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Title: Longbow Help
Post by: White Oak on May 01, 2008, 11:42:00 PM
I have always shot recurves and recently purchased my long awaited Roy Hall Apache.(New to me) The bow is all that I hoped it would be. Beautiful woods and finish.Dead quiet and a real pleasure to shoot.
I notice just a little vibration.Hardly even noticable, but it is there.The brace height is correct per Roy and I am shooting about 535 grains of arrow.The bow is 47# @ 28". I realize that my recurves are considerably heavier and this makes a difference.Is this normal or can it be tuned out of the bow? Like I said, it is so slight that I am not bothered by it at all. Just want the bow set up to be all that it can be.

             Thanks,
                    Ed  :campfire:
Title: Re: Longbow Help
Post by: jacobsladder on May 01, 2008, 11:48:00 PM
you probably just need to fiddle with the brace height abit more.... Roys recommendation is probably very close but you just may need to tinker a tad more to find the sweet spot...If you think your arrows are on the stiff side i would raise your braceheight a tad...if they are weak try lowering it a tad.... could also be how your gripping too....the apaches are sweet bows..i hope you enjoy..
Title: Re: Longbow Help
Post by: White Oak on May 02, 2008, 03:03:00 PM
Thanks for the reply. I'll try tweeking it a bit. Roys recommendedation was 8- 8 1/4". I am on the low end right now . I'll bump it up some.
Been admiring your Apache in the post above.Congrats on a beautiful bow. Love those Apaches.

                Take care,
                          Ed  :campfire:
Title: Re: Longbow Help
Post by: kennym on May 02, 2008, 03:45:00 PM
What Steve said. But I always thought it worked the other way on brace ht and arra spine. Lower brace should make it faster so to need a stiffer arra,right?
Do ya have any string silencers on it?
Title: Re: Longbow Help
Post by: twotimer on May 02, 2008, 04:24:00 PM
i thought along kenny's line of thought,but i'v got sometimers diease,so may have forgot.lol.might move the string sileners a little closer toward the tips to break up the string harmonics quicker.
Title: Re: Longbow Help
Post by: bentpole on May 02, 2008, 05:15:00 PM
Do you have silencers on her yet? Cat Whiskers and put a quiver on her.Works for me.I had puff silencers on one of my longbows, switched to cat whiskers and threw a quiver on her. Presto.
Title: Re: Longbow Help
Post by: White Oak on May 02, 2008, 10:16:00 PM
Yup, got silencers on her. Beaver balls. I'll try moving them out a bit.If that don't work along with some brace height tweeking I'll go to cat whiskers.
Hey, I really appreciate the help guys. The longbow thing is new to me but I am lovin it.

               Take care,
                         Ed  :campfire: