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Has anyone got or shot a Hoyt Dorado recurve and how did you find it?. Overseas reviews mostly read well. Looks to me that they have the same limbs as the Gamemaster 11. Without the back riser loop of the Gamemaster, the Dorado does look a bit more traditional.

Simon

I tie my feathers on after using tape [woods and alloys]. Not saying to use tape but the tie factor does seem to stop flattening the feathers a fair bit in the rain. There is always the magic waterproofing powder too. Kev Thanks Kev I've used the shoe waterproofing stuff from an aerosol can too. Se...

Thanks Alan and Bob Thats very good feedback and I appreciate it. Re your comment on feathers Alan, yes I'm fast thinking that they are the way to go. I've used them for quite a few years on wood shafts. I suppose I have that concern about wet weather, but having said that I can't recall many wet sh...

I find that shooting the same sets of arrows, the same bow and equipment helps me to develop more consistency. Kev Kev what you say is so so true! I tell myself this all the time! I have proved this to myself in the past when limited funds did not allow a wall full of lovely bows.. find yourself go...

Simon: You shouldn't have a problem with nock pinch on a 60" recurve unless you've got a really long draw - maybe even longer than mine! In ABA the modern longbow division allows you to use three-under, alloys, carbons, etc. In the traditional longbow division you must use split-finger and woo...

It's OK, I figured you were talking about a compound :lol: . At this stage I haven't shot a recurve below 66" but have my eye on maybe a Hoyt take-down hunting recurve 60-62". Guess one wouldn't expect finger pinch at that length. I hope this isn't drifting too far off the thread... Hoyt ...

For a time I turned to the Dark Side of the Force and trying not to swear I used a...... Compound (my appologies of the course language!) and later found in a 55-60" recurve, the style also seemed to fit. I must also add I started with tabs and now use a glove, and seem not to have a problem w...

Bob, you'd reckon if the advice came from Darryl that it would have to be worth trying. I met him at the IFAA Nationals in Orange in June. Didn't shoot in his group but we was a mine of information at the practice butts. As well as those World IFAA longbow titles and records he has a previous tidy r...

Tony, they bought in the Traditional longbow ABA rules a bit over a year ago. Before that I was regularly shooting with two guys who shot three under. AlaninOz will correct me if I get this wrong but my strong feeling is that the ABA modern longbow class allows for 3 under, and it also allows for al...

Thanks Alan Interesting to hear you also had a similar problem switching and it took a year to come back to former scores. I take your point re shorter bows. Do you think there is chanceof getting finger pinch on a 60" recurve or are you talking something quite a bit shorter? Re the Gamemaster,...

I have just changed to 3 under and I'm loving it. It brings the arrow up into my field of vision helping me shoot the Gap a lot better. My point on now is 32m, with split finger it was 45m giving me a maximum gap of just over 1m compared to the 14" I have now. David, yours is the sort of comme...

Hi Troy It was actually your post on another thread about trying three under that in part prompted me to discuss this. I too have found concious gap shooting very hard to do well and figured while I was using the lighter bow I'd try three under because the gaps are smaller. Under FITA and IFAA bareb...

longbow steve wrote:I am the same as Grahame and also like my long distance shooting.

Fair enough Steve, as a committed long bow shooter I would have expected no different comment and if you shoot as well as you do why would you change .

Hi Grahame Interesting your comments re the noise the bow makes with string walking. After shooting stick bows for 4 years I couldn't believe the noise the recurve made when I started stringwalking again-after getting over the initial fright, I looked over the bow thinking I'd broken something. I di...

The 3 fingers under is not an option under some longbow rules but for recurves it certainly is. Following surgery I've recently been playing around with a light 32lb recurve and started trying changing a few things. When I got into archery 6 years ago I originally shot a recurve three fingers under ...

I've shot with a couple of people using the Hoyt Gamemaster 2 at ABA shoots and have been impressed with them. Just wondered if anyone has ideas re comparison betwen the Buffalo and Gamemaster. The former reads well and appears designed to shoot of the shelf, whereas the latter allows for a rest and...

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Great idea Mark

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alaninoz wrote:Simon:

Haven't used one, and haven't yet tried making one. Yet another of those things I haven't gotten around to. They look pretty simple to make though.

Thanks Alan

Just in case you see this before you go,I'm flooded in. Hoping to make the Wagga shoot at some stage.

Simon

alaninoz wrote:If you're interested in making a Formaster, have a look at this thread on Trad Gang:

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.p ... 6;t=004717

Hi Alan

Just saw your post. That looks quite straightforward. Have you ever used one?

Simon

Thanks dmm. The concept looked good so I may invest in one. I would need one as a template to see what the design is about..can see it on the video but sometimes you have to touch/wear something to get the whole picture. Some have complained about the price but if it helps with my form and I can pr...

Thanks Steve

The air is certainly not lacking moisture at the moment; point well made and maybe time to try again. I'm grateful for the feedback.

Simon

Really nice looking bow Steve. Impressive that you estimate its speed to be equal to a straight laid glass bow of the same weight. The only piece of American Ash board I tried looked with the benefit of hindsight to be a bit low in moisture content. Any secrets there? Just wondered what brand of che...

I have to put my hand up. I'm a member of ABA, as with AlaninOz primarily for field archery. Interesting how as a body it has the ability to polarise people. I have to say in Southern NSW it's a great group of people and I really enjoy shoots within the zone; by the same token at National shoots I r...

Thanks Bob

Mine go back to 2004 when I became an ABA member. I thought if I had it I'd chase it up, but you have summarised the main points very well here and as you say, there may be copyright issues scanning it and having it on the site.

Simon

Guys how long does a bale last? I have thought about it many times but they are not cheap and I would have thought that they would have been shot out pretty easily. Unfortunately not a single-childless-mortagless money bags anymore (not complaining, wouldn't swap places with anyone :wink: ). The wo...

hi simon. Just to add a little more about what Pellerite has said, it was 12 steps with form, and he says that one needs the 21 days to remove the undesirable flaw and imprint the desired. However he also said that one doesnt need to keep the eyes closed at all times. Some time with eyes open but a...

[quoteHi Simon, It is good to mix it up. I find if I do to much field that my form suffers and I need to fling arrows at distance, aswell as the routine at home. The home shooting is done generally at 5,10,15m and is so comfortable that there is no stress about missing the butt so your attention can...

Yep Simon. Pellerite says much the same thing Just focus on the seven stages of form with the blank bale to allow the subconscious to imprint the correct procedure without the distraction of eye sight which only introduces another variable you dont need when trying to correct a form flaw like T.P o...

Thanks Bob, Steve and Jeff I'm grateful for the feedback. Seems to me it could be valuable if done on a regular basis. I certainly got benefit from it last Christmas and should have persisted. Hi Simon, all of my home practice is blank bale. I mix my aiming methods up depending on what shoot I am go...