Anyone into Longbow or Traditional?

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Just beginning my journey on the traditional side. I bought a 72" hickory long bow 50# that I've been shooting with this past week and enjoying it. Bit of a change from compound!!
Wrapped a handle on it and my skills are slowly coming along.

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I used to hunt with a compound with all the bells and whistles. Carry that around the woods all day and if you had to hold at full draw, it was difficult.

Bowhunting now is with a recurve. It weighs less than two pounds. With plenty of practice, it doesn't reduce your range that much.
 
I bend a Bear Super Kodiac.
Haven't shot it much recently, I should get some practice in though, @60 lb. it takes a while to rebuild those muscles.
 
Trad archery is one of my true passions. I have a nice home range setup that I can shoot out to 50 yards or so. There is something magical about a simple stick and string and the flight of the arrow. I shoot both longbows and recurves and have both customs and factory bows.

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Trad archery is one of my true passions. I have a nice home range setup that I can shoot out to 50 yards or so. There is something magical about a simple stick and string and the flight of the arrow. I shoot both longbows and recurves and have both customs and factory bows.

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Awesome post!
How did you learn the trade? Did you grow up around it? All of my gun and bow passion is first generation so I just try to absorb all I can. There's a trad society in Concover I'm going to try to join this coming year and hopefully learn to use my stickbow well. I can shoot thirty+ in my backyard but am working the longbow at ten just to get form and basics down now. Any pointers?


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I am basically self taught with a lot of trial and error through the years. I did some archery back when I started in scouting at summer camps in the early 70's and have always been fascinated by traditional bows and arrows. It truly is a life long journey, and while it can be frustrating at times, that is part of the beauty of the sport. I started long before the internet was available to watch videos and get pointers from other trad shooter but watching videos of other shooters can be very helpful to even life long archers IMO. I think its natural for any trad archer to experiment with his form/anchor/release through the years but you have to find what works best for you and just practice often and work on your consistency as much as possible. I don't think there is any one best answer to this riddle so to speak. I guess that is why its often called the "witchery of archery". I am a traditional split finger shooter but many people do better 3 finger under, but as I said what works best for you is the way you should go, but there are some basics that all good shooters much learn and do every time they shoot. I think the two or three most important things any newer shooter can learn is have a solid repeatable anchor point and a smooth release, and focus on the spot you are trying to hit. Aim small, miss small. Find a spot on the target and focus on it like a laser beam. Remember to follow through with the shot, which really means don't take your focus off the spot until the arrow hits the target.

I have introduced many other people including my son and grandchildren to trad archery and I get a lot of enjoyment from that aspect of the sport.

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Good luck on the journey Sir.

I have learned a lot over the past few years for this man, Wolfie Hughes. His videos on Form/anchor/mental focus/release/back tension etc. are really right on the money IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Wolfiesairbrush/videos
 
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I have a Black Hunter 45 take down recurve and a Bear Grizzly 45# recurve.
My daughter has a Bear Montana long bow she really likes.
Haven't hunted yet.
Just killing the 3D deer target in my back yard. [emoji28]


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When he's being Jethro, my eldest makes them. He'll find the tree(s), splits & dry the staves, bonds & tills to fit. We found a man in Fuquay 13 years ago that came to my son's B-day party, showed the boys hand made bows, how to find flint, he made and affixed and arrow head and they all got to shoot. Unexpectedly, at the end Shannon the bowyer gave my son the bow, he was hooked.
Three Rivers is one of his preferred vendors. https://www.3riversarchery.com/
 

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I am basically self taught with a lot of trial and error through the years. I did some archery back when I started in scouting at summer camps in the early 70's and have always been fascinated by traditional bows and arrows. It truly is a life long journey, and while it can be frustrating at times, that is part of the beauty of the sport. I started long before the internet was available to watch videos and get pointers from other trad shooter but watching videos of other shooters can be very helpful to even life long archers IMO. I think its natural for any trad archer to experiment with his form/anchor/release through the years but you have to find what works best for you and just practice often and work on your consistency as much as possible. I don't think there is any one best answer to this riddle so to speak. I guess that is why its often called the "witchery of archery". I am a traditional split finger shooter but many people do better 3 finger under, but as I said what works best for you is the way you should go, but there are some basics that all good shooters much learn and do every time they shoot. I think the two or three most important things any newer shooter can learn is have a solid repeatable anchor point and a smooth release, and focus on the spot you are trying to hit. Aim small, miss small. Find a spot on the target and focus on it like a laser beam. Remember to follow through with the shot, which really means don't take your focus off the spot until the arrow hits the target.

I have introduced many other people including my son and grandchildren to trad archery and I get a lot of enjoyment from that aspect of the sport.

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Good luck on the journey Sir.

I have learned a lot over the past few years for this man, Wolfie Hughes. His videos on Form/anchor/mental focus/release/back tension etc. are really right on the money IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Wolfiesairbrush/videos

I'm going to watch those videos thank you. I have plenty of time to get this down! I'm still a young buck. I also heard a good way to check yourself is in front of the camera. I'm definitely excited to take my hunting back to a primitive spot.



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When he's being Jethro, my eldest makes them. He'll find the tree(s), splits & dry the staves, bonds & tills to fit. We found a man in Fuquay 13 years ago that came to my son's B-day party, showed the boys hand made bows, how to find flint, he made and affixed and arrow head and they all got to shoot. Unexpectedly, at the end Shannon the bowyer gave my son the bow, he was hooked.
Three Rivers is one of his preferred vendors. https://www.3riversarchery.com/

Yea three rivers is excellent. I made a long bow before I bought one. Just a board bow. But when I was tillering I got to hung up on removing wood and it turned out super light. ~28#@28". So it was a great project but I wanted to buy one next to really get into the sport and learn more about the bows before I make another.


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