LB I left the compound world about 15 years ago. Practiced a lot. And the first time I drew back on a deer with a stickbow I totally lost it... "Where's the pin??!!"
To simplify, let's say a bow gains 2 pounds for every inch it's drawn. At 28 inches it's 50#. At 27" it would be 48#, 26"-46#,...29"-52#. Then from 29 to 30 inches it jumps 4#. That's stack. There are a lot of genius/physicists that can explain it better. There's a guy, Blackie ?, that tests...
As I'm reaching anchor, I like a bow that feels like it could keep right on going. As a famous bowyer once told me, "If your bow is telling you to stop pulling, you probably oughta listen!"
I have a really nice old Browning Cobra 50" that I can shoot good, until I take it up in a treestand. I...
Zeus, I've been watching this thread, you guys are doing a great job, I am very impressed. Have you ever seen the antler tips some bowyers do? Don't get me wrong, yours looks perfect, I just have a soft spot for em I guess. Adds a real nice classy look, maybe on your next one...can't wait to see...
I'm going to elk hunt with my trusty old Black Widow SA that I bought used, (They're PSA's now, the P standing for Precision, CNC machined). Some people look down their noses at 'em, "plywood bows", there's a reason plywood is strong... this thing has laminations running every which way, I...
Thanks for the welcome Brothers, I'm probably not the best teacher, but I can certainly express my opinions on Trad archery. As far as opinions go, I'm really not a wolf hater. Like everybody I know, I think that wolves, the animals themselves, are kinda cool. I do hate just about everything...
I used to cowboy for a rancher in the Little Belts back in the mid/late '70s and there was this pretty little stream that flowed into the Smith where I killed my first bear, Tenderfoot Creek.
Do most of my hunting with a recurve, sometimes a longbow, (I would kill a wolf with anything...