What Archery-Related Rabbit Hole Are You Into This Offseason?

[jonesn3]

What rabbit holes are people going down this offseason? I’m curious what guy/gals are doing to improve and any lessons learned?

Nothing too major for me this year. I’m sticking with the same arrow setup, and last year I spent a lot of time with the Garmin chronograph. What I am doing this offseason, though, is messing with different sight configurations (eg. less pins, 3 or 4, and smaller pins for longer yardages), tearing down my 5year old RevoltX down to the limbs and cleaning everything up, and trying different peeps for giggles.

 

[BoilerBowHunter]

While I’m confined to the basement I have tried out a new grip (side plates with tape) as well as refined my actual grip (how I hold the bow). I’ve also tinkered with some stabilizer setup angles.

Have also done some small things like add some grip tape to my release and bought a bigger knob for it (thumb release) which I really like.

Hope to hit the ground running once it warms up a bit and I can shoot outside more regularly.

 

[jonesn3]

I feel ya about looking forward to shooting outside more often soon. Shooting in the garage in my scenario and papertuning a ton gets old when that’s all you have time for…

 

[jonesn3]

I’ve also tinkered with some stabilizer setup angles.

What bar lengths, weights, and angles are you liking?

 

[Solowhunter]

Targets are getting patched. I've got a Delta McKenzie buck out there that I just cant bring myself to throw away, a can of spray foam does wonders! I went back to the Scott "Solus" index finger release due to a pulled something in my forearm that the Stan Onnex "C" seems to irritate?

Aside of that the ole Hoyt is still getting more attention than the wife!

 

[Sbird2019]

Really forcing myself to be diligent on pulling through the shot with no additional pressure applies to the release to command the shot

 

[hugshe]

I'm jumping down the stabilizer rabbit hole. I used to just run a simple 6" bee stinger in the front, but now I've ordered a new front bar and a mount for a rear for the 6", testing to follow. Also picking up a new broadhead target and trying to get out and shoot some 3D. Built some new arrows, testing new broadheads as well.

 

[jonesn3]

I’ll admit I’m texting out stabilizers too. Was using a 12” bee stinger with 4oz on front. Last off season I did like shooting a back bar, but overall it was heavy. Looking into lighter options. Thinking a 10” front, 8” back might be the sweet spot. Overall, I do like a longer front but still on the fence about using a back bar for hunting

 

[desertdwellerdyl]

Transitioning to the Carter Like Mike II release and controlled shooting/trusting the float (my previous release was a Little Goose that had a stripped tension adjustment).

Overall, more DIY work on my bow. I started re-fletching my own arrows w/ an ez fletch but am looking to get into a vice & then a mod saw when I move into my new house in a few weeks. Also, build up one of those DIY paper tuners. My shop is a 40 minute drive one-way and even though they do great work, it sucks driving all that way for small things like d-loop replacement, center serving, re-fletching, or nock replacement

I may toy with fletchings, just been shooting max stealths. The Iron Will ones look solid.

 

[deadend88]

blank bailing. everything else just gets me in in trouble with the wife

 

[BuckRut]

Built a bow vise with some angle iron and a ball head that I never use and in the process of building a press at the moment.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Teaching myself to use trick pin, and trying to pick out decent bows for my sons to get started.

 

[Beendare]

I laughed when I saw your thread title....I think I've been down just about every rabbit hole in archery; 80# bows, heavy arrows, tweaking my fletching choice and orientation to death, probably 30 different BH's, skinny shafts, 5mm and 6mm, collars- and I'm sure I'm missing 20 more.

Now I shoot my recurve for some stuff....and my Reduced weight compound for some hunts. I don't get wrapped up in the minutia....though I will always continue to BH tuning and get my arrows perfectly straight.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I’ve shot the same arrow set up with good success the past 4 years…. So I’m changing that of course

 

[silasbowhunter]

My plan is to tear my RX1 ultra apart and cerakote it to satisfy the itch of buying a new bow
I’d really like to test a few lighter arrows. I’m currently around 485gr and would like to try a 460ish
Going to test about 5 different hinges and then pick a thumb to match it and leave that alone.


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[wapitibob]

None. Been down all of them, mostly back in the 70's. Now I just shoot.