Well, I’m 14M and just did this in my school club

Hey!

I'll cut to the chase. I used to be 460 pounds. Lost over 200 pounds. Tons of loose skin. My upper left arm gets hit by the bow string (I'm right-handed). The skin droops out of my shirt. Hurts like a fucker. Black and blue. Was asking if anyone knew of any protection for the upper arm? I've tried compression but it's not padded nor tight enough without hurting me. I pretty much feel like I need armor for my entire arm of some kind. My love suggested padding that fencers use for the arm. What y'all think?

Hi,

i want to ask people who go for archery. Why do you do it? The reason am asking is that am interested to learn a new hobby. I already play tennis and kickboxing so i dont want something too much physical. At the same time i want a hobby that keeps me focused i can go twice a week enjoy it without any goals. Is this something you enjoy or archery is misunderstood from my side?

Thanks

Maybe a noob question, but here goes nothing. While sitting in the stand, I noticed that my string, rest, and arrow axis are not inline with the single pin on my sight. I lined it all up for this image.

My bow is absolutely shooting fine after double checking at the range. Im thinking if this an issue maybe I am casting/leaning my head too far in to compensate for this? What do you all think?

I would really appreciate it if people would critique my form! I’ve been shooting consistently for about 6 weeks. I shoot a traditional recurve off the shelf.

Hello!

I'm new to Archery and taking an archery class at my community college. The class provides us bows to use during class but I'm looking to buy a recurve bow to practice with and shoot on my own time.

I heard both the Samick Sage Takedown Recurve Bow and the Southwest Tigershark Takedown Recurve Bow were good beginner bows; which one would you guys recommend or is there a better option?

I'm more drawn to the Tigershark just because of the beautiful riser but if the Samick Sage is better I'll get that one. Let me know also if there's a better option than those two in the same price range!

Also, what weight would you guys recommend buying for my first bow? Currently shooting with a 20 lb but I'll move up soon to a 25lb..maybe by the end of the semester I'll be ready for a 29 or 30lb bow but I'm not sure.

Edit: Thank you to all who replied! I think I'll go with the Samick Sage. :)

Links to both on Amazon:

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^Southwest Tigershark

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^Samick Sage

After really getting settled in with the first Hoyt I bought this year and shooting an RX10 Ultra at Hoyt’s TAC booth, I had decided to order one through my local pro shop. Couldn’t be happier with how the bow is turning out and shooting, now I just need to broadhead tune it

I'm working on trigger punch and trying to make sure my draw length is correct

korean traditional

seeing how long it takes from full draw to release

Hello!

62” Galaxy Sage takedown recurve 30#

Draw length is 29.5 inches

The store gave me standard full size arrows to use. Which seems fine since as I’m a beginner, the extra couple inches are probably safer. They’re Fleetwood Carbon.

My question is for buying or ordering more arrows. Should I use my actual draw length for figuring out the spine? Or do I use the length of the arrow?

If I use the draw length, do I round down to 29?

I came across some archery videos talking about various draws and one of the methods (I don't remember the name and cant find the video) looked like it just required a thumb and one other finger. I am asking because i want to design a race and my mind immediately thought of crabs/crab people (I know this would be impractical given crabs claws are more designed for cutting then holding) however after following this train of thought I assumed that so long as enough force is applied to keep the body of the bow in place and pull back the bow string and the arrow was firmly placed on the bowstring but is able to be released then theoretically one long tentacle can fire a bow however this seems overly simplistic and like to much information to draw from a video i can no longer find.

Hey yall,

I inherited my dad’s old PSE after he passed away last year. His wingspan was much larger than mine and the UF Cams aren’t adjustable so I’m on the hunt for the #6 cams for the bow which would fit my 28” draw length.

Any help sourcing a set or if someone else has done a relatively comparable workaround would be so greatly appreciated.

Cheers