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in reply to: Micky's Fall freezer hunt video! #36368
That video was good… just as good as the last time you posted it 🙂
in reply to: Target Panic #32797Hiram wrote: Yes, I can shoot 2 inch groups at 20 yards most of the time
Salooot! That is quite the boast. And my hat is off to you!
I have some data which plays to this subject. I can’t reveal the source of the data as it is confidential. (confidential data on shooting bows and arrows?, yes amazingly enough)
But if you believe me, then you might find it interesting: of 40 people shooting at a six inch circle (with a 2 inch dot in the middle), only 5 hit the circle at least 8 of 10 shots. And the best scores (4 of the 5 getting 8 hits) were 2 of those 8 in the 2 inch dot. These 40 people included a few top national shooters. The distance was 15 yds.
in reply to: 2 Blade double bevel and 3 blade vs single bevel #32779Alright boys, this topic seems to have moved into the FOC thing too. So I’ll add my observations / question on the topics.
This year I am going to use the Aboyer Wapiti head for the first time. It looks like a nice head and I have six sitting on the mantle ready to go.
My arrow’s are flying great with a 300 grain field tip. But I haven’t tried a heavier one cause I can’t find any. And I have to say it’s so big it’s starting to look pornographic out there on the end of my arrow… 😯
Anybody found heavier field tips?
in reply to: cascade bows #32772Mighty fine bow!
But I was wondering about that quiver attachment banjoworks. Can’t you get something that will attach at the limb bolt?
I just watched avatar with the kids and really enjoyed it. An action movie with at least a hint of something extra to make you think about it afterwards. We’re going to watch it again Sunday Night. (Mom’s gone for a week, so dad and the kids get to be a little bad)
I just hope they don’t ruin it by making Avatar II 😕 But if they do, I’ll watch it.
in reply to: Turbulators #31655George D. Stout wrote: …When an arrow is released from the string, there is significant air force applied to the friction side of feathers, so I would need to see a study with scientific base as to what the difference would be. In addition, what is the effect of turbulence on extra noise. I think it is interesting for discussion, but one of those things that is negligible as far as real world function goes…
George – you don’t need somebody to spoon feed you a study… you need a friend and you need to listen (to your arrow fly).
I used duct tape because it is cheap and easy to put on and take off. I wrapped it around once with a slight overlap. When I got a friend to shoot it for me along with some other arrows, the difference is sound was amazing.
I don’t really care to use a smaller fletch. But I do care about using a quiet fletch.
Ashby recommends using the pin stripe tape available at auto parts stores. I thought I might try shrink tubing from Lowes Electrical department. Get a snazzy pink or red or whatever color they have that will look good. Shrink it on and see what happens.
In less time than it takes to read this thread, a person could prove to themselves that the turbulator makes an arrow fly more quietly.
in reply to: Increasing Draw #23946The short answer is yes. The long answer is no.
The amount of work required to increase draw weight in a bow like your Super Mag is not balanced by the results. And the results would be ugly. By ugly I mean it would look ugly and would not perform well.
Ditto on the Kmag. I am not familiar with that bow, but when you shorten the limbs of any bow, the bow gets stiffer. Again, a lot of work for results that will probably be ugly.
If you want a short high poundage bow, best thing to do is go find one.
in reply to: Bow Season vs. Crossbows #21639Go back to page 1 of this thread and read my posts for the full story.
In short, the Wildlife Resource Commission of NC tried to do away with all primitive seasons in 2009. That’s right gun season from Sept 15 to Jan 1.
This was met with too much resistance. So they cut another week out of Bow season and gave it to muzzle loaders. Then they allowed cross bows in to what’s left of archery season.
Down east, Bow season is now 3 weeks long, while gun season is 12 weeks long.
in reply to: String Placement On Fingers #13900Patrick wrote: I know for certain the pain isn’t due to a poor release. I’m only asking because I have other issues with my hands. Steve, where does the string lie on your fingers, in the joint or pad?
