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I'd be inclined to leave it the way it is - I don't think there's enough twist to impact the way it shoots. Unless you are strangling her when you shoot her :) If I recall correctly you can reduce one side (the side away from the twist I think) to encourage her to "twist back the other way"...

Myrtle, Congrats - fine looking bow. Hope she shoots as nice as she's turning out. Mick, Yeah, we gotta catch up in the hollys. I got 21 working days off, so... :D -doug PS. Nearly finish my current Ash bow - 45#@28.5", 62"nock-to-nock, reflex. Hopefully the last Ash bow I make for quite s...

They shouldn't slow the string down noticably if they are near the nocks... Right near the nocks. The traditional place for silences.

-doug

String silencers, maybe? Notice the hole in the centre is cut across so something is supposed to go through there that's generally bigger than the hole itself. Like a button, maybe.

-doug

Yay! Congratulations to both of you!! I bet Jo is wrapped!

Wewp!

-doug

There's a few things I'd have in by bum bag emergency kit that Tracker doesn't. Sharp knife, lighter and strong twine/fishing line. But these shoukld be in your quiver anyway A stainless steel signalling mirror (don't have one right now tho). The codeine is a good idea!

-doug

Hey Mick, You could simply work from a base camp that you can drive to (or almost). I like to keep that kind of camp at least 1km from where I'll actually hunt, downwind by prevailing winds if possible. That means you can have all the camp comforts you want AND carry next to nothing around during th...

Mick,

Yep - that's just how it's gonna happen

As too hunting - that's a subject I hope to broach on the 16th!

-doug

Hey Mick,

Actually, I think they would really appreciate that! They are looking forward to seeing us split the logs... Didn't tell em you will be doing the hard part ;P

BTW. You got a digital camera? Gonna do a tree-to-bow thing on these. Otherwise I'll use the one in my mobile phone.

-doug

Trash, Hey spot on! A couple of bits in there I never thought of. I always tried to keep their missus happy, but just never thought of really focussing on her like that. Mick - I assume the property is near the riverland or in the Southern Fleurieu? If so they won't have any problems getting fresh f...

Mick,

Looks like we might have a schedule conflict - I just emailed you about taking our trip to get Spotted Gum on the 16th. Check yer email buddy.

-blockhead

Leave every fence and gate the way you find it. Tell them ASAP if you find any that are damaged. Obviously be polite to them and their neighbours. Always ask permission for... Everything ;) Make sure your hunting license is up to date and ask them if there's anything they could use a hand with when ...

Or getting D-3 into one! hehehe!

-doug

RC,

I guess I've had the good fortune to meet very few snobs from either side of the fence. They exist, but I just haven't had to run them over yet .

LMAO! I am gonna remember that one and plagarise it to hell and back!

-doug

Guys, I also think a significant part of the negative attitude some trad shooters have towards compounds is because of the crap we have been given in years gone by from compound shooters... In the days when virtually noone shot trad gear any more. Hell, for nearly ten years I just didn't visit a clu...

Nah - I'm an iron man! Well... At least part of me is... Me guts!

-doug

Hey Buford!

I have a good chilli recipe at home... Not sure how you'd cool it down tho - last time I made it my wife's appendix bloated and we barely got her to hospital in time! LOL! Hot stuff.

-doug

Pete, guys, Just to share my own perspective... As usual :) I have never shot a compound. My whole life (well... since I was six years old) has been spent shooting recurves, longbows, selfbows off and on. I've gotten a whole lot of different reactions from "serious" shooters over the years...

LMAO! In fact... Nearly wet my pants when I saw that billy wiuth the bow and quiver!

-doug

Buford, I'm with you! The reason it dropped short is twofold, but both reasons are related. Your elbow was bent so your power stroke was shorter - so less power goes to the arrow and trajectory increases. Also, your instinctive shooting is "out" because the end of the arrow is closer to th...

LMFAO Buford!

-doug

Jeff,

I think you are spot on. Most/many primitive societies that use the bow have armguards. It'd certainly be one tough fellow, who shoots all day long every day, who get's used to the slap with no protection at all.

-doug

Pete, Thanks for your input! :!: :) Certainly compounds store and release more energy than traditional bows - never doubted it. This means greater speed with a given weight arrow, which means a flatter trajectory, which means greater accuracy and this is indeed packed into a shorter framework for po...

No, it certainly doesn't invalidate what you said! But it's a bit more exact.

If carbon is lighter per area then it's better near the tip. But thicker and narrower tips also achieve the same thing.

-doug

The ONLY thing I want to do to the inside of an animal is EAT it.

*shudder*

-doug

And the question on everyone's lips is...

Will tracker add a verse about roosters and hens

-doug

(or why the Hedgehog can never be buggered at all) From http://www.hedgie.com/shrine/hedgehog_song.html Verse 1. Bestiality sure is a fun thing to do But I have to say this as a warning to you: With almost all animals, you can have ball But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. Chorus 1: The sp...

Ahmen brother Tracker!

Succinctly put!

-doug

Ahmen brother Splinter!

-doug

Mick,

A card. You know, one of those things you play poker with. Possibly the Queen of hearts... More likely the Joker

-doug