Post by Decatur on Dec 12, 2005 18:37:27 GMT -5
I'm thinking of changing over from a Compound to a Traditional bow.
What are the advantages? What's so special about it?
Ah! One of my favorite things to do is outfit compound guys with traditional gear when the bug hits them! I used to shoot Compound myself.
Think of the times you may have had a shot but couldn't take it because the time needed for "target acquisition" allowed the critter to walk away? Those are some of the traditional shots we enjoy.
I certainly don't fault anyone for their choice of hunting weapon - the bottom line, in my opinion, being: do you have the time to practice and become proficient with a traditional bow? If not, then a well-tuned compound is the way to go. If you shoot fingers, you're halfway there anyway. I just can't compare the reward of hitting the mark by my own unassisted skill.
I hang with a bunch of good Traditional shooters and we often leave the Compound guys scratching their heads as we stack arrow after arrow in the 10-ring at unknown distances. That's archery to me, and we welcome you aboard with open arms!
Figure that the muscle energy spent in a traditional shot equals about three times the energy used in a compound shot (because of let-off), AND that you can get three shots off in the same time it takes to execute one good compound shot. This equates to NINE times the energy spent with a traditional bow to a compound for a given time at the firing line. My 51# longbow shoots a heavy arrow at 190fps. Some of the recurves we offer exceed 200fps with a good hunting weight shaft. Some of us shoot carbons and graphites off recurves to the tune of 210 - 219fps.
Depending on your budget and degree of commitment, there are, of course, many choices. If spending a little dough is no problem - and you're the kind of guy or gal like me who likes to have "nice stuff" - I'd recommend one of the Navajo takedown bows. You can interchange recurve and longbow limbs on the same riser. Translation: enjoy comfortable lower poundage practice with the benefits of a longbow (smoothness and stability), and, throw on the higher poundage recurve limbs to go in the woods with. Using the same riser for both keeps things consistent. Very cool setup. Please see our Longbows and Recurves pages for many more choices.
If you want to try it out in a more "affordable" price range, a good bow can be had for between $200 - $500. If "one bow" is the way for you to go, I'd boil it all down to a recurve that will give you your desired poundage @ 29". A longbow will run typically a little more for a good one.
I hunt with wooden arrows because they are quieter to shoot, and if you get clumsy in the woods, they sound like a stick instead of a pipe! Tends to not scare off game as quickly. The choice of arrow materials also gives a level of personal satisfaction, whether it's wood, aluminum, carbon, or graphite.
So, in a nutshell..."Why Traditional?"...It's personal to each archer, but to me it's the reward of my own accomplishment!
taken from:
www.oldbow.com/archery_questions.htm
What are the advantages? What's so special about it?
Ah! One of my favorite things to do is outfit compound guys with traditional gear when the bug hits them! I used to shoot Compound myself.
Think of the times you may have had a shot but couldn't take it because the time needed for "target acquisition" allowed the critter to walk away? Those are some of the traditional shots we enjoy.
I certainly don't fault anyone for their choice of hunting weapon - the bottom line, in my opinion, being: do you have the time to practice and become proficient with a traditional bow? If not, then a well-tuned compound is the way to go. If you shoot fingers, you're halfway there anyway. I just can't compare the reward of hitting the mark by my own unassisted skill.
I hang with a bunch of good Traditional shooters and we often leave the Compound guys scratching their heads as we stack arrow after arrow in the 10-ring at unknown distances. That's archery to me, and we welcome you aboard with open arms!
Figure that the muscle energy spent in a traditional shot equals about three times the energy used in a compound shot (because of let-off), AND that you can get three shots off in the same time it takes to execute one good compound shot. This equates to NINE times the energy spent with a traditional bow to a compound for a given time at the firing line. My 51# longbow shoots a heavy arrow at 190fps. Some of the recurves we offer exceed 200fps with a good hunting weight shaft. Some of us shoot carbons and graphites off recurves to the tune of 210 - 219fps.
Depending on your budget and degree of commitment, there are, of course, many choices. If spending a little dough is no problem - and you're the kind of guy or gal like me who likes to have "nice stuff" - I'd recommend one of the Navajo takedown bows. You can interchange recurve and longbow limbs on the same riser. Translation: enjoy comfortable lower poundage practice with the benefits of a longbow (smoothness and stability), and, throw on the higher poundage recurve limbs to go in the woods with. Using the same riser for both keeps things consistent. Very cool setup. Please see our Longbows and Recurves pages for many more choices.
If you want to try it out in a more "affordable" price range, a good bow can be had for between $200 - $500. If "one bow" is the way for you to go, I'd boil it all down to a recurve that will give you your desired poundage @ 29". A longbow will run typically a little more for a good one.
I hunt with wooden arrows because they are quieter to shoot, and if you get clumsy in the woods, they sound like a stick instead of a pipe! Tends to not scare off game as quickly. The choice of arrow materials also gives a level of personal satisfaction, whether it's wood, aluminum, carbon, or graphite.
So, in a nutshell..."Why Traditional?"...It's personal to each archer, but to me it's the reward of my own accomplishment!
taken from:
www.oldbow.com/archery_questions.htm
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