What's up, folks. Just signed into this forum. Been shooting traditional since '74, recently got a beautiful Bighorn longbow at 55 lbs. I laid out 1000 bucks to have it custombuilt, but what is absolutely killing me is that I blew out my "common extensor tendon" and brachialis muscle in the gym about two years ago. So now I have a sort of tennis elbow, which I think happened because I'm also into salt water flyrod. It's slowly getting better, so I hope maybe I'll get out there again. I've taken up hunting with a .22 in the meantime, but miss the quietness. Western CT
doesn't have a lot of deer anyway, unlike the Hudson valley and Catskills
of NY where I'm from, and where they are everywhere.
I made up some cedars in 55 lbs. awhile ago, and they're beautiful, and shoot fairly ok, (not tapered) but the tails wag a bit. I noticed this bow is a lot more less "centershot" than my ancient kit longbow, a Bingham (back when they sold unfinished completed bows for 40.00!!!) The bingham is klunky but shoots pretty well...
Anyway, I think I have to DROP my spine DOWN 5 lbs. , and maybe go to
a tapered shaft? I think my field points are at 125. I think I need less spine, right? forgive me, I'm a bit foggy. It's been awhile
A guy in Minnesota, "The footed Shaft" sells some nice shafts etc. Anyway, I know I have to spend many hours tuning my new bow, and I'm well used to that, just curious if there are any guys out there with this same bow... It's the "Ram Hunter". I am also trying to get used to having a flemish string, and twisting to tune it etc. Right now I could probably take a deer ok with it, but the tail wag bothers me. The arrrow wags just once, then straightens out in flight. I am assuming, of course, broadheads would compound the problem. I have some which are close to the Howard Hill two blade type
I hate getting old. Don't ever blow out this elbow tendon! Man it hurts like hell. for weeks, everything from shoe tying to car ignition was excruciating
!!!
Anyway, hope you all had a great season, thanks for any input.