Originally Posted by
TFOX
It took me 3-4 years with this guy to get him convinced enough to make some changes.He has always killed deer,and nice deer I might add.He is the guy that buys an ebay bow a week or 2 before season and calls me to get it setup(after his last ebay bow that had bent limb pockets and a cracked limb,he quit that).He changes bows about every year but won't buy a top end bow.It wasn't untill last year that I convinced him he need atleast a 30" draw.He usually just shot whatever draw length the bow had that he bought that year.
He about crapped when I told him AFTER he shot my bow that the bow I recommended to him was just like mine except a magnesium riser and a little shorter.(Turbohawk)
I usually don't advise 30" shooters to shoot bows this short but he always shoots really short bows and does pretty well with them.Plus I knew he wasn't going to go for a high end priced bow.
It is one thing to know what you are talking about,it is something else to convince someone they "need" to make changes,
especially if they have been killing deer.
I hear that. My father still shoots an early-mid 90's high country supreme at almost 80#'s. Shoots a huge overdraw/tm hunter setup, with super short old epic 400's and doesnt bh tune
Just shoots it right before season to make sure he can still hit a pie plate lol. Kills deer every year, and has since he bought the bow in the 90's. Its never had a different set of strings, nor has it ever been "tuned". Whats bad is he hasnt wounded a deer with a bow in a long time(couldnt recall how many years) b/c he limits himself to his actual capability. He WILL NOT shoot over 25yards at all. Ive had 15 bows or so all the while hes had the same setup
I believe thats the difference between a bowhunter, and an archer... To each his own I guess... I cant really say much to him b/c up until last year he had killed more deer per season with a bow than me lol but ive been able to outshoot him for a few years. And that imo, is the difference between my 9years of bowhunting experience, and his xx(not even sure, but its enough haha).