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greybeard wrote:To my mind Bear have gone cheap with their Grizzly recurve.

The ones I've seen don't even have the string grooves in the recurve section of the limbs either, though I can't say what effect, if any, this would have.

If this were the case, we could conclude that there isn't really much difference or advantage in shooting different bow types. True enough, both have there pros and cons. Recurves shoot faster and flatter for the same draw weight, and longbows are more forgiving. Longbows tend to throw a heavy arro...

And of those longbows, how many were straight longbows and how many semi-recurve modern longbows

I have generally found that longbows in particular, do not like to be heeled, that is, the bottom of your palm of the hand (the heel) is on the bow. If you have to strangle the bow, then that is a good indicator that you are heeling the bow. Ideally only the meat of your thumb should be on the handl...

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Two decades ago, I remember going into the fishing tackle shop to buy a 10-15kg overhead rod. All the butt sections were very long, and I generally had to cut them down. I asked the shop owner why the butt section was so long and he said "that's because Victorian fisherman tend to stick the rod...

It is strange, but whilst I am right eye dominant, done the eye dominance tests as well, shoot a bow and rifle, aiming with my right eye naturally, when I pick up a camera, I always aim with my left eye through the viewer. I have tried it with the right eye and it feels un-natural. I don't know why ...

Only thing is, some may say that the only problem with 4 fletches on timber arrows is that you may not be aware so easily of the grain orientation, whether the grain run out is up (preferred) or down (potentially more dangerous). Nock out indicator could be good here and or odd colour for the outer ...

I am curious as to how many trad archers try to align their eye directly over the top of the arrow. This question is more for instinctive/intuitive archers, not so much for point of aim or gap shooters. When I first started barebow shooting, I would use a little bit of cant, and anchor middle finger...

You tube response debunking Lar's claims:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbqz_07dW4

Good point Dennis, and shoulders tend to take a long time to heal. A phsyio may be able to get your muscles back in balance too with specific strengthening exercises. Out of interest, I found another link on bio-mechanics which indicates A slightly different drawing method. This one tends to indicat...

Agreed with Mick. As to shoulder issues - it is one of the major reason people give up archery, that and over-bowing. Shoulder issues can be rectified using bio-drawing techinques. I came across this link, and think it is valid, and could be adapted to field shooting: https://archeryaustralia.app.bo...

I tend to agree with Dennis in many respects - so much tuning is done on the assumption that there is something wrong to begin with. Compound shooters, in particular, are bad for this. As to using carbons, most problems start in so much that the spine grading is done based on a compound shooting a r...

Having played with different anchor points from time to time, and have also hit my nose with the string on occasion, I wonder if this is one of the reasons that Howard Hill used an anchor not at the corner of his mouth, but back a little further, with his finger pressing against his cheek onto a rea...

I have found that for approximately every 1/8" outside centreshoot on the bow, the arrow requires about 5# less spine (all things being equal). I have also found that a longbow (as opposed to modern longbow [semi recurve] or a recurve) you need to drop another 5# off the end spine. A self bow, ...

A couple of good links there Perry. Here is another I found. Whilst it pertains to olympic target archery, the techniques of draw can be adapted to field shooting, to alleviate shoulder tendonitis. This is why in-part it was developed as it is a major problem in all forms of archery. https://archery...

The single most important advantage of having a defined 'form' as I alluded to above is that if things go wrong for some reason, you can backtrack over your shooting style and analyse what is causing you to go wrong. Many of us shoot very well for some time and one day, we cannot hit anything. Cons...

There are many ways to skin a cat, but some methods are better than others, and some don't leave you injured. I've seen many archery injuries that have come out of bad form, even though it was consistant. Tendonitis of the bow shoulder is an example of this. There are a couple of reasons why this ca...

What scares me about the youtube fad is the number of people giving instructions on how to shot a bow, when they obviously don't know what they are taking about or have very bad style and form. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVTGyTpUwXg&list=PLvW2_wL2S8BYSnF3IGdVLkRq1N8SYDKp...

Generally yes, if the longbow is outside centreshot then a lower spine is required, but also the reason is because of how the limbs load. Have a play with the 'Stu Millers spine chart' on 3Rivers. This is a good means to show how centreshot, limb configuration, point weight, arrow length etc effects...

So i have been looking at the bear recurve takedown. Mostly because of the possibility of getting two sets of limbs(one at around 35# and one at 55#) enabling me to use the lower poundage limbs to refine my technique and practice and then move onto the heavier limbs when i am ready to hunt... Excel...

Good reference Daryl, I was going to post the AMOStandards document if you already hadn't done so. Thank you. Cheers... Rod Sorry this is a little off topic, but my reference to True Draw and AMO may not have been read correctly, and I just wanted to clarify. Yes AMO standards are constant for manu...

Stickbow Hunter wrote: let's just say politically correct reasons IMO. Jeff

I remember when a lot of clubs started doing this, and it was exactly for that reason.

'Field Archers' might have been a little better, to separate from target archery clubs, and maintain the spirit of that style of shooting in the club name.

My 31.5 inch arrows only equate to a 30.5 inch draw since there is an inch of arrow taken up by the thickness of timber in the handle Colin, I thought draw length is measured to the back of the bow, not the pivot point. After all you do not draw the point back to the pivot point, usually only to th...

perry wrote: shooting Vanes if you shoot Cock Vane in

I have noticed a few people doing this.

This is what happens when you shoot an underspined arrow. There is a difference between shooting a slightly underspined arrow, and a grossly underspined one. I also noticed that in the original video how the string left the fingers, which increased the horizontal movement. In real life, this arrow ...

Morning Bob. Hmmmm! so how would you explain the marks left on vanes when using a barebow with something like a 'springy rest pray tell.By those marks the edge of the vanes would still be in contact with the shelf as it passes the window. I do understand what you have said but by your understanding...

Split finger, with middle finger just ever so lightly touching my eye tooth. I feel that a light but consistent anchor gives me a cleaner release, with less interference between my face and fingers/hand, upon release.

Consistent follow-through is as important, as every other sequence in your form. Without this consistent follow-through, everything you did correctly before hand is for naught. It is good you brought this up Mick, as more archers need to be aware of it. Good follow-through, for me, rounds out the sh...

Archery in the US, is like Golf, is here. I'm sure archery would be more popular here if it got more positive (or if any) media coverage, but alas Australia is the home of PC and media manipulation. Strange thing is that shooting sports are one of the most statistically safest sports to participate ...