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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
EVERY COMPOUND ARCHER NEEDS THESE ACCESSORIES
Sights are the one piece of gear you focus on every time you draw your bow. You can make an old bow feel new again by upgrading your sights. If you’ve bought a new bow, don’t skimp on your sight.
Many options are available in multi- and single-pin options. Multi-pin sights come in three-, five- or seven-pin options, and are ideal for keeping your setup simple and foolproof. Sight in each pin for a different yardage – usually 10 yards per pin – and you’ll be ready to shoot. Single-pin “slider” sights are more precise because they let archers dial the pin to the exact yardage and then hold where they want to hit.
A quality release-aid promotes consistent shots and tighter groups. Choose between a handheld thumb-button release or a wrist-strap trigger-finger release. Handheld thumb releases help some archers cure target panic, a psychological problem that prevents archers from holding their sight-pin on target. Wrist-strap releases remain strapped to your wrist, which helps you execute quick shots.
To decide which model is right for you, make sure you understand the pros and cons of each model, and that you’re comfortable using it. If you choose a wrist-strap release, consider a model that secures with a buckle strap. The buckle ensures your release attaches to your wrist at the same location each time.
Your shooting preferences dictate the best arrow rest for you. If you often take long-range shots, buy a drop-away rest. When properly tuned, drop-away rests hold your arrow in a consistent position at full draw, and drop away from it almost instantly when you release. That ensures your rest won’t affect the shot.
If you don’t shoot long distances and simply want a quality rest that secures your arrow in place, look for a biscuit-style rest. These affordable rests deliver tack-driving accuracy for shots out to 40 yards.
A sight, rescued from a bow I handed down nearly 20 years ago, is probably the most poignant reminder that things have changed.
A single brass sight pin, screwed into a plate and souped up with a touch of white paint on the end, comprises the entirety of the pre-fiber-optic sight. While I can look at a few of the recurves in my office and get nostalgic about how things have changed and how technologically advanced we have become, I don't feel the same about the sight for some reason.
Truth be told, I love seeing the latest wave of bow accessories that wash upon the archery industry each January at the ATA Trade Show, because I know each year I'll find a few that will help me shoot better.
Not everything that hits the market is a winner, just as not every product I look at fondly in its new packaging ends up impressing me in the field. The opposite happens often enough to make me somewhat hypersensitive to buying into any hype until I've actually hunted a season with something.
I had a quiver attachment snap clean off while bow hunting backcountry mule deer a few years ago, and several sights that didn't make the cut through in-the-field breakdowns.
Last season, in the days leading up to a spot-and-stalk antelope excursion, my setup suddenly decided that it didn't want to shoot broadheads accurately. This is an old-school problem that I don't run into very often anymore, and as I filed through a litany of mechanical and fixed-blade heads to try to find a suitable option, I realized that I was frantically searching for a Band-Aid to cover a bigger problem.
That problem, I later figured out, stemmed from the rest. More specifically, the bar that attaches the launcher to the main body of the rest had bent ever so slightly, which means it was nearly invisible to the naked eye, but off just enough to seriously alter my arrow flight.
If you are setting up a new-for-2014 bow, or just looking to increase the accuracy of your older bow, there are some promising-looking accessories available.
Although making tough shots is ultimately up to the space between your ears, it doesn't hurt to facilitate the process by using the best equipment out there. That may mean a bow outfitted with the latest accessories designed to increase accuracy, cut shot noise, and perform better in the field, is something we should all consider.
can a compound bow kill a human
So, recently i've had an urge to go out and buy a longbow, so i did. It's a 54" bow with a 36# (pounds) pull. I've been practicing with it, and i'm finding that i'm quite good with it, almost natural.
With all the stuff around me hitting the fan, I was thinking, in a post-apocalyptic world (like after an EMP or something), would a bow like this be good enough to kill someone? I'm not arguing if there will be a post-apocalyptic world, just hypothetically. The reasoning for a bow as a weapon is because things like guns would be useless after a year or two without an incoming source of ammunition. Plus they are very noisy. I doubt most people have a silencer or a sniper rifle, atleast not in my area. And with bows, i could just go into the woods to find decent sticks to mold them into arrows.
