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  1. modernlongbow

    Archery & Parkinson's Disease

    For months I have suspected that there was something going on besides Apalutamide and its side effects. I am quite comfortable with the dual diagnosis. My cancer is incurable, but manageable. The sooner I'm on L'dopa the better. Eric Walker used to bisect the tremor and score well. I hope...
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    Shooting a 30# Kazama recurve

    In an attempt to prolong my life, the oncologists are giving me both barrels : Lupron injections and Apalutamide orally, at the minimum therapeutic dose. The latter's function is to plug the testosterone receptors. It was interfering with my shooting until I started taking it after I had shot...
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    2401 Burnside Rd., Victoria, B.C., is lost and gone forever

    The axe that the Victoria Bowmen have been dreading fell at last. Bureaucratic inertia can last only so long. We've been bullied off the field by B.C.Transit, a senior Crown corporation. Our last shoot was August 15. Those of us who have keys to the containers where the butts were kept, and...
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    Modifying a folding music stand base to make a bow stand

    The base of a folding music stand can be modified just by cutting a notch for the catch to fall into, 1/2" above the original, so that the base now stands flat. An unused arrow can be inserted up the hollow shaft of the base, and the bow now hangs by the string.
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    6' hickory stave into a longbow

    Grayvn have taken over Rudderbows, with no perceptible loss of quality. I ordered a floor tillered hickory stave, and they were good enough to ship it within a week. It arrived a week later. Now the fun begins! I glued a 1" X 3" half round in the geometric centre to serve as a handle, and...
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    Hardwood Dowels as Shafts

    It occurred to me that I needed to investigate the availability of ash dowels, since I had posted a while ago about 23/64". Nope, NLA. Neither the ash, nor the 23/64 diameter. I had to settle for 3/8" in a 4' length at Home Depot. Now, I don't shoot a warbow anymore, and I no longer draw...
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    What do EV drivers and the Victoria Bowmen have in common?

    They suffer range anxiety. The outdoor range at 2401 Burnside Rd. is closed until further notice. We thought we would be allowed to shoot there until Groundhog Day at least. It seems the latest round of restrictions affect outdoor shoots as well. At least my back yard allows me to shoot...
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    Update on our field status

    Bureaucratic inertia being what it is, we shall not have to move from 2401 Burnside Rd., Victoria before year's end. I have two sparkler arrow salutes in mind: the first is tonight, and the second is New Years' Eve
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    Sacrificing range for accuracy . . .

    My first choice, the Victory V Tac23 shafts, was unavailable in the 480 spine I wanted. Second choice, Easton Superdrive 23, also unavailable. Gulp, third choice, Gold Tip Nine.3 Max Pro with a 250 spine. Now, a 250 spine is all very well for a compound bow, but I shoot a flatbow. I know...
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    Are the quarters THAT cramped at Victory Archery?

    My order of 1 dozen V TAC23 shafts has been stalled by the global pandemic. Production will start on May 4th. (Star Wars Day) May the Fourth be with them. Yeth, I always lithp when it cometh to thaying that date.
  11. modernlongbow

    After 4 years recovering, drawing 50# again!

    I was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer in 2015. The kindly old gal at the Prostate Centre said, " We're going to turn you into an old woman." She was right. The treatment involved chemical castration and radiation. I'm very grateful to the sex offenders in Australian prisons who...
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    Old sniper trick : use the tall finger on the trigger.

    My grandfather was a horse soldier, and among the secrets he imparted to his son, my father, was which finger to use on the trigger. Our primate brain knows where the index finger is pointed, even in the dark. This makes it perfect for target acquisition, but not dispatch. Perhaps that's...
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