blakey
Active member
That's an interesting point about string walking. I've never tried it. I suppose to get greater elevation you would lower your nocking point. So then if you found what nocking point would get you POA on 80yds, you could tie it off there. Then you could change from split-finger to 3 under for the shorter distances. I'm intrigued enough to have a play around with it. I've tried face-walking and don't like it, because I found changing the anchor position caused inconsistencies in form. Probably just me of course. String walking would put the bow out of tune slightly. I don't know how much that would affect anything? With a recurve with limb bolts I suppose one could compensate by tightening the bottom limb? But with trad bow? I suppose you could try a tip protector on 1 limb to slow that one down? Interesting stuff. CheersBest way is to look at the rules. Target archery (GNAS) will classify trad as barebow, so allows string and face walking. So at 70m just change your drawing reference point. Field GNAS you have to stay with one finger and one drawing reference though the whole shoot. Not a problem as max distance for trad is 55m (I think). GNAS big game 70 yards, national animal 55 metres. NFAS again is one reference point in all "instinctive" classes and its pot luck on the distances. Until competition organisers recognise trad as a separate class, take advantage of the rules.