Thread: Any Archers out there??

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Interesting, I never thought of varying my shot angles from the same distance, I'll have to try that. I agree with what many have said, something about archery is very relaxing. I want to get into it more, like building my own arrows and get to hunting but I need my practice.

Costabro, I may be able to sell you mine, since I've been wanting a new Hoyt PM me!!

Shooting up and down hill is quite the challenge! I got a range finder at one point to try and master it. Eventually it becomes "feel."

Making arrows is great fun btw... Not too much to it after you get started.

If any of you guys have takedown recurves, I can't see how the can come anywhere near the power of traditional recurves. Don't the places where you lock in the limbs possess a weak point in the bow since its not all one piece?

Originally Posted by animalwithin

If any of you guys have takedown recurves, I can't see how the can come anywhere near the power of traditional recurves. Don't the places where you lock in the limbs possess a weak point in the bow since its not all one piece?

Not an expert bow builder, but in my limited understanding the power of the bow comes from the flex in the limbs. Whether on a take-down or a one-piece, the point where limbs meet riser acts as the fulcrum. When you draw back the bowstring, the limbs flex back against the fulcrum storing an amount of energy equal to the weight/length/flex of the limbs, which is released when the archer releases the bowstring.

The fulcrum on a one-piece is the section between joint and riser where flexibility ends and stiffness begins. On a takedown, that would be the attachment point of limb to riser. There are various takedown systems in use these days; one fixes the limbs against the riser with a horizontal screw, another I've seen uses a vertical bolt. Either way, these are not points of weakness on the bow, and do not adversely affect power or stability.

I have a very nice one-piece longbow, a decent one-piece recurve and a lighter takedown "training-wheels" recurve. My next higher-end bow will be a takedown - makes it so much easier to travel with! I'm looking at either the more modern Qarbon Nano or one of the more traditional Black Widow models. Both come highly recommended by bowhunting friends, and I don't believe that either has any power issues ;-).

Some time ago I read a series of books on Ghengis Khan, the great mongol conqueror.
The bow was the weapon which enabled him to go undefeated until he died.
Mongol kids learned to shoot double recurve from the moment they could hold a bow, and they trained every day.
A full grown mongol adult could should with incredible accuracy, using a bow of which the draw equalled the weight of 2 adult men.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Some time ago I read a series of books on Ghengis Khan, the great mongol conqueror.
The bow was the weapon which enabled him to go undefeated until he died.
Mongol kids learned to shoot double recurve from the moment they could hold a bow, and they trained every day.
A full grown mongol adult could should with incredible accuracy, using a bow of which the draw equalled the weight of 2 adult men.

And from horseback too, at full gallop!

I have a Samick Spirit 2 bow that does well. Haven't shot it in a while though.

There is an endless amount of designs and ways to build traditional bows. Kinda like the endless types and makes of straights. Takedowns are just as powerful as a one piece but power depends more on materials and craftsmanship than the limbs being a takedown. I won't complain about my old MAII blackwidow it's heavy by todays standards but it'll take a beating and shoots well and very hard. The first thing to worry about if your shooting at an animal is to have the sharpests broadhead you can have. Second hit your mark. The last thing you should worry about is the bow, it's just the launching platform, the arrow does the damage.

I never get to shoot as much as I would like. My dad would take me to the archery range in Coney Island way way back when. I still have his old Bear, which I can hardly pull. (my dad was vastly stronger than I)
I still have my old Shakespeare "Pecos" and a quiver full of cedar target arrows that I play with out behind the house from time to time. Fletched in my colors of course!

The last time I went out on the Archery range, it was a bad day for me. I destroyed to various degrees, a quiver full of arrows. I started off well, but somewhere along the way it all went to shite.


Mick