Interested in TradArchery

[PaulPool]

I'm not entirely sure this is the right forum to post here, but I don't see any other forum labeled for new-comers and inquries.

I live in South Jersey, and I've always been interested in archery, trad specifically. We are moving to a place that has a samll wood around it, so I'd like to get a cheap traditional bow to practice with.

Does anyone know any trad stores around South Jersey where I can bug the workers with my questions?    

[BamBooBender]

You picked the right place. Lot's of guys from NJ here, and they'll probably be along soon to help you out.  Just keep this thread near the top, cause there's lots of activity on this site and threads drop down really quick.

Edit: Doh! Forgot to mention, welcome aboard!  

[Shawn Leonard]

Wow, it may be tough, but ya can bug us here. There are a lot of knowledgable people on here. I will say do not over bow yourself. 45-50#s at your draw will be best. Remember matched arrows are way more important than the bow. The bow is as only as good as the arrow shot from it. Depending on your budget ya may want to try a used bow form our Classifieds. You can get a nice bow and even some matched arrows that will get ya darn close for around $200-$300 to start, cheaper if ya go with an older Martin, Bear, or Pearson bow. Fisrt get yourself into a shop with a Recurve or longbow and draw it and find an anchor point ya think ya may like, midddle finger on your eye tooth, index finger along your nose, etc. and get a close draw length/ Remember to draw your shoulder blades together and get an accuratte reading, have someone mark the artrow about a half in from the bow when drawn and use that as a starting point for draw weight. It will vary a bit until ya get settled in, but this will give ya a good starting point. Go from there on looking and buying a good starter bow. Shawn

[BamBooBender]

NJ, NY, close enough. lol

[T.J.]

Welcome!

Nice to see a new face. You should get all the help you want here.

[TexMex]

Welcome!
You also may want to checkout the classifieds here.

[mike g]

Welcome aboard....

[SlowBowinMO]

WARNING!!!  Traditional Archery is HORRIBLY ADDICTIVE.    

Now you've been told, go get 'em and have fun.   :D

[Deadbolt]

I live in south jersey and thought you can find a small item here and there I've yet to find anything with a decent selection.  depening how far south you go there may only be one if your lucky 2 archery shops and they dont carry much trad either.

What part of SJ are ya from?

[PaulPool]

And don't you know it. I had a cheap dollar-store Slingshot when I was a little kid, I got so good at it I was hitting trees over 40 feet away.

Of course I had to pull back to it's limits, which eventually lead to the rubber breaking... but it was good times. Good addicting times.

Thanks for the welcome, fellow Jerzians. Glad the traffic from your job to your computer didn't kill you. (I mean seriously, they should call this the Traffic state) I am from Gloucester County.

I am 18 years old, 6"3, 225 lbs, with a strong upper body. I enjoy chopping wood for our fireplace, and other such activities, as they come easy to me.
I found a site that shows me how to measure myself. Of course, this is aprox, and I'd get someone at the store to give me proper measurements, but I reckon I'm at 64" bow for recurved, even longer for Longbow, and have the Drawlength 30" it seems.

I was planning once I get myself measured, I'd post a WTB topic in the classified section here.

I may be 18, but I am not looking for a $30 "youth bow". I was always serious about getting into archery, and now that I can I want a serious bow. What I want from a bow is this: I am interested in Accuracy, distance, that it looks and feels traditional, and it won't fatigue quickly. I still have no idea if I want a Longbow or Recurved, I like the look of longbows better.

The main issue is price, if I can keep the total cost of the bow, arrows, and whatever else is needed to under $200, $300 max, I'd be happy.

[stick_string]

Well...I guess I will be the first of many to say this but "distance" should not be a requirement in a bow as that depends solely on your abilities.    

[PaulPool]

Oh right, I forgot to mention what kind of fun I will be having with my bow.

I'm going more for a hobby bow, than a hunting bow. I have friends who hunt. But for now, first I want to practice actually shooting.

I have no idea what kind of form to use, I've never shot a bow. All that I'd have to learn. So I'll be setting up targets on the trees.
Months later, when I start being able to shoot in the general direction of my target, I might get a license to shoot any rabbits, juuuuuust in case I accidentally hit one when it runs across my target. Heh, haha.    

If I ever get into Deer hunting, I'll probably know what I want by then.

That's why I am interested in accuracy and range, I want to train and test myself how far and how accurately I can shoot. This will be my training period.

So I'm looking for a cheap hobby bow, that'll look classic over my fireplace or my bed when I'm not shooting.   :cool:  

So I'm not looking to spend more than $150 on the bow itself.
Here's a nice bow I found on another website that I really like, to give you a taste of my style that I'm going for:
 http://www.fsdiscountarchery.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2408

[Cherokee Scout]

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