goal, taking a good buck is a bonus. Like in Primal Dreams! I subscribe to Gene Wensel’s credo – “don’t pick the fruit before its ripe!”

Keep at it, good luck and stick a big one!

John

[John Cholin]

in reply to: Traditional Question #23246

Al,

I’m new here so don’t take what I have to say too seriously.

I left the compound bows decades ago and never looked back! Now I have a Bear Cheyenne. I LOVE it! It is the bow I hunt with, using cedar arrows and feather fletching. It is equipped with a sight because I can hit better with the sight and I owe it to my quarry to hit well enough to cause a quick death.

If I decide to hunt with a rifle, it, too, will have sights for the same reason.

Best Regards,

John Cholin

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