Alibow Crimean Tatar Bow and Gao Ying

brentona

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Love this bow. Dedicating this year to learning Gao Ying form. On my third week learning now with the help of the book "The Way of Archery" and emailing with it co-author Justin Ma. It's a Chinese military Archery manual compounded in 1637 and translated to English for the first time in recent years. Great stuff.

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Here I am practicing on my gaozhen. Traditionally a gaozhen was a compressed hay bale set on a wooden platform. For mine I compressed some old t-shirts, wrapped them in carpet pad, and stretched it across a wooden frame I built.
The principle being, practice closely to the target to take away the distraction of hitting a target down range. This way, you can focus solely on form and mechanics to build upon.
Gao Ying says to practice this way for a month or more and I am on week three.

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Cool, are you going to take over Asia soon?

So you are locking the string with the thumb? Mine is too short to catch it that way.
 
Cool, are you going to take over Asia soon?

So you are locking the string with the thumb? Mine is too short to catch it that way.

I'm mainly focused on the North Korean mainland, I figure I stand a chance unless they release their attack dogs they still train!

Yeah so you're supposed to use a thumb ring. But I had never shot this way before so I didn't want to invest in one initially and bought a thumb release glove. It works well but I have really taken to this style of Archery and will now purchase a traditional ring.


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Cool. It may not be good for the ego, but shooting close is good for form. I do nearly all my compound tuning at 10 yards. I don't move out further until I'm happy at 10. And then I usually only go as far as 20 for tuning. Lots of non mechanical factors get involved after 20 yards. Good luck with it. I started tuning my bow to new arrows last month and have not been able to shoot since I finished.
 
I admire your dedication, although the ancient arts of anything are lost on me. I only practice the modern art of grabbing my compound bow each bow season and slinging a couple down range at 30 and 50 to make sure the sight is still spot on before hitting the woods.
 
Cool. It may not be good for the ego, but shooting close is good for form. I do nearly all my compound tuning at 10 yards. I don't move out further until I'm happy at 10. And then I usually only go as far as 20 for tuning. Lots of non mechanical factors get involved after 20 yards. Good luck with it. I started tuning my bow to new arrows last month and have not been able to shoot since I finished.

Haha yeah it doesn't have the same sex appeal shooting from 6' as it does taking it in the backyard and shooting at greater distances. But! Name of he game right now is hammer home muscle memory!


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I admire your dedication, although the ancient arts of anything are lost on me. I only practice the modern art of grabbing my compound bow each bow season and slinging a couple down range at 30 and 50 to make sure the sight is still spot on before hitting the woods.

I used to do the same with mine!!
I want a new game with hunting now though. Sure stick to a tree to get meat, but after that? I want to get down on the ground and try a different challenge


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Haha yeah it doesn't have the same sex appeal shooting from 6' as it does taking it in the backyard and shooting at greater distances. But! Name of he game right now is hammer home muscle memory!

You'll move back when you start ruining arrows, but you'll have Robin Hoods to show off.
 
I admire your dedication, although the ancient arts of anything are lost on me. I only practice the modern art of grabbing my compound bow each bow season and slinging a couple down range at 30 and 50 to make sure the sight is still spot on before hitting the woods.


You are missing out not trying traditional archery, you should give it a try.
 
Very nice Tackle, I have been meaning at some point to purchase a Horse bow myself.
 
I always wondered what the nocks look like, and how they hold the strang, as they are so fast with followup shots.
Could you post a closeup of the fletched end of the arrows?
And a Ring?

I see you are a lefty, like me.
I shot right handed when I was a kid, then changed a couple decades ago.
I am right handed, but so strongly left eye dominant that it is far better to choot lefty.
But I am also amphibious, so it wasn't hard to change.

And that bow is amphibious... no arrow rest, use yer tumb instead. Cool!
 
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I always wondered what the nocks look like, and how they hold the strang, as they are so fast with followup shots.
Could you post a closeup of the fletched end of the arrows?
And a Ring?

I see you are a lefty, like me.
I shot right handed when I was a kid, then changed a couple decades ago.
I am right handed, but so strongly left eye dominant that it is far better to choot lefty.
But I am also amphibious, so it wasn't hard to change.

And that bow is amphibious... no arrow rest, use yer tumb instead. Cool!

Sure I can get those to you soon!!
Yeah that's the beauty of a bow like this, no preference to hand dominance!!


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Cool! My son makes & hunts with traditional bows.
The guy that taught him likes to hunt in cut down corn fields. He'll lay down, have someone cover him in stalks, when the deer are close he sits up and shoots. They tell me it's a real adrenaline rush.
 
I always wondered what the nocks look like, and how they hold the strang, as they are so fast with followup shots.
Could you post a closeup of the fletched end of the arrows?
And a Ring?

I see you are a lefty, like me.
I shot right handed when I was a kid, then changed a couple decades ago.
I am right handed, but so strongly left eye dominant that it is far better to choot lefty.
But I am also amphibious, so it wasn't hard to change.

And that bow is amphibious... no arrow rest, use yer tumb instead. Cool!

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