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Gap shooting, 3 fingers under and string walking with a trad bow.

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HH~:
I shoot all my hunt selfbows at really close shots at game 3 under. Have target selfbows that have never been shot split finger!

You make them just like any selfbow. Maybe a little stiffer on bottom limb as they will take some set shooting 3 under.  Have a HHB 66" in hunting rig thats killed more game than smallpox and its never been shot split unless it was a 45yd poke at a coyote or rabbit maybe?

No, I would not string Walk with a selfbow! To much stress on bottom limb.


HH~

Azmdted:
Hi,

I'm relatively new to primitive archery, but in the last year I've come to shoot my self bows 3 finger with a half inch gap below my arrow nock.  I've found this gives me a dead on point at 28 yards, but more importantly I can keep all my shots at shorter distances on target by aiming no more than 12" or so below the target.  Whenever I try straight 3 under I have a much higher trajectory. Maybe I'm just not doing traditional 3 under properly, but leaving a half inch gap works well for me.  I'm open to ideas.

As to this stressing the lower limb more, would adding an extra inch of length to the lower limb help distribute that stress better?

HH~:
No
Itll just change tiller.

HH~

Tommy D:

--- Quote from: Azmdted on April 28, 2020, 01:31:06 pm ---Hi,

I'm relatively new to primitive archery, but in the last year I've come to shoot my self bows 3 finger with a half inch gap below my arrow nock.  I've found this gives me a dead on point at 28 yards, but more importantly I can keep all my shots at shorter distances on target by aiming no more than 12" or so below the target.  Whenever I try straight 3 under I have a much higher trajectory. Maybe I'm just not doing traditional 3 under properly, but leaving a half inch gap works well for me.  I'm open to ideas.

As to this stressing the lower limb more, would adding an extra inch of length to the lower limb help distribute that stress better?

--- End quote ---

Yes this is exactly what the guy in the video I posted was saying. I have never been a gap shooter until I watched that video mainly because whenever I tried it, it seemed quite hard to see be “aiming” at some spot on the ground and having the arrow hit the target (at closer ranges) - I am fine with the concept when the point of the arrow and where you want to hit are in the same vicinity! I can definitely see a reason for a “fixed crawl” or whatever this technique is called!

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