wheeljem
New member
Good morning everyone,
I took up archery about 4 months ago using a second hand wooden recurve from border archery (I guess of 70's or 80's vintage) shooting barebow (my understanding of this is that I can use no artifical pullers, no sites, etc.) although I do use easton 1914 arrows whereas I believe that for competition I would have to use wooden arrows.
Anyway, my question is, how much difference does the bow make. I can understand that a more powerful bow gives you a flatter trajectory but does the quality of the bow make that much difference. I love the bow I have as a piece of art but I'm interested to know given that I hope to compete this summer.
Before you say it, I know it's more about ability and practice. To give you an idea of where I'm at, I shoot a 4" spread at c.15m and a 9" spread at 35m. When I get beyond 35m the neighbours are in danger so more practice is needed!
Thanks
wheeljem
I took up archery about 4 months ago using a second hand wooden recurve from border archery (I guess of 70's or 80's vintage) shooting barebow (my understanding of this is that I can use no artifical pullers, no sites, etc.) although I do use easton 1914 arrows whereas I believe that for competition I would have to use wooden arrows.
Anyway, my question is, how much difference does the bow make. I can understand that a more powerful bow gives you a flatter trajectory but does the quality of the bow make that much difference. I love the bow I have as a piece of art but I'm interested to know given that I hope to compete this summer.
Before you say it, I know it's more about ability and practice. To give you an idea of where I'm at, I shoot a 4" spread at c.15m and a 9" spread at 35m. When I get beyond 35m the neighbours are in danger so more practice is needed!
Thanks
wheeljem