anyone here do archery?

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This one´s definitely on my list - a horsebow too - but I own and shoot already three bows.

I shoot Olympic recurve bow fpr 15 yeras now - and am quite good at it - 30 cm or better circle at 70 meters.

I own a Hoyt Striker Compound bow for fun but found out I develop "target panic" if I shoot it too often - it is too precise with scope, sight and all the stuff - however at 60 lbs with speed-cams it is a fast and powerful device.

And then I bought a longbow last year - a Sky Trophy longbow 70" 70 lbs and kind of my new love - however it is a different style of shooting, quick and instinctive and not as contemplative as recurve-target-shooting...

Never went hunting with one of my bows, as it is forbidden in Germany (hunting with guns only) - but there are some archery clubs that travel to Hungary or other countries to go hunting.

I like my three bows - but the heart is still with the Olympic recurve - a Hoyt Matrix since this summer and a German manufactuerd bow (OK -Archery) untill last July. However it is awfully expensive...

Andreas
 
Daniel Koster said:
anybody watch the archery shooting segment of the American Shooter show?
Fun stuff w/ a trad bow.
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I enjoyed that show, and thought the archery component was one of the best. He could hit some amazing shots.

I'd recommend, if you are new to the sport, go to an archery range and play with what they have to offer there. Go a few times and see what style of bow speaks to you. And talk to them, they'll all have plenty of good ideas and suggestions.

Horse bows are fantastic, small, light, and powerful. Just be careful as there seems to be a lot of them out there made out of inferior materials, but still selling for the same price as the real ones.

Here's another link. I've never done business with the company, but they seem to be doing it right.

http://www.sevenmeadowsarchery.com/

Best of luck to you.

~ B

ps. I'd also recommend learning on a light draw weight - 25 - 40lbs. Get your form down first, then move on to power. Otherwise you'll blow your shoulder out and never learn to hit with consistency.
 
Nasty said:
I have an ancient Bear Grizzly with a simple set of post/bead with a peep woven into the string. It shoots extremely well and the occasional deer doesn't know that I am not using traditional equipment (although I'd like to).
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Some of those old Bear bows can go for a real bundle. There are quite a few collectors here in Michigan.
 
wow. thanks for all the great tips and links, guys. I'm gonna look around more for information, although I definately am going to get one of those traditional bows or something like it if I ever do.

Anyway, thinking about it again. I would probably do archery for target shooting and mastering form and technique plus all the fun and sportlike qualities. Was thinking shotgun, but since I don't yet own my own place, my folks would flip and I don't think I quite respect and appreciate guns enough to be able to handle owning one.
 
An absolute minimum of moving parts. Sectional density much like a telephone pole and no fancy schmancy sighting systems or lazer rangefinders. Hunting ranges are quite similar to trad bows and they sure draw attention when wobbling their way down range.
Because of them(your expert opinion my differ from mine) Megafauna on the North American Continent became extinct 11,000 years ago.
They are sure to get you 'cool' status anywhere you go in public with them.
 
Kismet said:
One forumite from Eastern Europe was a devotee of Horseback Archery. Neat Stuff.

Amazing stuff. I can't find his name or the link soooo.....

Here's a link of sorts:

http://steppenreiter.de/horseback_archery.htm
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I know the guy from www.steppenreiter.de he had some valuable explanations and ideas for my work about the Huns and the Roman Empire. It is amazing, what these modern horseback-warriors can do - I saw a video of their "master Lajos Kassai - and he is a miracle...

The bows on horsebows.com are made by Kassai and they are good and very well made. Maybe you can get them cheaper by ordering from Europe (Idid not check the prices)

Andreas
 
it is forbidden in Germany
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I think you mean "illegal."

LOL. I hear that forbidden stuff in Japan too.

Because of them(your expert opinion my differ from mine) Megafauna on the North American Continent became extinct 11,000 years ago.
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Atlatls AND natural global warming, probably. (and an unhealthy diet of cheeseburgers and fries)

mastering form and technique
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that is the very heart of Kyudo.

If anybody wants to try a mounted archery video game:
http://www.blibs.com/rytrix/flash/yabusame.html
 
I am from Eastern Europe (not from Hungary though). I got very nice Yew longbow from another forumite Hawkwind recently. It is excellent 80# warbow medieval english style. I love traditional bows and intuitive shooting. We cannot hunt with bows here in Czech Rep. but it is still lot of fun shooting arrows the traditional way.

May I recommend excellent tlilogy about traditional bows and arrows "The Traditional Bowyer's Bible"? Packed with useful info about all kinds of bows. It is written mostly by US authors and it is well related to American conditions. Flatbows, bowhunting, Native American bows and stuff like that on focus.

Link to the thread about my bow and some Hawkwind's links:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328636&highlight=Hawkwind

I am sure Hawk will chime in as soon as he spots this thread. He is really mad about traditional bows and pretty good bowmaker too.

cosco
 
I approached it the way I do most things, the hard way. I bought a Martin compound and got pretty good with it, read the books, shot every week, got coaching from the guy at the archery shop. After a while I got bored and sold the rig and bought a takedown recurve. It is so much lighter and more interesting to shoot that there is no comparison. It is kind of weird, my first arrow is almost always near where I want it, but I can't keep it up with the recurve like I could with the compound. On a good night I could put 6 arrows in a space ths size of my fist with the compound and sights. With the recurve, it is like the more I shoot, the more I think, and the group opens up.

If I wanted a bow to harvest deer, I'd go back to a compound, but for fun shooting I love my recurve.
 
very interesting observation, RonS....
 
DannyinJapan said:
I think you mean "illegal."

LOL. I hear that forbidden stuff in Japan too.
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Yep - that was it :) Sorry I am not into these subtle differentiations - and "forbidden" just sounds like the German "verboten" which is a very common word over here ... :rolleyes:

Andreas
 
Oh btw - have a look :

http://www.intlhorsearchery.org/

There are some interesting photos and I hear that somewhere in the www there is a forum for horsebackarchers - found only this one
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/HorseArchery/

and some good infos here:
http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/

cosco - where in the Czech-Republic do you and Hawkwind come from (- pm if you do not want to post it here)
I am from northern Bavaria - not really far from the Czech border, Cheb or Marianske lazne are in close reach (I was raised 20 km from Cheb on the Bavarian side of the border).

edit: - sorry did not see you gave the city of prague in your profile

funny how many khukuri-fans do archery isn´t it?

Andreas


Andreas
 
Pan Tau said:
funny how many khukuri-fans do archery isn´t it?


Andreas
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One does need to have a good range weapon at hand. Be it guns, or bows, or shurikens, boomerangs?, there are (and I hope I am not banned for saying it) some things a khuk just won't do. :(
 
Yes, yes, archery is good.
I need to let her nock my arrow.
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