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Off the Hand vs. Off the Rest
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: aaron on September 17, 2018, 08:37:17 am ---...same exact thing every time...Hitting a tennis ball consistently at 30 yards would be awesome!
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Yep, I have really been working on consistency of form. Reading lots of books and videos to see how other people approach it.
I used to shoot with an old timer who made his own self-bows. Once saw him hit a hanging tennis ball at 25 yards 9 times out of 12 (and it was swinging after the first hit). It inspired me. But I'm finally getting serious about getting there myself. :NN
--- Quote from: GlisGlis on September 17, 2018, 11:03:05 am ---from internet...
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That is extremely helpful. Looks like it's almost more of a guide for consistent hand placement than an arrow rest. I find bowhand placement especially problematic when hunting in the cold--my wool gloves raise the arrow about 1/4 inch or so. I've tried various built-up spots with my leather wrap through the years, but this is better than anything I've come up with. See, I should have come here years ago.
--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on September 17, 2018, 11:14:44 am --- Also, I would warn you to steer clear of anything Rudder, but since they are closed down that's not a concern. Stay away from ultra cheap all wood bows, they are just that. A solid, dependable, well made self bow will cost $350-400 plus.
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I've owned two Rudders: The aforementioned flatbow, and an ELB that has developed cracks in the belly. Starting to see why RB went out of business! ha ha ha I'm hunting with the ELB this year because I don't haven a good alternative, but I'll be retiring it after this hunting season. Hopefully it will hold together long enough to put an elk in the freezer. It's a shame--they were both sweet shooters.
Anyway, thanks for the input.
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PEARL DRUMS:
If that belly has compression fractures its only a matter of time before the back gives out in tension, probably sooner than later. I hate to say this, but I would be looking for a bow STAT and not rely on the ELB to limp through. It wont.
DC:
I shoot off the hand. I adjust the string nock point down until I can feel the arrow go by and then move it up until I can't feel it. I thought this may maladjust my nock point but the more I thought about it the more I think it works. I also put a mark on the bow where the arrow should be. A quick glance and I can move my hand up or down until the arrow is in the right spot. Probably not good for hunting though. The less you have to think the better, I guess.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on September 17, 2018, 01:24:51 pm ---If that belly has compression fractures its only a matter of time before the back gives out in tension, probably sooner than later. I hate to say this, but I would be looking for a bow STAT and not rely on the ELB to limp through. It wont.
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Even with a bamboo backing? I have a friend here who used to make bows, and he thought it would develop a hinge at some point and start shooting wonky, but probably wouldn't catastrophically break and take a finger off or anything.
--- Quote from: DC on September 17, 2018, 01:34:21 pm ---I also put a mark on the bow where the arrow should be. A quick glance and I can move my hand up or down until the arrow is in the right spot. Probably not good for hunting though. The less you have to think the better, I guess.
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That could probably work. But yeah, it's a mystery where your brain goes when a bull elk is coming in. I've missed two chip shots--less than 20 yards--at two bulls in two years because my brain simply checked out at the moment of truth. So the more cognitive variables I can remove from the equation, the better.
Pat B:
That's the one, GlisGlis. :OK
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