Archery.

[Chako]

Nothing to laugh at there. What a lovely target bow setup you have. That Toxonic sight looks more like a Check It sight in design. I haven't seen that one before. 

[Chako]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbqz_07dW4&feature=youtu.be

My opinion is in line with the second video...just saying. 

[pfrsantos]

 

Okay, now you have to promise not to laugh. This was pretty good gear 20 years ago. Not top shelf by any means, but not complete rubbish either.

well, the sight was a bit crap, a Toxonics bar with an old Arten sight and a cheapie scope. Hey, it worked.

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Laugh?! I still have a Gold Medalist (Hoyt TD4) and some Hoyt wood limbs.

 

[Chako]

I can't comment on the PSE Stinger X, but it looks like a great bow. I have had extensive experience with the PSE Nova when machined risers became all the rage, and that was a sweet shooting bow...so I know PSE makes excellent equipment.

[Gareth]

I'll dig a pic out at some point, but I still sometimes shoot with a single stave ash bow made by a top chap called Andrew Kirkham.  Draw is around 45lb with a 30" arrow.  I used to shoot every few months, but now I'm lucky if I shoot once a year.

[Chako]

I would love to see it Gareth.

As for the shooting, I am also guilt of that of late. I didn't shoot all of 2014, and with my jump into firearms, not sure when I will be next able to shoot...unless they allow archery at the gun range.   

[Megan]

A lot of clubs have specific nights for archery.
I would be surprised if yours didn't.

I am shooting a Matthews Mission Craze.
I never need the best of the best. I need something super adjustable, stable and solid.
I shoot it very well, my groupings are fantastic and it shows at shoots.

The best folks I come across at shoots are not shooting the most expensive tricked out bows.

I am drawing around 40+lb right now. But the more I practice the more I draw
AT 40lbs I can go after bears this year if I choose to do that.



Look how big the cams are haha. So adjustable. Which is perfect for me as I'm really increasing muscle this year and my draw has improved significantly. My stature is smaller too which is another reason I chose this bow. Works well for me.

[Chako]

Nice bow Megan. I had to look up the specs on that model...and I am very impressed with the poundage and draw length range on that bow. Very flexible. 

[Gareth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbqz_07dW4&feature=youtu.be

My opinion is in line with the second video...just saying. 

Totally agree.  His skill is undeniably impressive, but his claims are bold and seem (at the very least) hard to credit.  I'd have more respect for the guy if he had more respect for all other archers.

[Chako]

I agree. In the top video, he claims he can shoot faster than anyone else...and yet, they are doing a full draw and he is hardly drawing his bow. That is just one of the many things that I don't like of these videos.

[Gareth]

A lot of clubs have specific nights for archery.
I would be surprised if yours didn't.

I am shooting a Matthews Mission Craze.
I never need the best of the best. I need something super adjustable, stable and solid.
I shoot it very well, my groupings are fantastic and it shows at shoots.

The best folks I come across at shoots are not shooting the most expensive tricked out bows.

I am drawing around 40+lb right now. But the more I practice the more I draw
AT 40lbs I can go after bears this year if I choose to do that.

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Look how big the cams are haha. So adjustable. Which is perfect for me as I'm really increasing muscle this year and my draw has improved significantly. My stature is smaller too which is another reason I chose this bow. Works well for me.

Makes my bent piece of wood look rather.....medieval.

[Chako]

Nice bow Gareth. I bought something similar a while back but could never shoot it but once a go. I thought 90 pounds would be doable as I was shooting 80 pound compounds at the time. I was very wrong. I sold it as I was a broke student...and is a regret of mine to this date.

I do have this nice PSE Sequoia flatbow however.

Here it is on display.


The bow also has a built in arrow shelf, and leather wrapped grip.


The markings on the inside of the limbs.

[Grathr]

Great thread and a lot of nice bows!
I shoot mostly traditional bows like Gareth.
I have a traditional ash bow made from a single stave, very similar to Gareths.
A traditional flat bow, also made from ash, by me.
A Grozer schytian laminated riders bow from hungary.
A chineese traditional laminated longbow.
And a old Bear compound bow.
Ill have take some pics of them some day.


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[enki_ck]

Great thread and a lot of nice bows!
I shoot mostly traditional bows like Gareth.
I have a traditional ash bow made from a single stave, very similar to Gareths.
A traditional flat bow, also made from ash, by me.
A Grozer schytian laminated riders bow from hungary.
A chineese traditional laminated longbow.
And a old Bear compound bow.
Ill have take some pics of them some day.


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I'd love to see that one. How do you like it compared to the other ones?

I'm part Hungarian and have a Hungarian last name so I'm a bit drawn to those.

[Grathr]

Great thread and a lot of nice bows!
I shoot mostly traditional bows like Gareth.
I have a traditional ash bow made from a single stave, very similar to Gareths.
A traditional flat bow, also made from ash, by me.
A Grozer schytian laminated riders bow from hungary.
A chineese traditional laminated longbow.
And a old Bear compound bow.
Ill have take some pics of them some day.


