Bow question???

[swab1985]

Ok... I think I'm giving up on the crossbow, atleast for now;)

I now got my sights set on a new fred bear recurve. I'm going semi-traditional here boys. Question is, can I still use a realease without damaging the line? I lose a lot of arrow speed when shooting with just my fingers. Any suggestions for a good recurve from anyone who actually hunts with one?

Ground hunting with a recurve for next year;)

[Offshore Custom Tackle]

Swab,
I started with a fred Bear recurve take down bow 25 years ago. I shot instinctive with fingers. I was so good with it that i would take it to pheasant farms and shoot pheasant and rabbits with it. I loved that bow.

I then took it a step further and shot a J.D. Berry long bow. Shot it the same way. I got so good with it that I could shoot a baseball out of the air when lobbed up. I did shoot alot of deer with it, But I was better shooting targets with it (I think Antlers messed up my consentration).

I would not shoot with a release if your going to shoot instinctive. Infact if you do want to shoot instictive, I can help with proper form. Let me know.


SwabOk... I think I'm giving up on the crossbow, atleast for now;)

I now got my sights set on a new fred bear recurve. I'm going semi-traditional here boys. Question is, can I still use a realease without damaging the line? I lose a lot of arrow speed when shooting with just my fingers. Any suggestions for a good recurve from anyone who actually hunts with one?

Ground hunting with a recurve for next year;)

[S0uthernrebel78]

i also was thinking about a recurve as i have a ton of old bear broad heads and just was offered to have a custom recurve built for me at just cost of materials

[Bird Boy]

i don't know maybe because im young but if you use a release your going to have a hard time with holding it steady because you have to remember there is no let off with recurves and longbows. i have a recurve and it shoots pretty fast without the release. watch an episode of the best and the worst of tred barta on versus channel.:rolleyes:

[swab1985]

Swab,
I started with a fred Bear recurve take down bow 25 years ago. I shot instinctive with fingers. I was so good with it that i would take it to pheasant farms and shoot pheasant and rabbits with it. I loved that bow.

I then took it a step further and shot a J.D. Berry long bow. Shot it the same way. I got so good with it that I could shoot a baseball out of the air when lobbed up. I did shoot alot of deer with it, But I was better shooting targets with it (I think Antlers messed up my consentration).

I would not shoot with a release if your going to shoot instinctive. Infact if you do want to shoot instictive, I can help with proper form. Let me know.


Swab

Yeah, help would be nice... I'm not big into the bow, yet;)... Everyone wants to cry about how easy it is to kill with a crossbow, I figured I would challenge myself and go old school, I work better under pressure:D Show all those compound hunters what Its really like to Archery hunt.

I still wanna purchase a crossbow, I just dont know whats gonna happen with it yet. As of now you cant purchase them In jersey:confused:

Im def. gonna need help with my form. Like I said before, I lose alot arrow speed when shooting without a release. I dont know if its my brain and fingers not working in sync of each other or what it is:huh:

Do you reccomend a different bow string? Like the high speed ones? Ive heard of people breaking limbs on their bows they move so fast

[swab1985]

i don't know maybe because im young but if you use a release your going to have a hard time with holding it steady because you have to remember there is no let off with recurves and longbows. i have a recurve and it shoots pretty fast without the release. watch an episode of the best and the worst of tred barta on versus channel.:rolleyes:


I've had a recurve my whole life. I havent shot it in years, but I remember being able to shoot it faster and more accurate with a realease than without one

[tpjankowski]

You are putting to much worry about your arrow speed. Remember the purpose of the old school ways are just that. Do them like us old guys did in the past. I dont think you should mix old with the new although there are some better means of getting some speed back and that would be to shoot carbon arrows. What you may lose with shooting with your fingers you will gain back with these arrows. I dont hunt with a recurve now but cut my teeth with one and managed to kill a few deer with them. My last recurve was an Owen Jefferies take down. Good luck and be ready to do alot of practice.

[swab1985]

Oh, I'm ready to practice. Unfortunatley I'm a over ambitious person. One with way too many expensive hobbies. I will go to any length to get good at what I want to do. I'll practice every day in gear all summer to become a good shot, unless I'm out tuna fishing, just about everything takes a backseat to that.

[swab1985]

So out of all the guys on here crying about tradition and crossbows, none of them hunt a traditonal bow??? Odd:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[the Apache]

It's not a matter of speed, consistent accuracy is what you strive for not matter what you shoot. If you decide on a recurve, you must make the commitment to practice on a regular basis that means all year. This will give you the confidence to make the shot, no sights, range finders etc.
Remember you can't eat baseballs.

[IronSpirit]

You are better off shooting with your fingers...the bears are OK but I've heard the fit and finish isn't what it used to be. You'll spend a little more buying a Martin, but they are much more nicely made. Best new recurve for the money is the Quinn Stallion IMO...priced around $250, they shoot very fast and flat. Best advice I think is don't overbow yourself! 40-50 lbs is plenty and you probably won't develop good form shooting a heavier bow.