lots of questions

[BIRD DOWN]

I am new to the sport of traditional shooting so please bear with me. Let me start by saying I grew up shooting a compound right handed but have always been left eye dominant and never the best of shots. 2 years ago I picked up a bad case of tp and never could shake it. I am a die hard bow hunter but after wounding several animals and recovering many days after I decided something had to go. I just recently talked with a highly accomplished trad shooter from this site who gave me a lot of advice on traditional shooting. Being that I am left eye dominant I decided to start shooting left handed and I bought a hoyt game master with a 45 pound draw. I am actually shooting alot better than expected but with turkey season coming up I have to purchase arrows and broad heads. The arrows I have been shooting are old and I have no idea about weight and length nor do I have any idea what size head I should be using. The field point I have been using is 145 grain. The way I have been shooting is putting 3 fingers a couple inches below the arrow which allows my eye to look strait down the arrow shaft. So far its working but any advice on technique will be appreciated and taken seriously.

[straitera]

First off, welcome. You're shooting 3-under which I've never done. Others will help there. Your draw dimensions; draw length and bow specs will help in selecting proper arrows, etc. Huge resource pool in the archives. IMO, LH will be advantageous.

[BOWMARKS]

Wellcome I am sure you will get a lot of suggestions.

[Killdeer]

Back to the top.

Killdeer  

[Paul Mattson]

Here are a couple questions back to you:

1) What type of arrow are you wanting to get? Wood, Aluminum, or Carbon?

2) You are shooting a Game Master.  What is your draw length?  This helps when selecting an arrow size.

[Rob DiStefano]

the best advice you will receive is to find a knowledgeable local trad archer to help you with your shooting and your tackle.  you bring up many questions that will be both difficult to answer and collectively confusing to you via the typed word.

always start with the basics and eye dominance is the first step - it appears you have that part of the puzzle somewhat solved.  shooting form and tackle come next.  there are basics to learn about both that will be crucial to your success, and the length of time to become consistently accurate.  hunting skills are another issue.

it won't hurt you to read this ...

 trad archery newbies

[metsastaja]

Originally posted by BIRD DOWN:
 I just recently talked with a highly accomplished trad shooter from this site who gave me a lot of advice on traditional shooting.  

Best bet would be to have the person you talked to help.

[BIRD DOWN]

Thanks guys. I ordered some carbon shafts that are 500 grains that I will play with. I really hope this is not too much arrow. I do not know my exact draw length but a guess would be 29 or 30 on a 28 in bow.