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Title: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 11, 2013, 10:20:00 AM
This won't be a big deal to many, but I was very excited. I have had two back surgeries the last 6 years and then a bicep tendon surgery this May. So the last two years I had to hang my trad bows up and shoot a wheelie bow. Yesterday I got my recurve out. My bicep is weak still, I could only shoot 5 times, but boy did it feel good! This bow is 48-49#, if I can get my hands on a 40#'er I think I will be back in business. I stopped making bows after back surgery #2 or I would just make one.

Bottom 3 at 10 yards, top 2 at 15 yards. Accuracy is off, but consistency is good.

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f190/SVCoop/IMG_20130910_145020_zps19ef0df3.jpg)
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Alexander Traditional on September 11, 2013, 10:22:00 AM
Looks good to me,glad you're able to get back at it.
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Post by: ISP 5353 on September 11, 2013, 11:31:00 AM
Glad you are back to shooting!
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on September 11, 2013, 12:15:00 PM
I have a 40# Wing, if ya want to shoot it til ya get back up to higher poundage, just let me know and I will ship it to you! When done just ship it back! Shawn
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: nineworlds9 on September 11, 2013, 12:27:00 PM
I sympathize and congratulate you 100%.  I'm a primary lefty, but shoot right sometimes as well, and recently developed a bad case of tendonitis and muscle strain in my right elbow making shooting right handed an issue.  I decided to sell my right handed bow so I wouldn't be tempted to exacerbate the issue.  Thankfully I can shoot lefty still, my primary, pain free..but it definitely gives you pause.  I have trouble imagining not being able to shoot at all and I am hugely thankful for my hobby/obsession haha.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 11, 2013, 01:23:00 PM
Thanks for the very generous loaner offer Shawn. I think I have a lead on one local. If it falls through I'll let you know.

I never even considered shooting lefty. Maybe I should because honestly gripping the string is what hurt the most, right where the bicep tendon was reattached to my forearm.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 11, 2013, 01:27:00 PM
Thanks for the very generous loaner offer Shawn. I think I have a lead on one local. If it falls through I'll let you know.

I never even considered shooting lefty. Maybe I should because honestly gripping the string is what hurt the most, right where the bicep tendon was reattached to my forearm.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: GreyGoose on September 13, 2013, 01:17:00 PM
Wow, I think it's a big deal!  Congratulations on getting back at it.  A lot of us who HAVE been shooting would be jealous of those groups.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: wazu02 on September 13, 2013, 01:47:00 PM
Haven't been in that situation as of yet but I can imagine the feeling you were having after not being able to do something. Great accomplishment. Great shooting.
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Post by: Mudd on September 13, 2013, 03:04:00 PM
:archer:
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 23, 2013, 08:32:00 AM
Thanks folks. A local guy wants to trade a 40# Kodiak for this bow. I am considering it for 2 reasons. 1) The weight is about perfect for my bad bicep right now. 2) that is the first bow I ever owned, except mine was 45#. I was 12 and my mom bought fit for me off of my uncle.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: VictoryHunter on September 23, 2013, 09:55:00 AM
Drop weight and you should be in business! Happy to hear you are back at it. Happy hunting!
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Post by: joe ashton on September 23, 2013, 10:00:00 AM
what a glorious day!
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 23, 2013, 10:27:00 AM
I couldn't believe how good it felt to be shooting a recurve again. I am not a compound hater, but I didn't realize how disconnected I felt at the shot until I started shooting this bow again. Immediately I was smiling even on bad shots. I really missed it.
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Post by: Ric O'Shay on September 23, 2013, 10:35:00 AM
Hang in there Coop. You'll be back in the groove in no time!
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Post by: Bernie B. on September 23, 2013, 10:38:00 AM
Welcome back!  I think it's a huge deal to be back shooting trad after what you've been through!  Go slowly and work yourself back into it.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Dave Lay on September 23, 2013, 10:48:00 AM
congrats on getting back, i have broken both bicep tendons and did both of them in october, i could shoot with one of them severed, the other i could not..and i waited way to long for surgeries..  I know its tough to get back from those surgeries but if you take care of things you will be like a new man.. again, congrats !! just be carfull that stuff takes a long time to heal..
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Post by: elkken on September 23, 2013, 12:59:00 PM
Go slow and steady .... wish you the best in your recovery
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 23, 2013, 02:37:00 PM
Thanks folks.

My bicep tendon really has taken a long time to heal Dave. I wrongly assumed it would be more like my back surgeries; pain but at least then I could do stuff in a few months. This is totally different.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: pap62 on September 23, 2013, 03:24:00 PM
Coop if you want to try left handed, I have a brand new Cari-bow Wolverine at 45 lbs. I would drop it off being I'm in Acme all the time picking up bits and pieces of my trail cams due to the new resident bear.
Try it for a couple weeks see if that works for you if it does then go out and buy a recurve.
I just can't shoot a longbow so I'm sticking with my Widow.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Dave Lay on September 23, 2013, 09:09:00 PM
Coop, I shoot left handed and broke my left tendon mid October a couple years ago, and like a DA kept hunting, even though I knew what I had done and thought I couldn't hurt it any worse and just wasn't going to miss the rut,  drawing a bow with a detatched bicep required hooking the string and drawing with my back, I killed 3 deer with it broken, finally went to the doc after the rut ( early December)and had surgery late dec.  I had really complicated the surgery, the tendon had withdrawn up into my shoulder. and required a graft.  The following October I broke my right one, went to the doc and he told me I had 6 weeks max, to hunt before getting it reattatched. but I couldn't shoot a bow even a heavy recurve. it had to much jar upon release.. anyway I got it fixed early December, this surgery went much better, but a year later I still get a little pain at times even from my left one. So don't be dumb like I was, believe it or not hunting can wait for you to fully recover, if you tear it loose you have another surgery facing you and even more down time.... let the doc know your intentions and do what he says, if it hurts , don't do it.   Im sure you know all this but I had to learn the hard way, both breaks were hunting related and couldn't have come at a worse time.... I also had a back surgery a few years ago and this tendon thing is a lot more difficult to recover from.. but I was glad to hear it wasn't age or conditioning related, just doing things stupid...  take it easy Coop......
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 23, 2013, 09:27:00 PM
Welcome Back. Hope your healing process continues as well as possible.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Coop on September 26, 2013, 02:01:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by pap62:
Coop if you want to try left handed, I have a brand new Cari-bow Wolverine at 45 lbs. I would drop it off being I'm in Acme all the time picking up bits and pieces of my trail cams due to the new resident bear.
Try it for a couple weeks see if that works for you if it does then go out and buy a recurve.
I just can't shoot a longbow so I'm sticking with my Widow.
Thanks for the offer. I would hate to mess up your new bow though, lol.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: Longbow58 on September 26, 2013, 03:19:00 PM
Hang in there Coop, had to shoot lefty for a little while year and a half ago because of neck issues that caused weakness in the bow hand and forearm.Work slow and you'll be back in no time.Had a friend give me a Bear Alaskan to help me.Good luck.
Title: Re: Finally got to shoot!
Post by: joe skipp on September 26, 2013, 03:23:00 PM
Coop...last year I could not pull back 30# RH. I learned to shoot lefty and built up to 52#. I hunted LH last year, took 2 deer.

I had rotator cuff surgery in Feb and now can shoot my RH bows again. Take your time, work hard on pulling back and holding and you should be fine. Good luck this fall...