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  1. blakey

    [English Longbow] Shooting with a Pinch Grip

    This is made of osage orange. Arrow sits between the double nocks and is gripped with the bead. Cheers
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    [English Longbow] Shooting with a Pinch Grip

    I've been playing around with pinch grips recently. This is a grip that seems to be fairly prevalent amongst primitive archers. It's used a lot down here in New Guineau. Conventionally it wouldn't be thought to be much cop for ELB, because of the relatively higher draw weights. However it has a...
  3. blakey

    Shooting in Wind

    Got half way through a marked field today and the wind got up. And I mean bad, gusts up to 100kph, difficult to stand let alone aim. It made me start to wonder about safety and time issues. Arrows were coming off rests, everybody was letting down. In the end the only safe way to proceed seemed...
  4. blakey

    First Unmarked Field

    Well I shot my first unmarked field today, in the company of two Compounders. None of us had ever shot it before, and it took 4 hours. (That's an average of 10 mins an arrow!) lots of fiddling with sight tapes, sight settings and binos out for every shot. The single arrow walk ups were...
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    Stacking?

    I'm looking into getting a 23" riser (clearance issues in my garage!) and I've been checking out recommended draw lengths. I'd be using 66" limbs to clear the ceiling, so this would be a 64" set up. The draw length for this is supposedly 24-26". My drawlength is 28" (by the Easton method). So...
  6. blakey

    Shooting Outdoors Undercover

    We finally got rained on today, and our comp was abandoned. (Hasn't rained for months, driest Autumn on record). I tried to get us shooting from a line just under the clubhouse verandah. But in the end most went home. Just wondered what the go is back in the old dart. Can you shoot outdoors...
  7. blakey

    VAT on imported secondhand goods?

    This might seem a silly question, but do you guys have to pay vat on secondhand gear from abroad? Just occurred to me that I haven't a clue! :)
  8. blakey

    For Sale PSE X-Appeal RH black 25" riser

    PSE X-Appeal RH black 25" riser only. Very good condition, not a lot of use. 290 GBP incl p.p + ins. (Delivered by Australia Post).
  9. blakey

    'Rangefinders' for Compound

    I was down the club yesterday and bumped into a couple of Compounders sharing a doc off the internet about how to use your scope as a rangefinder for unmarked Field. Something about the diameter of the scope held onto the diameter of the ring of the gold. I was quite intrigued and was assured it...
  10. blakey

    Fitness for Archery

    I've been getting into a bit of a fitness regime, hoping to keep healthy and hopefully improve my scores. I'm thinking that weight exercises on the bow arm might help. Holding pint glasses doesn't seem to be doing much. Does anyone have any suggestions about appropriate exercises? I'm thinking...
  11. blakey

    Maximum Diameter of Shaft

    I've found some GNAS Field rules which says that for longbow there is no maximum limit for the diameter of a shaft ( wood of course). I just wondered if anyone has pursued this? It intrigues me, the possibilities I mean? Cheers :)
  12. blakey

    Field Championships

    Saw a post about the English Field Championships held in Cumbria, and wondered about the aiming systems allowed in ELB and AFB. Are you allowed bands and ground markers? Cheers :)
  13. blakey

    Arrow Spine Help

    Don't get too excited about Xmas yet. :) I haven't got anything at 75 lbs. I have one that might draw to the ear out to 60 lbs, and one that will go 85 lbs +. I'll PM you with details and pics. Cheers :) Belay that. I cannot seem to post pics on PM. 55 lbs @ 28". This should draw 60 + lbs if...
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    Compound Bow How to hold a Compound Bow

    i have a mate who's in a wheelchair. He has been getting left hand tears when paper tuning. He's getting a lot of advice from various people. My understanding is that you don't paper tune for compound? Assuming his rest is centred, I am thinking he might be torquing the bow. So I am wondering...
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    [English Longbow] Spine Charts for Longbow

    Because of another thread (about recurve spine) I've been thinking about the standards for spining ELB. If you shoot an arrow where draw length brings the point to the back of the bow, with no overhang, then what spine charts do you use? Am I right in thinking that ELB spine deflection is...
  16. blakey

    Spotters for Field

    Shot a Field course on the weekend, and struggled to see what I was doing on the long uns. So I thought I'd look into spotting aids. Wondered what the go is, monocular or binocular? And what people think is a good brand? Cheers. :)
  17. blakey

    Barebow Dampeners for Barebow

    Does anyone know what the ruling is for dampeners in barebow? I was thinking of FITA Field. I'm shooting a Vanquish at the mo with Mathews harmonics in the limb holes. Just wanted to know if it's legal? Cheers :)
  18. blakey

    Understanding Easton

    Looking at the Easton Target Charts again, after thinking about a post from Rik, and I see correct arrow length is nock to button plus one inch. My nock to button is 27", so my arrows should be 28"? But if the true length is 27", and I shoot arrows cut to 27", are the arrows going to behave any...
  19. blakey

    Shooting Short Arrows

    Just wondered what people thought about using short arrows. Years ago when shooting AA Longbow with low poundage due to shoulder injury I found I had to shoot the shortest possible arrow to get a point on at our longest distance. This meant an arrow cut to line up with the back of the bow. When...
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    Barebow Spine for barebow

    Just wondered what spine people were using for their stringwalking setup? I've just realised I've been shooting too weak. Do people go straight off the Easton charts? I'm finding for the short dustances I need to go up al least one, perhaps two spines? :)
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