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Posts posted by heavuser

    Sept 10th

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    Anyone plan on using a bow instead of rifle for the full 8 days of the antlerless season?

     

     I figure if I can't take out a deer with the bow during the first 4 days then I'll hunt the next 4 with my slug gun. I feel dirty just reading that last sentence. 

    New Toys

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    After more issues trying to find a decent bow shop in the lower hudson valley I decided to take a full dive into making my own at home garage bow shop. I rather learn from my own mistakes than keep trying to fix the mistakes of others.

    OMP Versa Cradle Micro Tune Bow Vise
    R.S. Bowvise NOK EZ Arrow Level
    HTM Precision Set Up Level
    Hamskea Easy Third Axis Level
    Last Chance EZ Bow Press (onsale!!)
    LCA Draw Board

    Still need to figure out what fletching jig to buy, after that I think I will have 90% of what I need to tune and maintain my current and future bows. Like most of the hobbies I get into archery has hit me in full addiction mode. 

     

    All you garage bow shop dwellers, any tools you recommend as a must have?

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    First Shot Daily Pics

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    Just now, BowmanMike said:

    Not too shabby...actually really good. 

    Now I just need to be able to consistently replicate that.... Still getting used to the thumb release. It was also pretty windy today which didn't help. 

    2021 - Bowtech Carbon Zion

    in Hunting Items For Sale and Trade

    Posted · Edited by heavuser

    Bought last year, used about 3-4 dozen times, like new condition, 60# limbs, right handed, real tree camo finish. Comes with the stock quiver, front stabilizer. I also have the stock sight but it's not installed. 

    Asking 450. 

     

    Pickup Only

     

    New Windsor Area. 

     

    Also have half a dozen Victory TKOs I can include for some extra cash. 

     

    Will include pictures shortly. 

     

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    Target Shooting - Observations

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    I thought I'd share this over here as huntingny was the first site to get me into hunting in general. I also feel like our Bow section over here is starving for more posts :)

    Backstory: I'm a relatively new shooter, got into the sport last year. I was fitted with a Bowtech Carbon Zion 60#, had a lot of fun with that bow and killed my first doe with it. In total I have practiced with it for about a dozen shooting session last year. This year I decided to upgrade and went with a decked out RX7 Ultra 70#. It's been tuned, shooting bullet holes at 3 yrds. When I would take it out to practice though I wasn't very happy with my groupings. Another important fact, I switch from a trigger release to a thumb release(stan onnex t).

    This morning I decided to really take my time with my shots. Quite a few posts on here suggest shooting out to 30-40yards to improve your 20yrd grouping. So today I decided to start at 30.

    This was my first 30yrd grouping of the day.

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    My first shot made it right into the center, my second shot was about an inch and a half to the right of the first. When I took my third shot I instantly felt that the shot was going to be bad. It's hard to explain but my grip was off and my release just wasn't right. It almost felt like I squeezed the release in anticipation of taking the shot.

    I decided to take some shots at 40yrds just to see what would happen. I have never shot that far before.

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    My first shot was almost dead center, the shot felt great, I knew when I activated the release it was going to be a good shot. Both the second and third shots both had that strange feeling I had previously at 30yrds. I knew they were bad shots before they even hit the target. At this point I was starting to understand that I could tell the difference between what I knew would be a solid release and what I knew would be off.

    I decided to take 3 more shots at 40yrds.
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    I could feel each shot was a good shot. The difference here with my shots was I would draw the bow down and regroup myself if I felt the shot was going to be bad. Before I would take the shots knowing something was wrong. I was extremely satisfied with myself as I felt I had figured this whole thing out.

    Moved up to 30yrds.
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    Again, each shot felt perfect. If I felt my draw was off I would again draw the bow down and regroup mentally.

    Finally moved up to 20yrds.
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    This is what I had been looking for since day one.

    Lessons Learned: For starters I now understand that if I feel like my draw isn't right, draw back down instead of releasing. Strangely enough I found that when I anchor the string to the side of my mouth it's easier for me to leave my mouth open just a little and breath through my mouth instead of my nose, I can keep the bow steadier breathing threw my partially open mouth. And lastly I have learned to gently squeeze my thumb release instead of just pressing it down. One of the biggest improvements to my grouping has been just letting my body relax, release then tension, going threw the motions from draw to release as smoothly as possible.

    I'm very much excited to try 50-60yrds out next time out. No idea if this post will help others, I hope it does in some small way. Opinions, experiences, criticisms welcome.
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    Everyone’s Setup

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

    Love the Grim whitetails !  been shooting those for a few years now - devastating! 

    This will be my first year shooting them, looking forward to the blood trails :)

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    Everyone’s Setup

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    oooh this is a fun thread

     

    Bow: Hoyt RX7 Ultra

    Draw Weight: 70lbs

    Draw Length: 29" Draw Length

    Arrows: Victory Archer VAP SS - 300 Spine

    Broadhead: 100G Grim Reaper Razer Cut White Tail Special 

    Release: Stan Onnex T

     

    Looking forward to posting up pictures once I get it back from the shop, upgraded from a Bowtech Carbon Zion 

     

    Draw Length

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    2 hours ago, rob-c said:

    I bought my first press, saw , fletcher etc about 20+ years ago If your mechanically inclined it’s worth it. 

    Yes and no, I break a lot of stuff before I get it right ... lol

     

    • Haha 1

    Draw Length

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    59 minutes ago, dbHunterNY said:

    all the methods if done right should get you close but when you draw have someone look at your draw arm elbow postion and bow arm position with shoulder. all in alignment and not hyper extended it should look relaxed with elbow running in line with arrow shaft, not in or out as viewed from the back. @The_Real_TCIII posted a good video by Dudley but still people have bobble heads and do weird things to where it could be off a half an inch. They also have weird anchor points and tend to position themselves to deal with the bow fit, so have them close their eyes and anchor as you explain it to them where it feels comfortable.

    It's been really hard for me to find a good shop that is will to take the time to properly evaluate me. I honestly wish there was a class or something you could pay for where they go over paper tuning, bare shaft tuning, and proper form(reconfiguring your bow if necessary)......

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