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I'd love to see that one. How do you like it compared to the other ones?

I'm part Hungarian and have a Hungarian last name so I'm a bit drawn to those.

Firstly Grozer makes excellent bows. I have not met an archer who has had something bad to say about his bows.
Heres a link to his website: http://www.grozerarchery.com

My bow is very smooth. It feels like shooting a #35 bow, when it is actually a #44 bow, while the arrow flies with the trajectory of a #44 bow.



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[Chako]

I love the lines of the Scythian. It is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful designs out there.

[pfrsantos]

Great thread and a lot of nice bows!
I shoot mostly traditional bows like Gareth.
I have a traditional ash bow made from a single stave, very similar to Gareths.
A traditional flat bow, also made from ash, by me.
A Grozer schytian laminated riders bow from hungary.
A chineese traditional laminated longbow.
And a old Bear compound bow.
Ill have take some pics of them some day.


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I'd love to see that one. How do you like it compared to the other ones?

I'm part Hungarian and have a Hungarian last name so I'm a bit drawn to those.

[ryan1835]

this thread makes me want to go out and buy a bow

[Gareth]

Great thread and a lot of nice bows!
I shoot mostly traditional bows like Gareth.
I have a traditional ash bow made from a single stave, very similar to Gareths.
A traditional flat bow, also made from ash, by me.
A Grozer schytian laminated riders bow from hungary.
A chineese traditional laminated longbow.
And a old Bear compound bow.
Ill have take some pics of them some day.


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I'd love to see that one. How do you like it compared to the other ones?

I'm part Hungarian and have a Hungarian last name so I'm a bit drawn to those.

Firstly Grozer makes excellent bows. I have not met an archer who has had something bad to say about his bows.
Heres a link to his website: http://www.grozerarchery.com

My bow is very smooth. It feels like shooting a #35 bow, when it is actually a #44 bow, while the arrow flies with the trajectory of a #44 bow.



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I've shot a few of Grozer's bows and have to agree.  Easy to pull, but super sharp release makes for some excellent shooting.

[Chako]

I haven't shot any of his bows...but was sorely tempted to buy one. Then I found a nice Scythian online. I don't remember who made it, but the bowyer was from the same region I believe.



This is a  50 pounder.



The handle is leather wrapped.





Bonus shot of some of my arrows.



In a back quiver that I made a few years ago.



And of Gracy as she wondered why I was taking photos of the quiver.

[PTRSAK]

Ouch

[HarleyXJGuy]

Ouch

The kid brought the bow with him to the hospital? 

Guess he was pretty proud of his shot.

[HarleyXJGuy]

So what kind of rest do you guys like for compound bows you will use for target shooting?

I am thinking about something like this one.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/trophy-taker-spring-steel-1-rest-micro-adjust.html

A lot of folks on the interwebs seem to like it.

[Chako]

I like a drop away rest for target shooting.

As for the photo, I think it is fake. I asked myself how he got there with the arrow like that?

[pfrsantos]

I prefer something like this:



Better vane clearance and more adjustable according to arrow spine.

[HarleyXJGuy]

I prefer something like this:

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Better vane clearance and more adjustable according to arrow spine.

That is one of the ones I was looking at. It is not a drop away rest though right?

Found another bow that is in the running to be the one. Bear Archery Cruzer.

[pfrsantos]

I prefer something like this:

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Better vane clearance and more adjustable according to arrow spine.

That is one of the ones I was looking at. It is not a drop away rest though right?

Found another bow that is in the running to be the one. Bear Archery Cruzer.

No. It has a small spring. Before you draw, with the weight of the arrow, the rest is lowered. When you draw, it moves up. When you shoot, it's not fixed so it doesn't offer a "solid" obstacle against the arrow.

The drop away kind simply moves up when you draw/pull it and falls when you release.



The string you see attaches to the bow string. When you draw, you pull the rest up. Release the bowstring and gravity lets the rest drop again.

[HarleyXJGuy]

The drop away seems overly complicated to me.

So the spring rest type is pretty easy to tune? Leaning to getting one of this time at the moment.

[pfrsantos]

The drop away seems overly complicated to me.

So the spring rest type is pretty easy to tune? Leaning to getting one of this time at the moment.

Just like everything else, easy when you know how. It works a little like a berger button for recurves, compensating the arrow flexing when shot.

There's plenty of info on how to adjust it. Make some test shots, make some adjustments, trial and error, you'll soon understand what the changes alter in the shot.

 

[HarleyXJGuy]

Thanks for the info Santos, can not wait to get back into archery.

Was thinking about how much money I can save not having to buy bullets every time I want to go shooting. Of course we all know archery is not really about saving any money just spending it on different stuff lol.