New to traditional archery

[Homebru]

Jake,
Welcome to TradGang.  Technically, you should go shoot lots and lots of used bows and let one pick you.

You've already had an inexpensive recurve the "didn't trip your trigger".

Originally posted by okla bearclaw:
I have a 45# Morrison in sponsor classifieds.
Terry

Get in touch w/ Bearclaw.  If you don't like this bow and you don't throw it off of a moving garbage truck, you can sell it for what you paid.  The only concern would be draw length but Bob Morrison has lots of info on his website to help you.

Assuming this bow is in good shape, it would be a beautiful bow to own.

Hope this helps.
homebro

[JakeD]

Alright, so I've settled on a used recurve at a very reasonable price.  It is a Ben Pearson Cougar. It is 50@28 and 62".  My draw length for my compound is 28".  Will my draw be slightly shorter on the recurve or approximately the same as my compound?  I am most likely going to get carbon arrows to use with it.  What kind of setup would you guys suggest for my arrow so that I get maximum penetration out of this bow?

Man, if you are brand new to all this stuff, you really should find someone local who is experienced to help you out at first. It will greatly lessen the learning and frustration curves, and the wasted $$$!

Bisch

[JakeD]

Did I waste my money getting that bow?

[JakeD]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
Where in MO are you.
There is a big trad following here in the STL area. Starting in jan the end of the month there is a trad only shoot on Friday night and there will be 30-50 trad shooters there.
Every single Monday night there is a group who shoot indoor 3d league in st Charles. And every sat morning at Townhall there is a good group of trad guys.

Sorry I didn't see this before.  I am from Charleston if you know where that is.  About 2 hours south of you.  That's a bit of a drive for me, plus I have an ever changing work schedule so I don't ever get to participate in events or leagues like I would prefer.

Originally posted by JakeD:
Did I waste my money getting that bow?

No, you did not waste your money on the bow, but you might on arrows, if you try to get guys on the internet to tell you which ones you need! There is no real way to get arrows "right" without actual firsthand tuning. If you are just staring out with trad, I would not worry too much with tuning just yet. Just find some feathered arrows that fly reasonably well from your bow and learn to shoot with good form. As you learn more, and get into this, there is probably a LOT that will change as you settle into a system that will work well for you.

I did not even mean to insinuate that the bow you bought was somehow not good enough!

Bisch

[JakeD]

Haha, okay that's fine.  I was hoping I didn't get  a bow that would be junk.  I have a good idea what arrows I will be getting, I was more wondering about the setup as far as adding weight to the front of the arrow and how heavy of an arrow would get maximum results out of a bow like this.

[Bowwild]

I killed the first live whitetail I ever saw at age 16 in 1970 with a 45# Ben Pearson Cougar. It was RH, I'm a lefty now.

I shoot both recurves and compounds, sometimes both in a single day. I have hunted with the curves the past 5 years. Except for how I aim, my form is identical with the two types of bows.

I love beautiful woods and high quality recurves. There are deals in the classifieds that will make the owner cry. I have about 5-6 recurves I'd sell for the correct price but I'm not willing to take about a $2,000 loss on the lot. Rather keep em.