Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: CaliCreole on January 19, 2010, 05:44:00 PM
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Hello Im new to the site so thought i would introduce myself before asking a question
My name is Ray i live in southern california, Ive been hunting and fishing for a majority of my life, my family is from south east louisiana so it was a way of life for them and passed on to me.
I am very interested in learning to hunt with traditional bow. I am looking at two models that my local bass pro shops carries right now. they are
pse impala recurve 28" draw at 55#
and the
PSE Sequoia Longbow 28" draw at 60#
I just shot both these bows and I can draw and shoot both no problem. so my question is which is better for hunting?
I hunt Rabbits, Turkey, deer and Boar
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I am fairly new to trad as well.
If you are a compound convert, you will probably adjust to the recurve quicker. I shoot a hybrid combo between recurve and longbow.
You might also look around on this site and a couple of others for used bows and start a little lighter than you think you can pull.
See the other thread where a member is asking about first recurve on the first page right now.
PM me and I will send you links to a couple of classifieds you can find a bow as good or better than the PSE's for a third of the cost.
Welcome and good luck.
Paul
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Welcome might want to give this a read. Are you drawing a true 28" ?
http://www.tradgang.com/docs/newbies.html
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Ray where abouts in Calif do you live? We'll fix you right up......
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Ray you can give me a call a we can B.S. 760-289-2013 I get home after 5pm
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I would reccomend starting with a lighter draw weight - say around 45#. You have to have good form, consistent anchor, and smooth fluid release to ever get good with a trad bow and it is much easier to learn/master with a lighter draw weoght. From my experience watching new trad shooters, if they start with a higher draw weight, they tend to learn bad habits which never let them reach their full potential. I have even seen guys get frustrated and quit because of this. If you get "into" the trad thing you can move up in poundage. Just to add, a good shot from a 45# bow will kill just about anything in North America.
Bisch
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that was as a great read. I do need to find a local archery club, there area a couple of groups in pasadena that shoot only traditional, but that is a good 60+miles from me.
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Desert dude i live in Riverside off of the 91 and La sierra I work 8:30 - 6
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Ok ive gone and done it now, so i told my wife what two bows i as looking at and she went to basspro and bought me the Sequoia at the sales persons reccomendation. LOL She meant well and i love her to death but i did tell her i wanted to do some more research first. Oh well she is dropping off to me at work so i guess i will go by there after work and see if i can exchange it or return for store credit
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I am about 3.5 weeks into traditional shooting and have shot a compound for about 20 years. I'm in good shape and am shooting a 45# Samick entry level.
I too would suggest a lighter bow as I wish I would have a 35# starter bow to really work on form. I have also been told it is harder to get a good release with a lighter pound bow which will benefit you down the road.
I'd recommend a low weight used or inexpensive starter bow to use for about your first 6 months. I too can shoot good with a 45# bow, but could shoot a lot more arrows for practice with a lighter bow.
Tim
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Welcome to the group.
DesrtDude we all have your number now ,So you think telemarketers are bad wait till we done.
CaliCreole my first longbow was a PSE but not the Sequoia,I think you should check out Maddog archery in the sponsors banner.He has some great bows at great prices.Good Luck
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Just talked with Ray, Invited him to shoot with us this sunday. We'll get him taken care of.
Welcome to the Fire :campfire:
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it was nice talkin with you desertdude, thank you again for your help i called bass pro shops and they said i shpuldnt have a problem getting a full return
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Welcome to the Tradgang family, almost all of us kids play well together most of the time!j/k This is the best site(no, not just archery site) on the web!
It looks like you've already gotten a real taste of what it means to be a part of "family".
Thanks Mark!! I'm glad to know that you're there for a newbie, a fine example of what it means to live "it" out in the real world. You da man!
Again,pull up a seat, grab a cup of whatever does it for you and enjoy the journey with the rest of us.
God bless,Mudd
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Glad to Have You!! :wavey: Welcome to The FAMILY We Call "TRADGANG"!!! :campfire: :archer:
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For what it's worth. I'm pretty new to this traditional stuff, but I purchased a new Sequoia last year and love it(no problems with it at all and the price was tough to beat). However, if I had to do it over again I think I would shop the classified ads here and get something different.
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Originally posted by CaliCreole:
Hello Im new to the site so thought i would introduce myself before asking a question
My name is Ray i live in southern california, Ive been hunting and fishing for a majority of my life, my family is from south east louisiana so it was a way of life for them and passed on to me.
I am very interested in learning to hunt with traditional bow. I am looking at two models that my local bass pro shops carries right now. they are
pse impala recurve 28" draw at 55#
and the
PSE Sequoia Longbow 28" draw at 60#
I just shot both these bows and I can draw and shoot both no problem. so my question is which is better for hunting?
I hunt Rabbits, Turkey, deer and Boar
neither at that wgt. start light, like about 40
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Welcome aboard brother!
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Im going to go to BPS during my lunch break and hopefully return what i have. I am going to take desert dude up on his offer and go to the Bear State shoot on sunday and try out a couple of bows to see what im comfortable with. the one that i shot at BPS that i fell in love with was the Martin Savannah #55
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_54448_450001004_450000000_450001000_450-1-4
hopefully if BPS takes back the bow i purchased with no problems i can find somehting like this or similar to this in my price range.
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ok so i went back to BPS and returned everything, i have to say they where great they didnt hassle me at all.
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Glad to hear they didn't give you any grief.
Between PP and here, we'll get you set up with something good.
Guy
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Hey Ray, give me a call tonight and we'll set up sunday at the range....