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  1. StevoNilo

    Arrow spine conundrum

    Here's a good one if you're bored. My wife and I have shot, in total for 55 years. Lots of experience, both trainers, shoot regular Landesmeisterschaft and Deutschemeisterschaften here in Germany. In Flint, 3D and Fita Target. We set up our own kit. Have done since year dot. Now.. my wife...
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    Gillo G1 Recurve format

    Hi, I thought I'd just post my experience with the Gillo G1 as a recurve. 99.9% of people who know this bow think of it as a barebow. It is a very sucessful barebow riser. It has endless ways to weight the riser. Compared to my ATFX which I use for Fita rounds, the G1 is heavier. I'll use the G1...
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    Sight pin way over right.

    My partners recurve bow is well tuned. The arrow comes out very nicely. All bare shaft tests are sweet. The whole set up is bang on. String is centre with limbs. No warped limbs. Long rod is square. Arrow length is 26.5" and the pile is just left of the string. Bare shafts at 18m through to 50m...
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    wheelchair users in Competitions

    Hi, Just wanted to ask if wheelchair users can directly compete with able bodied archers in proper competitions? I dont use a wheelchair but how is this arranged in competitions? I do know there are 3 classifications for wheelchair users depending on their disability. If you know anything...
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    Coaching Compounders

    Hi, I have 3 decades shooting experience with recurve and I enjoy sharing my knowledge with newbie shooters in my club. However there are a couple of compounders that I would like to help too. Even if it's just observing them, are the principles of recurve similar to compound? Thanks
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    Is Compound real Archery..?

    Hi, Just wanted to throw it out there. I know it could be a delicate subject and I guess it may of been discussed before. I must stress I have nothing against the Compound world. In hunting situations I guess they are much more practical. They are compact and have flat trajectories. Any bow...
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    bow arm elbow..

    Hi, What is the most common tendon/muscle injury that effects the bow arm elbow? I've never had this myself but I am just interested. Is it a form of tennis elbow? Or a tendonitis? What would cause it? Thanks S.
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    Competition and the mind..

    Hi, My wife and I are back at archery after a 4 year break. I love competition and often compete against myself. My wife doesn't like the stress of producing good scores for team shoots. It's a shame because she's a gifted archer. I'm not sure how I deal with competition myself but I wondered...
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    Bare shaft tuning

    Some time ago I remember someone doing bare shaft tuning, and they were wrapping some electrical tape around the back end of the bare shaft. The tape was equivalent to the weight of three fletchings. Is this correct? Everything I have read and learned has been just bare shafts without any tape...
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    ILF limbs..

    Hi all, As most of you know there is a little forward and back play with the ILF limb. Side to side play is the bad one as it effects string alignment. However I have trawled a few threads on here relating to the ILF limb and there is an accepted bit of forward and back play prior to the bow...
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    Comparable UK classifications in Germany..

    Hi, Just wanted to know if there were any type of Archer classifications in Germany? In the UK you have 1st class, 2nd class 3rd class, Bowman etc.. How about Germany? Does anyone know this? Also what is the main Recurve indoor round they shoot in Germany? I know its 18m, but I have seen...
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    Giga string maker in Germany?

    Hi, Does anyone know who makes bowstrings from the Giga material in Germany? Does anyone know the main Giga string website? We used to live in the UK and I got them from a UK archery supplier that I have forgotten. thanks in advance.
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    German Online archery equipment supplier

    Hi does anyone know if a good Germany based online archery equipment supplier? Thanks Stephen Kann mir jemand einen guten deutschen Online-Bogenschie?en-Anbieter erz?hlen? Vielen Dank.
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    Score recording on AI

    Hi, I haven't used this forum for a while and im sure there was a place I could enter my own personal scores in a table somewhere here. It gave you a ranking and showed average scores etc. Was it this site? Please jog my memory. Thanks.
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    Trigger finger implications

    Hi, Just recently I've developed Trigger Finger. Its a tendon condition which means that one or more fingers refuse to open on their own from a fist position. Its effected my little finger and slightly in my middle finger on my string hand. I didn't get this injury from Archery, just over work...
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    Do WinWin APECS Limbs need a tiller setting?

    Hi, just wanted to hear back from any recurve shooters as to what tiller they have set on their WinWin limbs. I have a zero tiller.. and have been shooting very well indeed.. just recently shot a PB for a Portsmouth (568) so I am over the moon. But an experienced archer said I have some limb...
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    Ideal string length ?

    Hi, Is there an ideal string length..? Is there a reference table..? I know these new fancy Hoyt bows have special treatment but how about the middle ordinary range recurves ? I was told that if a string has slightly more turns it can be beneficial but how does that work ? I have a 68" bow...
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    Is walk back tuning still viable ?

    Hi, Is walk back tuning still a useful way to tune a recurve ? I thought it was an out of date way of tuning.. not sure where I heard that but can anyone update me ? S..
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    Easton arrow charts

    Hi, If my arrow length is 29 1/2" (nock groove to shaft end before point) which column do I look down.. is it the 29" or the 30" ? For years I have been shooting 3-28 ACC's and 520 ACE's with 100grn points .. and they seem fine and reactive to the button pressure adjustments.. Stevo..
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    Noisy Bare Bow..

    Hi, I am using my recurve as a bare bow now.. I have added some legal weight to the riser and all is ok BUT it still sounds noisy.. Is this normal as the full recurve stabilizer's weight come up to just above a kilo.. so in theory if I add about a kilo onto the riser it will quieten down.. ...
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