compound bow how-to

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beezaur

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Hi all,

I just got a compound hunting bow, adjustable from 50-70#. I am learning to shoot easily enough, but all the parts and pieces are a bit overwhelming. I want to be able to assemble my own (modern type) arrows, make my own strings, etc., but I can't seem to find a good how-to source. I don't even know what kind of material makes good strings or the difference between nocks.

Where did those of you who shoot a bow learn the do-it-yourself aspects? Have any good references for a guy who's learning on his own?

Scott
 
beezaur, go to this Bowhunting site, register and go into the bowhunting forum. Some good and knowledgeable compound shooters there that can help with all your questions and recommend some places to get the materials and equipment that you'll need.
 
http://www.bowhunting.net/bobragsdale/ragsdale.html

This is another link full of useful information on compound bows.


Be warned, though, that a good compound bow like the one you have, is too powerful to be used with anything else than its proper sized aluminium or carbon arrows.

There is a lot of fine tuning to be done to your bow and arrows combination, but if you are interested in experimenting and making your own arrows, etc, then you should look into the wooden bows used in traditional archery.

Here is the link you need, the Do-it-yourself Archery Page:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/ragiwarmbear/diy/diy.html
 
Yes, I had heard about arrows catastrophically failing. I meant to say that I want to make my own arrows from components, do my own straightening, fletching, etc. to reduce cost.

Also, my bow is an Oneida, so lots of things are a little non-standard. I have to go to great efforts to get to a shop with experience that I can trust. Maybe this is a little trollish, but I have had better luck learning to do things myself than trusting the work to someone who merely *claims* they know what they are doing. I'd rather screw up my own bow than pay someone else to do it :)

Thanks for all the links. They are already very helpful.

Scott
 
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