i recently picked up "shooting the stickbow" 2nd edition by anthony camera. this is one of the best trad archery books i have ever read. anyone else read it?
I have the book, and I've read a lot of other books on the subject, but I could throw the rest all away. This is the only book on shooting trad bows anyone would ever need!! Hawk2
Long long overdue. Viper deserves our thanks for taking all the woowoo joojoo out of shooting stickbows.
JW
I thought it was a great book aswell, i refer to it often. seems like its got just about everything in there. hmmm wonder how many gpi pse radial weave 100 weigh. guess what, its in that book. lol. if u dont have it buy it
Tony Camera is one of the rare individuals who is both extremely knowledgable on the subject of traditional archery and able to put it on paper in a clear, concise manner that beginners and experienced archers alike can understand.
Viper if you are there---I have volume 1---would I really benefit by buying volume 2 ? I find volume 1 very helpful.Is volume 2 that much different? Thank you.
from what i understand, the information is the same. vol. #2 just corrects some misprints that were in the first volume.
I suggest reading it closely, and comparing notes with people who have paid their dues in the sport and have proven themselves in the public arena. Better yet, buy a book or video from one of these individuals who actually has paid their dues in the sport, at least somewhere other than on a message board.
I used to talk with him on various topics on a different site. This is a guy who has argued with the likes of Rick McKinney, Rod Jenkins, and even the HOYT owner's manual. His claim to fame? As best I can tell, playing "Robin Hood" at a rennesance fair and coaching scouts.
He's been asked countless times to provide any kind of credentials--hunting or shooting--I never saw him answer the many times I saw him asked.
I've seen him make ridiculous statments and defend them vehemently, i.e.: bow tiller means absolutely nothing (regarding split finger or 3-under); that bowyers who offer tillering options (even when they don't charge for it) either don't have a clue what they are doing, are just con artists, or both; practically all custom bowyers (other than one or two that he likes) are unreliable, work from "basements or garages", and may be here today and gone tomorrow; how the nock fits on the string is unimportant; etc. etc. etc.
I haven't read the book, and don't intend to. I have been told there is some accurate information in it, but mostly very basic information.
I mean no disrespect to those who enjoy the book, but the fact is the guy is a nobody who's done nothing other than garner a following on a message board or two. Ask him for credentials and you'll probably get a dose of the "real" person behind the book. I have very low tolerance for "posers".