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Post by mibowhnter4life on Jun 10, 2005 5:08:44 GMT 12.75
hey guys. New to the site. paw said that ya need someone to teach you how to shoot ;D anyways, this will be where i post most often(look at the name : anything you guys wanna kno?
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Post by OLKoot on Jun 10, 2005 8:22:18 GMT 12.75
Welcome Bowhunter4life....I just added a 30MM red dot scope to my bow, and since I'm really a first year bowhunter, and I'm a bit eratic...I think I have pretty good stance, but its now a matter of lining up the scope and staying steady on the target....so after setting up for a shot....my basics go to pieces as I attempt to make the shot....help me get steady.........
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Post by Paws on Jun 10, 2005 10:08:14 GMT 12.75
Hey partner glad you made it in. You might be surprised howmuch trouble some of these guys had getting signed in ! ;D Welcome aboard!! Feel free to jump in anywhere you wish and when you got something to say spit it out!! ;D
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Post by mibowhnter4life on Jun 10, 2005 11:31:01 GMT 12.75
what is your draw wheight? length? and y a scope not just a regular site aparture? Also do you shoot with an open hand grip? alot of steadiness problems are due to too tight of a grip.it might feel weird at first but leave your hand open until your arrow hits your target. if ya still cant get used to it go ahead and buy a wrist sling (like 12- 20$$$) and attach it to where your stabalizer screws in. do you have a stabalizer? if not that could be the reason but i dont think so.try the other ideas first then get back to me. Any more questions? I just read that you dont like looking for your peep so the second Q: is answered. now my best advice is to just use a kisser button. remember stay consistant.
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Post by OLKoot on Jun 10, 2005 13:15:21 GMT 12.75
First let me say again...welcome...My draw weight is only 45 lbs...right now it cant be increased due to my physical problems....length, I dont know...when I bought this bow, it was second hand from a person I trusted and it was fitted to my body before I finalized the purchase...I do have a stabilizer, and I also use a tight grip.....so I guess I should try easing up on my grip...the part about why a scope and not the peep....well I just have a problem aligning the peep with the site aparture.....maybe once I setttle down it will all come into play for me....I'll get back with you in a couple of days. Thanks for that quick response by the way, its appreciated......
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Post by mibowhnter4life on Jun 11, 2005 5:23:39 GMT 12.75
dont just loosen your grip.... open your hand all the way up so that when drawn the grip rests between your index and thumb. as for the quick responce no prob.i check my post more than once a day on nahc and about once a day on here. ;Dyou might want to try differant kinds of peeps as they are made in many differant styles and type. maybe it was just the one you had that didnt work for you.i have used diferant types of peeps because i dont like peep twist and the rubber tubes make alot of noise. i fanally settles on a peep that sits perpindicular to the string so it is always open and not a problem. it is also very easy to view through when draw.
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Post by OLKoot on Jun 11, 2005 6:17:35 GMT 12.75
Can you give me a site where I can view that peep?? What outfitter can I check it out with? would I be able to find it with Eders.com? and what do you call it?
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Post by mibowhnter4life on Jun 12, 2005 4:46:21 GMT 12.75
www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jhtml?id=cat600331&navAction=jump&navCount=1&parentId=cat21424&parentType=category&cmCat=MainCatcat21424here are some peeps from cabelas but you shud be able to get them at your local archery shop. one is called a no-lose-peep and the other is a shurz-a-peep. Dont go by the names at your local shop tho. if you can show them a picture because they are called differant things by dif. manufactures. i recomend the no-lose-peep because with the shurz-a-peep (ive never had this problem but ive read that others have) one of the strings may twist to the center of you aparture, making your sights "fuzzy". the no-lose-peep eliminates this problem. when you buy one(if you do) bring it to the counter and (if have have a decent pro shop) the will put it in for free or really cheap
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Post by OLKoot on Jun 15, 2005 12:27:49 GMT 12.75
I've got that no-loss peep, and I think old habits are hard to break....I'm uncomfortable with the way it rotates and lines up with my eye....well thanks for the info.....I just have to shoot and find my comfortable spot...for me its like showing me once and let me do it a thousand times....Thanks Knute Rockne for that lesson....
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Post by kj on Aug 25, 2008 2:08:33 GMT 12.75
I used to spend archery time with my boys. Got my son a nice recurve that was around here for awhile but now he's taken it out to his place. I was also given a fellow's nice old long bow, his grandfathers, but I don't do anything with it but treasure it. I've got a simple fiberglass long bow but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to try to shoot anything other than a target with it. I'd prefer shooting with a bow over a gun. Any suggestions for a girl, whose getting older and weaker, who would like to get some bow hunting gear and start practicing? kj
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Post by Toby Benoit on Aug 25, 2008 13:16:25 GMT 12.75
Archery is and always has been my first passion! I'm thirty-eight and have been shooting since I was six years old and got my first yellow fiberglass bow, a "Sun Bear" made by Bear Archery.
