Hi, I got back to archery yesterday but changed from compound to trad. archery. I have a few questions regarding my bow and arrows. Also some on the shooting itself. The bow is probably 20-30 years old and it says on the side that it's 25# 27" 64". So it's 25 pounds on a 27" draw length and the bow itself is 64" long? Theres no marking on it of it's maker, only "Sherwood jousi" which translates to Sherwood bow. It has a pin, but since I wanted to shoot instinctive, I just moved it out from the way. I read alot from all the styles of shooting, and decided to practice using the so-called "split vision" style. As far as I understood, it means that one eye is focusing on the target and and the second one is focusing on the arrow (sort of). Don't know if it's my equipment (arrows) or my technique, but I've only been able to get about 4 inch "stack" from 8-9 yards. Since I don't have a shooting range near me, the max distance I can shoot is probably 15 yards I'm afraid that when I can't change the distances and places, I'll start to aim with the arrow shaft (subconsciously). I don't know what my financial position is (meaning mostly: will my mother let me take money from my bank account ) but as soon as I can, I will be getting new arrows (and bow) since at the moment I only have one. First I thought about getting wooden arrows, but since I can use carbon (right? :P) I might get them. Someone could explain the benefits of each type? I also have a friend who is duck and goose hunter big time. I would probably get goose feathers from him so could i.e order wooden or carbon shafts, buy a machine that I can put feathers correctly on the shaft (don't know the name) and use goose feathers? I've been going moose and deer hunting with my grandfather since I was 6 and for a few years with a gun (since I was 12) and hunting with a bow would be really cool. Obviously I can't hunt with the bow I have now, but what kind of a bow would you recommend for me? Since I'm not really a powerhouse and here in Finland we can't even hunt whitetail deer (only a smaller type of deer) I though that would 45 pounds would do the job? Here in Finland we have this shop, Mukkanuoli, which handcrafts longbows and recurves. They're in my price range and I would like an opinion on my first proper bow, recurve or longbow? Sorry if theres any mistakes in there, I don't speak very good english. Thanks in advance and happy shooting everybody!
Yep. It's my opinion that EVERY trad. shooter uses the arrow point for reference. Not a bad thing, at all. Completely normal. The instrument for adding feather to your shafts is called a jig. My advice is to use carbon arrows. They're consistant. They're cheaper (in the long run). Why not? Is it legal in your country/area? What would you be hunting? If it's "smaller deer", you may be surprised at how effective a 25# bow is. What's your draw length? If it's longer than 27", you're pulling more #'s than 25. The only dumb question is the one not asked. Good luck.
The "smaller deer" is apparently called roe deer in english. The legal limit of hunting is 180N (which is apparently 40,5 pounds) and I wouldn't really be confident using a 25# longbow hunting (My draw length was 28# with a compound but it may be a little shorter with a longbow) even though it could be effective. Also could you give me an estimation of how much a "ready to shoot" carbon arrow would cost? Since in the beginning I would probably buy all the stuff (feathers, points etc.) installed how much would they cost? Although carbon is a lot more durable and "stable", wooden also has better penetration (?). Even though I would like use wooden, my budget is very limited. Because of that I think Im gonna stick with carbon atleast for now. I also forgot to ask one question, when shooting a longbow/recurve do you use the push and pull way of releasing? Since many people don't have a "wrist strap" on their bow that would prevent the bow falling (atleast on compound, you only hold the bow on your palm and don't grap it with your fingers) can you really use the push in the push and pull way of releasing?
You're gonna figure the push/pull thing pretty quickly. You'll hold onto the bow. Wood arrows won't penetrate better than carbon. And, a doz. ready to shoot carbons will run you $100US (give or take). Maybe a little more.
