Hello everyone,

Slowly sticking my foot in to bow hunting as an avid rifle hunter to get more use out of the seasons in FL.

Have shot 31-32in draw bows before and feel my draw will be somewhere in that area. Looking for something around $500-$800.

Any used (higher tier) bow or newer (mid tier) bow recommendations from the veterans here?

Would prefer a used older Hoyt/Matthews/PSE but have heard the newer bear stuff will kill deer fine.

Want to deer, rabbit, and squirrel hunt. I’m left eyed but right handed. But I do use my left hand to play sports (like throw or shoot a basketball). Do left hand or right hand shoot a bow?

Hey all, new to the Reddit. I used to shoot bows quite a bit when I was younger but have gotten out of it lately after I’ve moved. I’m considering getting back into shooting bows for two reasons, my girlfriend used to shoot as well and it would be a good activity for us and I want to get into bow hunting too. I haven’t bow hunted before but I know plenty of experienced folks who would gladly help me out and have a few buddies with land for it too. I’ve been thinking about getting a Bear Archery compound, so what’s y’all’s thoughts on those? I have a discount program on them so price isn’t much concern but trying to stay in the hundreds still lol. Any advice at all is appreciated!

Hi everyone, im looking to buy a wooden (old type/traditional type) bow. Not interested in compound at the moment. Ive shot like twice with a bow and really liked it but i dont know what size or strength. Im 190cm height and 105kg (not sure if it makes a difference). I have some strength in upper chest and arms but not an athlete (use to be lol). Any suggestions?

I shoot barebow recurve, my bow is about 60 inches from limb to limb. I was looking for products to store my bow. I would prefer not to drill a rack into my wall, but most other products I've seen have the bow hanging by a limb, and I've heard that can put stress on the limbs and can potentially damage the bow.

From what I've seen, the alternative is to break the bow down and store it in a bag, but if there's anything out there that could still display my bow while not being drilled into a wall, any suggestions would be very much appreciated. I've got enough floor space, but in my mind a vertical bow would take up much less space.

Any help with this would be great.

Edit: Switched Olympic to Barebow. I hadn't realised there was a word for not using stabilizers and the like for recurve.

So a member at the club had got himself a Core Arios EXT riser and needs help setting it up.

I can't seem to find a manual online, and I've never tuned a Core Riser before.

Does anyone have any suggestions or know where I can get a PDF for the manual.

Hi guys. I have a question to traditional archers from Turkey. How do you properly count points on this target on 30, 50 and 70 meters?

We were told that on 70 m any hit in the “doll” is 1 point. And on 50 m blue is 1pt and “stars” are 2 pts. On 30 m lower star (horse-head) is 1 pt and upper star (horse-rider’s head) is 2 points.

Is it true? Or original Turkish calculation is different?

P. S. Picture is a 50 m result of out of 6 arrows per person

It's for research purposes. Super serious research.

I would like to know how many of these design features your range has:

1. Blue floor

2. Exposed brick and/or a lot of wood

3. Stramiet target wall

4. A bar in the back

My hypothosis is that a true Dutch indoor range features atleast three of these elements and that most feature four.

A few months back I posted something similar, convinced that I shot a Robin Hood but was quickly corrected that it needed to be in the 10-ring. So, yesterday while training for a competition I done this... Nicely in the inner 10-ring. Olympic recurve, 18 meters. And now I'll switch to the three-target style for good...

Everyone has heard of the Samick Sage, but how many of you are familiar with the Samick Impala?

I’m thinking of buying one that is on sale but I am unsure as I can’t find too much info on it.

I like to keep my Sage strung up and in the garage for impromptu shooting sessions. What effect will cold weather have on the bow if I use it in 20 to 30 degree weather?

Hi all, just wondering if anybody would know the difference between two bows.

PSE Stinger ATK SS And PSE Stinger ATK AS

As the latter is quite cheaper being an older model compared to the SS I'm considering buying it but I would like the know if the SS is better.

Thanks

I have just bought a 40lb bow to begin in archery, shooting in my yard. I have also attached an arrow rest, which made a huge difference for me, as it stabilize the arrow in the right position.

When I use the sight on my bow I shoot almost a foot and half to the left, however when i shoot without using my sight, I am on target out to 20 yards. Anybody make heads or tails of this issue?

I am buying my son his first bow for Christmas since we have a range just 5 min from our home. Lots have recommended Arc Rolan snake

https://lancasterarchery.com/products/arc-rolan-snake-50-recurve-bow

But I have no idea which arrows to get or how to put in that order since it asks for specifics! Please help!!

I have an antique Shakespeare X-19 bow, 45#, that I have had for since 1996 that is probably probably 50-60 yrs old. I got into shooting when I got it, and haven't touched it in about 24 years. I have another bow, a PSE Razorback with 25# limbs. When I was shooting the Shakespeare I was shooting Easton 2117 aluminum arrows. I think they are 400-500 spine. They are about 30 in in length and I have a draw that is about 29in.

I like shooting the Razorback as it is smoother (but heavier). Right now I only have three arrows that survived the abuse I put them through in the late 1990's. I suppose a concrete back stop wasn't too smart.

Enough backstory...

I have started to shoot again and I have noticed at 10-15 yards the arrows fly pretty straight with both the 25# and 45#, and land in the target fairly perpendicular. I have no clue how many grains the arrows are.

I prefer the 25#, but my local shop tells me at my size I should be able have no problem with the 45#. I am guessing my form is causing it to be tougher than it is.

Why would the same arrow fly the same with both bows?

What spine should I be using for the 25#? 45#?

What total grain should I use for the 25#? 45#?

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At first i would choose the cheapest and buy a doz, i know that easton are the best but i dont have that much money so i saw the price of the skylon and choose the spine according to my aperture and poundage So my question what is the difference between brands

I am a small woman with some muscle. 5'2 and 135/140. The adult bows seem really big. I am just getting into this. I wanna eventually get to hunting with it but where is s good starting point? Is a Walmart bow an okay starting point? And what am I looking for as far as size?

ETA: Forgot the word compound. Sorry about that. 😅

ETA: I went to the local store and ended up with a basic recurve bow to start. Gonna work up to s heavier one and compound. Wanna learn the basics and really get into it.

I appreciate you all 😄

What is a good recurve bow to use for starting back up with archery twice a week again? It has been about 10 years since I last shot a bow.