[Jerry Gowins]

in reply to: Anniversary issue is out! #28711

TBMADMIN wrote: Sure thing Weez, but you have to come to Boise to get it! 😉

😀

[Jerry Gowins]

in reply to: Anniversary issue is out! #28382

TBMADMIN wrote: Hey Weez, (and many of our advertisers) I missed a big part of the mailing list this time so it’s my fault your magazine hasn’t arrive. 😳 They will go out tomorrow and should arrive within 10 working days. I am so sorry about this. Anyone voting for me to be fired can contact T.J. 😆

No problem, Robin! You know I love ya. 😀

However, a bag of your famous candy might ease the sting…:wink:

Weez

[Jerry Gowins]

in reply to: Anniversary issue is out! #25082

Dang!! Haven’t got mine yet.

Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I sold them my first cover shot. And 18 years since T.J gave me my moniker!

Best hunting mag on the market. Period!!

Jerry Gowins

[Jerry Gowins]

in reply to: Sites on a recurve? #19488

Greatreearcher wrote: … And i think ordering a book or something might work but trad archery is all about instincts.

I’d like to offer my two cents on it being all about “instincts”.

There is nothing “instinctive” about shooting a bow. It’s hand/eye coordination, pure & simple. No different than shooting a basketball to the hoop or pitching a baseball. That said, not all folks possess the same degree of hand/eye coordination as others. And that’s nothing to be ashamed of. I’ve been shooting trad bows since ’89 (I’m 54) and have seen a lot of guys shoot who really shouldn’t be in the woods with a bow, but insist that to be trad you can’t use sights. Sigh…Bull hockey!! It’s nothing but pride & ego. I use to be a dang good shot up until a couple of years ago when I could practice shooting daily. But I plan on using a sight this year because I can’t shoot as much as I need to, to be accurate under hunting situations (bad elbow). And that’s the bottom line; what will you be the most accurate with in the field shooting at living, breathing animals? And as far as I’m concerned, I’m still “trad” all the way!!

I say screw the naysayers and shoot whatever makes you the better archer. And don’t worry about what others think is “trad”.

I taught myself how to shoot “instinctively” (for lack of a better word) by placing one of those little fluorescent dots on my target, backing up to 10′, and concentrating on just that dot and shooting until all arrows were in or around that dot. when I could do that with ease and consistency, I backed up 5′, and repeated until I was finally 20-25 yards away by summer’s end. You are basically training your brain to calculate the trajectory of the arrow through repetition. Because even though you concentrate on the spot, your “secondary vision” picks up the flight of the arrow and stores that info in your brain. Of course form, release, & follow-through are all important, but that’s what worked for me. And when I started spraying arrows during a practice session, it was time to quit for the day.

Hope this helps,

Jerry Gowins

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