I learned to shoot that old bow and hunt robins, doves, and squirrels that came to eat the spilled grain in the feed lot by our barn. I made my own arrows from dried dog fennel sticks and Dad showed me how to tie the ends so the nok end wouldn't split and also to tie on chicken feathers as crude fletchings. it was rare that I ever connected with my quarry, but I spent many, many hours shooting, stalking and learning.
I've graduated to a bit more sophisticated equipment and gained a lot of archery/bowhunting saavy since those days, but the passion is still just as strong!
A place to start is to find out what you want to ultimately accomplish with your bow. Do you wish to hunt or restrict yourself to target archery and if so, what type of target archery?
I am a HUGE fan of field archery. It's so addictive, great excercise, and you'll meet some of the finest sportsmen around. I enjoy field archery almost as much as I do bowhunting.
The equipment you select can be set up for both actually, but there are other considerations in your choice of bows depending on your archery sport of choice. The best thing for you to do, is to drive out to a pro-shop and plan to spend a little time there learning about the bows and the differences in each.
One word of caution...there is a big difference between an archery pr-shop and a place that sells archery equipment. Lots of places carry the equipment, but as a beginner, you'll really benefit from the experience of a pro.
If you'd like, I can get a listing of pro-shops in your area. They'll measure you, as a bow MUST be properly fitted to the individual, and allow you to try out a few models before you make your decision. There are many ladies models out there in a wide range of price and performance.
Any questions you have, feel free to ask!
Bowhunting gear? Minimum draw weight for bowhunting in most states is thirty-five pounds. Find out what you can comfortably pull and purchase a bow who's adjustable draw weight settings are at the bottom because as you begin to shoot, your muscles will develope quickly and you'll be able to turn up the weight as you go. You'll want to hunt with as much weight as you comfortably can pull, but it certainly isn't necessary to pull a ton of weight in order to hunt.
I've shared blinds with lady hunters who've shot forty pounds and less and witnessed their arrows passing completely through wild pigs out to twenty yards! I have a lovely young friend who's taken several whitetails and a New Mexico elk with her thirty-eight pound set up.
It all starts with a good pro-shop, I can't stress that enough. I'll gladly get that list for you and help out all I can!
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Post by kj on Aug 26, 2008 1:29:26 GMT 12.75
Thank you so much Toby. It's great to read about your passion and your recommendations are solid. I've gone to our local trading post to check out the bows and supplies but I'm suspectin' it's not a pro shop. The guys there didn't really seem interested, or possibly knowledgable enough, to give me any guidance and/or assistance. I used to love target archery. I like the book "zen and the art of archery", even took that approach to bowling. I really should spend more time out target shooting, bow and gun. I've just been so busy doing other things, like getting on my soapbox and writing about preparedness, that I haven't been doing it much lately. It's one of the reasons some of my buddies say I should just give up on the public and get my priorities straight. I'd benefit from the leisure activity, get better at it and would be investing in my future in case I, or anyone else out here, needs to get some food. So although target shooting is a good thing, I want to do it in such a way as to develop my skills for food security.
Yes, please post a list of pro-shops. I appreciate your offer to pull it up. I'm rather doubtful there's a pro-shop around here but you never know. Columbus, Cincinnati, Parkersburg, Athens, Marietta are the nearest cities around here.
Thanks!
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Post by Toby Benoit on Aug 27, 2008 19:22:19 GMT 12.75
"I like the book 'zen and the art of archery', even took that approach to bowling."
Great book! I'm a fan of "The Withery Of Archery", Ishi", and "Fred Bear's Field Notes". Excellent reading and very inspiring too!
"So although target shooting is a good thing, I want to do it in such a way as to develop my skills for food security."
Then you'l appreciate 3-D target archery. A typical course is set outside on a walk-through range of twenty targets placed at varying distances, angles, and obstructions. The course is a blast to participate on and hones an archer's skills as well as the bowhunter's eye. Unconciously taking note of anfles, obstructions, and most importantly distance is paramount to a bowhunter's success!
I'll PM you with my recommendations for pro-shops in your area. I gotta first check on my old buddy Jim Hadley up in Colombus. He ran a good shop and is very professional. However, it's been a few years since I was up that way.... I'll see if he hasn't retired yet and go from there.