I started out with the string on the last pad of my fingers. But found that I tended to crab my hand this way. So I started keeping the string in the first joint. Now I think what happens is I draw the string back to anchor, then I settle in. While I am settling in the string moves out of the joint and just onto the pad.
in reply to: IPad and Traditional Bowhunter #12828I spend a good part of my day with technical stuff. When I am relaxing, I want a real book / magazine in front of me. Not a screen.
But here’s my suggestion. Do a survey. It will be more accurate than a forum thread.
in reply to: String Placement On Fingers #12824When I get pain from releasing the string, it is mostly in my 3rd finger. My pain is the result of a sluggish release.
What I mean is that when I relax my hand at release, my fingers don’t turn into noodles fast enough. The string comes loose, but it drags on my fingers and gives a poor release.
So I was watching Roger Rothaar talk about his release. He didn’t say anything specifically about what I noticed, but he literally throws his fingers away from the string. Or so it appears to me.
So I tried it and liked it. When I release, I don’t relax my string hand. I throw my fingers away from the string. I know it sounds crazy but it works. And here’s a side benefit – It helps keep my bow hand under tension and following through.
Here’s the analogy. Remember as a kid patting your head and rubbing your stomach? Wasn’t it easier to pat your head and stomach? So for me, when I relaxed my string hand, my bow hand tended to relax. Now, since my string hand is not relaxing but being forced open by muscles, my bow hand stays under tension and follows through more reliably.
Back to Patrick’s point – when I feel finger pain, it reminds me that I am getting sloppy in my release again.
in reply to: Classified Section #11613Dave,
Would this Gregg Coffee be from Michigan by chance? Just curious. My inlaws are from Michigan and on a visit several years ago they gave me a brochure from “coffee archery”. A small enterprise at the time.
They wanted me to visit with him and share my “expertise” in the archery industry… oh how quickly one can go from an expert to a has-been 😯
in reply to: DO I NEED LESSONS? #10619I like to keep it simple. So I use the carbide sharpeners that you just drag over the blade. It always works for me and I end up with no hair on my left arm mid way through archery season.
Alaska Bowhunters Supply has a single bevel sharpener that I just bought a while back. It is very nice. 3Rivers has the same style but for a regular double bevel edge. Then there is the good old bear carbide sharpener for about 5 bucks. I had a green bear carbide sharpener for 15 years. I gave it to a friend last year and he is still using it.
No moving parts, goes in the pocket.
I bought some Abowyer heads that are pre sharpened and coated with plastic to keep them that way. They were sharpened on the paper wheel system. They are very sharp. But no sharper than I get them with my trusty carbide sharpener 😀
in reply to: DO THEY PUNCH HARD ENOUGH!!! #63544Good Man!
in reply to: Lowcountry hogs #61439The only summer pigs I get to hunt are ground hogs 😯
I know most people hate having pigs living around them. But I sure wouldn’t mind some pigs to hunt.
Where are you hunting these summer pigs? You lucky dog.
in reply to: DO THEY PUNCH HARD ENOUGH!!! #54707I have not shot a pig myself, so consider that when you consider my advice….
The vitals on a pig are much lower in the chest then you might think. In your initial post, I think you said the arrow passed through the pig. I think this likely means it passed over the top of the spine doing little damage to the critter. If it had passes through the vitals, you would have found it fairly quickly. A pig shot through the lungs or heart can’t go far.
At 15 yds, you should be able to take a nice broadside shot into the lower chest cavity. I would recommend this tried and true strategy. Trying to take a spine shot to put them down on the spot with a bow is a low probability shot.
I agree with the comments made about broadhead selection. Expandable blades may be ok for compound bows, but not traditional setups.
I have had good success with magnus heads in the past. This year I will be using the Wapiti head by aboyer. They are sitting on the fireplace mantle under my big elk head getting some good karma…
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