So would a bow like the one i have be a good enough defense against a cannibal trying to kill me and steal my food, assuming i have the high ground? I watched some videos of people hunting game with bows and one of the thing i noticed is that the arrow doesn't go very deep, only a few centimeters at most (but still kills them). Would this be a problem against a human?
I'm all about the bows although I dont know much about them. If your worried about penetration just buy a better bow with more kick to it or a crossbow for that matter. Then again will an arrow penetrate a bullet proof vest? Idk. Either way bows are relatively silent and have advantages when it comes to making or retrieving ammunition. I don't think I'd rely only on a bow for self defense though. I would say use the bow for hunting, buy a gun n save the ammo for close encounters with cannibals
can any compound bow be used for bowfishing
With turkey seasons in the rearview, I've began dusting off bowfishing rigs. We own four setups dedicated specifically to bowfishing: a 40-pound shorty which wifey uses while wading (she's short and the bottom limb of longer bows sometimes contacts water while up to her armpits in mud); a longer 45-pound bow she shoots from our boat; and two 50-pound outfits, one each in right- and left-hand. I'm completely ambidextrous, but prefer bowfishing right-handed because I've shot that way since age 8 (although I bowhunt big game with recurves left handed . . . and right-handed with compounds). About 40 to 50 pounds really is all I find necessary for Idaho carp, though I shot scads of them as a kid with a 30-pound longbow.
Every one of our bowfishing rigs is a recurve. The last time I used a compound seriously for carp -- 2001 -- was the summer prior to my Florida alligator hunt with Lewis Clanton, shooting an 85-pound finger bow with tritium pin and slotted (for break-away buoy) AMS Retriever Reel. I wanted to make sure I arrived completely prepared for that much-anticipated hunt. By summer's end I was calling and hitting carp in the eye(s) 50 percent of the time. That September I made a very long shot on a 12-foot, 6 and 1/2-inch, 600-pound gator -- a trophy of a lifetime.
I have to admit, a modern compound-based bowfishing rig can be hellishly deadly.
Although some use sights and rests on their bowfishing rigs, Meitin prefers to shoot instinctively.
That said, garden-variety bowfishing is typically a close-range deal (your arrow is attached to a limited supply of line, after all) with visibility often limited by water turbidity and featuring targets that, more often than not, are moving or outright fleeing (making shoot-from-the-hip shots common). On any given day on the water you'll draw and let down 256 times (exactly) without actually shooting. You detect a glint or swirl of mud or fanning fin, but by the time your brain receives the order and you tug to anchor, that apparition has dissolved or skedaddled. Dealing with the lumpy-bumpy let-off of a modern compound bow becomes exhausting. And it's not very conducive to moving shots. But that's just me.
Many archers remain steadfastly dedicated to compounds for bowfishing. Many of them even use sights and release aids -- which I just can't imagine. There would be a definite advantage in clear, deep water, sneaking up on stationary targets sunning on the surface and requiring longer-than-average shots, but in reality these are relatively rare instances, and an accomplished instinctive shooter will still pull these shots off most of the time.
Back in the late 1970s, when I started bowfishing, we used compounds all the time. Those, however, were the days of smooth-drawing, squishy-walled round wheels and 30 to 50 percent let-off. There are now several modern compounds designed specifically for bowfishing owning smooth-drawing, no-draw-stop cam systems, like models from Alpine, AMS and InnerLoc, as examples. Now if they would just make them long enough for comfortable finger shooting. . .
Where Is The Riser In Compound Bow
A key factor in being able to select the right bow for the type of shooting or bow hunting you’ll be doing is having a proper understanding of what all the bow’s various pieces are and how they work. In the following article we will break down the many components that work in harmony to make modern compound bows the smoothest, fastest and most efficient arrow shooting machines ever developed.
Riser
Most modern compound bow risers are made from aluminum, although some are now made of light weight carbon fiber.
The bow’s riser is the “middle” portion of the bow which contains the grip and is attached to the bow’s limbs. Most compound bow risers are made from aluminum and are either forged or machined. The generally feature a multitude of cut-outs that serve to reduce the bow’s overall weight while still maintaining their strength. In recent years several bow manufacturers have developed compound bows with carbon fiber risers which are said to be stronger than aluminum risers while being extremely light weight and warm to the touch.
