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in reply to: Window and arrowrest #27535
For the rest, I use moleskin. Got a lifetime supply when my boy broke his arm. Nurse gave it to him to wrap around the edges of his cast. It’s the same idea as a bear hair rest, but way cheaper.
For the side plate, I’ve been using painters tape for a couple years. Thin and very durable. Easy to peel off when the time comes. You can also use the tape to make a small bump under the side plate or rest for better clearance. Just role it up to the appropriate size.
in reply to: Apr/MayTBM editorial #61585R2 wrote: … We need to adapt, try our best to instill good in our children but we ain’t gonna make it like it used to be.
I actually don’t care for that, I just try to make today better.
Spot on! Life is change. Those that can’t adapt, go extinct. It’s nice to reminisce about days gone by, but they can’t be lived again.
in reply to: Longbow speed #50520The speed you get from a bow is dependent on several factors beyond the bows natural potential:
Draw length, brace height, arrow weight, arrow material, arrow spine, and form to name a few.
Your definition of a longbow will also come into play. Most folks consider a hybrid bow to be a longbow.
That said, I shoot a home made string follow American Semi Longbow these days. It’s 58 lbs and shoots a 520 grain wood arrow 175 fps at my draw length of 27.5 inches.
Way more important than how fast the arrow goes, is where it ends up exactly. And for that I cannot be much help. I have to go scratching in the duff for my arrows now 😳 🙄 😀
in reply to: Apr/MayTBM editorial #43320So…… Yep……. Hmmm……..
I could pile on some more examples. I’ll keep it to one. My boy wrote a paper in the 2nd grade about what he did during the weekend. When I read the paper I thought it was pretty darn good. But apparently, for the powers that be, it amounted to a description of some neglect: Running free in the woods, catching catfish out of the beaver pond by hand and cooking them on a campfire, crawdads, etc. OH well. One boys neglect is another’s heaven.
That said, times are a changing. My wife needed a jump while parked at the high school (left lights on) last week. She had cables, but not the knowledge. That’s my department I guess. Anyway, she got a volunteer to provide the car for a jump, but no parents, many dads among them, knew what to do. Wife called me and I explained the process.
People have to check their “smart” phone to know if it’s dark outside. Or if there is a drought, or what season it is. These kids today are not the first generation. Merely the latest in a long line of generations inching farther and farther from nature.
No worries thought, mother nature has ways of correcting such tom-foolery….
in reply to: Open stance or conventional ? #31371I figured you was gonna shoot between your legs 😯 I think “twisted” is a better adjective to describe you… ah…. I mean your shot 😳 😀
in reply to: I've been gone too long… #21661Can’t add much to what’s been said, so I’ll just say it again…. Keep moving no matter how much it hurts. Movement is life. And shoot some arrows, no matter what.
in reply to: Open stance or conventional ? #38281R2 wrote: What more perfect form could you want ? This was ‘written’ on a rock wall eons ago……..
Dang, if my string arm would do what that dude’s arm does, I’d be in heaven… But I have to tell you Ralph, that ain’t no “rock wall” he’s living on, at least not any more… 😳 🙄 😀
in reply to: Open stance or conventional ? #38212The only part of that story that doesn’t ring true is the part where Kevin decided to stick with recurves 😯 🙄
Once a fella gets between those long lean limbs of a longbow, how can he ever settle for less 😀
in reply to: Open stance or conventional ? #26843I think Don’s about got it there. I would add that I get in trouble, and I think most others do, when they make it a habit to think too much about it.
Here’s an interesting article about learning new habits:
http://www.livescience.com/53779-form-new-habit-dont-overthink.html
in reply to: Takedown longbow recommendations please #49812David, you are always the voice of reason. Good Man.
One more thought – If you have a long bow you really like, it might be possible to turn it into a two piece. If that’s an idea you like, you could call Big Jim down in Alabama and see if he would do it for you.
in reply to: Target launcher #49783That was very cool!
Looks like that guy played mousetrap a bit too much when he was a kid.
I counted 25 paces from getting up to reaching launcher.
in reply to: Arrows High #26634I think what JPC is saying is that if the wood arrows are shorter than your carbon arrows, then your sight picture will change, and the arrows will fly higher. Maybe he means un-saw them?
Switching bows is always cause for having to relearn arrow flight. Switching bows a lot is also the main cause of shooting troubles imho.
The single best piece of advice I ever got about shooting is this: When you shoot, keep your eye on the spot you want to hit. NEVER look at the arrow in flight. NEVER move your eyes from the spot you want to hit and look at the arrow as it hits the target.
If you see the arrow in your peripheral vision while keeping your eyes steady on the mark, your brain can learn the trajectory of the arrow. If you move your eyes to the point of impact, or watch the arrow in flight, you cannot learn the trajectory.
If it were me, I’d keep the wood arrows out, pack the recurve back in the closet….
in reply to: Arrows for young person #15141That’s a big range of draw force on that bow. Not that it matters much. If she is pulling 30 pounds, then yea, sounds like you have it about right.
If she is pulling a lot less than 30 pounds, then you might consider just getting the kids arrows from 3Rivers. They run pretty cheap and work pretty well. At least till you find out if archery is gonna stick.
If the bow is truly pulling 30 pounds at 18 inches, that means it’s pulling at least 50 pounds at 28 inches. Might be a bit much bow for an eleven year old.
in reply to: Re-Thinking old Thoughts on Woodies #61072Ralph,
I have no idea what that means, but I laughed real hard anyway!
Just got a bag of 500 spent 38 special shells in the mail yesterday. Snow on the ground means a day off so I’m gonna get them weighted to 125 grains, slap em on some old arrows, and go worry a few squirrel 😀
in reply to: Let's See Your Fletching #61010Them there look like squirrel medicine.
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