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Author Topic: New to trad bows, or bows in general  (Read 722 times)

Offline BellaMorte

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New to trad bows, or bows in general
« on: July 17, 2013, 12:05:00 AM »
Hey guys I am new to archery and bows, one week in to be exact. I just got myself a Samick Red Stag 45# recurve one piece, loving every second of it. Been practicing up to about 10-15 yards now getting pretty good with it. I was a high school and college athlete so muscle memory is built into me.

 http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a595/michaelponzurick/bow_zpsb91cc7fd.jpg

Any tips on how to shoot improve on my form and accuracy is welcomed!
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Offline Fanto

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2013, 12:19:00 AM »
What a lovely bow!

in the words of Maurice Thompson from the Witchery of Archery - "In archery there is no excellence without great labour."

Thankfully it is a labour of love.

enjoy the sport and the site!
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Offline Stump73

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2013, 12:29:00 AM »
First of all Welcome! You should work on getting your form downu first before you worry about aiming. Start off shooting at about 5 yds at blank target. Once have your form down then start aiming while maintaining your form. Start at 5 yards and when hit where you looking every shot move back about about 2 yards. When you hit that everytime move back 2 more yards and if  you aren't consistent move up 2yards work on that until you get as far as you want. That will help train yourself on yardage. You may even post this on shooters forum to get more help.
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Offline VictoryHunter

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2013, 02:49:00 AM »
Welcome to the gang! That is a great looking bow.
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Offline hnt2mch

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2013, 04:39:00 AM »
welcome.enjoy the ride!
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Offline LONGSTYKES

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2013, 07:58:00 AM »
Welcome from Montana, great little bow. Hope you enjoy her. Don
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Offline JRY309

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 12:16:00 PM »
I really liked Instinctive Archery Insights by Jay Kidwell.Check out the Shooters Forum here,you should find many good tips there.
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Offline akbowbender

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 12:31:00 PM »
Welcome.

Nice bow to start with! Enjoy!
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Offline Timberking

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2013, 12:33:00 PM »
Welcome from Northern Michigan. Sweet looking bow!
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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2013, 12:37:00 PM »
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
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Offline Angus

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2013, 12:44:00 PM »
Welcome to the forum!  Samicks are nice bows, and you'll get plenty of use and enjoyment out of her.
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Offline toddster

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2013, 05:57:00 AM »
Like all sports greatness comes from sacrifice and toil.  perfect form and a solid practice routine, repetively!!
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Offline ishoot4thrills

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2013, 06:15:00 AM »
Welcome to the 'gang.

Here's a great place to start:  http://www.tradgang.com/docs/newbies.html
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Offline jrbows

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2013, 07:49:00 AM »
Try to shoot with someone who has been doing it for a while, in my experience stick-bow shooters are helpful to a fault, being with someone who can see a bad habit and help you get out of it shortens and cheapens the learning curve. Use your best judgement on any hard-line advice,like you "have to have" a piece of equipment or you can only do something one way, practice and if it stops being fun then you're doing something wrong, ENJOY.
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Offline Zradix

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2013, 09:25:00 AM »
Welcome!
Have lots of fun!
Ask lots of questions.
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Offline paoliguy

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2013, 10:36:00 AM »
Welcome,
I would suggest seeking out a local traditional club if you have one. Good people with good advice plus a lot of fun! It sure helped me along.
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Offline RainyDayBows

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2013, 10:59:00 AM »
Welcome .That's a nice bow go out and have some fun.
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Offline rick7

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2013, 11:27:00 AM »
welcome aboard
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Offline Sam McMichael

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2013, 08:05:00 PM »
That is a nice looking bow. However, if you are like so many of us, it is just the first of many. Trad is so much fun, and there are so many cool bows, you will no doubt end up wanting a bunch of them. What a delightful addiction you are heading toward. Welcome to the group. You will truly enjoy Trad Gang.
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Offline Richie

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Re: New to trad bows, or bows in general
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2013, 01:33:00 PM »
Welcome   :campfire:
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