Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: DV IN MN on October 31, 2016, 10:20:13 pm
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How do most of you keep your arrow on your shelf or do you just pull from a quiver? I like to have an arrow on the bow and hang the bow from a hanger. I use a strip of duct tape. Seems to work but just looking for options.
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I keep my bow across my lap and hold the arrow on the string. My arrows have loose knack so they won't stay on the bow anyway. You can attach an arrow holder to the bow that will release the arrow as you draw.
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Pat, I have seen them just don't like the looks nor would I like the feel of something letting go as I draw. My nocks are loose also just have enough tension on the string and with duct tape it holds in place.
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I've seen where someone drilled a small diameter dowel into the back of the handle at the arrow shelf and used tooth braces rubber bands(very small) to hold the arrow on the bow. When you draw the band comes off the dowel releasing the arrow.
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My nocks snap on, i dont see why folks dont like that? I lay my bow across my lap sometimes, but usually keep tje bow in hand with the draw hand on string to reduce movement when an opportunity walks by.
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My knocks are pretty loose but I put enough shelf on mine that the arrows will stay unless it is a really windy day. I keep my hung all the time. :)
Pappy
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+1 on what sleek does, hand on bow at all times...I shoot off the hand, just can't do it any other way...That ghost will appear so quickly and I don't have time to set my grip on a walking deer at shooting range...It's a must on using natural vegetation blinds...9 times outa 10 I see my deer in close before ever hearing him...
Don
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i usually hold my bow,,and arrow ready to shoot,, sometimes I take a break,,
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Yeah it can be a pain to get a hold of the tape tab while watching the deer, be quite, and go unnoticed. But I like to sit and have the bow hanging.
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I try to make my shelf half again as wide as my arrows. And I use double snap nocks so if it does slide off it usually hangs there and doesn't "clang and bang" to the ground.
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DQ came up with a great idea, it was in TBM a few years ago. Bend a 2" piece of coat hanger into an "L" shape with 1" legs. Then on the front of your leather grip where the stitching is, push one end down in at the top of the grip. It will be squeezed between the grip and bow. Then simply double loop a rubber band around the arrow and over the protruding section of "T". When you start to draw the rubber band shoots off and your totally free. You will have to experiment with rubber band length to get one to stretch just enough and not to loose or too tight. Hope my words help visualize for you.