The shaft and jig aren’t matched up yet. You’ll have to play with the shaft and clamp and keep adjusting until the feather lays nice and flat. No big deal. Then start gluing
To help with any handshock you feel try shooting the longbow with a bent elbow and that will make it better. It is very important to shoot a heavy arrow too. Any noise will be totally eliminated with a heavy arrow
I was trying to find my setup in regards to the Great Northern adapter so I can take a picture but can’t find it. Get a 16 to 24 ounce plastic hard bottle with a cap. Fill your bottle with expanding foam. Find a bolt that fits the threads to the GN adapter. You epoxy your bolt to the cap. Drill...
I shoot mostly cedar and spruce, my feathers are usually 5-5.5 in a shield or pope/young cut. Three feathers and most traditional archery shops carry them. I prefer Trueflight feathers.
Being around dogs all my life there is nothing better then a pumice stone for cleaning hair up. Ive had a gray one for years and still works great. Amazon has all types this is just one example
https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Fur-Lint-Remover-Furniture/dp/B07F18TB1Y?th=1
Hard to find too. Not mine
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One of our local sporting goods stores had these on sale years ago and I tried them out as a early season lite pant. After five years I finally got another pair. These pants surprised me as to the amount of Missouri briar they withstood without tearing or fabric pulling out. Lightweight and cool...
Judo points won’t snake under grass as much as a field tip and they come in glue on and screw in. Get Zwickey points and stay away from the China made junk. https://lancasterarchery.com/products/zwickey-judo-unloseable-miracle-point-glue-on-135gr
Stumps and leaves, branches. Whatever gets your attention. The stumps have to be old dead wood otherwise you will break arrows. Judo points work the best and most traditional archers carry one or two in their quiver.
I shoot mostly cedar and spruce arrows, some aluminum and have always shot 5” feathers. Shields are my favorite. Last year I started using these PY cut
After you’ve shot traditional for awhile you will see that one bow is not enough. I shoot recurves and longbows, I have my hunting bows and backyard bows. I’ve gone back and forth as to what I like to hunt with and almost every year I take out a bow that hasn’t been out in awhile.
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