Who taught Ted?
 

I was reading the August issue of Deer & Deer Hunting magazine, and there's article in it by our ownuncle Ted, called "Tune It Down", referring to shooting a little less draw weight. There's a pic of him drawing his bow. I want to know where he learned how to griphis bow? That's sad! [:@]Any thoughts?

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Don't know who taught him, but he claims to have spent time with Fred Bear. He still shoots without sights right?

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Sometimes, I'm pretty sure that I've seen him use a single pin sight on a few occassions. He also cants his compound a lot while shooting.

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no comment

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Its easier to shoot thru the fence that way.;)

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lmao... very well played sir.

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I'm referring to the GRIP!!Not the canting.:eek:

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whats so bad about his grip. u can wrap ur fingers VERY LOOSELYaround the bow. if u try to choke the bow thats when u run into troublles

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i grip my bow just like that. closed handed but no pressure on the handle, b/c the only amount of grip pressure you reproduce every single time is no pressure

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If one cants a bow, then thats a fair grip. Your grip no matter if canted or vertical should be just like you holding your arm out naturally, just like he has it.

I have no problem with a canted grip like he has it. Its the way I shoot my straight grip longbow.

And yes, if you shoot feathers and fingers, you can cant a compound and shoot like he is doing. You have to get the arrow pushed away from the riser to be more centershot which you can do iwth a flipper and plunger or bowdoodle made for fingers.

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I like the nuge for the most part, but the article made him out to be a perfect shot which he is not. I've seen a few of his high fence kills that were bad shots. gut and neck shots are not exactly great shots.

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Your kidding drop. You never heard of one of the best rests in the business just 6 years ago? Every archer knows bodoodle. At least ones I know. They were hot until the drop aways came out, and went out of business.

http://www.bodoodle.org/mainpage.htm

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I guess that's why he can make such a perfect gut shot.

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If i had never made a bad shot in my life i might complain. But i have, so i won't! ;)

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When you've killed a 10th of the animals he has then you can critique his shooting style.

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Well I better head to my high fence and start poac.... I mean shoo.... I mean hunting then.

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So your trying to say that you know for fact that every animal he has killed is high fence?

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I fail to see the correlation of how he chooses to hunt to his shooting style? Please enlighten me...

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You don't have to shoot very well if they can only run to the other side of the pen.;)

I hope I was able to help.:D

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I really don't care how many animals he's killed. That grip is still wrong. There's a lot of new guys that might think since it's the "Nuge" holding the bow like that, it must bethe proper grip, which it isn't!I would hope you can see that. I know ofpoachers who have killed 10 times the number of deer that I have, but that doesn't make it right.;):D:D

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What works for Ted works for Ted. What works for me works for me! What works for you works for you! Everyone shoots different. If it works, stick with it!

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Iagree, but I was taught how to hold a bow properly. That's WHY it works for me. I like Ted, don't think otherwise. Don't you agree, not gripping the bow properly (too tight)can cause bow torque, causing inaccurate shooting?
How many times have you seen someone post a pic of their stance/form on here, and ask if it iscorrect? If it's not correct, they are told how and why it needs to be changed. This is so they learn the proper way in order to become a good archer.That's my point.;)

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ive seen him shoot a laser dot sight, or atleast advertise it

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Yes I agree with gripping to tight will cause bow torque. Sure people are internet coaching telling someone what works for them, thats why they get so many different answers and get even more confused because of this! To me good form is doing the same thing on every shot! If it works for you, and is accurate keep doing it! jmo

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Ted in my opinion although outspoken on a lot of issues he shouldnt open his mouth to is an incredible hunter and conservationist. He also has been doing it for a little longer than I have so I think I will try and not say any ill words towards the man that has taught me so much.

I do not think he cants the bow that much when he actually is taking a shot. I think he is posing a little in the picture there.

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Ok, so how is he supposed to hold a canted bow with out sights? Stick your hand out to your leftand make a fist. Thats the way thegrip should be. Genrally for most people, if you was to raise your thumb it would be 45 degrees. Doesn't have to do with nuge oranyone else.Proper grip techniques.

How do you hold a canted bow?

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No, I'm certain that not every animal he has ever killed has been in a high fence, how did you get that from what I said. I'm satisfied that the majority of the animals he takes now days are from out of his pen though, and as I have said before, that's not the kind of hunter I am.

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[quote]ORIGINAL: Double Creek


Sorry Double Creek, there is no correlation. I apologize if I have completly screwed up this discussion because I said something off topic. Or wait, oh I see....you were trying to argue what I said, I get it now, oh, well you got me on that one. Good Job!

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Man, I hope that ain't true. I have a hard time believing that. But who knows.

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If he cants the bow as a part of his regular shooting routine, then he would have to hold the bow with a tight grip, like he's doing,to keep from dropping the bow. Makes perfect sense. If this is the case with Teds shooting, then I owe him an apology. And to folks on here I say, my mistake. It isn't my first, and won't be my last!;)

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early in that was refreshing...you almost never see anyone admit they were wrong or show a little humility on these boards. As for the Nuge's shooting style I think part of the reason he shots canted is that he is imitating his hero fred bear. It does look funny when he does it with a compound though...oh well it works for him. As for him making bad shots I don't think he makes bad shots any more then any of the other guys you see on tv, or anyone that bowhunts for that matter. I do get annoyed when you see guys on tv make pretty marginal shots and then start high fiving the camera guy and acting like they just make a perfect hit, I can't recall the Nuge doing this (he very well might have) but its just a general pet peeve of mine