Well, I went and got my 1st real bow. I had an old lightweight longbow when I was a youngster (I’m 44 now), but now I got myself a new (to me) recurve! While it ain’t as traditional as I wanted, I think it’ll be good enough for me to learn on for a while. Besides, I couldn’t turn down the $25 garage sale price.
It looks brand new. It’s a PSE Kingfisher, 50# @ 28”. I know it’s made for bowfishin’, but I’m gonna deer hunt with it when I can shoot it good enough. Already has leaches and a limbsaver stabilizer. It is a little stout, but I can get it to my full draw (almost 27”) OK.
I looked at the Easton chart, went to Academy, and picked up a removable bow quiver & three 2117’s w/ 125g field points.
After slingin’ my first 25 – 30 arras, I learned 2 things:
1. When I concentrate on the spot and don’t blow the release, I can keep almost all my shots on a 12” square box @ 10 yds.
2. I need an arm guard.
I had my best luck so far with 3 under, no glove or tab yet. The string must be new, because I lost ½” of brace height overnight after shooting it.
Sorry this post is so long, but I am pretty pumped!
Well, I’m sure I’ll have lots more questions later as I try to tune this thing (and me!). This site is great!