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Post by kj on Aug 28, 2008 2:12:39 GMT 12.75
Hi,
Glad to hear you also think the Zen of Archery is a good one.
I read Ishi a long time ago but not the other ones. I'll have to track them down for winter reading.
Then you'l appreciate 3-D target archery.
Sounds fun but I'm probably not going to be driving to any target ranges. It would be fun to learn more about it though and see if I can set up something like this out here.
I'll PM you with my recommendations for pro-shops in your area. I gotta first check on my old buddy Jim Hadley up in Colombus. He ran a good shop and is very professional. However, it's been a few years since I was up that way.... I'll see if he hasn't retired yet and go from there.
Thanks Toby!
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Post by Toby Benoit on Aug 28, 2008 12:25:49 GMT 12.75
"Sounds fun but I'm probably not going to be driving to any target ranges. It would be fun to learn more about it though and see if I can set up something like this out here."
Bass Pro Shops catalog is advertising 3-D, self healing foam, deer targets for $79.00 by Delta. They're really good targets and last a long time unless you're slinging broadheads at them, then no target other than a good dirt embankment holds up long, lol. ;D
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Post by Toby Benoit on Sept 6, 2008 8:54:29 GMT 12.75
Well Mamaka? You still hankreing to fling them pointy sticks?
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Post by kj on Sept 8, 2008 0:59:26 GMT 12.75
Well Mamaka? You still hankreing to fling them pointy sticks? Yep. I googled the pro-shops that you sent but they're all far away. I doubt I will be taking a road trip anytime soon but will keep it in mine. I've put the contact info in my calendar. I'll planning to stop in at the Ohio Valley Trading shop in Athens again and also do some investigation for other shops that might be in the area. I imagine it might be better to wait until the rush of hunting season settles down though. I'm also still on the hunt for some targets and have checked out the Bass Pro Shops. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get some from our local shop but am kind of hoping I might spot one, still good enough for me, along the road waiting for the garbage truck. I have that simple fiberglass long bow, maybe a Bear, from when my kids were little. I left it down in the cave though so I'm going to go get it so I can at least fling a few pointy sticks around here
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Post by Paws on Sept 8, 2008 1:28:23 GMT 12.75
Well Mamaka? You still hankreing to fling them pointy sticks? Yep. I googled the pro-shops that you sent but they're all far away. I doubt I will be taking a road trip anytime soon but will keep it in mine. I've put the contact info in my calendar. I'll planning to stop in at the Ohio Valley Trading shop in Athens again and also do some investigation for other shops that might be in the area. I imagine it might be better to wait until the rush of hunting season settles down though. I'm also still on the hunt for some targets and have checked out the Bass Pro Shops. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get some from our local shop but am kind of hoping I might spot one, still good enough for me, along the road waiting for the garbage truck. I have that simple fiberglass long bow, maybe a Bear, from when my kids were little. I left it down in the cave though so I'm going to go get it so I can at least fling a few pointy sticks around here Hey hippie, if push comes to shove give me a call. My ex-step-nephew Danny Brown and my 2nd cousin Jared Bailes are both superior archers. Danny participated, placed and won trophies in several national competitions. Jared is a former archery pro with Ohio Valley Tradin'...etc, etc... See if I can get you a confab or maybe lessons. But only if you make Constantine burn his tie dyed shirts. (Just kidding Noodles!)
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Post by kj on Sept 8, 2008 2:24:49 GMT 12.75
[/quote] Hey hippie, if push comes to shove give me a call. My ex-step-nephew Danny Brown and my 2nd cousin Jared Bailes are both superior archers. Danny participated, placed and won trophies in several national competitions. Jared is a former archery pro with Ohio Valley Tradin'...etc, etc... See if I can get you a confab or maybe lessons. But only if you make Constantine burn his tie dyed shirts. (Just kidding Noodles!) [/quote] Hey ole' man... once I get my little ole' bow and start flinging pointy sticks around here again with some serious intention... I may indeed give you a call. Do you think those guys might have some old targets lying around that they want to get rid of so they can get new ones? Is that even realistic...maybe once a target has taken so many hits its just not good for anyone anymore. ? Now don't you think Noodles shines more brightly with all those wild tie dyed colors adorning him? Plus, we ain't got enough clothes around here to go burning perfectly good shirts! He's cooking up some breakfast that smells mighty good...think it's time to go
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Post by Paws on Sept 8, 2008 6:19:45 GMT 12.75
I don't know about targets. Take a trip over to Ohio Valley Tradin' and Wally World and let me know what strikes your fancy. If you got no clothes do what the original hippies did! (Steal them off a clothes line!)
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