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in reply to: New Ashby update just posted; health issues #44920

Dr. Ed Ashby wrote: Thank you all for the well wishes and kind words. I’ll try to get the next update out on a more timely basis.

Ed

We were hoping you’d finally stop slacking off, Dr. Ashby! 😉

Joking aside…Take care, and get better. I’m keeping ya in my prayers.

[Patrick]

in reply to: Observations: My First Second Bow #44822

When shooting for long periods of time, like yesterday, I can definitely feel the poundage. I shot 100 arrows, and that is a bit more than I should’ve shot. That was no problem at all with my other bow. I’ll be back at it after work today though. Gotta build up those muscles. 😉

[Patrick]

in reply to: carbon vs aluminum #43992

George D. Stout wrote: . Also consider the Easton Blues; they are 7075-T9 alloy as well and can be had for $30.00 a dozen for shafts.

😯 That is insanely cheap! You could buy 4 dozen of them for the same price as a single dozen Easton Axis’!

[Patrick]

in reply to: "Wow, now THAT'S a VERY old bow!" #43705

Yesterday, while shooting, this dude tells me he had shot a recurve instinctively for 40 years and this year he switched to a compound. I explained why I switched, was happy I did, and will NEVER switch back. He proceeds with one of my pet peeves. He says, where he hunts in Ohio, longer shots are the norm. One just isn’t able to get as close to game there as “we” do up here, so he needed something that would allow him to shoot further. I just shook my head and ended the conversation so I didn’t say something I shouldn’t…plus I wanted to shoot some more.

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in reply to: carbon vs aluminum #43502

I’m a LONG ways from shooting like Howard Hill, so I’ll never know. 😆

I’ll take your word for it regarding Gamegetters. My frame of reference is from the 1990’s and they were different then.

[Patrick]

in reply to: Does this happen to you? Or am I the only one! #42750

My stupidity truly knows no bounds. I changed back to my previous anchor point today. Try topping that SteveMcD!!!

[Patrick]

in reply to: Arrow left, too stiff #41669

Hiram wrote: Nothing like an arrow flying true!

Amen to that!

[Patrick]

in reply to: Arrow left, too stiff #41577

Here’s an awesome article about bow set-up, which includes tuning (specifically posted it for the bare shaft tuning section) for ya: http://www.bowmaker.net/tuning.htm

(better late than never…sometimes)

[Patrick]

in reply to: I'm getting a bow built for myself #40684

…and http://www.centaurarchery.com

[Patrick]

in reply to: I'm getting a bow built for myself #40590

TBMADMIN wrote: Will you order a longbow or recurve? 😀

I was wondering the same thing. Those are some sweet looking bows! Have fun 🙂

[Patrick]

in reply to: carbon vs aluminum #39005

Of course gamegetters work pretty dang good. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t have been manufactured for so long. Noone’s claiming otherwise. They simply are not as durable as XX75’s, which are not as durable as XX78’s…that’s all.

As far as I know, aluminum arrows are straighter simply because the manufacturing process for them is more refined when compared to that of carbon arrows. It’s merely academic though since we can’t shoot good enough to perceive the difference.

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in reply to: carbon vs aluminum #38871

Just as there are varying degrees of quality and durability in aluminium arrows (gamegetters vs XX75’s vs XX78’s), there are varying degrees of quality in carbon arrows. While I haven’t had experience with all carbon arrows, I do have very strong opinions of those I have used. Just a few examples of that:

Carbon Express Maxima’s did split on the ends often when they hit something hard.

I have yet to ruin an Easton Axis or ABS GrizzlyStik and they’ve been through the ringer. I don’t shoot arrows to try and break them or to see how much punishment I can put them through (although I’ve jokingly stated so elsewehere). What I do though is, when I practice, I try to “thread needles” through branches, between trees, etc. That leads to some pretty spectacular “misses”. When I walk up to those arrows sometimes, I fully expect them to be broke, in some way, but each time they completely shock me, and I mean that…they really shock me.

With all of that said, I don’t have any allegiance to carbon. In fact, I’m switching to wood arrows as soon as my stash of carbons dry up. Because I want to go more traditional.

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in reply to: WHATS THE RUSH? #38760

Howdy and….huh?

[Patrick]

in reply to: Does this happen to you? Or am I the only one! #37777

😆 Nope
RE: Progressive lenses. If you had Conservative or Libertarian lenses they would not be taxing. 😉

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in reply to: Does this happen to you? Or am I the only one! #37625

By the way, part of that change was also a more open stance as well. One bad thing is that, after changing back to my old anchor point and incorporating a more open stance, I’m down to a 29″ draw length, but I had my new bow made specifically made to 60# @ 30″. That’s what I get for tinkering!

👿 Tell me you didn’t miss my joke?! I was rather proud of that one! :oops::lol:

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