How to become a Traditional Archer

Pine · March 17, 2015, 11:00:00 AM

Well , I almost feel like I should apologize for this thread . NO !
I have been got on here before myself .
Just goes to show you that you don't have to be crazy to be on a site like this ; WE WILL TRAIN YOU !

Bladepeek · March 17, 2015, 11:15:00 AM

Graps, we're not crazy. I find the idea of a bunch of grownups running around with sticks and strings when there are much more efficient ways kind of appealing.

Nice shot, by the way

Whitetail Addict · March 17, 2015, 11:34:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bladepeek:
Graps, we're not crazy. I find the idea of a bunch of grownups running around with sticks and strings when there are much more efficient ways kind of appealing.

Nice shot, by the way

Appealing, lots of fun, and very satisfying.

Bob

Mark R · March 17, 2015, 01:33:00 PM

Hey I went out and got me some marbles and a wristrocket before I finished reading,oh well I guess I'll try it anyway,does this mean I have'nt lost all my marbles yet

**DONOTDELETE** · March 17, 2015, 01:39:00 PM

Too late bro.... i already lost my marbles years ago...

halfseminole · March 17, 2015, 02:13:00 PM

You guys got marbles? I feel cheated. Course I would have lost them many years ago.

March 17, 2015, 02:17:00 PM

So now I know what I have been doing wrong. I keep buying more marbles. Besides, having a few days of pre-summer temps, I cut my hair, shaved, I even took a bath, and yesterday was out shooting with no shirt on. The one cute girl, half my age, that works at Hardies saw me, today she totally hit on me. "You clean up real nice and you're looking buff, I'm gonna ask you out." She must be a traditional archer, because she has totally lost her marbles. Maybe I should give her some of mine, I have plenty, I stocked up when the Alco store sold out.

Scitty · March 17, 2015, 02:53:00 PM

You forgot, after you lost your marbles, express interest in other bows, you should try making arrows, inventing jigs and surf classifieds to test your impulses.

olddogrib · March 17, 2015, 04:20:00 PM

It well help the process if you take everything you read here as "gospel".

TradBrewSC · March 17, 2015, 06:14:00 PM

I lost my marbles a long time ago!

Love it!

Cwilder · March 17, 2015, 06:27:00 PM

lol

Pine · May 23, 2017, 11:15:00 PM

Thought this should surface again so the new members of the past few years can enjoy it .

ThePushArchery · May 24, 2017, 11:20:00 AM

Hahahaha, that was funny. When I was reading, I was thinking "this is the most ridiculous piece of advice..." hahahaha

May 24, 2017, 02:03:00 PM

I had a sling shot and a bag of marbles, i gave them and the slingshot to my grandson, then turned around a bought a super powered sling shot and a big bag of 3/16" bearings. I am using it for dove hunting next fall. When I miss a dove with a shot gun I can never tell where i missed, so I never used it again. When I miss a flying dove with an arrow, I discovered that close counts on the fun chart, but the dove keeps flying and the arrow may be damn hard to find back. With the bearing, I may still be able to see how how far I missed, if the light is right, and since i won't find the bearing back anyway, I don't worry about it when I am shooting. And yes, close will still count for fun points. When we got our first dove season, I saw a couple of doves coming my way, flying flat and fast. I gave the lead dove a 15 yard lead. The arrow was exactly the correct altitude, and flew the exact distance behind the dove as my 15 yard lead. I gave up trying pass shot doves, they be way too fast for that. Ground swatting or near ground swatting is a lot more effective, it should work with a sling shot about like a bow.

Steve Jr · May 24, 2017, 08:34:00 PM

That's pretty funny

Steve Jr

May 25, 2017, 06:44:00 PM

I'm lost...

bunyan · May 25, 2017, 07:03:00 PM

Graps, thanks for posting this! I think a little humor and levity is just what we need around here! Now i just have to figure which marbles are beat; wood, aluminum, or carbon? (tongue planted firmly in cheek!)

kevsuperg · May 27, 2017, 02:32:00 PM

Yep that's about right. Lost my marbles a long time ago.

J-dog · May 29, 2017, 02:14:00 PM

sweet and true!

tomsm44 · May 29, 2017, 02:54:00 PM

Half way through your post, I was already trying to figure out what weight marble would give the best balance of speed vs energy. I was wondering if you have to tune the slingshot to the marble, or if there was a way to tune a marble to the slingshot. I was wondering if a right handed shooter would be best served by a right wing or left wing color swirl pattern. And what's the best way to orient the color swirl pattern in the slingshot for the shot. Do they make high FOC marbles? What about a true 3:1 ratio marble? That's probably not possible I guess. Then I got the end of your post and realized I lost all my marbles a long time ago.