Bowmanship Thread

[Regular Guy]

Alright, I got my bow, sort of... No limbs.
Anyway, pics.









This hole is for the counter weight, right?

[Ad'lan]

Is this the correct position for an arrow rest?

Looks good, if the bow is vertical, the rest prong should be at 90 degrees to the floor. That make sense?

What are the two small holes for and what is the big hole for?

Accessories. You didn't think AR's were the only thing to get lots of add on features did you?

Fishing Reels, Sighting Gubbinz, that sort of Jazz.

This hole is for the counter weight, right?

Or whatever gubbinz fits.

[Quietus]

This hole is for the counter weight, right?

That would be correct. Stabilizer or a reel if you want to go fishing.

The others are for optional sight and elevated rest.

[Regular Guy]

Nice, thanks guys.

[northernxposure]

This hole is for the counter weight, right?

That would be correct. Stabilizer or a reel if you want to go fishing.

The others are for optional sight and elevated rest.

Sight holes (the two smaller holes in the upper riser) can also be used to mount any standard quiver for either an on bow quiver or a detachable quiver.

The elevated rest hole (below the two sight/quiver holes) can also be used with a Berger button which is basically a teflon tipped spring plunger that screws through the riser and would pop out the other side where the arrow rests on the plastic rest you've got stuck on. It allows you to adjust the amount of give the shelf would normally have, and soak up some of the impact of the arrow as the paradox flexes it into the shelf, allowing you to specifically tune in certain arrows that you normally wouldn't shoot.

Technically, the Bear rest you've got mounted is an elevated rest. You could also put some felt on the shelf of the riser and shoot right off that if you wanted to - the Sage is curved, and it will put the arrow closer to your hand.

What happened to your limbs? Did you get a stringer for it also?

Great looking bow, RG.

NXP

Edit - yup yup saw the string in the background derp derp derp

[Regular Guy]

NXP and anyone else that cares, the limbs are 35# and are back ordered. I really wish they would have waited and shipped everything at once. Oh well.

[ForgeCorvus]

What are you going to feed it, carbon or allys ?

Re: The counterweight. A lot of target bows use 'V' bars (two short rods that point at an angle back towards the archer) and a Long-rod (which is, as the name suggests, a long rod that sticks straight out in front. I know a couple of guys who rest their bows on the tip of the long-rod when standing on the shooting line).
However, the Field-Target and 3-D shooters prefer more compact gear. There is a recognised class called 'Hunting Tackle' which has (I'm told) a maximum projection, one of the guys I know uses a 4oz mercury bottle


PITA that they didn't send you all of it in one go

[Regular Guy]

Idk what kind of arrows I'll get. I guess I need some suggestions. I know I'll use field points for.target. and I still have some broad heads from 20 years ago. I need to dig my old bow gear out.

[Shiloh]

If you want to go really traditioanl, 3 Rivers Archery has some great wood arrows. I believe they're called the 'Hunter' series, they normally come with a good shield cut fletching job and sealant on the shaft, and you can get them in pretty much any spine weight you want.

[Regular Guy]

I have to have some alloy to shoot in class. They have flat points.
I just want the arrows to be durable.

[ForgeCorvus]

Try http://eastonarchery.com

Alloys, Carbons and Carbon/Alloy hybrids

If you're interested in durable look for arrows aimed at the hunting/field target market rather then dedicated target arrows

Theres a 'shaft selector' on there, just fill in the boxes

I use wooden arrows, so my advice is based on talking with other archers not experence

[Quietus]

Easton is absolutely a good name when it comes to arrows. I use their shafts for all my carbons.

[Regular Guy]

Limbs came in, bow assembled. My son's bow came in too. Wow, what a difference better equipment makes. We shot out in the yard for about 45 minutes and lost an arrow. We're not used to the POWER!!! I really need to get a finger guard, I'm going to the sports store tomorrow.

[omega_man]

Limbs came in, bow assembled. My son's bow came in too. Wow, what a difference better equipment makes. We shot out in the yard for about 45 minutes and lost an arrow. We're not used to the POWER!!! I really need to get a finger guard, I'm going to the sports store tomorrow.

All you need now is the cloak RG

[Regular Guy]

Limbs came in, bow assembled. My son's bow came in too. Wow, what a difference better equipment makes. We shot out in the yard for about 45 minutes and lost an arrow. We're not used to the POWER!!! I really need to get a finger guard, I'm going to the sports store tomorrow.

All you need now is the cloak RG

YES! And a sack! LMAO.

[northernxposure]

I really need to get a finger guard, I'm going to the sports store tomorrow.

Which are you going to get, a tab or a glove?

Speaking of which - I think we've covered all kinds of archery in this thread, with most showing preference for the forms of traditional archery. We've never really covered what kind of releases everyone likes - and I'm not necessarily talking mechanical releases, releases of all kinds. I know that thumb rings were touched on briefly, but with as diverse a group as we have here everyone probably has a favorite tab or glove they prefer. List 'em up!

My favorite, favorite glove isn't made anymore (at least that I can find). It was made by Grizzly Leathers, and called the Superglove. It was so thin (used deer leather with 500D nylon finger tips), you could feel everything but still have a little protection for your fingertips if you botched it.

Nearest substitute I could find for it is this:



3 Rivers Archery Duraglove, which is close - but the leather is thicker so I can't feel the string as much.

My favorite tab is this:



Cavalier Elite with cordovan. Very slick, I like that I can take it apart to change the thickness of the tab or trim out certain areas of the backing, and offers enough adjustability that I can tweak it to where I want it without having to spend bigger money on the Korean target tabs (and their crap Chinese clones for 1/8th the cost).

What do you all favor?

NXP

[Ad'lan]

I'd like to say I shoot bare finger....

...but I can't, because I'm not practising enough. I have a nice leather tab with a finger separator. No particular make or model, I prefer it over a glove.

But never let anothers' preference decide what you use, try them both, see which feels better to you.

[ForgeCorvus]

I use a regular single skin gents leather glove, with replacement tips on the three fingers I use (have shot bare-handed but I got crap at and after the fifth dozen) ......Hate tabs, can't get on with them (especially platform ones)

Re: Thumbrings. Didn't someone say they're classed as release aids over there ?

Anyone used a 'Flipper' ?

[Ad'lan]

Anyone used a 'Flipper' ?

What is a "Flipper"

[ForgeCorvus]

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/flight-flipper.html

[Quietus]

Depending on what I'm shooting, I use either bare fingers, glove or mechanical release.

Bare fingers for lower poundage bows.
Glove for higher poundage bows.
Mechanical for compound.

[Ad'lan]

The Flipper:

Looks like an old school version of a mechanical release TBH. I'd love to hear feed back on the results of using them. I wonder if they'd be a good field improvisation to a mechanical release for a compound?

Main drawback I can picture without ever having used one, so I might be wrong, but I can't imagine that you'll get a very fast nocking speed with a Flipper.

[Kissing-Tom]

I´m interested in the using of the "flipper", too! I don´t see this thing anywhere.
What a material will be used to make this? Leather?

Beste Grüße, Tom!

[Ad'lan]

I´m interested in the using of the "flipper", too! I don´t see this thing anywhere.
What a material will be used to make this? Leather?

Beste Grüße, Tom!

Check the link, it suggests leather.

I'd be interested to hear how you find it.