Getting back into it
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Category: Hunting
Forum Name: Bow hunting
Forum Description: anything to do with archery hunting
URL: www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1058
Printed Date: 20 Sep 2024 at 3:58am
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Topic: Getting back into it
Posted By: kruzaroad
Subject: Getting back into it
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2024 at 3:09pm
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Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2024 at 3:10pm
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kruzaroad wrote:
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2024 at 3:27pm
| Once me ego is up on me bow shooting, I'll do a comp for that too. That one expressly so I can have me ego smacked back into place by ppl who really know how how to use a bow. 😁😁😁 |
Posted By: RangerPete
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2024 at 9:42pm
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Looks good, I’m sure your going to have lots of fun with it, if you don’t skin your forearm 😂 ------------- Walk quietly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2024 at 10:10pm
| It came with forearm protector. But I have no dought I will at sometime. |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2024 at 7:58pm
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Hahah this is brilliant You watched that "the push" film too didn't you? I am meeting up with a freight who just got the compound and I might take my recurve out for a play tomorrow |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2024 at 8:40pm
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Nope didn't watch that film. This is all on yours and petes head. Really part of what site should do. Encourage ppl to give it a go. You never know where that will come from,whos going to put up what that just resonates with a person. |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2024 at 8:47pm
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1E1vKkSSoNs Here you go |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2024 at 9:09am
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Good grief! Spent last couple of days looking at archery videos. Figured it would be a good idea as when was younger doing it, we had bows we shot them. Wasn't really anything technical. So you can well imagine my shock when started looking into it. So got a couple of questions. 1: am I better off learning how to use a bare bow. The sight looks fancy and stuff but is it practical for hunting? It would seem to me from what I've seen on utube that the quickest shooters don't use sights. Those that are good without sights seem hell accurate anyway. Are sights worth it, if target shooting isn't my end goal. 2: what lb pull would be good for small game, rabbits etc. I'm under the impression that lighter bows are easier to shoot and a 60lb bow is probly overkill for blunt tip pest control. Would this be correct and if so what would be a better lb draw? 3:should I be watching these Olympic shooters videos on bows. They have great tips and advice on maintaining, bow set up, shooting stance etc but are they the best for hunting technic. Any advise appresiated |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2024 at 10:41am
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If your going trad best to start with a lower poundage bow. I know a guy who shot his first deer many years ago with a 17lb bow. Also a low poundage bow will allow you to learn how to shoot it correctly. To add to the list of videos watch the below. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nr3F96kqv9k |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2024 at 1:14pm
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Cheers BB. The more in depth talk of how the shoulder muscles work and the way to find your anchor point was awsome. Quite liked that resistance band too. I think get something similar and use it for technic training before I jump on the bow. It will allow me more focus, and strengthen my string fingers. Great video thanks Just shows how little I knew, but got away with hunting with one. Might have to tag them as lucky shots. It really was just nock you arrow level, pull back, aim shoot. Think I'll drop the sight and just train for eye from the start. |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2024 at 2:20pm
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Yeah well resistance band went bye bye. Just brought a 20lb draw recurve to get my muscles working, get my technique right and I'll use it for small game at some stage. Jumped the gun going 60lb draw strait off I think. From what I'm seeing online, I need to start from scratch and build up my form and strength before anything. Seems a light bow is best for that. |
Posted By: RangerPete
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2024 at 7:58pm
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A 60pound recurve straight out the gate is quite ambitious. I shoot a 62 pound compound, but I doubt I could hold 60 pounds at full draw long enough to be accurate and hit anything  ------------- Walk quietly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: Billbobnz
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2024 at 10:34pm
| I went 60lb for my first recurve and man it was some work to build up some strength!! My son got given a kids bow and I don't even know what lb bow it is but he can draw it almost to full draw. It's actually fantastic to shoot and I wouldn't hesitate to try small game with it. |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2024 at 11:29am
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Turns out my 20lb is a junior bow. Lesson one in buying bows, don't go for the bow that says beginner but not junior, look at draw length and bow length. Strapped up arm and got away with a few shots till it said whoa. 40m was as far I got it to fire! Less than an air rifle. Still started using it for practicing my draw, concentrated on shoulder muscle movement. That's gonna work out well for rifle shooting, constantly exersing that shoulder through a wider range of movent. Fingers work well with it being light, but I'm going to have to customise some finger tabs for it. The strings sits nice in fingers being just in front of the first joint on finger next to little finger, on the little finger right near the tip. It's going to be interesting to see how it affects my trigger finger. Even after the few shots I did, it became blantly obvious that without a finger tab the tips would lose sensitivity, which ain't no good for gun trigger pull sensitivity. All said and done it will serve it's purpose well as a training bow and I'm glad I dropped to something with a lesser pull and have a pratice bow. Worth the hundy bucks. |
Posted By: RangerPete
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2024 at 5:02pm
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Do I remember you saying your missing some fingers? Is that on your bow hand or your drawing hand? ------------- Walk quietly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: kruzaroad
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2024 at 6:58pm
| Draw hand. They've been gone for years so the two I have are rather strong |
Posted By: RangerPete
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 2:00pm
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Would be interesting to see how that impacts on your release. With compound bows, I’ve been considering changing my competition shooting “style” from unlimited (using a mechanical thumb release) to limited, which is shooting with fingers. The smoothest release with fingers is to draw “normally”, how ever your normal is, then when u r at full draw slip one finger off the string, (holding with two), then slip another finger off the string so only holding with one, whilst aiming the whole time, then release with last finger. Obviously with practice the whole process can be performed quite smoothly and quickly. ------------- Walk quietly, but carry a big stick. |