First indoor 18m WA/CA sanctioned event. This was the first time I've shot at the South Nation Archery Club. 510 is a new PB for me, so I'm super stoked.

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I should at least have looked at a picture or video or something before randomly trying to shoot stuff eh? 😅.

So i asked a local bowstring manufacturer to make me a barebow string that would fit the rules regarding central serving position relative to the shooter’s eye. So essentially i told them there was this rule so naturally i wanted a properly sized central serving (longer up and down the string both to comply with the rules and for deep string walking). And i explicitly said that adding a couple of centimeters (or inches rather) here and there would probably do. So anyway I got what you see on the picture How good of a job do you guys think they did? Any chance it’s a tad too long?

On a serious note, when i reorder, what length should i go for for 72’’ setup?

My youngest son's elementary school started doing archery in PE last year, and was given the green light to join the state's competition league. My boy has absolutely fallen in love with the competitive side of archery!

I inherited this bow from my late father and have no experience with recurved bows. Can anyone recommend string brand, size, etc. to restring this? It seems to be in good shape. I don’t know anything about the history or who wrote the info in black sharpie in the photo. Does anyone know how to determine when this bow was made or have any information other information on it? I’ve read that the “1953” doesn’t always reflect the date it was made. Any info is welcomed.

There is a local "non-profit land conservation and environmental education organization" on the edge of my town that has hiking trails and other stuff. I'd like to approach them to see if they would let people like me shoot bows somewhere on their property.

Any tips on doing something like this? I would volunteer to be a steward of the project, maybe even set-up a club within the organization to take care of the range. I'm just looking for suggestions.

Sometimes I drive down by the river with my bow and a target and practice. I'm thinking it would be nice to have a dedicated place, maybe with a picnic table, maybe some permanent targets.

Thoughts?

I've only used this string 4 or 5 times, an hour at a time, and the serving is being pulled apart at both loops. Is this normal?

Hello community! Are there any Mathews Title 40 owner, who would like to share some experience with that bow?

I am currently shooting a Mathews V3X33 for Hunting, 3D and Target. As I do a lot of Target-Training lately, I consider to buy a bow specifically for that. I like the specs of the Title 40, but there is a lack of reviews for that bow (and that new a2a lenght).

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Been aiming for the bee in the middle today, this is one of my better sets for attention, usually what happens is that the first arrow and maybe the second is pretty far off then the rest of the set is on the bee, the first arrow in this shot is the one furthest left and the rest goes from left to right. How do you get the first shot in a set to be better? is it just practice? I know half the comments are gonna be that you can't say much without a form check and I get that, just thought I'd ask the question.

I'm interested in the personal shot sequences of more experienced archers. Mine is an accumulation of my own positive experiences, adaptations, and things I've heard from coaches through video or podcast. I am currently trying to simplify mine but I often skip steps, so as of today it remains quite lengthy.

Here it is:

1. STANCE - shoulder width apart, and just slightly open to target

2. GRIP - loose cradled grip, using a slight pinch grip with index, middle and thumb fingers

3. HOOK - three fingers under, middle of pads, square on string, using about 40 - 40 - 20 pressure

4. POINT - raise and point at spot, drop shoulders, breath in and out. Bow canted about 15 degrees

5. DRAW - breath in, slow draw straight back, allowing loose cradle grip not to torque bow or string

6. ANCHOR - consistent anchor, middle finger on edge of mouth, 1st index knuckle on cheekbone, eyebrow touching string (this needs work and I have a hard time identifying this). Don't forget to raise elbow and align back arm with the arrow.

(breath out)

1. SPOT - Spot the "center" or smallest spot of your target you want to hit

2. GAP - Arrow gap "feels" right (still a guess for me. roughly point on at 25 yards. hard for me to focus on exact distance of gap instead of just a feeling)

3. "OK" - once gap is set, verbalize "OK", lock my aim in, keeping arm pointed at spot and separate mind from aiming to focus on expanding.

