off to fling some arrows for the weekend.. (now with pics)

well here is some of my pics.. it was indeed a great time.. we all had a blast..

archery golf is always a lot of fun, this year, i only got through a half a round before i had to take my old dog back to camp.. she was not liking all of the heat and start thistle's..

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the little dude.. shot a couple rounds with everyone else, and did really well..

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our camp, for the 3rd year in a row, underneath a big bay tree.. it is probably the best spot to camp out of the chosen area's.. thanks to my father in law (Gearman79) and his friend Michael..

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Stingray kicked som major butt this weekend... way to go man..

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Stingray's wife Kathryn.. she's a natural..

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my father in law (Gearman) and Michael..

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more to come..
 
morning coffee..

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ML woods knife..

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a really cool "par 3" shot..

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what a lucky guy i am... i love my family..

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both my boys brought home trophies.. my oldest took 3rd. in the youth longbow class and my little dude took 1st. in the cub primitive class...

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i surprised my older son with a bad a$$ new quiver from our friend Andy a.k.a. Yewman.. check out his smile..

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thanks for looking..

cheers..

Mike and co..
 
mtnfolk mike said:
right on Nick... great pics man...:thumbup: it was indeed a great time.. we love that shoot..

sorry for being such a crab at times.. having a bum knee and hiking up and down all those hills in the heat, really took it out of me..:(

i'll try and get my pics up tonight some time..:) i got some good ones..
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Wow -- it's been a year already?! I remember enjoying your lost pictures from the event what seemed like a couple of months ago... Time do fly.

Thanks for more good pictures of the woods and shooting some sweet bows. I particularly like the kilt -- dunno if I'd have the nerve to wear one, though.

I haven't shot my bow for a long time, and this makes me itch to get out there and try it again.
 
That does look like an awesome time! Archery is definitely something I'd like to explore. Thanks for sharing guys. Mike your young'uns sure are sprouting.
 
My wife got me a nice take down bow from 3 rivers archery last yr for my Birthday and I love the Bow. Im left handed. Anyway its 50lb draw weight and after using it for a day or so, my right arm and wrist became so sore I could not use the bow for about 2 months. I dont know why that happend. Its my first bow and I have never really used a bow before. Im wondering if the 50lbs was to much, If so, I wonder since it was a take down bow, if I could order a lesser weight limbs. Great pics bye the way.
 
many thanks for all of the comments once again folks..:)


Wildone39 said:
My wife got me a nice take down bow from 3 rivers archery last yr for my Birthday and I love the Bow. Im left handed. Anyway its 50lb draw weight and after using it for a day or so, my right arm and wrist became so sore I could not use the bow for about 2 months. I dont know why that happend. Its my first bow and I have never really used a bow before. Im wondering if the 50lbs was to much, If so, I wonder since it was a take down bow, if I could order a lesser weight limbs. Great pics bye the way.
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wildone-- sorry to hear about your arm and wrist.. it very well could be that the bow was just abit too heavy to start off with.. usually you don't want a bow more than 40-45#'s... it is very important in the early/begining stages or shooting trad. bows, that you allow your body to get to used to shooting and build muscle memory... devoloping a solid anchor point is key.. the anchor point is where u bring the arrow/string back to your face, it should be the same spot every time... most folks tend to over-bow themselves right away...

you might want to try and see if you can get some lighter limbs for the bow, to match the riser..

cheers.. Mike
 
mtnfolk mike said:
many thanks for all of the comments once again folks..:)




wildone-- sorry to hear about your arm and wrist.. it very well could be that the bow was just abit too heavy to start off with.. usually you don't want a bow more than 40-45#'s... it is very important in the early/begining stages or shooting trad. bows, that you allow your body to get to used to shooting and build muscle memory... devoloping a solid anchor point is key.. the anchor point is where u bring the arrow/string back to your face, it should be the same spot every time... most folks tend to over-bow themselves right away...

you might want to try and see if you can get some lighter limbs for the bow, to match the riser..

cheers.. Mike
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Thanks Mike, Im gonna do that. I think Im gonna call 3 rivers archery and see if they can sell me some lighter weight limbs and build my arms up. Its just to much pull for me at 50lbs. I hate to admit that, but its true. the reason I got the bow that I got is because I'm left handed and its hard to find a left handed bow that is not over priced. My bow is a really nice bow, it just needs lighter limbs. I kind of wished I hadn't bought a take down though. Oh well.
 
I'd echo Mike's comments. Remember, no matter how big/strong you are, drawing a bow uses muscles that you don't use for anything else in your daily life or the gym.

Also, you are better to be under bowed when you start, so you develop proper form. No shame in starting light, some guys even start as light as 30lbs.

Lastly, you can use your bow as a work out tool. Draw it a few times everymorning(don't dryfire) like you would lift weights. But, it's still advisable to shoot with a lighter draw, so you can perfect your form.

My first bow was 40lbs. and I made it work, but honestly, I probably could have started even lighter.
 
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