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Offline trashwood

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hunting with a thumb ring?
« on: October 03, 2009, 12:43:00 PM »
do any of you guys hunt with a thumb ring or know anyone that does?

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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009, 01:03:00 PM »
James Parker(sponsor- Huntworthy productions)does I believe. I have 2 thumb rings coming as a trade and if I get a horn bow made I will hunt with it next year.
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009, 01:13:00 PM »
PatB - thanks for the the info.  I have been shooting with one on and off for a while.  one thing I find very interesting about shooting with a thumbring is that for some reason it hunts my shoulder a lot less.  Also a good points is that when drawing with a "cold" shoulder it does not pop and snap.  if ya think your shoulder popping and snapping does not alter a deer/pig, you are wrong  :)

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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009, 02:58:00 PM »
Pat I am actualy sitting here polishing one of your thumbrings right now,then I'll go cut some more horn and see if i can get a plate done for the bow.
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2009, 03:15:00 PM »
I've never used a thumb ring to shoot a bow. Did try a nose ring once... Only Once! ...  :eek:  ...

... mike ...  :rolleyes:  ...
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2009, 07:25:00 PM »
I bet that nose ring really hurt by the time you were at full draw.
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2009, 07:59:00 PM »
It resulted in a snap shot that made it impossible for Mikey to ever use that draw again, poor dear. Slick release, though...   :rolleyes:  

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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2009, 10:02:00 PM »
SLICK RELEASE... now thats funny.
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2009, 10:09:00 PM »
It feels awkward to shoot with a thumb ring and the arrow goes a different direction so you need to retrain your hand/eye coordination. With a thumb ring you shoot off the right side of a bow for a right handed shooter.
  PJ, I'm patiently waiting!  d;^)
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2009, 01:23:00 AM »
Hey Pat,
Next time you see James ask to see the rings I made him....
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2009, 11:28:00 AM »
His redneck "bling bling"!  Is it his sterling silver one or the 14k gold one, Rob?
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2009, 12:05:00 PM »
Nope...those have gone on the shelf in favor of my "invisible" rings.  They're made from lexan then polished up clear as water.
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2009, 12:27:00 PM »
If James puts them down, he'll never find them again. I'll check them out the next time I see James. Sounds cool!
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2009, 02:18:00 PM »
Not exactly a thumb ring, but this is the "ring" I hunt with.

 
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2009, 02:44:00 PM »
that is interesting.  you put your middle finger in the ring and release with your index finger?  Or maybe your index finger in the ring and release with your thumb?  Or ????

Back in the 60's I used a ledge release.  it had a loop that went around the string.  the loop was held on the ledge by your thumb.  relax your thumb and it was gone.

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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2009, 05:04:00 PM »
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Originally posted by mcgroundstalker:
I've never used a thumb ring to shoot a bow. Did try a nose ring once... Only Once! ...   :eek:   ...

... mike ...   :rolleyes:   ...
They certainly make you keep ya nose out the way of the string.  LOL
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2009, 06:35:00 PM »
Trashwood, you got it right the first time. Middle finger in the ring. I made this one so I could still anchor at the corner of my mouth safely.
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2009, 06:39:00 PM »
Dead...been thinking on something like that for the more "standard" bows (shooting righty off the left side, ala "regular" bow), because a thumbring is pretty hard to use unless a righty shoots off the right side of the bow.

Pat...those rings look something like this:
 
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2009, 07:25:00 PM »
Rusty--Remember a fellow from the old *********** days whose handle was "Bluelake"? He teaches in Korea and has devoted himself to Korean archery, thumb rings, and the like.

His web site is:  http://www.koreanarchery.org/

His real name is Thomas Duvernay. He's an Ojibway from upstate Michigan if I remember correctly. Really a nice, helpful guy.

I'm sure it's worth checking out. Good luck with it...
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Re: hunting with a thumb ring?
« Reply #19 on: October 04, 2009, 08:04:00 PM »
Cool thumbring there Rob. I bet that material works pretty well too. I have a few that I made out of pieces of white tail antler. They work great but I had a few failed attempts. I learned that you need to find the right areas of horn to use otherwise you may end up sanding them into a soft spot that has give to it. Or worse yet, breaks. After all that work too   :(  

I'm hoping to give "thumbring" style bows a try again when I am able to afford another.

To stay on topic, as far as hunting with them ? Absolutely, go for it. As long as you are shooting well with the thumbring and consistently getting the same accuracy you feel is appropriate just as any other style hunting device you may use. They certainly worked well on the battlefield in years past so I can't see any reason they wouldn't work in the woods.
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