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Subject: Help with Archery From: GUEST,Mikey joe Date: 14 Nov 02 - 09:28 AM A friend of mine, 5'11" (178cm) in height is interested in taking up archery.Does anyone know what kind of a kit he should get. He is a beginner. So any help would be appreciated. Thank you Mj |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Oaklet Date: 14 Nov 02 - 09:42 AM Bid 25 |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Lemming Date: 14 Nov 02 - 09:51 AM Best advice I can give (as an archer myself) is join a club. They usually have a selection of different bows to try and can point you in the right direction. Bows come in many different styles and draw weights. (That's how much pulling power needed to draw the bow back.) Each bow would suit a different person - what's right for one might not work for someone else. Are you in UK or USA. There are a number of organisations/societies in both countries that can help with finding a club. As with finding a bow, you just have to find the right club for you - not all clubs shoot the same style. I belong the the National Field Archery Society in the UK. The bow I shoot is a longbow and I make my own wooden arrows. Try entering "archery clubs" on your search engine and see what it brings up! Sorry I can't be of more help, but once your friend gets into archery he won't want to do much else - be warned it can be addictive. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: GUEST Date: 14 Nov 02 - 10:01 AM Ask Cupid. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: MMario Date: 14 Nov 02 - 10:02 AM I would also suggest that he hook up with a club. Especially since will probably not be able to pull as much weight to start as will want to if he continues. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: mack/misophist Date: 14 Nov 02 - 10:28 AM If there is no club nearby, perhaps a local college has a course is archery. It may not be quite as good but it's better than nothing. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: catspaw49 Date: 14 Nov 02 - 10:38 AM I think you're from the UK and I have no advice for there as I don't really know what they do. Joining a club is good advice. Bows come in too many different configurations to say anything specific here and a lot depends on what it is you want to do. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Nigel Parsons Date: 14 Nov 02 - 10:39 AM Lemming: It's nice to know that an archery club will try to "Point you in the right direction". This is a good safety measure! *bg* Nigel |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Stu Date: 14 Nov 02 - 12:05 PM I started with my local club. I did a course first before joining to learn the basics, using Club equipment. I was interested in longbow and eventually had to purchase my own as most archers shoot recurve bows. The only problem I found here (England) was the cost of joining the club, upwards of 200 quid a year, which is beyond my pocket. this isn't quite a disaster as I like to shoot in the style known as 'roving', or clout shooting. I can highly recommend it as a sport though. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: mooman Date: 14 Nov 02 - 12:33 PM I'm also an archer and I'd endorse the advice given by others to try and find a club first before investing in a bow and other necessaries (which can be expensive....even very expensive!). I have my own equipment (recurve Olympic style bow) with two different sets of limbs and sundry other items, a lot of which I purchased secondhand. For someone your friend's height a bow + limbs of 68" would probably be about right but it depends very much on his draw reach. Most beginners, when buying equipment, tend to overestimate the poundage they can draw and the choice of limb weight is therefore important. If one tries to draw too heavy a poundage at first one will a) become quickly discouraged due to the repetitive effort involved b) lose accuracy due to concentrating on the effort of drawing rather than targeting c) possibly do yourself physical injury d) possibly cause others physical injury by not being able to sustain a smooth draw. Certainly, for a complete beginner, I wouldn't recommend trying to draw above 24lbs (unless he is Tarzan!). For an extended session of shooting indoors I still find limbs of about 28lbs adequate although I can pull 40lbs when in good practice. Arrow length and weight is important too and is best judged by experience at a club based on draw length and weight of limbs. Any good archery shop should also be able to provide sound advice and should not "oversell" you (after all a reputable shop will want your continued business). Hope these few suggestions help. Best regards, mooman |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: mooman Date: 14 Nov 02 - 12:36 PM P.S. Stigweard Seems I'm lucky here in Belgium...my club only charges about 2 Euros for a session or the equivalent about 75 pounds sterling for a whole year's membership. moo |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Lemming Date: 14 Nov 02 - 01:18 PM Sounds like I've got off lightly. 20 pounds sterling to join my club - 10 pounds to join the NFAS (compulsory at my club for insurance purposes) - 1 pound every time I go to a practice session. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: GUEST Date: 14 Nov 02 - 08:37 PM BS: |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: InOBU Date: 15 Nov 02 - 10:26 AM As an archery purest... I have a number of bows, but my prise bow, is a medievil English yew bow replica made by Yumi of Canada, who makes bows for a lot of movies these days, such as the Kosner version of RObin Hood. His are replicas of the Mary Rose bows, though lighter, it is not possible today to make a three hundred pound bow, as the German Yew that was used for English bows is now extinct. BUT, the reason I say use one of his bows, is that they have no arrow shelf, and if you start by using a minimalist bow, you will be a better archer, using the modern bow like things is simple compared to the medievil style of placing the arrow on a goved finger and learning to balence the relationship between your hands rather than having it done for you. If you are interested, I will get a current address for Yumi. Is work is superb. I make American Native bows and European long bows, but my work is shoddy compared to Yumi, you really have to make bows all the time to do it as well as he does. Good luck, Larry |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Mooh Date: 15 Nov 02 - 11:45 AM We had a local club which was quite successful until we lost the hall we used when we didn't shoot outside. Joining a club is your best advice, but I guess you've already figured that. I started with a 60lb compound and now shoot nothing but 50lb recurve barebow. I like to plug some jugs in a farm field and such like, though it can be hard on arrows. I'm surprised there are so many archers here! Peace, Mooh. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: InOBU Date: 15 Nov 02 - 01:57 PM Surprised that folks interested in traditional music are into other traditional aspects of culture! MOOH! Larry |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Bert Date: 15 Nov 02 - 02:03 PM ...what kind of a kit he should get... A bow and arrow;-) |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: COINWOLF Date: 15 Nov 02 - 02:19 PM My old archery days were with a bow made by my dad. Humming the Robin Hood tune was good for the concentration. Singing it, put everybody else off! Finding the arrows was the problem. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: Mooh Date: 15 Nov 02 - 02:39 PM Larry...You're right of course! I have always had the feeling that archery (like folk music) put me in the minority, not least of all supported by the fact that no other local folkies are archers, nor archers folkies...at least as far as I'm aware. It DOES however make sense that trad culture activities should correspond. I wonder if the local celtic festival would be interested in a shoot? Oh boy, now I'm excited! Peace, Mooh. |
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Subject: RE: Help with Archery From: InOBU Date: 15 Nov 02 - 09:24 PM OH COinwolf! Findling lost arrows you mean. Finding arrows is not a problem... they are much easier to make than the rest of your takle... it is theraputic, like tieing flies! you start stalking birds to get good dropped feathers for fletching... goose feathers are great! though crow feathers look neat, like robin hood's black fletched arrows... Cheers Larry |
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Subject: RE: BS: Help with Archery From: Hollowfox Date: 16 Nov 02 - 11:17 AM Besides a bow and arrows, I find a vambrace helpful. And I hang a very large tarp in back of my target area (I have a big yard, even by USA standards) that does help with the arrows that have gone off target. If nothing else, the hole in the tarp helps me narrow down where to look. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Help with Archery From: pavane Date: 16 Nov 02 - 06:52 PM I can understand why interest in one traditional pursuit can be related to interest in another. I have participated in archery in the past, and only gave it up because my daughter's interest in riding (yet another traditional sport) didn't leave enough free time. We still intend to resume when time permits, as age is no barrier. (I won a cup in a small competition in Italy this year) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Help with Archery From: Gareth Date: 16 Nov 02 - 07:34 PM Archery - Mmmmm ! isn't this modern slang for perjury ?? Gareth |