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    Brace height for flatbow

    Greetings..... For quite some time I've been shooting Recurve and reached the level of mediocre quite comfortably, but more importantly I enjoy it. Now I've decided to have a go at Flatbow having seen all my colleagues get up and running in a very short time while I spend time screwing bits...
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    Do arrows have an end of life date?

    Greetings..... I recently posted about a problem I was having with groups - or rather poor groups. I thought at the time it was down to my release and there is some truth in that since I can usually tell when a shot goes somewhere that I didn't intend. Just a few days ago I started to...
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    Arrows to the left, nose to the right!

    Greetings..... Usually I shoot Recurve outdoors at 30yds but now the bad weather has arrived we've moved indoors and down to 16yds - the best we can get in the hall. After adjusting my sites for the reduced distance I was getting some very good groups but couldn't help noticing that sometimes...
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    Fibre optic pin diameter

    I'm currently using a Decut Tawant sight pin which has a fibre optic road that's green or at least greenish. I'd like to try replacing the fibre optic pin with a red one but can't find one specifically for this sight pin. Can anyone tell me the diameter of the fibre optic cable for the Shibuya...
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    Glue for points in carbon shafts

    There seems to be so much choice of glue types that I'm not sure what I need to stick in a few points that have come out of my carbon shafts. Any advice would help. Thanks Colin
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    Arrow falling off rest - why?

    For some reason over the last few weeks something in my draw or whatever must have changed. Every so often when I get to the last few inches, the arrow will gently fall off the rest. I've had a word with the club instructor and he's given me some pointers but if anybody would care to add a...
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    Setting my sights higher.

    Greetings.... Well not really what you might expect from the title but my question is about the fact that for some reason or other I've had to move my sight pin higher up than it's previously been. I've just got back into archery after the winter break and for the last few weeks, shooting at...
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    Internet ordering in the World of Archery

    I guess many of you have had similar experiences with ordering stuff over the internet but this is the first problem I've run into in the World of Archery - and there's a clue there. I live on the Ilse of Skye and internet shopping is extremely useful. In the majority of cases delivery charges...
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    Advice on anchor point - I think.

    Greetings...... I seem to have reached a plateau in terms of my grouping. I've spent some time tuning my bow but now need to tune myself. I can get my arrows to fall within a 5-7cm spread horizontally - well except the odd rogue - but vertically they spread out quite a bit and the amount...
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    AGB Membership questions

    Greetings.... My local club is contemplating getting affiliated to AGB. This has raised some questions with a few of us about what this implies to us in terms of cost and type of membership. I sent some questions to AGB over a week ago about membership of AGB and our Regional Society. They...
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    String Maintenance

    I had a very wet and windy session at the club yesterday - it didn't start that way but got worse as time went on. I had a good clean and dry session once home but wondered what to do about the string. I wax it regularly but should I do anything more than hang it up to dry out. Colin
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    Archery GB afillation for new club

    Our club has been running for about a year now and is really just a loose collection of people who enjoy shooting different bow styles at targets. We've now been told by the organisers that they are going to apply for affiliation to Archery GB and that each of us will have to join as well...
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    Setting up pressure button and sight pins

    I'm still relatively new to archery but enjoying both the physical and technical challenges it presents. I started with a Cartel cheapy pressure button which came with a couple of springs and I just used the one that was already in it. I set up my centre shot and offset the arrow tip but...
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    Pros and cons of different Sight Pins

    Currently I'm using the sight pin that came with my SF Velocity Carbon sight. It's what I'd call the traditional sight pin in a square housing. But I see there are many different other types; Tunnels, fibre optic, cross hair, dot in the middle etc. Would anyone care to share experience of any...
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    Adjusting SF Elite Rest

    I'm just in the process of trying out an SF Elite Arrow rest. I've been using the Hoyt Super Plastic thingy and it works just fine but I like to try out other things just to gain experience in what works or doesn't and why. Why the SF Elite rest - well its all the pocket money the wife would...
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    Issue with the draw

    I've noticed recently that when I draw the bow, my sight mostly seems to come up to the right of the gold and I have to consciously move it slightly left to get it centred. I would prefer if possible to come up with the sight centred on the vertical. Any suggestions as to what I could do and...
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    Effect of using too stiff an arrow.

    I've been reading up on the Easton Arrow Chart what spine I would need for my bow. It indicates either a 750 or 630 spine but I've noticed some good deals on arrows which are ready made but are much stiffer than these e.g 340. What would the effect be of using an arrow that is stiffer than the...
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    What do different number of strands do to the string/bow performance?

    I notice that some strings are offered in a number of different strand configurations even for the same length? What difference would the number of strands make to the string/bow performance? Thxs
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    The importance of the pressure button

    I went shooting yesterday and the first two rounds were not good as all arrows were consistently landing to the left. Since I'd changed to a new tab I thought that it was due to me trying to find a new anchor point. It was only as I went into the third round that I realised that I hadn't...
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    How do magnetic arrow rests work?

    Just been looking at alternate arrow rests and I'm interested to know how those advertised as 'Magnetic' work. I saw one that was advertised as Stainless Steel and Magnetic - an interesting combination! Thxs
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