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    draw v poundage

    evening all, I currently shoot a 50# bow at 28, and I am shooting distance at the minute. I would like a slightly flatter shot( not enough clouds to aim at) which would be better going up a few pounds in draw or having a longer draw , say 50# at 30 as apposed to my 50 at 28. my thoughts are a...
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    pile cutter

    evening all, just for something different to do while in lockdown I decided to make some 3/8 horn nocked ash arrows. I have now finished the nocks and moving on to the piles but I am having trouble finding a cutter, would anyone be able to point me in the right direction, thanks
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    shooting indoors

    on sunday I shot my first indoor round this year. my glasses kept fogging and the feel of the draw on my face was a bit vague but at least I got to do some shooting! only allowed an hours slot but ok by me, I managed a Portsmouth and scored my average score so...
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    arrows

    evening all I have just got another bow, 58# at 30. its a bit wider than my boo backed 50# and as such I have to aim almost 4 feet to the right of the boss to hit it. I was using the same arrows as my 50 (full length 11/32 shafts 6 1/4 fletch 100grn piles and spinned at 40 ) would using a...
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    re-back a bow?

    evening, I have a rather tired old 45# bow with a fair bit of set. is it possible to give it back a bit of zip by re-backing it. I cant tell if the back has stretched or the belly crushed, but would a fairly thin veneer of bamboo or a couple of layers of silk give it a bit more without...
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    tillering

    evening all, a couple of weeks ago I managed to get a 2m length of hardwood to make a pyramid bow. I managed to work out how to join the 2 halves and cut them out ready to glue up with cascamite. a week later the glue hasnt arrived, I remembered a elb laminated stave I bought about 4 years ago...
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    padauk

    evening all, I am going to attempt to make another bow . my first attempts were at making longbows and they both broke. I am going to try making a pyramid style bow this time and I am able to get hold of a piece of padauk. is this timber suitable, I have read it can be brittle and shatter...
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    string

    evening all, my string on my bow is looking a bit worn and I want to replace it. I cannot find the invoice to tell me what type of string is on it. I know it has 14 strands, but that's it. the bow is 45# osage orange, any advice as to string material would be helpfull
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    insurance

    evening all. I am going to join a local longbow club. I am a member of archery gb, but the new club are not sure if the archery gb insurance will cover me as they are not a archery gb recognised club, could anyone please help....
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    records officer

    evening all, I am a member of a very small club. our rec officer who has done the job for many years wants to stop and I have been asked t do it. I had a quick descusion with him (no time) and he said its just filling n spread sheets? whatever the are , and giving people info on round...
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    arrows

    evening all, my daughter has a 18lb longbow which she has been trying to get the hang of for the last year on and off. the prob is she cant keep the arrow resting on her hand and it keeps slipping off. before she gets too frustrated I thought I would try her on a little recurve, I found a thing...
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    wrist pain

    I write left handed and shoot right handed, I swap constantly hands when using tools as my arm/hand tires. I have had for a while (years) a left wrist that wil swell p every now and then, doesn't hurt unless I hold it in a particular way. when shooting it is fine but can be painfull few...
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    which stave/branch

    afternoon all, I am just finishing knocking up a shave horse. trying to decide which branch to experiment on, I have some 6 foot hawthorn about 4" diameter (poss flat bow?) random unknowns of diameters ranging from 3 to 5" but not very straight and my most interesting bit, unknown wood...
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    the right axe t choose

    evening all, I am going to have a whack at my first bow. I have draw knives for doing the finer work but I want to rough out by hand. I have seen vids of a small hatchet being used, what style/ weight etc is suitable?
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    arrow weight

    a bit of a tricky one to answer I know but...I was at my club sunday and someone put out a target at 100yds. they were using a recurve. I thought I would have a pop, at max elevation I managed to get 1 to reach. I am thinking maybe my arrows are too heavy they come in at 34 grms . my bow is a...
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    training aid

    evening all, bit of an odd one. I have in my garage pulleys attached to the wall with weights =ing about 50# draw, never can get the enthusiasm to go out to use it. also got the rubber bands but they don't feel right. ? now my question is there any ort of bow I can just string and leave in the...
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    spine or not?

    hi all, this has prob been answered before but I cant find it, so apoligees. I understand that arrows fired from a non centre shot bow need to bend around the bow (spine) but I don't understand this in relation to centre shot bows, surely you would just need an arrow that will not bend at all...
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    to string or not..

    evening all, I am wondering how often people change their string. does poundage come into the equation, type of bow, how many arrows shot, just generally how long its been on the bow. apart from obvious fraying do you just get a 'feeling' its time to change it. or just change it regardless at...
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    non wooden arrows

    hi, my daughter has a 18# elb and I took it along to club for a young person to try. the arrows we were using were wood and the smallest lightest we could find and tended to limp to the boss at about 15 yrds. when we were trying it indoors at 20 yds we had to aim over the boss so a bit...
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    pocket archery ish

    evening all, I have been looking at catapults that can sling arrows, mostly for fishing. has anyone tried one for target use and are they any good for it. was wondering about using one as a bit of fun cool down without needing to pack extra bow
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