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in reply to: Eye Glasses for Archery? #26429

forresterwoods wrote: Contact lenses!

^^^ This.

Realize this is an old thread, but can be relevant to many as we get older. As one who could read the bottom line of the eye chart until about 42, then started needing “readers,” I was happy to discover bifocal contacts. Doc skewed long distance (3-ft to infinity) view perfect, with close-up possibly needing some assistance of weak reading glasses (for very small print or low light). The freedom from glasses is gratifying in many practical ways beyond archery: playing catch with son, playing golf, shooting a shotgun without the same problem Steve referenced for archery. It does take a few months to get good (read: quick) at putting them in. However, they make lenses that you can wear for six days at a time (breathable “Air Optics”).

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in reply to: Where do you stand? #25967

I stand on the side of hunting, period. I personally enjoy hunting with traditional archery tackle, but don’t begrudge the wheelie guys their fun (kind of think crossbows should be in rifle season, but so be it — at least here in Texas). Main thing is to get out and hunt; we don’t need to stratify the worth of various types of hunting. I just know that I personally find hunting with a recurve more satisfying than with a rifle. Further, within the “traditional” category of hunting it is interesting that Dr. Ashby’s work is turning out to match the techniques used by our ancestors. Saw a recent post where Dr. Ashby said he had actually analyzed Plains Indians’ arrows from a museum and they were all either Extreme FOC or Ultra-Extreme FOC.

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in reply to: Practicing the "Cold Shot" #20721

ausjim wrote: Haha, 30km where I live isn’t so bad… The great barrier reef’s out there protecting us from pacific swell and the water is warm. Pretty safe all things considered 😉

The bow is my 70# Barta bow. I can’t shoot it as accurately as my recurves out at long ranges where I’m gap shooting, but at instinctive ranges I seem to shoot it quite ok. I love the way the string is ripped from my fingers too… it tricks me into thinking I have a good clean release, haha.

Yeah, 1 inch from a 1-inch spot… I’d say you’re shooting that 70 # bow “quite ok”….. 🙂

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in reply to: How Forgewood shafts were made #19802

Fascinating! Thanks for posting. Be interesting to know the specs on total weight and FOC of some of the those shafts. Since he built them to be much denser at the point end in order to prevent breaking and to avoid the expense of footing, it seems he was an accidental pioneer in high FOC to improve penetration.

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in reply to: New acronym or catchphrase needed for improved lethality #14184

“Hit hard, Track less”

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in reply to: What spine shaft for 29% FOC in 50# bow? #14172

Thanks DWC: you’ve done almost exactly what I hope to do, with very close to the same particulars. Glad you can report good results. Great forum here, BTW, with a real depth of knowledge to tap into and a willingness to share.

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in reply to: What spine shaft for 29% FOC in 50# bow? #13337

Thanks for the replies SH and Doc. Good to know I might not have to start at square one. I’ll get the inserts and tips and see what happens. If I need to go to 340’s, that’s not a big deal. Hopefully the process will go smoothly enough to get the larger issue (the shooter’s brain) recalibrated to instinctively lob those mortars at live game this season. 🙂

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in reply to: Spring Bear #11873

Great bear! Useful info on arrow specs. Thanks.

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