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To you fellows who might want to get into traditional archery, I would say that you should consider the following:
1. Get a decent bow, preferably from someone who knows you are beginning and can set you up with something suitable to your size and strength. (The bow doesn't have to be expensive or new, but messing with junk is discouraging.)
2. Don't overbow yourself. I would say your first bow should be around 15 lbs less than what you shoot with a compound. Your draw length will probably be 1-2 inches shorter than your compound draw length, so keep that in mind.
3. For some help to get me off and running I got the book, Instinctive Archery Insights by Jay Kidwell. It is an excellent book and it will get you to some proficiency in short order. Costs about $12 or so and worth every penny.
4. Ask questions. Usually trad people will fall all over themselves to help you. And you will have questions.
5. When you get to making wood arrows remember: gasket lacquer with a dip tube, high shield feathers and fletching tape. Oh, I'll probably get slammed for this but Wensel Woodsman broadheads are easy to sharpen, fly absolutely straight and cause more destruction than you could imagine.

Hope this might help.

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All I know is "Wheels?...Wheels?... We don't need no stinkin' Wheels!" Sorry Bogart. Dick

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I hear ya Carl, about the best we can expect to do control it I'm thinking. Oh well, part of the tremendous challenge for many of us I guess.

Hey Dick: Hehehe!!

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Many thanks Buck Magnet. The guy who introduced me to traditional archery is a diehard wheelbow man & one of the most stand up guys I know. He prefers compounds and that is fine. If it weren't for him I don't know if I would have tried. He loaned me a recurve to check out and gave me Fred Asbell's "Instinctive Shooting". If you still have an interest, I highly recommend that book as a great place to start.

I am kind of like Floxter. I started with a compound then switched a little over a year later. I was curious, wondered if I would like it & wound up loving it. Been 5 years shooting traditional.

Whether your bow has wheels or simply notched tips, the man behind it still has to know how to use it effectively. I have witnessed the those who can and those who can't in both camps.

Bleassings to you BM! You are welcome at our campfire anytime!



YBIC,
Dave ><>

Matt 6:33,34/Rev 3:20

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Trad bows are light simple and less complicated. I find it more appealing to hunt this as it is more of challenge to to count the hairs on the nose of a big old whitetail buck. Tis the reason I elected to hunt with a archery equipment. as per rifle you can make a kill 400 yards away. no sporting chance. since this extended this to me I elected the recurve here still needed to get closer to the query. who know may make next choice with speer really be traditional hunter working my way back to the club. (nah may be not that extreme but I do love thew thrill and challenge of being up close to the deer.

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Clicker?!? I could have a lot of fun with you guys at a 3D dhoot if I had one of those old "Cracker Jacks" toy clickers! Reminds me of the old guy I used to hunt quail with in Florida. If you were out-shooting him that day, he carried one of the old wooden matchboxes with a few BBs in it and about the time you were ready to shoot, he'd shake it really fast. Sounded just like a Timber Rattler.....needless to say I missed a lot for awhile after that.