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"Shooting and Hunting" Maybe I should learn how to shoot
sailordad:
all i can say is " be the arrow ",where did i hear that before?
visualize the shot and then shoot it, least thats what works for me
oh and practice good form when learning is of utmost importance,couldnt tell ya what good form is especially without seeing ya shoot,and the fact mine isnt very good lol
good luck
tim
Arthur Herrmann:
My next question is, where in the wild web is the best plans for a spine tester?
DanaM:
There is some plans for homemade ones in the arrow section. Do a search for spine tester.
hawkbow:
I have been fortunate to harvest many big game animals with unmatched spine arrows ... I try to match my spine to my bow nowdays but for years I shot a selfbow and arrows with different spine... practice, practice....practice... and get as close as you can... you will find through practice which arrows shoot where and you will soon be hitting the mark... the main problem with arrows that are too heavey of a spine or too light of a spine is your penetration will be greatly reduced... sharp points are a must... by wrapping some sinew around the shaft above the piont you can cure some of the wobble on lighter spined shafts..the forward weight helps to stabilize the arrow while in flight... hope this helps brother and keep at the practice... happy hunting HAWK.. A/ho
mullet:
You can make a simple spine tester with a liter soda bottle filled with water for a weight with a wire hook attached. Even if you don't have an arrow of known weight, just shoot the ones you have until you find the best one. Then sand them all to match that one using the nail and weight like Pat B said. And one other thing, if you want to continually be embarrassed, keep trying to shoot with compound shooters using accurate sites and 80% let-off. Practice shooting from 10 yards until you can consistently hit the same spot. then gradually keep backing up, that way you can see what kind of arrow drop you get from different distances. I purposely avoided the use of yardage, that's a target, compound shooter's obsession. If you have consistant good form you will shoot good. And 30 yards at a deer with Trad gear is a pretty good shot and a real wimpy one with the new compounds.
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