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Post by freedomrules3 on Apr 18, 2006 17:43:23 GMT -5
well its now in my hands. when it arrived it was unstrung so i had to get a stringer to just put the string on , i had the guy show me exactly how to do it  . i pulled it back and 55 raw pounds is a load  after i get done eating i'm gonna go give her a try.  |
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Post by freedomrules3 on Apr 18, 2006 19:37:28 GMT -5
Ok so i shot for about 70 minutes or so i just got back in. first my surprise at how light the weight of the bow actually is. its very balanced and i can seriously balance it on 1 finger. it has a great feel to it. next my surprise at how much 55 # 's of raw weight without letoff actually is , its something i'm not used to. now for the shooting part . i started at 10 yards and i seriously sucked at first. nearly every shot was high. i soon got the hang of 10 yards enough to hit the target with every shot, so i moved on back to 20. i actually shot much better at 20 yards and was hitting the target with every shot and actually made 2 bulls ;D . i can see this is going to take some time and effort , but its gonna be fun learning to shoot again . barb shot it a few times and actually got fairly decent at hitting the target at 10 yards. i'll see if erika can do anything with it tomorrow. i'm thinking 40 # max for their bow, if and when i find it at a reasonable cost. my overall evaluation of the bow: it shoots amazingly flatter and faster than i expected, lighter than i expected and about as hard as i expected. overall i got a great deal on this bow , its in super great shape , nearly perfect . its gonna take some time getting used to using fingers again. feels like i moved back in time lol one question??? how long or often should i unstring it? every time or is it ok to leave it strung since i'll be shooting just about daily until i get the hang of it . i left it strung for now. |
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Post by ncboman on Apr 18, 2006 20:56:39 GMT -5
Rick, I've had my Sitka strung for a couple of weeks. Shooting nearly every day, some days several times, I see no advantage to letting it down. I'm very happy with the Mamba also.  This was at 20yds. Seemed like most times I was getting 2 of the 3 in but danged if I could shoot 3 bulls in a row today.   I was doing pretty good using the tab but decided to try my glove a while. Funny, it took several rounds to get back to hitting the target every shot. |
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Post by freedomrules3 on Apr 18, 2006 22:36:00 GMT -5
thats perty good there . i was only shooting 2 arrows at a time , i could get a bull and the other would be say 5 inches off of it. it seems that i shoot higher with the recurve , especially up close , than i do my compound. i have to work on my strength of pull, i'm spoiled by years of letoff . right now i'm pulling ,and releasing rather quickly, i'd like to be able to hold her a bit longer than i can right now. with my 29 inch draw its gonna be a bit over the 55# at 28, not much but a little. i'm also pinching the string some because on occasion the arrow does the exit rest left thingy. i remember that part well . would a whisker biscuit look good on it lol j/k. i'll be shooting lots more than i had to before and gotta remember to pull out the compound and keep in tune with that also. hopefully i can hit well enough to at least take it out on joyhunts this fall , maybe even get one lol. I'll continue to hunt with the compound for the "important" hunts until i feel i can get er done with this one. |
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Post by kyle on Apr 19, 2006 8:43:18 GMT -5
Congrats on gettin yer bow!! sounds like your well on your way down the trad road. What you experienced is VERY normal for folks just starting. The first few way off and then quickly getting it ranged in. Refining is the hard (fun) part. You've got the right attitude about wanting to shoot more tho. That's the only thing that will help in the beginning. If you're having a particularly bad session one day, just put it down and come back the next day. Don't get frustrated.
You should be able to leave the bows y'all have strung all the time with no problem. If you're going to put them up for a while, sure unstring it. Just don't leave them strung in a hot car, heck a hot car isn't good for them even unstrung. I've got a Mosshorn that I've had about five years now and it's been strung MUCH longer than unstrung in the time I've had it. I look at it like this. If it's warm enough that I wouldn't leave my dog in the car, I don't leave my bow in there - may be silly but that's the rule of thumb I use.
Kyle
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Post by ncboman on Apr 19, 2006 9:11:27 GMT -5
seems like I usually hit high when I try to shoot Fred Bear style, what I call snap shooting or aiming while I draw.
When I draw and kinda 'look the arrow flight' before releasing, I do better.
I've read that most hunters shoot while canting the bow but target archers hold the bow straight up and down.
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Post by kyle on Apr 19, 2006 9:47:17 GMT -5
I cant and hold 'bout 2 seconds or so before release. I know lots of guys that "snap shoot" and more power to them....I can't do it.
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Post by ncboman on Apr 19, 2006 9:57:07 GMT -5
seems like when I hold the bow straight up and down, my left/right judgement is much better.  |
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Post by eshoremd on Apr 19, 2006 13:08:03 GMT -5
looks pretty good to me alan i thought i read somewhere that you are suppose to release right away. my neighboor said something about having a few recurves and long bows that were his dads. hes from michigan. think ill have to get some pics of them. |
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Post by kyle on Apr 19, 2006 16:32:27 GMT -5
Just find what works for you. That's all that matters. Most of the guys I shoot with cant the bow because the sight picture is more open but it matters not what others do. Find what you like.
On the release......There are lots of folks who say you are "supposed" to release right away. That don't mean they're right. Some of the best shooters I know hold about 2 seconds. I don't do that because they do. I just realized they do it like me. There's no judges out there scoring you on form in your treestand. Most of the guys I know who shoot basically upon reaching anchor have had at one time or another a "short Draw" probelm or releasing before reaching FULL anchor. I find FOR ME that I have to come to full anchor first and then settle for a second or two and then release. If I hold longer than that I end up thinking too much and I'd just as well let down and start again.
Don't think you've got to shoot a certain way because someone says you have to. There are basic principles to good form, yes, like proper back tension and keeping your elbow as much in line with your arrow shaft as you can. THOSE things help your accuracy consistency other than that, find your own rhytm and shoot that way - all the time.
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