Originally posted by Killdeer:
I agree with Night Wing. Your brace is low. Try to get it between 7.5 and 8" and see how it looks and sounds.
It sure is fun hearing the excitement in your words when you post. Flemish strings do not need the serving at the ends, just in the center to protect the string from your fingers.
How long is your draw?
Killdeer
I'll try twisting the string and see how it looks, feels & sounds.
BTW, there is no sizing around the loops at the ends... I remembered it wrong when I posted earlier. If it is a flemish string, it has two bundles that have become one larger bundle in the areas away from the end loops. I think the end is visible in one of my first pictures I posted (showing how it almost comes to the string groove when stretched straight between the ends)
It's always easy to be excited when first starting almost anything.
(I had to fake it with my new job...)
It's staying enthusiastic farther down the road that is harder.
I have a lot of musical instruments which I don't know how to play.
My draw is about 27" (I guess it depends how you measure - or where the arrow rest is if that is what you measure from) My span is 68". Span/2.5 = 27.2, so that seems about right.
46# is definitely as much draw weight as I would want to handle at this point (a bit too much, really). I drew it to my anchor, was able to keep my bow arm straight and properly match my anchor to what I have been doing on my Paul Bunyan FG and my old Compound - index finger touching the corner of my mount and the string touching my nose a little bit right of the center.
I held it for a few seconds (8 to 10) then let it down. Then drew again and held it for 11 seconds.
My bow arm shakes just a little, but I am able to double check that tne inside of my elbow is rotated vertical and that my arm is straight (in other words, I can go over my checklist while at full draw even though my arm shakes some).
But after drawing it a few more times, when I stopped, the shoulder in my bow arm had sort of a twinge/pain like I was jsut beginning to pull a muscle. I didn't expect that from the arm that is in compression.
I think if I'm careful to stretch before and after shooting the heavier bow, and maybe warmup first with a few partial draws, I can minimize the risk of an injury.
I'd say, I'm happy with it, but will need to get used to it and get stronger to be really comfortable and to shoot more than just a few arrows each time.
At least I can shoot at home, so I don't have to travel every time in order to get practice and a workout.
I'll see if my kids are interested in going to the archery club this weekend. Too bad I have to work during the week now - being laid off had some advantages.
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