r/Archery • u/JesadBellic Newbie • Sep 02 '24

My first bow. Olympic Recurve

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Very excited to finally have a hobby that gets me out of the house. Can't wait to get this fella out on the range!

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u/FluffleMyRuffles Olympic Recurve/Cats/Target Compound Sep 02 '24

That's only true for like the first hour so they can get the basic form down, then the sight goes on to help with aiming. After a few weeks the stabs slowly get put on and etc.

There's no need to get a "dead end" Traditional bow if someone wants to go Olympic Recurve. A huge waste of money to get a bow that's not the right style of shooting. No reason to shoot something that doesn't have a plunger and etc.

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u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1 PSE Perform-X 3D | Easton X7 | Stan Element Sep 02 '24 edited Sep 02 '24

This. A lot of people advocate for some progression from traditional barebow up the "ladder" towards whatever competition level discipline you choose, which is the progression I did, and I generally would advise against it. Instead of actually progressing, what happened in reality is I had to relearn how to shoot multiple times, because I had developed habits that only fit the previous form of shooting.

In OP's case, if they were to shoot it barebow for months or longer then they'd be completely thrown off by the sight once it is put on.

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u/NotASniperYet Sep 02 '24

I see it like a class tree. The basic recurve is the starter class and you'll easily hit the level where you can upgrade to one of the 'real' beginner classes: Oly recurve, bare bow, compound, western trad or asiatic. Depending on which class branch you pick, you'll either move in a straight line or have to make another decision or two along the way. For instance, compound splits up again soon after the beginner class, into 'hunting' and 'target'. If your goal is master Oly recurve before the end of the game (read: your life), then it makes little sense to make a bunch of detours along the other class paths, as very few skills you can pick up there will add anything to the meta Oly recurve build.

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u/MindInitial2282 Sep 02 '24

I'm glad that path wasn't for me!

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u/NotASniperYet Sep 03 '24

To each their own. There's a branch for everyone. And heck, nobody is stopping you from class hopping either, if that's what you enjoy most. I got some points into most branches, but Oly recurve is the class for me.