I can't help but to add a little story to the pics. You guys infected me back in December and I ordered up the blank not long before this thread started. I was lucky enough to pick up the blank in person from Craig and Jason, hold Robin Hood #1 in my hands, pet the elephant foot umbrella stand, etc. I made a string for it that night at my sisters and shot some arrows off my knuckle into a snow bank with it in Missoula. They went a bit left... Took me 20 minutes to dig them back out.
The bow made it home to VA a week later, but with home construction, trying squeeze in some hunting, it didn't really do much until the end of January when I glued some antler tips on and started work.
Needed a new string, since pulling on the first one with unfinished string grooves quickly frayed it. I just couldn't bring myself to cover up the wood, and found I didn't need to yet. I would like to try someone's with a wrap to see if it makes life better or not.
The bow scaled in at 62# instead of the ordered 55#. I'm still a newbie, and I had been shooting a 45# recurve (that actually measures about 49#). 13# is quite a jump, especially combined with a whole new style of bow. I could barely keep the arrows in the hay bale at 20 yards. I began to wonder what kind of Koolaid you guys were drinking.
But I loved the simplicity and beauty of the bow, not to mention how light it was. Time to persevere. I figured I'd give it at least 6 months of daily dedication and see what happens.
With some advice I just tried to take it easy and get stronger and concentrate on form. I'm finally starting to form groups again, but I'm still a long way from where I was with my recurve. (The carbon is a stumping arrow thrown in from 20 yds.)
I also managed to get a couple pics at full draw. Don't judge my form too harshly, it's hard for my puny muscles to hold this bow at anchor while waiting for the camera timer to go off.
Topic: HH bug got me ... Part One! (Read 152871 times)
