Archery

Didsy · Very bored Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 193 Location: Limbo

im not that much of a sporty person, so i took up the sport archery, ive been doing it for 3 years now and one of the members in my club went to my school and was british champion at one point (he 20 somthing now), what do you think bout archery
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malkeore · Member Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 55

i tried that once at school it was fun and i was the best one their because everyone else wasn't good at all.

theWriter · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject:

Do you have a compound or single string bow? I'd assume compound but you never really know...
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TK421 · Elder In Training Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 3711

i think its pretty cool

i'm not a part of a club, none around here, but i have a traditional bow in my room
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Didsy · Very bored Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 193 Location: Limbo

i dont have a compound, i have a recurve and i wouldnt even try longbow
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diablis602 · Still very bored Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 275

I prefer to use single string bows. It just feels right when you shoot an arrow.

TK421 · Elder In Training Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 3711

Compounds have a lot of power but bad accuracy Sad

[ i don't know if mine is a recurve or called a traditional, someone in the shop said it was traditional but now thinking about it i heard recurve somewhere else :wacko: ]
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theWriter · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject:

[quote]Compounds have a lot of power but bad accuracy [/quote]

Hmm...I would have to disagree with that statement. Compounds do have a helluva lot of power....and ARE accurate in the appopriate conditions with good aiming. I do quite well with my compound. It's just that, sometimes, the power in it makes you overshoot or undershoot your target. You have to understand it's strength before doing a lot more.

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TK421 · Elder In Training Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 3711

They can often release the arrow, so that it wobbles, well thats on my friends anyway

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keautye · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject:

I tried archery in the past at my camp. It's really fun. I don't know which kind of bow we used but they kinda are getting old and the strings aren't good anymore so the shooting is rather bad but's still really fun ^_^
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theWriter · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:

Single string was probably the case. Compound have the habit of killing people.

I loved camp--bb guns and archery were the best part. Heh-heh...Shooting stuff...and it's perfectly fine. :woot:

[quote]They can often release the arrow, so that it wobbles, well thats on my friends anyway [/quote]

I have a feeling your friend should not get very close to anything that fires projectiles. :ph34r: Compounds (god, I'm just ranting about the damn things, aren't I?) are incredibly accurate and powerful---when used correctly. How did he hold the string? Because that makes all the difference.
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TK421 · Elder In Training Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 3711

[quote]I have a feeling your friend should not get very close to anything that fires projectiles. Compounds (god, I'm just ranting about the damn things, aren't I?) are incredibly accurate and powerful---when used correctly. How did he hold the string? Because that makes all the difference. [/quote]

With three fingers like your supposed to :huh: I think that is how your supposed to hold it. I found my bow a lot more accurate than his compound. And we were both using fibreglass arrows at the time.
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theWriter · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:

[quote]With three fingers like your supposed to [/quote]

Dat's good. I was asking because some people have an annoying habit of pinching the notch when they put it on the string....therefore leading them to inaccurate shots.

[quote]And we were both using fibreglass arrows at the time.[/quote]

Aha! That could be another reason. Fiberglass is lighter; and thus makes it harder to make an accurate shot because you have to, when you aim, shoot lower or higher than the desired target in order to hit it.

Like water ballons. Smile

They pop when I hit them.
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TK421 · Elder In Training Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 3711

[quote]Aha! That could be another reason. Fiberglass is lighter; and thus makes it harder to make an accurate shot because you have to, when you aim, shoot lower or higher than the desired target in order to hit it. [/quote]

They were the only arrows we had ever used before so it wasn't like we were used to any other type. I use wooden now though but I haven't used the bow in ages as the is no club here and I probably wouldn't join anyway :huh: .

For me the single string is more accurate and it still has a lot of power but its like 5 ft. 5 inches, whereas the compound is a lot smaller. My bow looks cooler though Cool

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Andy_and_Nicky · Very bored Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 160

I've always been interested in archery, unfortunately i've never tried it before (i draw people shooting arrows a lot though, but none are in my gallery) Me and some of my friends are trying to find a instructor over the summer^^ Archery, the idea of it makes me want to try it out so much!

Didsy · Very bored Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 193 Location: Limbo

Archery aint fun and games, heres a [i]painful[/i] exaple. on a compound bow, you change the poundage (weight when pulled) by messing with the wheel at the top (i dont know how, as i have a recurve), a non profesional tryed it, the wheel flew off, hit him in the face, he never woke up, ever!

Belive it or not, but it's true
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AMnezcorp · Member Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 105

Archery is an ancient sport that is use to train soldiers.From what i heard,Archery requires dexterity and strength,errr i meant it is fun to launch arrow and hit the target.

Now here's a suggestion to duck hunters everywhere.Don't use a rifle.Try to use a Bow and arrow to hunt the ducks.It's silent and cheaper than using bullets and rifle.

BTW,why they did not include the use of crossbow?Crossbow lauches arrow too.

theWriter · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:54 pm Post subject:

Yes, but crossbow and bow are different creatures. They throw the same projectiles, but in many states crossbows have been outlawed.

[quote] you change the poundage (weight when pulled) by messing with the wheel at the top (i dont know how, as i have a recurve), a non profesional tryed it, the wheel flew off, hit him in the face, he never woke up, ever![/quote]

Hmmm...I find it a little hard to believe, actually...Though I know from experience that dry-firing hurts like hell. It's not the same, but nevertheless, it hurts...
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Papercut_Dragon · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject:

We had archery for a couple of weeks in gym. I was no good at it, becuase my upper body strength = zero. I could barely pull the string back. 0.0
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theWriter · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject:

[quote]We had archery for a couple of weeks in gym. I was no good at it, becuase my upper body strength = zero. I could barely pull the string back. 0.0 [/quote]

That's sad...but you also could be holding the bow the wrong way. I used to hold it like a saw in teh movies, when you pinch the notch, and when I tried pulling back, I barely could.

And den I realized how to properly hold the bow and I was like...ooohh...
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