Newbie to traditional shooting
 

I have been converted. Have been a compound hunter for years but my friend finally got me to make the switch last week. I got a Black hawk yellowjacket 46#@28. I love shooting it. Hopefully by next year i will be proficient enough to hunt with one.

Congrats, and welcome to the sport! Hopefully you will be able to get good hands-on instruction. I believe most of us would have progressed much quicker and be much further along if we had.

If not, get good books/videos. The best video I know of is "Masters of the Barebow, Volume III". Rick McKinney's "The Simple Art of Winning" is supposed to be very good as far as books go.

Chad

Best of luck, It's a challenge but It's also a fun and exciting challenge!!

just have un and don't shoot your neighbor

I have always hunted trad, and got into compounds in the 90's - I hunt both ways - I guess I'm Bi-:s4:

Yikes!!! :poke:

Good times are in store, keep at it and you'll be hunting with before you know it! Welcome aboard!

No No No Nate, sell your new bow and take compound back up, this is to addicting, and no known cure for trad shooting.

Welcome to the club, take your time in learning.

I have hunted traditional since I was a kid and yes I picked up a compound for a little while. To me traditional is so much easier and for lack of better word more spiritual. I feel more at one with my surroundinds. I do not even hunt with my guns anymore.

Thanks everybody! I am now all set up. My friend and i went out and shot 3d with my longbow this weekend. I felt pretty good at 15 yards.