Thread: Any Archers out there??

I don't wear one but looks like a low brace height on that LB.
One of my Korean bows was about 5.5" & I would get slapped if I didn't hold & follow thru correctly. I soon learned which way my elbow had to point
It's ironic I would get slapped at all as I can't fully straighten my left arm due to a previous dislocated elbow.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I don't wear one but looks like a low brace height on that LB.
One of my Korean bows was about 5.5" & I would get slapped if I didn't hold & follow thru correctly. I soon learned which way my elbow had to point
It's ironic I would get slapped at all as I can't fully straighten my left arm due to a previous dislocated elbow.

Got 7 inches...should be fine ..eh ?

Some tight grain on the Yew Wood....

Originally Posted by nessmuck

Got 7 inches...should be fine ..eh ?

Ha ! Well that was an optical illusion. Didn't take into account it was over 6 foot

Nice bit of lumber there .

32t.......you shooting both compound and trad bows ?...or you back to just the compound ?

Originally Posted by nessmuck

32t.......you shooting both compound and trad bows ?...or you back to just the compound ?

I shoot and have many styles of bows. My favorite for a long time has been the Olympic recurve style. I haven't shot my compound since last deer season.

Originally Posted by 32t

I shoot and have many styles of bows. My favorite for a long time has been the Olympic recurve style. I haven't shot my compound since last deer season.

What the pull weight at anchor with that Olympic bow ? Iam guessing 40 lbs...something you can shoot all day.

I just starting shooting again this week. it’s been 4 years since I’ve shot. Iam not in bow shape !! After flinging 20 arrows the first night ....and 20 more the next day...My shoulder is some sore. This 57 lb bow is kicking my ass right now....I must have low T....at 63.... lol

Originally Posted by nessmuck

What the pull weight at anchor with that Olympic bow ? Iam guessing 40 lbs...something you can shoot all day.

In the low 30's but although I did measure it once I can't remember at the moment. They are 30lb limbs rated. I went down from 32lb limbs that were around 36 at my draw length.

Most of my shooting is at 20 yards indoors and as long as the arrow doesn't hit the ceiling I would rather shoot 100 arrows plus at a time and not worry that I will feel it the next day.

With the 32 lb limbs I could not shoot 80 meters with my set up because i would shoot through the front sight. At 90 meters the sight was under the arrow! I could have changed the sight but I usually don't shoot those distances.

The shop I shoot at has many holes in the cieling mostly from people that want to be macho and draw more that is comfortable for them.

With my target coumpound many people ask what my draw weight is and I tell them something like 52.5.

I add the .5 for giggles to make them think that I am serious.

How does it shoot through paper? how do the arrows group at the target? Questions like those determine much of how I set the bow up and the draw weight.