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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: ny state land on January 02, 2017, 02:38:00 PM
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Ok for some time now I have continuously switched set ups. Bows, arrows, gloves, three under split. You name it. This year I am committing myself to one bow, arrow, glove, quiver set up. That's it I'm gonna pretend I'm on an island and have to mak it work to survive. So who's like me but wants to challenge themselves for 1 year?!!! If so post your complete set up and shooting style. Also let us know if you cave in!!!!!
Here what I'm thinking. Howard Hill Wesley Special 52# @28" 66" bow. Paul Jalon cedar with 160grain arrows and a big shot cross over glove of course I have to buy all that stuff but that's what I love to do!
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I've been doing this quite a while but definitely believe that sticking to one setup helps with consistency.
A lot of people switch from split to three under, change anchor points, and so on when their shooting goes downhill but in reality you could shoot from the hip like the one Wilhelm brother and shoot the lights out.
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I will admit it.......I don't think I could do it....lol !!!
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I sort of envy those that can switch back and forth but I never could do it. I have shot the same bow for almost 20 years. I guess this has saved me about 1.6 million dollars on bows over a couple of my friends.
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That's it, consistentsy. Do it the same every time !
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I did that 10 years ago for a summer and the fall hunting season. I just wanted to see how good I could get. My accuracy greatly improved but I missed shooting my other bows. Wasn't worth it. I'll never do it again.
Hummingbird takedown recurve, 62", 47# @ 27". Alum Lecacy's 1916, 125gr pt. Dura Glove. Homemade back quiver.
Unfortunately the bow is long gone.
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I'm with Ron, don't think I have the will power. If it catches on though, there will be a lot of lonely bows out there!
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I don't change the way I shoot and I have 4 bows that I can shoot without changing a thing .
I could shoot only one of them for a year and not hesitate to take one of the others hunting without ever firing a practice shot .
But I have a few others that I would have to walk the arrows in with a few shots and I hardly ever shoot them anyway .
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I'm trying like heck, but I'm not there yet. I've pared down my bow collection a bit, but have a thousand arrow shafts to choose from.
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Originally posted by Jerry Russell:
I sort of envy those that can switch back and forth but I never could do it. I have shot the same bow for almost 20 years. I guess this has saved me about 1.6 million dollars on bows over a couple of my friends.
That's one of at least two reasons why I shoot the same bow every day no matter what I'm doing. Between Jerry and I, we could retire if we could have saved the money we didn't spend.
homebru
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Hahaha that's funny. I know I have my wife convinced I always make money!
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I've always been a 1 bow guy....54# Widow pch....but I did just get a lil Creep as a Christmas gift....can I make it a longbow only year with that?? Hmmm let me think about it....
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Let's go guys who's gonna jump in and make a commitment?
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I always try to settle to one around August and commit to that bow for the season, or I kill a deer (which means I have the same bow all season). My bows are all so similar in speed that I can pick up any one of them and be right there with the same arrows. Not sure which I will settle on this year. 75% chance it will be my Iroquois with Carbon Express Heritage 150's and a mixture of 250 gr heads.
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I commit to 1 hunting bow only from August-December. I usually have my back up ready to go and tuned to but I stick with 1 bow during the season. From January-July I get out my Bear bows from the collection and shoot those a lot. today I brought a 69 super mag and a 59 Grizzly with me to the range. Fun to shoot
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Beware the man that shoots one bow! :eek:
I'm at the point now that "less is more" works for me... I just choose one bow from the half dozen in my collection to shoot for a year... Your idea is a good one!
... mike ... :archer2: ...
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Im gonna be buying a Toelke Whip in a few months, so no way am I committing to one of my bows I own right now, and im certainly not going to be putting off the whip!
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I have several bows that I swap in and out of the line-up, but they are all Hill type ASLs with near identical specs. So, in a sense I am committed to a single bow set up. I have tried to go from my longbows to my recurves, and it doesn't take too long to get in the groove, but there certainly is a short but noticeable adjustment period.
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In 2015 I shot the same arrows and the same bows all year. I did change hands a few times and back quivers.
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Nah . Can't do it.
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I just sold all my bows then bought a new bear kodiak. I'm going to stick to only one bow this year, easy to do when you only have one option.
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Once I get my Blacktail, I plan on that solely for deer. I'll have my Horne Brushbow as a backup. I've given Ron French my specs for some Douglas Fir arrows, so hopefully that's my set up.
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I'm out. I would still shoot lousy at the end of the year.
Shooting just one set-up would take away my main excuse for being a lousy shot.
My latest routine
light recurve 30-50 shots
heavy recurve 30-50 shots
medium straightbow 25-50 shots
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Originally posted by warpedarrow:
[QB] I'm out. I would still shoot lousy at the end of the year.
Shooting just one set-up would take away my main excuse for being a lousy shot.
This made me laugh out loud.
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At the moment I only have one trad bow, a longbow, so that's all I ever use.
I'm seriously thinking about getting a decent trad recurve though, when funds permit...
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For the past two year, I have hunted only with my Abbott longbow, 62@30, with my draw being 29. Occasionally I'll pull out one of my recurves for an hour or so, but mainly it's just the longbow. I find that shooting the heavier bow is much more comfortable and easier to be accurate with than shooting a lighter recurve.
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I try to stick with one bow for as long as I can, but usually wind up finding a reason to build another. A little longer, a little shorter, a little lighter, a little heavier. This grip, that grip, this wood, or that one.
I'm slowly finding what works best for me, and it's a heck of a lot of fun looking for it!
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Originally posted by Trenton G.:
For the past two year, I have hunted only with my Abbott longbow, 62@30, with my draw being 29. Occasionally I'll pull out one of my recurves for an hour or so, but mainly it's just the longbow. I find that shooting the heavier bow is much more comfortable and easier to be accurate with than shooting a lighter recurve.
Trenton, if I had to sell off all my bows the one that I would keep would be the Abbott.
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Originally posted by Red Beastmaster:
Originally posted by Trenton G.:
For the past two year, I have hunted only with my Abbott longbow, 62@30, with my draw being 29. Occasionally I'll pull out one of my recurves for an hour or so, but mainly it's just the longbow. I find that shooting the heavier bow is much more comfortable and easier to be accurate with than shooting a lighter recurve.
Trenton, if I had to sell off all my bows the one that I would keep would be the Abbott. [/b]
It's a great bow. Definitely not the fastest bow out there, but it puts them right where I'm looking as long as I do my part.
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Haven't changed my hunting bow(Mohawk) arrows(dougfir made by Ron French) great northern quiver or my broadheads(Ace 200g) in many years now. Same glove and no reason to change any of my setup. I guess I'm right on your challenge and will watch for your thread. Good luck!!!
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