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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Al Dean on January 30, 2007, 07:53:00 PM
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I have tried hard to get my arrows and bow tuned near perfect. As I was shooting today at 15 degrees my arrows seemed stiff on spine for my bow. Does the cold slow down the action of a bow enough to make your arrows to stiff. Just curious.
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The cold should have little effect, especially after a few shots. Maybe your clothing was screwing up your draw length, or you were hitting a sleeve, etc. The Byrd expedition to Antarctica (1930's) took selfbows along and used them at temps well below zero farenheit. Bows are very resilient.
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Hunted Indiana and 20 degree weather for years with a Damon Howatt Hunter and the weather effected me more than the bow. You have to limber up well before hitting the woods and do a discreet draw once an hour or so.
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I practice in temps considerably colder than 15 degrees all the time...
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I've hunted moose and snowshoes in temps past -40 with no ill effects. I'm sure John from Tok has hunted in even colder then that.
A buddy of mine has had finish problems in the cold, however that was resolved. Ended up spiderwebbing like a glass window would.
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All of the above is right on. Put all your cold weather gaer on and fake draw without the bow. Especially feel the back muscles draw together. You'll notice a big difference even without the bow in your hand. Add your bow and it begins to get tight fast. It tkaes a bunch of cold weather practice to get things right.
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I think the cold weather affects us much more than the bow. We just don't always realize it.