Dr. Ed Ashby wrote: We are just begining to relearn much about archery/bowhinting that was clearly known and understood long, long ago. đź’ˇ Now if the Traditional Archery Police will only permit it’s use …
Ed
Ha. So true. Just a few highlights of statements I’ve received from the Trad Police of late:
“small fletches? nope, as dumb as mechanical broadheads, imho. playing with small fletches on hunting arrows is just plain stupid. save that for target archery and flight shoots.”
“the real concern about foc, mini fletches, fletch turbulators, skinny bowstrings, etc, is that too many folks use tackle technicals as a crutch. none of that crap is a panacea must-have to hunt well.”
“going down to a 3″ 4-fletch drastically increases the chance of poor recovery from a bad release under hunting conditions, no matter how high the foc. ”
Good thing the Papua New Guineans (and others) didn’t have the Trad Police around, telling them what was acceptable and what wasn’t, or they never would have gotten anywhere.
I also find it really interesting that folks who are so vehemently opposed to experimenting with these ideas frequently say that these things are being used as a “crutch,” or are for people who are looking for a shortcut to sidestep having solid hunting skills. Where has anyone actually suggested this, or denied the fundamental importance of good hunting skill, regardless of the tackle that’s being used? Nowhere that I’ve seen.
Once again, I’m reminded that, “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, in the “expert’s” there are few.”
