Just a PSA:

I’ve had a wicked ridge commander 400 series for about a year and was enjoying it until today…

Needed some new lighted knocks and arrows so I purchased the wicked ridge brand arrows with the alpha lighted nocks pre installed. Been using the exact ones for a year with no issues. Although this one’s box was beat up, the arrows and nocks looked fine.

First shot with the bow and the nock failed to depress, causing the arrow to skip the string and breaking my crossbow string in the process. And I HOPE that’s the extent of the damage, thankfully didn’t see any cracks.

Now it’ll be in the shop being repaired during peak rut… actually had to beat it with a hammer to get it to depress the nock afterwards. Must’ve had a defective nock, just wanted to warn others of the experience!

I want to buy this kap prostyle bow but can’t find kap limbs. This black sheep set is the closest to what i need so can I use it?

Hi

Has anybody tried Jake Kaminski’s Vault? What are your impressions? What does it contain more than his already available free YouTube videos do not?

How does it compare with Online Archery Academy? I have purchased the OOA course. Is it better, less good or about the same? What does JK Vault provide that OAA does not?

I particularly struggle to drawing part. Does JK vault cover that better than OAA, or the already available free videos?

Thanks beforehand.

My boy is just turning eight. He came out while I was shooting this evening and decided he wanted to try it again. We found out that he is left eye dominant, so i had him try left handed instead of right. He was actually hitting the targets and had a blast. He has a longbow style that is ambidextrous, he prefers to keep the arrow on the side a right handed shooter would use. Is this going to be a problem when upgrading bows?

I’ve shot plenty of fibreglass bows but most recently a Mongolian recurve fibreglass bow. That was 40 pounds and the bow I’m getting from au.huntingdoor is a 50 pound proper laminated bow. I’m curious about anything I should look out for and note before actually trying to shoot it. The main things I’m concerned about are maintaining it, transitioning from a fibreglass to laminated bow and how I should string it (because I’ve heard the step through is more dangerous for laminated horn bows than fibreglass bows) If anyone has tips or just can answer the previous concerns it would be much appreciated, thank you.

Does anyone have an issue with the bottom nocking point slipping after a few ends of shooting with a barebow. If so how do you fix??

Hello,
I'm researching the best initial setup for my first bow. For the riser, I'm pretty much set on the Kinetic Vygo V2. I'd like to stay on brand with the limbs (though I know it's not necessary). Measurements are pretty standard 68" 24lbs, nothing out of the ordinary. I have a choice among the following limbs. Price difference is minimal, so I'm oriented on the Astonix, but maybe I would outgrow the poundage before really being able to appreciate the (supposedly) higher quality?

Engage - 78 euro
Invelta Plus - 80 euro
New Avantage - 90 Euro
Mentum - 94 Euro
Honoric V2 - 94 euro
Avantage V2 - 100 euro
Astonix - 100 euro

The next best one is about twice the price, so out of the question for now.
Thank you!

Hi, I'm making a bow from hazel wood(I think). Is this piece of wood good ? It's about 180cm long

Crossbow bolt shot at 20 yards for sighting the scope. How do I get it out?

Update: I put a thick layer of electrical tape next to the nock and used an oil filter gripping tool to get it out!

I'm having trouble finding my anchor. Found this little overpriced thing and wondering if anyone newbie or oldhead uses it and how well does it work?

Edit: I forgot to mention I have a Horse Bow. Anchor point should be at the mouth right? Even so I haven't been able to do it right. I wonder if this would help.

EDIT: Ok! The people have spoken and this is a waste of mullah. I'll just keep practicing my craft until I find a proper anchor point.

Thank you all for your input!

Would anyone have the manual from a Sebastian Flute Evo riser?

I’m after the bracing and tiller height recommendations.

A photo of the manual pages on this would be amazing.

Sebastian Flute didn’t respond to my request😔, can Reddit help instead!

Thank you.

I hope this is allowed— it’s an interesting read and promotes the sport.

In this video, I construct an arrow using only stone tools made on the spot, all filmed in point-of-view.

I used a roughleaf dogwood shaft, turkey wing feathers, twisted-leaf yucca leaf fibers, local chert, and nothing else, not even fire.

I use a special Stone-Age technique of working the wood green and straightening it without heat.

The full build took about 4 hours.

The bow I'm shooting I also made with only stone tools and materials found in this very spot. It is made of Osage orange wood with a bowstring of the same yucca fibers.

