What is Traditional Archery?

[TexasTrad]

Dave:

I remember the Whitetail Hunter being latest and greatest bow out there -- we must be about the same age.  Looking back, it is hard to believe anyone would switch from a recurve to shoot the Whitetail Hunter -- It was LOUD and UGLY and really did not fling an arrow that fast.  Of course, I was one of those people.

Paul

[Kris]

Dido MCNSC and all others above, plus the smell of wool cloths and broken ceder arrows.

Kris

[NDTerminator]

I've said it before but here goes again.  About the time you think you are trad because you are shooting a longbow you made yourself and are wearing authentic buckskins, somewhere there is a guy using a selfbow he whittled out of a tree from his backyard, buck naked & smeared with wood ash, who is dismissing you as a clothes wearing pansy short cutter...   :D

[Dave Worden]

Come on, George.  Don't hold back.  Tell us what you really think!!!! LOL  Seriously though.  It does seem pretty clear AND it pretty clearly isn't that important (except to those who shoot competitivley rather than for fun).

[Chris Shelton]

I have a twist to add to this question!  If when the compound came along made us trad, what is the bowrifle(crossbow) doing to the compound?

[Zradix]

crossbows were around waaaaaaayyyy before compound bows.

[Chris Shelton]

you are right, I ment to say what have modern crossbows done to compounds!

[GingivitisKahn]

Searching for the words "what" and "trad" in PowWow subjects yields this list. I trimmed out the ones that didn't seem relevant to your question:

What is Tradition??!!?? 21 January, 2010 PowWow
what is traditional to you? 18 January, 2010 PowWow
What is Traditional Archery? 20 October, 2009 PowWow
What makes it a Trad Bow? 13 July, 2009 PowWow
what does trad archery mean to you 13 April, 2009 PowWow
What does "traditional hunting" mean, to you? 11 March, 2009 PowWow

[George D. Stout]

Nobody over fifty years old should even ask this question.  I will assume the others just plain don't know and have to ask, over and over.  Before Mr. Hollis Allen, presented his device for patent and manufacturer, we were just archers and bowhunters, shooting bows and arrows.  No one had to ask..."what is traditional?"   If they had, they would have been told, a lever action 30:30 and a Woolrich Red/Black suit.          

[ishoot4thrills]

I guess the most important question is, "What do the founders of TradGang.com consider as traditional archery?"

'Cause if it ain't trad, it ain't allowed here!

[hunterace]

Originally posted by GingivitisKahn:
Searching for the words "what" and "trad" in PowWow subjects yields this list. I trimmed out the ones that didn't seem relevant to your question:

What is Tradition??!!?? 21 January, 2010 PowWow
what is traditional to you? 18 January, 2010 PowWow
What is Traditional Archery? 20 October, 2009 PowWow
What makes it a Trad Bow? 13 July, 2009 PowWow
what does trad archery mean to you 13 April, 2009 PowWow
What does "traditional hunting" mean, to you? 11 March, 2009 PowWow

i think one of those were mine,    sorry i didn't know any better. i see now that this is a fairly common ? that pops up every once and a while. lol

[hayslope]

Originally posted by NDTerminator:
I've said it before but here goes again.  About the time you think you are trad because you are shooting a longbow you made yourself and are wearing authentic buckskins, somewhere there is a guy using a selfbow he whittled out of a tree from his backyard, buck naked & smeared with wood ash, who is dismissing you as a clothes wearing pansy short cutter...    :D  

That one is funny for sure!!!

I'm pretty much stayin' out of this one..........but I'll keep checkin' back (if nothing else but to read George's posts).

These always give me a good chuckle.  This one is pretty much time-dependent.......basically not much of a discussion topic if you grew up in the "TBC"....time before compounds.  Or, if you grew up in the "TBTWTWAWTWA" (say that 5 times real fast)....time before the word "traditional" was associated with the word archery.

Have fun.........

[katie]

"What is traditional archery?"

Beauty!

[Rooselk]

Originally posted by Whip:
As long as it doesn't have wheels you're good to go    
You'll find a few people who might try to narrow it further, but for the most part people around here are pretty open minded and it's all good.   :cool:  

Yep.

wish i wouldnt have clicked on this one.shhweeew.

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by hunterace:
 

Originally posted by GingivitisKahn:
Searching for the words "what" and "trad" in PowWow subjects yields this list. I trimmed out the ones that didn't seem relevant to your question:

What is Tradition??!!?? 21 January, 2010 PowWow
what is traditional to you? 18 January, 2010 PowWow
What is Traditional Archery? 20 October, 2009 PowWow
What makes it a Trad Bow? 13 July, 2009 PowWow
what does trad archery mean to you 13 April, 2009 PowWow
What does "traditional hunting" mean, to you? 11 March, 2009 PowWow

i think one of those were mine,     sorry i didn't know any better. i see now that this is a fairly common ? that pops up every once and a while. lol [/b]

Been there done that!  

   

[Rob DiStefano]

for starters, trad gang is actually not about 'traditional archery' - we are a community of 'traditional bowhunters'.  

'tradtional bowhunting' as a sport and lifestyle that employs ...

a weapon - an archery bow which is comprised of a stick made from a single piece of wood or multiple pieces of organic and/or synthetic materials, braced and bent by a single cord made from organic or synthetic materials that are attached at each end of said stick.  no other weapon can be considered for the act of 'traditional bowhunting'.

an arrow - a bow is not a weapon unless it's mated with a missile, that cylindrical length of wood, metal, composite synthetic fibers that is fletched with vanes from birds (or plastic), and is terminated with a killing point comprising two or three or four static cut-on-contact blades of razor sharp steel or stone or glass.

the act of shooting - we nock our arrow, hold our bow with one hand and our bow string with the fingers of our other hand (or thumbring, or chew strap), pull back our bowstring, hold the full weight of the bent stick with our back, shoulders and arms, take aim with our eyes and relax our string fingers (or thumbring or chew strap) to release our arrow towards its intended mark.  

we hunt - to ethically and legally harvest wild free roaming game, primarily for human consumption ... and to again become one with nature, nourish our mind and spirit, to share the joy and camaraderie and beauty and the adventure of the bow and the arrow and the hunt with other brothers (and sisters) of the bow ... and fulfill a core destiny on this blue planet, as has been handed down by our Higher Power and our ancestors.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:

an arrow - a bow is not a weapon unless it's mated with a missile, that cylindrical length of wood, metal, composite synthetic fibers that is fletched with vanes from birds (or plastic), and is terminated with a killing point comprising two or three or four static cut-on-contact blades of razor sharp steel or stone or glass.

 

A lot of traditional bowhunters use replacable-blade broadheads like Thunderheads or Muzzys (non Phantoms).

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Jason R. Wesbrock:
 

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:

an arrow - a bow is not a weapon unless it's mated with a missile, that cylindrical length of wood, metal, composite synthetic fibers that is fletched with vanes from birds (or plastic), and is terminated with a killing point comprising two or three or four static cut-on-contact blades of razor sharp steel or stone or glass.

 

A lot of traditional bowhunters use replacable-blade broadheads like Thunderheads or Muzzys (non Phantoms). [/b]

do those removable blades move when they fly or hit?  ya, right,

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Rob,

I'm sure you're aware of this, but not all broadheads fall into the categories of "cut-on-contact" or "mechanical."