Many bow accessories are attached directly to the riser including sights, arrow rests, quivers, wrist slings, stabilizers and more. All mounting holes on a bow riser are universal size and placement, which ensures you can use virtually any accessory on any bow. The riser is truly the foundation of what is known as the modern compound bow.
A bow’s limbs are connected to the riser and to the bow’s cam system. The limbs flex when the bow is drawn in order to help store energy which is then passed to the arrow upon release. Most modern bow limbs are constructed of fiberglass or other composite materials with some being one solid piece and others consisting of several layers of various materials laminated together.
Some bow manufacturers use a single, solid limb design while others utilize split limbs. While solid limbs tend to be more prone to failure (cracking, splintering or breaking) some critics of split limbs say they are prone to warping or wearing differently thus affecting arrow flight and accuracy.
Most of today’s hunting bows feature “parallel” limb designs rather than the traditional d-shaped bows of years gone by. The advantage of the parallel limb design is that each limb bends in an opposite direction and helps to offset noise and vibration during and after the shot.
There are two major types of cam systems found on compound bows; dual cams and single cams. A dual cam bow utilizes two eccentric cams which are identical to one another on either end of the bow. In most modern dual cam systems these cams are directly connected to one another via two cables. Connecting, or slaving, the cams to one another ensures they are less likely to go out of time and thus be more reliable and consistent. This particular dual cam system is referred to as a “binary” cam. While there are a variety of small differences between the manufacturers the basics of the dual cam system remain the same no matter who puts their name on it.
Single cam systems use a single, large cam on the bottom limb and an idler wheel on the top. The single cam feeds the string off the track as the bow is draw, while a single power cable that runs from the single cam to the top limb compresses the limbs to store energy. Many people believe to their simple nature and lack of timing issues that single cam bows are easier to tune and shoot than dual cam systems. Although like most things in archery this is simply a personal preference.
Can We Use Compound Bow In Australia
This is not legal advice.
Please check your own state or territory for current weapons laws.
Currently and to the best to our knowledge there is no law in any state or territory to prohibit buying, posting, owning or using a compound bow or recurve/ longbow in Australia. This means that there is not even an age limit for the purchaser (although you must be over 18 to purchase items on some online portals such as eBay). That being said, there are still laws governing the transportation of weapons and the carrying of weapons in most states. For example, any adult can buy and own a knife but there are still limitations on carrying a knife in a public place like the shopping mall or on the train or even in your own private car. If a knife was used criminally then there would be charges relating to the use of the knife even though possession of the knife is legal eg. armed robbery.
In the same say if you were using your archery set in your own back or even front yard and a neighbors property or person was damaged then this would obviously still be an offense even though the use of the equipment may not be prohibited. In the same way that using a tennis racket to damage or injure property or persons is still an offense and in its use could still constitute a deadly weapon.
No license is required (as far as we are aware) to use your archery set to hunt animals, for example. There are laws, of course, about what animals can be hunted and where they can be hunted and the humane treatment of even feral animals, but no laws at this stage relate to limitations to using some kind of archery set be it a compound bow or longbow/ recurve bow for the use of hunting. This means that you are allowed to hunt (usually just feral) animals on private property given permission by the land owner and even on government land and reserves so long as you arrange the correct documentation and permits.
Stockard Channing and The Cast of APOLOGIA Take Their Opening Night Bows
Direct from London, Alexi Kaye Campbell's biting play Apologia makes its New York debut with Stockard Channing in a powerhouse performance as a woman facing the repercussions of her past. Apologia is a passionate, human and humorous clash of generations and beliefs-a lively look at yesterday's rebels living in today's reality.
Apologia officially opened last night. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the cast's opening night curtain call below!
In addition to Stockard Channing as "Kristin", the cast features Hugh Dancyas "Peter" and "Simon," Megalyn Echikunwoke as "Claire," Talene Monahon as "Trudi," and John Tillinger as "Hugh."
You do not mess with Kristin Miller. In the 1960s, she was a radical activist and political protester. Now a celebrated art historian, the publication of her memoir threatens to split her family apart. But Kristin has never been one to shy away from a fight.
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