Recurves, longbows, cedar arrows, and plaid shirts. Share ideas about traditional gear and equipment here. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:53:11 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:53:11 +0000 Bowhunting.com Forums https://forums.bowhunting.com/forums/traditional-archery.15/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:04:13 +0000 https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/easy-way-to-shoot-a-traditional-bow.102746/ https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/easy-way-to-shoot-a-traditional-bow.102746/ invalid@example.com (Bigiron) Bigiron
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My main problem at the moment is that the nock overlay, at the end of the limb came off while shooting. I glued it...

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Thought you might enjoy this. This was my first with a trad bow from some years back.... Got me hooked. I still use a compound, but very often tote either my recurve or long with me as well.



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My draw length is about 29" - 30" and the arrows I have are 30" long and a .500 spine. ~110 grains up front.

I'm getting pretty noticeable nock left, and a little high (need to adjust my nock point)

I thought that nock left means my spine is weak on these arrows (meaning I need to go STIFFER to something like a .400 grain), but when I posted this question on another forum 2 guys were saying I need...

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I got some great footage of the hunt and made a tribute video to Paul Schafer.



Hope you enjoy......



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How long did it take any of you to feel...

Here we go!]]> 2 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:46:08 +0000 https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/my-first-recurve.100503/ https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/my-first-recurve.100503/ invalid@example.com (HJC84) HJC84
My first recurve]]> 5 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:53:28 +0000 https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/bottomed-out-multi-pin-sight-on-recurve-bow.99387/ https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/bottomed-out-multi-pin-sight-on-recurve-bow.99387/ invalid@example.com (Ingo Sundowner) Ingo Sundowner
Sent from my SM-G930F using...

Bottomed out multi pin sight on recurve bow??]]> 8 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:50:49 +0000 https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/whisker-biscuit-on-a-samick-sage.97897/ https://forums.bowhunting.com/threads/whisker-biscuit-on-a-samick-sage.97897/ invalid@example.com (siwulat) siwulat
I have a spare WB laying around. Can I use that as a rest on the bow? Google isn't turning up much.]]> 12