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Tab and Mediterranean (split finger). I tend to think that Mediterranean is also safer.

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Back in the 70's and 80's, I cant remember anyone shooting 3 fingers under, except for a few compound shooters, to help stop finger pinch with the shorter axle to axle lengths. I'm also happy to concede that I might not having been paying attention. I can appreciate that it was popular in the 'State...

GrahameA wrote: The "under-the-chin anchor" was pioneered by Horace Alford Ford. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_A._Ford) Anyone interested in Traditional Archery will have read "The Theory and Practice of Archery".

Found it:

https://archive.org/details/theorypracticeof00ford

Target panic, gold shyness, buck fever, are just couple of names used to describe this condition. Micks explanation is correct. The subconscious mind likes doing things in the quickest and easiest way. This is completely normal. In other sports, this is actually a boon, but in archery it is not. I'v...

Well, if you remove the sight, that bow could be shot in trad under one of the current divisions. As to draw weight, I knew a recurve target archer that use to shoot 60#. In the 80's I remember that 'generally' with either recurve or compound - that a target bow had a larger sight window, and a hunt...

Thanks for the information.

Was any indication given as to tread count to suit a particular poundage bow with flax types of string?

Just before the invention of Dacron for use in bow strings, what was the most common material used as a bowstring just prior please?

I cant see many people with modern longbows (semi-recurves) putting themselves into the recurve division in Trad. I wonder why? Mind you, I cant see anyone going out and deliberately buying a semi-recurve, I mean, why would you bother when you can buy a full recurve. A modern longbow sounds oh so mu...

So does the AFB normally have multi-taper limbs as shown in this picture or can that be build with a straight taper?

Understandable.

The discussion about the Longbow and the origins about how the semi-longbow of Howard Hill (long American flatbow) became know within Australian and US circles as the 'longbow' that we generally know today, was for me, very fascinating. At some point I always wanted to make a selfbow The American fl...

Reading one of those older links, I found it amusing that a Victorian Club wanted to reduce the number of trad divisions to reduce the amount of trophies issued.

ABA has more divisions and grades than you can poke a stick at - everybody gets a prize lol.

Hey Jeff, I heard a story that you potentially saved someones life by shooting a truck tire with your bow, which was about to rupture off the rim. I don't know if it is true, but sounds pretty cool!

Sorry, I used the wrong terminology, I meant back-set but used the word reflex, my mistake. I might have taken John out of context a little, with the reference referring to the large degree of back-set as indicated by the Howard Hill bow. John also went on to indicated handle/limb geometry possibili...

I happily shot this bow for many years. I say happily, for I wasn't aware of the horrendous hand shock my bow had. I just thought it was normal. It wasn't until I actually tried using some other longbows that I realised just how bad the shock was. That is pretty common for a longbow that has the li...

So it comes back to my original question about divisions in trad events. If trad events are not run to the guidelines of ABA or 3DAAA definitions, then what guidelines are they run by, hence my original question? I suggested two very different styles of 'modern longbow' (as per ABA definition) but w...

I could be wrong but, I'm not sure if the TAA is ready for that just yet. As an incorporated body, it is still in its infancy (so to speak), and is primary focus was as a non-governing body promoting the spirit of trad shooting, and liaising with other archery bodies to give trad shooters a voice. T...

Thank you, that is all excellent information. The pre-1966 sounds like a really good definition of traditional, particularly in the Australian context . So that being said, if someone turns up at a Trad event with a longbow with reflex in the limbs, or a 3 piece longbow (looks like a take down recur...

Jim wrote:

Kendaric wrote: Personally I like to zen out and enjoy the process of instinctive shooting

Absolutely!

Not virtually mate, it is a semi recurve! Jeff I agree, it is a semi-recurve, but under the conditions of "modern Longbow" under ABA, it could be classified as a modern longbow. Under ABA rules, tradition longbow can not be cut past centreshot, but one concludes that it could be cut too c...

you are bound by the limitations imposed by the various "Rules". [/b][/i] [/quote] Very true, but there are ways around the rules, and it would be impossible now to rule one way or the other nowadays, unless blatantly obvious. From the ABA rulebook "The arrows, belly, bow grip, bow w...

Just out of curiosity, do you think the Trad events will ever distinguish a difference between Modern Longbow and Traditional longbow, like ABA does (even with the trad peg)? A modern longbow being defined as a longbow with any of the below traits: 1. Cut past centreshot 2. Shot three fingers under ...

comes down to 'correct' form and grace. I will be interested to see what others have to say on this subject. The response will be interesting, which is why I like this forum and one of the many reasons I like the Trad event - so many like minded people. I like your reference to form and grace. Ther...

When I shoot barebow, I shoot instinctively, mostly because it feels nice, I like it (yes I know all the arguments about the word instinctive etc etc - this is not what this post is about). Taking a close look at the 'top' shooters at a trad event, I did notice that most of them were either short dr...

If you are drawing 30" with a compound bow, there is a good chance that your drawlength with a Trad bow will be an inch or even two shorter.

My experience is that 70-80% of compound field shooters are overdrawing their bow anyway, particularly those that have not been formally trained.

Whilst all grips from bow to bow may vary, I try to hold them basically all the same with regards placement within the hand, using the 'lifeline' as a guide to the outer egde of the grip, so that the meat of the thumb muscle takes most of the weight. This applies regardless of whether the grip is lo...

a bare shaft is never going to fly as well as one that's fletched. The whole point of feathers is to correct the archers paradox that occurs when a shaft tries to bend around the arrow plate. I totally agree. I have been shooting for over 30 years, and I have never found the bare shaft test of much...

One thing to consider with bow poundage - at the ABA National Safari 2014, the people that came first were shooting "lower poundage" bows. The Trad recurve champion was shooting a 36# recurve. The Trad Longbow champion was shooting a 40# longbow. Both these shooters won both the ABA target...

You could possibly try a few things, depending on where the problem is originating from. Open you stance up a little more ie. more towards standing 22-45 degress to the target. This could help rotate your head more to the target without craning it right around when standing in-line with the target. ...