Leo Sayer 1,718 Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, mackem said: Useful to practice but compound gives better accuracy and range,find a local archery club,go along,shoot both types,do a 10 lesson course,it will build your confidence and accuracy,my local club charged £140? For a 10 lesson course. Actually there is a club local to me, and a fella that comes in my business is a traditional long bow club shooter and am fairly friendly with him 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 1,718 Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 Just watching Tim Wells now , I’ve led a sheltered life ……. Blow guns and spears Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,316 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Leo Sayer said: It’s a a steep learning curve to be honest. I need do more research. Cheers Honestly just have fun with it. Too many people really over complicate crap thinking you need to go spend as much as you can on top of the line xyz. Don't forget for that bullshit Best advice I have is. Understand what you want to do ( hunting, target shooting ect). That will help you narrow down what kinda bow you want because a compound bow set up for indoor target is a different animal then one set up for hunting Find your draw length because everyone is different. Just like guns you bow should fit you. Like me I have to use either a youth or a woman's bow because I'm so small if I bought center bows I legit could not use them due to how long the draw length is. Get a basic understanding of arrows . Like really basic. Just enough so you know " hay I can't shoot wood out of a compound and I need to check to make sure these are rated for my bow so they don't shatter and go though my wrist* And just go get a bow and start shooting. Have fun with it. Look your gonna end up upgrading your goin to to try new stuff it's just apart of the game Act there's a few 3D archery shoots over in the UK I've seen on Facebook you should look into them . Sorry forgot to explain, 3D achery is where you have these courses set up with life sized or close to it 3D animal targets in hunting type scenarios. Basically a nature tail with animal targets and bows lol Edited March 5 by Wolfdog91 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,316 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 And look man there 1000 was to do this shit just like fishing and hunting, just get the fundamentals down pact and go from there. And if you ask for advice form someone and they start acting like God reincarnated or try to convince you how hard archery will be leave that gate keeping son of a bitch alone. People.liek that just get off on running people away from the sport and it's not worth your time. Way to many people out there online and IRL willing to help and not just stroke their ego Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,882 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 28 minutes ago, Leo Sayer said: Actually there is a club local to me, and a fella that comes in my business is a traditional long bow club shooter and am fairly friendly with him There you go,he is your man,your “in”,but best advice really is join a club,be lucky. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,410 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, Leo Sayer said: It’s a a steep learning curve to be honest. I need do more research. Cheers Mate honestly just get a recurve and treat it like your catty I never picked one up in my life my lad took me on an archery day and I came first or second on every event 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,920 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 I've just started watching a bit of that bow hunting stuff...I quite like that Clay Hayes ...he won that TV show...Alone I think its called...its interesting watching him making them as well.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,603 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Chuck Adam’s. the greatest bow hunter ever . Everyone else is in his shadow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,155 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 19 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Chuck Adam’s. the greatest bow hunter ever . Everyone else is in his shadow Grizzly's son? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,603 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, shaaark said: Grizzly's son? No . utter balls of steel 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,155 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) 29 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: No . utter balls of steel Watched quite a few of these bow hunting vids on really large quarry, and to be honest I find it quite obscene. I know our ancestors did it etc etc, but they didn't have the benefit of technology or weaponology that we have these days. Nah, I really don't buy into it all. Edited March 5 by shaaark 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,456 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 5 minutes ago, shaaark said: Watched quite a few of these bow hunting vids on really large quarry, and to be honest I find it quite obscene. I know our ancestors did it etc etc, but they didn't have the benefit of technology or weaponology that we have these days. Nah, I really don't buy into it all. dead’s dead mate but ye it’s pointless killing that you ain’t eating it there’s no sport or chase you wouldn’t even need fieldcraft really the f****r ain’t scared a ya and it ain’t like you shooting at a 20p from 130 yards with an air rifle lol is it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,375 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 If bow hunting was legal here I'd be all over it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 10,456 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 17 minutes ago, dogmandont said: If bow hunting was legal here I'd be all over it. i recon loads have had a bash here 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 1,718 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 (edited) 5 hours ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: No . utter balls of steel Now that's one big yogi........ Edited March 6 by Leo Sayer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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