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Mick, that's outstanding. I'm sitting here inside near the fire as the weather outside is blowing a gale and the rain is falling sideways wondering if I was to make something like that would the wife get annoyed because I didn't make the things she's been nagging me to make. On the other hand, she h...

G'day Alex, what did the bow cost you in Australian dollars?

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Nice bow Rod, I love the curves of the deflex/reflex. Very sexy.

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That's fantastic news Trish, I've been looking forward to The Gathering and was a bit worried when Nick told me about the troubles you've been having with the RMS. I can't wait for it.

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Happy birthday Mick, I hope you had a good day.

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G'day Kendaric, for years I believed I was left eye dominant (did the eye dominance test) but recently I've found that I have no eye dominance. Most people 'see' more with one of their eyes, hence eye dominance. I've found that I use my right eye for shooting my bow and my left eye for doing things ...

Mick, I squeeze my shoulder blades together however I notice after about 30-40 arrows I start to get a bit slack and let my form slip. After that I need to concentrate on getting my form right and my shoulder blades together.

I'm similar to Kerry, I live on 1000 hectares and if I want to go for a hunt all I need to do is walk out into the paddocks. life's good.

Thanks to Rob and all who made the shoot what it was. I had a great weekend and I can't believe I only broke one arrow on the challenge round. definitely be back next year.

Stuart

G'day Ron, I've got one that I haven't used for some time. It's in its bag and is 45# @ 28". It's in good condition.

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Yeah very nice arrows Guy. I like what you've done with the shaft. How did you do that?

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Thanks Eddie and Lewis for carrying on the good work. It's much appreciated.

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You're showing your age there Roadie.

Yes I remember those days of self bow attempts and having them brake on me. That's one of the reasons I went to recurves and longbows with fibreglass. That and it was getting extremely expensive to keep buying staves. lol

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Can't wait, I'll be there with my young fella.

Stuart

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. I've been out all day playing cricket with my boys. Might go for a hunt for some bunnies after dinner. Not a bad birthday.

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Yeah, that's a nice machine Bob. I think I'll put one of those on my want list. Can I ask how much it cost you?

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I am always trying to better myself when it comes to form and accuracy. I was going to put 'Luckily I have perfect form and I shoot like a machine' but that would just be my sense of humour talking. I have used my iPhone 6 to video myself shooting at my practice target in slow motion. It picked up s...

Happy New Year to everyone at Ozbow. Can't wait for the first shoot of the year.

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They are a nice looking bird the Australian Bush Raven, ie the crow. Extremely intelligent too. Sometimes too intelligent. I once saw one take a steak off a barbecue and drop it into a small pool of water on the ground for a couple of seconds to cool it down. It then picked it up again and flew off....

Nice one Craig, that's just the icing on the 'Christmas' cake to be able to go for a hunt and come back with a bunny.

Good shot,
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Nice effort Colin, I've been thinking of making an ELB for myself. Maybe a bit lower in poundage though. I'd be very interested to see some more photos of it.

Good Job,
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G'day Matt, to me it sounds like your arrows might be a bit too stiff for your longbow. Are you using the same arrows for it as you did for your recurve? Remember the arrows have to bend more to get around the off centre shot that the longbow has. You may have already considered this but it was just...

When it comes down to it I probably wouldn't care too much either way. I just like the 3D targets as they're more realistic. But as Perry said, some clubs aren't fortunate enough to have all targets 3D due to cost.

Stuart

It is hard to find a good timber stockist in your area. Bugger about yours downsizing Rod. I'm lucky enough to have Monaro Timbers only about 1 hour away from where I live.

Woodie, and all and sundry, happy christmas to you all and have a safe and happy new year.

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G'day Mick, I use merino wool on all my bowstrings, whether they're longbows or recurves. I either use wool straight out of the shearing shed here on my property or use pre dyed merino wool from the shop by the yarn. Either way, I've found wool to be an excellent string silencer, quiet and light. Ra...

I think I'm a bit of a sook too. I like to be able to get my arrows back nice and straight, and in one piece if I miss the target. Although, it's a good feeling when you nail a 3d animal that's sitting in front of a dam. Maybe a mix of natural terrain backstops with some tough ones thrown in to keep...

I use C23 hobby glue for all my feathers and noks. It's very cheap and bonds extremely well.

Don't sell yourself short there Gazza. That's not a bad job and I'm sure most blokes would be more than happy to have a knife and sheath like that in their possession.

Well done,
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