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Geek Culture / Anybody here into archery?

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monotonic
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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 16:33
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Hi all,

I'm thinking of giving archery a go, I have been looking into buying a recurve bow. I like the old traditional style of archery so I don't want to buy a compound bow but, I can't afford a traditional long bow so a recurve is the way for me.

Can anybody recommend a good starting bow, I want to spend a maximum of £100 on one, I don't like the idea of spending a fortune on something that I might not even enjoy.


This is the one which I have been looking at, what do you think?

http://www.bowsports.com/acatalog/info_1187.html

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Chenak
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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 17:23
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I was into shooting targets until they got banned. I imagine archery will be gone soon too. Anyway, if you haven't tried archery before I recommend going to a club and trying it before you buy any equipment, usually they would have some bows that you could try for a few sessions so that you can find out if you enjoy it or whatever.

They will also show you what brands and what types of bows and other equipment to purchase. Well they should anyway, the club around where I live are very friendly so not too sure around your area.
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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 17:50
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I've done a bit of archery, mostly for boy scouts, however I don't consider myself a professional by any means, merely experienced. From my limited knowledge, that looks like a fairly good bow, but make sure you pick a high draw weight for it. The draw weight is the approximate amount of of weight that would require the same force to pull; basically it's like lifting that much weight with one hand. So make sure you pick a higher weight so that it will have greater power.

I'd say go for it if you like the bow, I've recently been looking for a new bow and haven't been able to find a non-youth bow below $300 usd, so this deal certainly seems to be a steal.

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soapyfish
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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 17:56 Edited at: 30th Jun 2008 18:04
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I was just going to say the same as Chenak. I used to be a member of a local archery club, one of those things I wish I hadn't given up but I did. One of these days I'd like to take it up again.

Anyhoo, I'm presuming you'd be joining a club anyway so it is best to do this before spending any money, not only will they be able to give you the best advice (a lot better than people on a programming forum lol) but they may have club bows for you to try out and there may be people in the club selling bows that you could buy for a good price.

There's not just the bow and arrows, you also need to look into finger, arm and chest guards so the bow string doesn't cut into you, again this is the kind of advice best looked for in local clubs.

EDIT:: I see the bow you're looking at comes with arm and finger guards, I always used a glove because the finger guards were too chunky for my liking. If memory serves we still have some bows in the garage somewhere, god only knows what kind of condition they're in now, really should get them taken down to a club and sold to somebody.


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monotonic
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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 18:00 Edited at: 30th Jun 2008 18:05
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Chenak

Yeah, I have been looking around for archery clubs in or around Sheffield but, they all seem to be university based clubs. I will be starting at Leeds Uni' in September so I will be joining their club, I just wanted to get some practice in before I start so I don't look like a total plant pot.


H4ck1d

It does seem to be quite good for the money, well at least from I've seen. I'm fairly tall so I was going to go for the 68" bow so that it has a long draw distance, and I think I'm gonna go for the 32lbs draw weight too.

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soapyfish

Good point, there will more than likely be bows for sale at the club. I never realised there was so much stuff you needed when taking up archery. Well, I mean if you want to take it seriously you need a spotting scope, guards, stabilisers, sights etc..

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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 18:13 Edited at: 30th Jun 2008 18:20
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Quote: "if you want to take it seriously"


Lol, well I was hoping you didn't have a relaxed approach to archery, as far as safety goes.

There are a few clubs in Sheffield, there are some details here - http://www.yorkshirearchery.co.uk/YAAclubs.html - unfortunatly the majority seem to have no, or a very poor website. If you can get any contact details I'm sure they would glady have a chat about taking up the sport even if it's just 10 minutes over the phone. The majority of beginners courses seem to be fully booked, just the time of year I suppose but even a quick phone call could save you from spending money on something you don't need.

I was a member of this club http://www.selbyarchers.org.uk/ but it's quite a distance from Sheffield although there is a contact email address if you have trouble finding somebody in the know to talk to about it.

EDIT:: Now I've checked it turns out the contact link doesn't work, somebody could could find a nice gap in the market working on websites for these clubs.


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monotonic
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Posted: 30th Jun 2008 18:21
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Cheers soapyfish I will give them a call and see if I can get onto a beginners course.

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RedneckRambo
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I could never get into archery. I just stick with my guns. I have two 12 gauges, a .270, a few 9MMs, and a potato gun. Lol the potato gun is funny. But ya archery never really amused me.


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I have been doing this for the past 3 years, Its pretty nice. Though the materials can become pretty expensive after a while.

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What setup are you using? If you don't mind me asking?

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I did it for highschool gym class, nobody was able to beat me.


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Archery is loads of fun. Too bad I don't know more about it to help you pick out gear. It's been a long time. I have a small compound bow that I've outgrown...

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