Looking to get into trad - looking for advice

[Blurry1]

If you’re in NYC there is bound to be a club of sorts shooting Olympic style archery. I would start there if it’s accessible. Even if you buy a cheap Samic sage you’re bound to find people who will share little titbits of coaching advice and maybe let you try their bows. Very common for these guys to shoot multiple disciplines even if just for fun. As for bows I agree with most above. Expect your first bow not to be your last. You will find you really want to shoot a ilf or a classic Bear etc once you find what you really like.

 

[retrieverman]

I started into traditional archery in January shooting 30# off the shelf using gap, and though it seemed impossible to figure out at the time, it’s definitely not.

I don’t have the benefit of an archery shop, so I’ve had to figure a lot of things out for myself. There’s a ton of resources online, and my suggestion is to watch Utubes by Jeff Phillips/Instinctive Addiction and Clay Hayes. There’s other to that I can’t think of off the top of my head.

I get the opportunity to practice a lot and am trying to shorten the learning curve to be ready for a bear hunt in October.

 

[streamguy]

The black hunter reccomendation was a good one. I've started a number of folks with used black hunters. It's easy to step up in weight when ur ready, or switch btwn recurve and longbow limbs. I would get a quality string from any of the reliable sources, the ones they come with aren't great. I've seen them accommodate a 29-30" draw. You can spend a little more and get a black hunter at a us shop. Big Jim sells a version, they come with good strings and Big Jim's service and backing. Hard to go wrong there.
Getting to one of the big shoots where there's lots of used bows and u can try on numerous manufacturers is fun. It's pretty easy to get started with something solid and reasonably priced.

 

[manitou1]

The black hunter reccomendation was a good one. I've started a number of folks with used black hunters. It's easy to step up in weight when ur ready, or switch btwn recurve and longbow limbs. I would get a quality string from any of the reliable sources, the ones they come with aren't great. I've seen them accommodate a 29-30" draw. You can spend a little more and get a black hunter at a us shop. Big Jim sells a version, they come with good strings and Big Jim's service and backing. Hard to go wrong there.
Getting to one of the big shoots where there's lots of used bows and u can try on numerous manufacturers is fun. It's pretty easy to get started with something solid and reasonably priced.

It’s addicting!