4. EXPAND - expand through the back, thinking "pull, pull, pull" without torquing bow, arm or pulling arrow

5. SHOULDER - let string pop naturally and touch shoulder

6. WAIT - maintain form, watching arrow until hits spot. Note mistakes/variations

That's it. I've been working on verbalizing every single step as I go through the process. until it's cemented. Any feedback is appreciated. I'd love to hear your personal sequence and hear what things you do or think about that I'm not even considering (trad or compound). Thanks!

26 meters, 60lbs thumb draw. Finally starting to put together all the things I've been practicing and this is the best result so far.

18 degrees outside, shooting from 60-75 yards. Funnily enough, my 3 year old has now named all deer “target” after adding this guy to our backyard range.

Got a new Sitka jacket as a gift for Xmas, it’s a bit bulkier than I’m used to so I think it impacted my anchor as groups were trending a bit left- still a beautiful day for some cold weather shooting!

Striker RK1 custom build

I hope y’all don’t get sick of me.

Got remeasured and sure enough, draw length he got was 23” for me. From what I have read here and other places, I would ± about 2.5 lbs per inch. You guys typically suggest that someone who has not a lot of experience start between 20-25lbs. If I were to go for a recurve for 40lbs at 28”, that would have me at 27.5, which is just a smidge above. Would this be fine? I’m 5’3” male and 190lbs (working on it being lower, trust me I’m upset about it)

I love the look of recurves and just the simplicity behind it. Plus since I want my wife to shoot along side me in this hobby, and we are nerds who love renfairs.

I am wondering what pros and cons of going for proprietary limbs over ILF would be. I have been looking at the mandarin duck black hunter for years, but it seems like people are also looking at bows from amazon that just go by black hunter. Would it be better to go for the name brand in this case?

If I were to also want to go for compounds, would it be better to have it set at the initial draw weight be in the 25lb range or aim for the let off to be at the 25lb range?

I recently bought this longbow on Amazon and found it to be pretty enjoyable. I got the 35# for target shooting with my kids. The bow looks really nice and looks like it is decent quality, especially for the price. Great plains did a review of it on YouTube. They thought it was pretty good too.

I made up a Flemish twist string and put some yarn puffs on it. So far I have had an enjoyable experience with it.

This is the view from the street where we shoot. I added the light so the rising sun doesn’t bleed out the targets so badly. We can shoot up to 70 yards here however my son and myself shoot strong enough bows to penetrate the hay and break arrows in the wood if we miss. Should I do a stacked HD insulation foam in front of the hay? Or maybe hang some stall mats from the rafters? It’s 10’ wide and about 6’ tall. No fear of what’s behind it. Just hate breaking VAP TKO’s on a miss. Thanks!

Hey everyone, after lurking for a couple weeks I figured this is the right place to ask. I (26M) have been shooting a compound bow on and off since 4th grade. I used to be pretty decent when I was younger (elementary-middle school) and then completely fell out of archery before high school.

A couple coworkers convinced me to take up deer hunting (and turkey in a few months) with them so I broke out my old 2007 Bowtech Diamond Black Ice and got briefly reacquainted with shooting. I also picked up a Martin Speed Flite for dirt cheap at a swap meet but haven't shot more than 5 arrows through it yet.

Anyways, after getting myself to the range a few times and getting everything sighted back in, I got the itch bad again. All I want to do is get out and shoot more once it's above freezing outside, but I'm really interested in a traditional setup. Please note I do not intend to hunt with this new setup, just to poke holes in paper. I'm still very much a noobie when it comes to a recurve vs a longbow vs a bare bow vs an Olympic setup, etc. So I guess my question is, where should I start? I'd like to keep my budget on the lower side of things until I know whether or not I'll enjoy shooting without the sight, release, peep, etc.

I've seen people on here mention alibow as being reputable, and I've been eyeballing their Tatar bow in 25# as a starter. It does not have to be "competition ready" but if i enjoy this enough, I could also be interested in local leagues or tournaments. Thoughts, opinions, other resources?

Tldr; Used to shoot compound bows a lot, now looking for a beginner traditional setup. Help?

I think I know what I’m using for a cocking vane