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I shoot white feathers and white nock. I can definitely see my arrows in flight. They seem to fly good but I never paper tuned it. I haven’t had enough time due to a busy life and selling my house. It’s on my list this summer.

We have an arrow-launcher in the house. No arrows yet, but that will soon be remedied.

Light, slim, strong. I'm drawing right at 30", so the 50becomes around 55 lb.

Man this feels sweet.

I have a Predator recurve. after going traditional i can't go back to modern. like you say, it feels sweet.

I have a black Hoyt Dorado 45lb, which actually draws at just over 48lb. Nice looking bow, smooth, accurate, easy to shoot.

Also a Bear Outbreak, compound.

kind of interesting anchor point and glove. And ya look so happy. LOL

I still need to order some arrows and accessories.

Speaking of glove, what do you guys prefer between a proper glove and tab?




I don't know what to say about the face, my wife often asks me if I'm OK....lol.

The Black Widow Stick-Tite glove is what I've gone to after testing almost all of them (I modify them by cutting the ends off of the stalls so they are open ended).

BUT.... gloves/tabs are even more personal than bows/arrows.


CONGRAT's on the new stick!

It's rightful that I'd be considered a tainted source of opinion and information, but after 50 years of traditional bow hunting I find pleasure more and more from recurves. I've owned and hunted with many different bows - from simple straight-limbed longbows to hyper-modern recurves with aluminum risers and grips and sights and (yes!! releases) and love them all. Traditional archery spans a fairly broad swath of territory. Use what you like and enjoy it.

Moose hunting with bows is pretty hard to beat.

Ha Ha... ya think John?!?!?

You're a BIG Reason my Dryad Orion will likely never be sold as long as I can pull a string!!! Great Pics and THANK YOU for your contributions to archery!!!

I like the calf haired gloves made by neet archery!

John Havard, thanks for sharing, great pics!

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You are collapsed and you have a non-repeatable anchor point. Get rid of that glove get yourself a tab.

Your grip is way too strong. Relax your bow hand. I can't see with that glove on but I have a pretty good educated guess your string hand is way to tense as well.

Thanks for the critique. I don't have any plans to shoot with that work glove, just wanted to see what 50 lbs feels like. I'll likely try both a tab and a real archery glove, to see what both are like.

I've been doing some practice drawing and holding, then drawing down. Trying to find the spot where bone support feels good. Working on relaxing the hands, engaging the upper back.

I know I have a long road ahead, but that is part of the attraction for me.

for many years i just used 2219 aluminum arrow ,3-5 inch helical feathers, my favorite broadhead was a Zwickey Eskimo 2 blade with bleeders that i hand sharpen. and to be honest i had better blood trails with this old Zwickey broadhead than any of the newer broadheads too,so 2 years ago i went back to using Zwickeys and killed a heck of a big 8 pt. too with a Zwickey broadhead with a great blood trail ! i still like using 2219 arrow shafts they may be heavy but are forgiving,don`t bend to easy and sure have enough power too slide thru an animal with a hand sharpened Zwickey broadhead .for me a tab in the cold weather worked better too .good luck,Pete53

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Go ahead and set up an account. They are the go to source for everything trad!!!!!!

I'm gonna highly recommend you use Traditional Only carbon arrows. They are very durable, and you will find plenty of practice opportunities by using good carbons with judo points or blunts when out and about stump shooting.

WTF???? I'm drawing the bow and holding, thinking about form, then gently drawing down.

Suddenly I have a takedown bow, and am bleeding from the melon. I didn't collapse.....the bow did.

It lasted 24 hours, and maybe 40 draws.

Dang! Bear will want to know about that! Was that bow brand new or used?

Damn. That Sucks!!!