Ye Olde Bow and Arrows

[Zardnaar]

I bought a compound bow today and I haven't used bows that much.

Kinda looks llike this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Compound_Bow_full.jpg

Does anyone here do archery or know much about it. Thank you

 

[Quiet Sound]

You'll put your eye out!

I had a cheap 20lbs (I think) bow as a teenager. Was fun but I didn't have the room to use it much at all.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah this one ios 55pnd. Managed to hit a post I was aiming at in the back yard. Sunk it reasonably deep and took a chunk out of the wood. Safety glasses are recommended.

 

[Brighteye]

Archery is surprisingly easy with modern bows. Some even have laser sights.

 

[Mowque]

I don't use them, but my girlfriend does....I can't really tell you anything about them though.

 

[holy king]

you're not a man unless you've built one with your own hands using things you found in the woods and killed a deer with it.

 

[Rashiminos]

It's recommended to have a bracer for the forearm holding the bow and a guard for the fingers that pull back the string. Use the index above the arrow nock and the middle and ring below it.

 

[classical_hero]

If you are having target practice and you miss the mark, you have sinned.

 

[PeteAtoms]

My dad got me into archery when I was a kid, had a bow like that. I don't remember a lot because I haven't done it in over a decade, but I remember that you shouldn't pull back on the bow, and release without an arrow in it, it wears out the string faster.

Also when you put your arrows in, the odd colored (feather?) should point out, it has something to do with the spin of the arrow as it leaves the string.

Like it was already said, if you aren't wearing sleeves, wear something over the exposed part of your forearm so it doesn't get hit by the string after its released. It can hurt.

You don't need a release, but I recommend one of those gloves that cover your index and middle fingers, I never liked the trigger release things.

Also make sure you are using target shooting arrow points.

Make sure there is nothing behind what you are shooting at.

We used to shoot at targets tied to straw bales. It was convenient, i recommend it. It is better for the lifespan of the arrow if you don't shoot into wood...

 

[civ_king]

Yes hay bales are MUCH better then wood, and use target arrows, the have a blunt tip

 

[Neomega]

Ive done lots of archery. I should take it back up... oh wait, I live in the city now.

anyways, yah, shooting without an arrow actually stresses, and can shatter the bow, not the string

 

[PeteAtoms]

anyways, yah, shooting without an arrow actually stresses, and can shatter the bow, not the string

Ah. I knew it was something.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah the instructions said not to dry fire the bow which I only done once in the shop to test out the draw power of the bow. I've had a few practice draws with no arrow but I release it slowly and don't "fire" it.

 

[Luckymoose]

you're not a man unless you've built one with your own hands using things you found in the woods and killed a deer with it.

I made one by hand with a guy I use to hunt with when I was a kid. We had bamboo arrows and used it to shoot a opossum. Does that count?

 

[Shekwan]

You're not a man unless you combine your skills at archery with a claymore and go into battle with them. Bonus point if you capture a 20 Germans using only your claymore.

 

[holy king]

You're not a man unless you combine your skills at archery with a claymore and go into battle with them. Bonus point if you capture a 20 Germans using only your claymore.

yeah, but without a world war at hand my version is valid.

 

[Shekwan]

Ah come on. Start a damn world war. You call yourself a man?!