[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: Scentless waterproof spray? #53318

Montana Pitch is all I use on all my leather – quivers, sheaths, boots, whatever.

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in reply to: Righthanded/ left eye dominate #53178

Amoose wrote: If you have both eyes open, and only look where you want to hit, it makes no difference which eye is stronger, as they are both looking at the same place…

Makes sense. As long as both eyes are open, I’m not sure why it’s a such big deal which eye is dominant, or how that’s related to which hand you’re holding the bow or drawing with, as long as you have good form/technique either way (but if someone knows of a good reason I’d love to hear it).

I’m l. eye/r. hand as well, and for example, I don’t throw a dart more accurately with my left hand, just because I’m left eye dominant – instead, I keep both eyes open, and throw it with my right, far more accurately than I ever could with my left.

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in reply to: howard hill archery #49583

A HH and a Shrew are pretty different bows. Have you tried them?

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in reply to: Pig Stickers #48614

Those look absolutely wicked. I smell bacon…

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in reply to: Scentless waterproof spray? #46490

David Petersen wrote:

Bruce — a $20 bottle of whisky? Either you drink cheap rotgut or it’s a mightly small bottle.

Ha. Have you tried Buffalo Trace? If not I’d highly recommend it – surprisingly good $20 hooch. But given my druthers (and a little extra cash in the wallet), I’d opt for Blantons or Woodford….

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in reply to: Thinking of getting a custom bow #46257

Just ordered a custom myself. I would put grip and length (along with shelf cut, as mentioned) at the top of the list for considerations. Those three factors can make a huge difference, and are a large part of the reason to custom order a bow, imo.

Out of curiosity, since the bow I just ordered is also a R/D hybrid, what are you looking at?

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in reply to: Merino base layer #44500

Clay –

For what it’s worth, I have a 185 and a 250 Merlno layers from a different manufacturer. I’ve worn the 185 while in in 70 deg. weather and been comfortable. It wicks and breathes very well. The 250 is a great intermediate layer, or base layer, for colder weather. Combine the two, and it’s surprisingly warm without feeling bulky at all. You can’t beat Merino for base layers in my opinion.

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in reply to: Heavy grain broadheads #44195

I definitely think it’s a good idea. Anymore, it’s hard for me to imagine shooting anything less than a 250 gr. point for larger game (and even that seems a little on the light side). What will you be hunting?

With a correctly matched spine, they should fly great (maybe even better), but they will certainly give you much better penetration.

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in reply to: Roberston Raven Styk? #44192

Thanks Wahoo. One of these days I’ll own a Robertson. Just need to save my pennies.

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in reply to: Scentless waterproof spray? #40731

A $20 bottle of whiskey is probably just as effective at keeping you comfortable when it’s raining.

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in reply to: Scouting for Aoudad #40326

Looking forward to more of this…

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in reply to: Homemade draw knife #36716

Very cool. Thanks for the step by step!

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in reply to: You know you might be wired different when… #36500

Nice catch! Mahler and Huch were contemporaries. I like to imagine them coming up with it together, over a bottle of Jægermeister.

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in reply to: You know you might be wired different when… #35755

Or your guest bedroom looks like this for at least half the year:

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in reply to: You know you might be wired different when… #35746

Or when your wife casually mentions over dinner with friends that she never thought she’d marry someone who owns as much plaid as you do…:

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