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    Archers Advantage vs manufacturer spine charts

    I'm going to a tournament where I want to use my secondary set of Arrows (Carbon Express Medallion Pro 710, 25" carbon, 120gn points) rather than my Protours as I only have 9 of them left and the chance of hitting arrows is quite high - shared targets at 55/45/35m. The Protours shoot and group...
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    Dismantling a Tasco spotting scope

    I have a 20-60x80 Tasco scope which has developed a rattle, which I soon discovered was caused by a loose screw rolling around inside the body. While the eyepiece does screw off, it doesn't give access to the main body cavity. Bought via Amazon US and shipped to me (in New Zealand) by a...
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    Analysis of "poor" arrows

    I've been plotting my arrows for my indoor training sessions and I thought I'd combine everything on one face to see if there were any interesting patterns. I plotted all my arrows which landed outside the recurve 10-ring on a 40cm face for the last six sessions, and noticed that these arrows...
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    Wanted Right hand Sure-Loc Recurve Sight

    Wanted: ideally a Quest-X Sure-loc recurve sight, but older/similar models of Sure-loc would also be OK. Would need to be willing to ship to New Zealand. Thanks :)
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    Training & Goals logbook?

    Hi, I want to track my goals and training a little better. I'd like to be able to record my goals (long term, medium term), plan training sessions ahead of time (what I plan to work on) and also record what I did and how it went. I guess it doesn't need to be an "archery" log book as such...
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    Arrows too stiff?

    When the bow is *relaxed* and the sring is lined up with the centre of the bow, then the tip of the arrow should be pointing just to the right of the string for a left-hand bow. Don't use the long-rod to line anything up. Also if you tell us your poundage on the fingers, arrow length (as...
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    Why is the end serving on a compound string so long?

    I've recently started making strings for my compound (Hoyt PCE 37"). I noticed with my old string that the ends were served way, way past the cams - the total serving length is about 39cm. Now, you only need approximately 20cm to hook onto the cam and then wind around it before the string...
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    Point weight for Protours

    I recently upgraded my set of Carbon Express Medallion Pro 720s to a set of Protours. I've not done much fine-tuning with the old arrows but I'd like to get as much as I can about the new ones. I did a quick walk-back to check my centre shot, which was fine and seems to be consistent between...
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    Show us a picture of your range/club

    We have threads for bow bling, how about one for pictures of your range/club? I've only shot in a little tiny corner of the world so I'd love to see what's on offer in different parts of the world. To kick things off, this is my club in New Zealand :) We have an outdoor range which holds...
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    Club compound bow for people to try

    Our club is considering buying a compound bow for teens and adults who have finished their beginner course (which is taught on a recurve) to try. Recurve shooters are pretty well catered for with second hand equipment to try at the club and of course they were taught on a basic recurve...
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    What happened to the "gay archery" thread?

    Although I suspect the thread had the potential to explode into something bad, there's a quite valid question in general about being an inclusive sport. My club (admittedly not in the UK, but in a city of NZ which has 75-80% people of European descent and a significant proportion of uni-aged...
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    [COMPOUND] Damper on the riser?

    I've got a Hoyt pro comp elite with airshox. I've got a Shrewd long-rod and a side rod mounted on the lower rear mount, with weights but no rubber dampers. Purely from a sound point of view, is there anything I can do to dull the noise down (or change quite a sharp noise into more of a dull...
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    Fletching clearance - indoor arrows with compound

    I'm newly set up for the (southern hemisphere) winter, with some X23s, Easton 4" Diamond vanes and my Hoyt Pro Comp Elite. I'm getting a long streak of fletching contact on the right-hand side of the riser window (RH bow) which travels the entire length of the window through the plunger/rest...
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    Arrow falling off wire rest (recurve)

    Can anyone suggest some things to try to figure out why an arrow might be falling off a rest about 10% of the time? It's coming off at/after coming through the clicker, sometimes moving enough to touch the bow hand. it's an Olympic Recurve bow, about 35#, Carbon One arrows, glove rather than...
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    [COMPOUND] Anyone tried Shrewd Stabilisers?

    My dealer sent me a set of Shrewd stabs to try out - I'd never heard of the brand but they're carried by one of the big online stores in the US, and what little I can find on the web seems to be positive. Diameter looks similar to a Doinker fatty (yet to measure) and they come with quite a nice...
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    Peep dropping during expansion

    I found a lot of threads about the opposite problem (dot holding/dropping) but not this one. I'm just after some ideas for what to look out for when I next practice to try and work out what's going on. I'm finding that after I settle on the gold and line everything up, and then start...
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    [Horsebow] New bow - thinking about arrows & gloves

    I bought myself a Flagella Dei Scythian horse bow, just for fun (I usually shoot compound). Quite pleased with it so far - as I expected the finish is a little rough in places, but for the price I'm content! I borrowed some 29" 1916 XX75s and fletched them with 3" feathers. I hadn't quite...
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    [Horsebow] New bow, thinking about arrows and gloves

    Sorry - there was a bit of logging in and out and I posted this twice by accident. Mods, feel free to delete.
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    Fletching indoor arrows with feathers

    I've ordered some 4" right-wing feathers to fletch some indoor carbon arrows with. They'll be going onto wraps. Usually I fletch with no offset, and use a gel superglue. Can I just do the same with feathers or is there something special I should do? I also read that it doesn't matter if you...
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    World Cup Antalya - Women's Compound Team match

    Anyone been watching the Youtube coverage? Check out Maia Marcen's anchor - the commentary notes that she's using her left eye to aim (RH archer). Compound Women Team Gold - Antalya - Archery World Cup 2013 - YouTube
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