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in reply to: New to bow hunting… entirely #37337

Oh, btw… if you are destroying your arrows at 10 feet…move back. And then move back again.:wink:

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in reply to: New to bow hunting… entirely #37331

I am finding it to be an easy draw for me even though holding it there for very long does get difficult.

Well, my 2 cents, for what it’s worth….

I too started with no help from no one back in 1968. I didn’t even know there were other “archers” out there. Consequently, I wasted a lot of time going through all the wrong stuff. Oh it was fun, but unproductive.

If 65# is an “easy” draw for you, do it. But don’t even think of holding anchor unless you’re going to compete in the Olympics. I would recommend “INSTICNTIVE SHOOTING” by Asbell but “Become The Arrow” is too zen for me. I would save the rest for later on.

Get 10 feet away from a target and pick a pencil dot on the face of the target… get in a comfortable, slightly bent forward posture with bow in hand, and stare at that pencil spot. Do NOT take your eyes off the “spot” and draw back moderately quick, touch your finger to the corner of your mouth and release. Now consider what you did, see what happened (on target) and try to put another arrow in the same spot by doing the same thing over again. Doesn’t matter where you hit (unless you missed target entirely). Your goal is to tightly group arrows… and get used to that weight.

What do ye say brethren? 😀

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in reply to: Newbie with an Arrow Question #37302

I would reiterate…PERFECT practice makes perfect.

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in reply to: Newbie with an Arrow Question #35895

Wow… there is so much to say. Off hand, I would say “toss them” …maybe not literally, though. A properly spined, weight-matched, straight, correctly fletched, etc. arrow is crucial, IMHO. In other words…PROPERLY MATCHED.

Having said that, if you can “correct” the problems with the aluminum arrows, you could use them if you just wanted to fling arrows. I personally find it hard to “throw away” arrows.

You don’t mention “spine” of aluminums, or draw weight of bow, or your draw length. For serious, disciplined practice I would use all the very same arrows only. Eventually, after learning how, you’ll want to make your own.

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in reply to: Hello! New guy here! #32175

Hello All,

…another “new guy” here, just signed in. Not new to traditional though. Bought my first “stick” (Bear Grizzly) out of a wine barrel in a hardware store in 1968.

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