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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Bowwild on March 07, 2011, 07:43:00 PM
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This is going to be weird. I have three bows I consider so easy to shoot well that I don't shoot them as much as some others. I'm more likely to pick one up that I don't shoot as well as one of these.
Anyone else do t his?
(I know, if they're no challenge .....send them to ya!)
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Nice problem to have! I hope to get to that point.
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Not really. I do have a little collection of about 16 classics and give them all a chance to stretch their limbs during the year. I can't say any of them are too accurate to shoot though.
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I hope one day that I'm in the same boat as you.
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Yep ,, Im constantly trying to make things harder ... Strange, huh ? Guess that's why I've moved onto Straight {long} Real L/B's, After that conquest, I'll move onto SelfBows and shoot off my Knuckle ... {I Guess} ...
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well i wish i was anywhere near that accurate. i only shoot accurately at animals or like pop bottles of sumthin besides dots on a target...
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Your right - send me one, I need one of those "magical" bows
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Please, I don't mean to suggest I'm a great recurve shot. I'm still learning to do this and struggle as much as most, I'm sure. I'm certain there are many here who can shoot groups inside mine. I'm not even to the point I was back in the early 70's and wonder if I ever will be.
What I'm getting at is that 3 of my current 10 recurves are just so easy for me to shoot that I shoot others. Maybe it's sort of like shooting further than I want to hunt so the hunting shots are easier? If I master the more difficult (for me) bows they'll all be easier?
I'm just wondering how weird this is? Do some of you brush off a bow or two because you know you can shoot it pretty good, to work with one you aren't as consistent with?
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Originally posted by $bowhunter$:
well i wish i was anywhere near that accurate. i only shoot accurately at animals or like pop bottles of sumthin besides dots on a target...
This is me. If only I could stumpshoot every day....
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Well I can not say that I can shoot a certain bow well enough that it presents little challenge. I will, however shoot a "D" shaped bow, which I shoot with less consistancy yet just presents greater fulfillment.
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Someday I hope that I have that problem. I keep trying
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Only with a wheelie
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Sounds like a problem to have
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LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTIN THERE....
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That's why I went traditional.
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Well Roy........which three???
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I think I know what you mean. You have this bow that just shoots great for you each and every time.
No matter how long it's been since you shot this bow you know the when you pick it up, shoot a couple arrows and bam, everything is right back to normal, your right in the grove.
It's not that your a great shot, it's just with this bow, everything comes together, it just feels right.
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Even after all these years shooting, I have not found that one bow that makes it easy. That is why I have to keep shooting. I do not shoot as well as I did when I was younger, older eyes, even dropped my bow weight after heart surgery. :dunno:
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Seems like all of my bows are much more accurate than I am... :dunno:
S.
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Originally posted by Friend:
I hope one day that I'm in the same boat as you.
I think that boat ran me over on it's way out the harbor... looking like it'll never return to pick me up.
I did have ONE bow that just made it so easy for me to shoot accurately with... my Palmer Legend... one of those "now why did I sell it?" bows.
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I bet I know which will go to the tree though.
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The question is - Why do you shoot one Bow better than another ? The method for shooting a recurve or longbow are not exactly the same . A r/d l/b cannot be shot the same as a HH style l/b . Pick your style of Bow , weight , length and then practice till you master it . I do shoot L/Bs & Recurves and expect that there are adjustments to be made when switching from one to the other .
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And praytell what might these 3 bow models/specs be for the benefit of these fine readers?
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Had the same problem with a Tall Tines curve...couldn't shoot a bad arrow with it.... sold it! Is that dumb or what? I have another coming soon...maybe I'll hang on to this one!
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That is when you start backing away from the target to shoot longer distances, not set the holy grail aside.
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I experienced the same things.having many bows and wanting to have all of them well tuned I spend more time with the bows that aren't not perfect.When I shoot a bow that drives an arrow into the target everytime I set it apart because I know it is Ok and i don't spend anymore time with it.Sometime I would like to own only one bow;but I can't.
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I wish I had that issue. I for one just do not get to the point that I feel I can shoot as well with the recurve as I can with my compound. I do have 3 bows ( total 9 bows ) that I do shoot the most:
1, Martin hunter 45 lb
2. Checkmate firebird with 2 sets
of limbs (40 lb and 49 lb )
3. Samick look like a black widow 50 lb
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Bowwild, I hear you brother! I had a Quinn Stalion that was so accurate, so easy to shoot, it wasn't challanging. It was too automatic. Sold it!
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Ok, now I don't feel so weird, a bunch of you get it.