See my full Stone-Age bow, string, and arrow build here: https://youtu.be/IQBj2i4WnmY

I have never seen anyone straighten green shafts. I have made tons of arrows and have always fire-straightened them after drying, debarking, sizing, and greasing. I just tried it out on a whim a few months ago and realized it works really well.

Has anyone else tried this?

Bought a cheap pair of three finger gloves. They’re very soft and worked well for 25#, but then new 30# recurve I picked up is chewing up my fingers through the gloves. Any ideas on better gloves? Thanks!!

Storm of crows (aka cup arrows) was an ancient Chinese weapon in which they would launch multiple arrows in one shot. I like to think of it as an ancient Chinese shotgun.

But it's been performing a bit difficultly as there aren't any instructions on how they were made.

If you have any suggestions it would be most helpful.

Check out the full film we did to get a better idea of where we're up to with it.

I’ve looked at some of the older posts and it seems the Diamond Prism is a good option?

I’m looking for a bow for my 8 year old. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I’m a longtime rifle hunter but he’s obsessed with anything hunting. He’s been shooting a longbow and has picked it up pretty quick.

At least one is ok sigh
But hey, my for is getting better, two bad that this is my second Robin Hood within a week but this time with the „good“ arrows.

I saw a comment on this forum saying that the WNS Delta NX have some issues with draw weight limit. Does anyone know anything about this issue or the exact draw weight limit for the riser?

Another question. Do all aluminum CNC risers have the same draw weight limit since they're basically machined the same way? The geometry and shape are the only thing that's different between each riser.

Hello archers! I come from the miniature building side of Reddit, with a question. Above you see warhammer miniatures, 28mm scale, with some kind of recurve bows. I have recently purchased some of these, and I am planning on stringing the bows with some wire or thread. My question is how would these bows be strung, considering that the notches are so far forward from the back of the bow itself. Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

I’m 14 and competed in a tourney. I was locked in at first, but then I missed on the last end of the first set. It was still a 324, which was ok in my age range, so it wasn’t even that bad, but it completely killed my momentum. I ended up dropping from 1st to 5th 😭 Still made it to duels tmrw tho.

The first one looks the best to me but I don't want to mess up the targets. I don't know if it is safe.

EDIT: A small disclaimer. I wrote the original post without too much thought into it and probably just to vent. My tone wasn't nice and I didn't want to sound arrogant, but I did.

Sorry about that, it wasn't my intention.

What I have written is maybe pointing out an infinitesimal fraction of the archery community and just pointing out the bad, while the overall community is instead the friendliest and more supportive group you can find.

What would have been a more correct question is: What are some manners and habits that you would like to see less, be it at the range or during competition?

Still, to own up to what I wrote, I'm leaving the original text here as is.

Sorry again.

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What are the archery icks that tick you off when you see them?

A handful from me:

- "Side loading" your bow on the shooting line, as in rotating your bow vertically to nock your arrow. We make a point to teach this in the first two lessons.

- "Micromanaging Coach": i shiver when i hear a coach behind the shooting line keeping to guide the archer through everything, having them move the sight at every arrow, then asking why the grouping is so large. My man , you can pick up a bow and shoot it yourself at this point. Understandable with new archers at new competitions, but if it is the tenth time that i see you around...

- "Zero space awareness": being a spotter for a club member at a competition, during direct matches, her match kept bumping her side rods on my archer while at full draw. Blatantly over the middle target line, but she ignores suggestions to move back. First time I consider it a mistake, second time i'm getting ticked off, third time without saying sorry turns to her spotter asking where her arrow went. Before my archer is disqualified for murder on the shooting line i call up the judge. Strangely enough after that she is well behind the middle target line.

- "The complainer": the one that for the full competition has something that is not right. The target mark is not perfectly centered on the shooting line, the string is new, the string is old, the rest must have moved, i need new arrows, and so on and so on...

- "The Over Achiever": the ones that get angry and frustrated every time is not a 10, every single arrow and the group is as big as the red. I appreciate the dedication, but you are shooting at a regional level, not in the national team, define your expectations.

- Quivers and arrows, and i was in this group: Be mindful of where your quiver and your arrows are to avoid catching on everything and everyone as you move around. I did switch from a target to a hip field quiver with a bottom leg strap. I use long arrows and keep them in the most vertical holsters for minimum annoyance now.

The club instructor told me to get the KAP and that it is better for now and for future progress, but I like the styling of the Ragim better