[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: What's in his mouth?……. a banana!!!!!!!! #48593

Well done, brother – that’s a monster boar!! And a great story.

And thanks for the new sig line as well!

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: reflex/deflex #48563

T-roy wrote: So with a hybrid reflex/deflex longbow would it be safe to say that this is a recurve bow with straight limbs?

Actually, no. You can’t have a recurve with ‘straight’ limbs or else it wouldn’t be a recurve, by definition. In part a recurve is defined, and separated from longbows, by the fact that the string touches the limbs. Also, if it had ‘straight limbs, it wound’t be an r/d bow either.

A reflex-deflex bow is exactly that – it’s one example of a bow in which the string does not touch the limbs, and which by definition, exhibits r/d in the unstrung profile (and possibly the strung profile as well, depending on the degree of r/d). The mere presence of r/d does not dictate a particular length nor handle style, though they tend to be shorter than so-called “English” longbows and often have locator/pistol type grips.

For now, I’ll sidestep the whole debate about whether r/d bows are true “longbows” or not, as much of it really comes down to personal opinion, and (not surprisingly) is often greatly affected by one’s personal bow tendencies. But suffice to say that r/d bows are nothing new at all, and that one of the monikers they have earned – “modern longbows” is inaccurate at best. They are actually a very old design. Even older than Howard Hill…😯

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in reply to: FASHION SHOW #47866

skinner biscuit wrote:

There is always the flip flops and loin cloth option but my brother once got poison ivy on his butt taking a field dump in the woods, so that’s probably not a good idea.

Plaid, camo…it’s all good. I have no qualms about mixing the two together. I just always wear a Buff or something like it over my face because I can’t stand putting face paint on.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #47824

Whipped up a fresh batch of stringkeepers today for friends and family:

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in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #46758

A thought-provoking perspective on this story just happened to appear in the NYT today, by Arthur Middleton, a postdoctoral fellow at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies:

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in reply to: cool documentary #45670

This has been on my ‘watch’ list for way too long. I need to cue it up – thanks for the reminder.

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in reply to: a new chapter #43993

Welcome – you’ve found a great place!

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in reply to: SHEDS! #43989

This is the best shed I found last season. We were hunting an area behind the house, after a fresh snowfall. As I stepped over a log, my boot kicked something that didn’t sound like wood. I reached down and pulled this out of the snow.

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in reply to: How do you draw? #43980

grumpy wrote:

I’ll leave the work to the young guys, that have forever to perfect it.

Here’s hoping it doesn’t take me longer than that. 😉

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in reply to: How do you draw? #43783

Moebow wrote: I’m here smith hammer, all’s well, just lurking.

Arne

Glad to hear it, Arne. I’ve always enjoyed your contributions.

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in reply to: Signs of Spring? #43782

Archer38 wrote: Smithhammer !!! Are those flip flops ?!?!?!?! Oh, how I miss flip flop weather !!!! When will this winter ever end !!!!!

I know, right? First time I’ve pulled them out in a looong time! It’s been great to get a little break from the Idaho winter. But it’s time to head north again in a few days, and I’m looking forward to getting back home as well.

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in reply to: How do you draw? #42723

Interesting. Thanks for all the responses, folks.

Personally, I tend to swing draw, much like Jeff shows in his video. For some reason, that movement, combined with a deliberate push/pull extension, seems to really maximize my draw power, and it also helps keep my elbow lower at full draw. My feet are generally shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent. I cant my bow about 20deg. or so. I cock my head a fair bit to get my eye over the arrow (I’m cross-dominant).

The push/pull has really become huge for me, both in giving me better draw extension, and for whatever reason, it also seems to positively affect my accuracy (well, most of the time… :roll:.

But I also recognize that this style of drawing equates to more movement, which isn’t great for some hunting situations, so I practice drawing straight back with the bow already pointing at the target as well.

I also practice setting up with my feet positioned at various odd angles to the target (45-90 deg) and then just use my upper body to rotate into position and shoot, as well as sitting, kneeling, etc. I think that for practicing hunting, the more I mix it up, the better.

Love to continue hearing others’ input. And whatever happened to MoeBow anyway?

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: NAMES #42702

“Sir Grumpus?”

“Lord Grumpalot?”

“Grumpasaurus?”

Whew, that’s all I’ve got. I’m exhausted.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: How do you draw? #41894

Two good videos on the draw, and two somewhat different styles:

http://youtu.be/6c8_-96h6BY

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in reply to: How do you draw? #41891

David Petersen wrote: How do I draw? I prefer pencils, but sometimes use chalk.

Ha – I should have seen that one coming! 😀

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