About a thousand posts ago I wrote how reluctant I am reluctant to name favorites because I don't want to be unfair to a bow (or more specificually it's bowyer). But, you folks and the bowyers know when we like something better than another it's intensely personal, not a condemnation or overwhelmingly important endorsement. So, the three are:
1. The Stick (58" & 47#)
2. Widow PAX (58" & 45.5#)
3. Super Wildcat (60" & 48#)
Like one said, I need to move my shooting outdoors after this long winter and "back up".
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Maybe you need to make your target practice more challenging.If you are standing on a range at the same distance and same angle,ect.Try different positions and even throw in some moving targets.
I don't shoot or keep bows I don't shoot well.It eats too much at my confidence.
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I put my curve down with the hopes of soon being able to shoot my l/b as good.I took my curve hunting every time this year because I'm more confident with it.Next season it's me and the T/hawk!
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I don’t have a bow that shoots any better than the others. I shoot all equally bad.
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I gotta be honest. If I have a bow that I can not shoot well, I get rid of it. I think that fighting with a bow that has the wrong grip, improper tiller or anything that causes me to shoot poorly should be gone. It might cause bad habits to develope in shooting style. Just my opinion.
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Bowwild
I understand what you are saying completely. I am far from a good shot, but have bows on my rack that I feel are easier to shoot well for me. I feel that if I pick that bow off the rack the practice session will not be as fun because the challange of hitting my mark will be greater if I pick a different bow.
I think it is just that some bows are more forgiving for us, have a more comfortable grip, point better (or all of the above), than other bows. Not that other bows do not have those qualities, (just not for us) but we like them just as well and strive to shoot them as well as our other bows.
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I mostly understand. I have a bow I shoot well but it gets to my fingers to shoot it extensively. Another bow that is very light, attractive and handy but I don't shoot as well, though I like hunting with it.
Each of my bows has something that makes it different.
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Years ago started marking my spot (any distance) w/imaginary crosshairs "+". See the spot before the draw, concentrate on that + as I draw, when the index sets in my mouth I release expecting a center punch. Most often the shot is dead on or short hair close.
However, I don't score target archery at a range. If so, I might have a bow that might score better than another. Maybe this makes sense & I can see how some folks would favor some scoring bows.
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Increase your bow weight - that will fix you!
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I have a MOAB that never lets me down.I shoot it better than any bow i have ever shot.But i love the D bows.But if moneys on the line im getting her out!I haven't shot her in about 6 months and took her out for a spin this morning and WOW on the money.
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I have a Schulz longbow I bought in the early 70s. Every time I take it out, I ask my self, why in the world did I waste so much money on all these other bows. I think about how my release fingers and the other joints would have been so much better off if I would have never gone above that 65 pound bow. To me the best of all worlds would have been to have two 65s and two 52s of the identical bow and have remained confident that for me the choice was correct. I am a bit jealous of a friend that has been shooting the same Super Kodiak since the late 60s and nothing else. I knew that the Schulz was it for me from the first arrow, but alas, I have no will power, I am a child with too many bows.
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yeah, i have 2 bows like that too! they have cam's, 65 and 80% let off and tru glo sights :biglaugh:
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I have a bit of a different take on this thread. If you have bows that you naturally shoot well, I would focus on shooting those bows and sell the others. We see a lot of threads with people looking for a bow that shoots well for them. You my friend have found the bow or bows that work best for you. Once you achieve that goal, I would be working those bows hard and working to refine my skills with them. It essentially comes down to you becoming exceptionally competent with that bow and gaining the confidence that your shot will hit where your looking.
Shooting different bows with different grips means you never develop muscle memory to take a perfect shot in tough positions or angles of body in the field. Shooting the bow or bows you shoot best and becoming proficient with them means you can take those shots and hit what your aiming at.
Just my 2 cents. Either way you go enjoy the shooting.
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You are fortunate to have several bows that you shoot very well. I'd say it's because you match up best with them physically and mentally. I have had a number of bows at any given time, but always as I got within 1 month of elk hunting I shot only the bow I was going to use that season. That helped clear the inconsistencies I would experience for a time when I switched out on bows. That being said I do have one longbow I use exclusively for shooting carp but it is only 5# lighter than my hunting bow. I still have a favorite takedown recurve with 3 sets of limbs that will cover all of my hunting and shooting requirements and although I have not shot it for some time; like you indicated with several of your bows, I can shoot it fairly well anytime I pick it up. It stays as my backup bow should the need arise. When I have a bow that I don't seem to shoot well, I sell it, as I admit I am not that great of a shot anyway. I understand what you are saying though. Best to you.