Traditional Archery
Traditional Archery
I am wanting to get a recurve bow for my birthday. I have never shot traditional bows before. Do any of you have suggestions or experience in this area?
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Re: Traditional Archery
I own several recurves, and all I can say is practice, practice, practice.
swamprooter hunts with a recurve. he might be able to point you in the right direction.
swamprooter hunts with a recurve. he might be able to point you in the right direction.
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Re: Traditional Archery
deredwine wrote:I am wanting to get a recurve bow for my birthday. I have never shot traditional bows before. Do any of you have suggestions or experience in this area?
I shot them growing up as a kid... Went from a 20lb recurve to 40lb long bow. Then on to 60, 65 and a 72 lb recurve. I shot the long bow best.. I think because of the poundage. I think if you get to much over weight it will hurt your shooting. I still have the recurves, but really wish I had the long bow.
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Arrow choice is pretty important. Your arrows need to be the right spine and weight.
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They are a ball to shoot! nothing smoother than a tuned up recurve. i would definatly get a recurve and not a long bow if you are wanting to hunt deer. Just make sure you shoot before you buy. some pawn shops around will have some older ones that are still in good shape for cheap, just check and make sure the fiberglass is not "spider webbed" or the limbs are twisted, a little limb twist can be fixed.
i shoot a fred bear Kodiak, 50lbs at 28" with a heavy arrow and sharp broad heads i get pass throughs.
and as already said. practice, practice, practice.
JD
i shoot a fred bear Kodiak, 50lbs at 28" with a heavy arrow and sharp broad heads i get pass throughs.
and as already said. practice, practice, practice.
JD
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+1 to what JD said. I get bored very fast shooting a compound - once you get it tuned well and get your form down, there's not much to it. But I can always have a ball shooting a stickbow - it's simple, just a glove, bow and arras. I like to go stumping in the spring and summer. They are deadly weapons also. Go to www.tradgang.com and look at some of the kill photos, those guys routinely stack up some toad bucks with stickbows.
There are several traditional archery clubs in MS also, and if you search on tradgang or on the Leatherwall at stickbow.com, you'll find a lot of MS tradbow people.
Mike
There are several traditional archery clubs in MS also, and if you search on tradgang or on the Leatherwall at stickbow.com, you'll find a lot of MS tradbow people.
Mike
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