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Holy Thread revival :-)

my new bow arrived today.
A Martin Ridge Hunter compound bow.
Its great as lets me have a 31" draw length, plus it'll go from 35 to 50lb in draw
weight. Will get a decent pic of it at weekend.
 
Shoei said:
Holy Thread revival :-)

my new bow arrived today.
A Martin Ridge Hunter compound bow.
Its great as lets me have a 31" draw length, plus it'll go from 35 to 50lb in draw
weight. Will get a decent pic of it at weekend.
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Glad you did it! Been reminising a lot recently about how much I used to love archery when I went to Sunday classes, after I saw this thread I decided to contact the local archery club to see if I can join! Fingers crossed. :)

I'm a bit of a traditionalist though to be honest, I don't like all these new fangled bows with sights and all sorts of gizmos to cheat! I used to stick with a decent wooden longbow.
 
DcD said:
Glad you did it! Been reminising a lot recently about how much I used to love archery when I went to Sunday classes, after I saw this thread I decided to contact the local archery club to see if I can join! Fingers crossed. :)

I'm a bit of a traditionalist though to be honest, I don't like all these new fangled bows with sights and all sorts of gizmos to cheat! I used to stick with a decent wooden longbow.
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Tried the local club for my son, but they had no junior space left & where they shoot in winter is a village hall. So short on shooting space.

Ended up joining another club, bit further to travel, but very friendly & more than happy for my son to join as well. They have their own field for shooting in(with a pub across from it :cool: ) plus in winter they shoot in a school sports hall. Well lit, lots of room & warm.

Ive gone compound route to help with my arm. 80% let off when drawn which is nice :cool:
 
I have decided after 7 years to start archery again. I have contacted my local club but its turning into abit of an argument between the club rep and Archery GB as I am trying to join mid season.

in the long run it looks like I will have to just go through the beginners course again.

Hopefully they will let me use my own gear.

Cant wait.
 
Another archer here.

Did the beginners course a few years ago however due to other commitments only joined the club in October, so only been shooting for the past 3 months combination of indoor and frostbite sessions.

I shoot a recurve, 70" @ 34lbs. In December I decided to make the investment in my kit and hopefully it should last me a while - SF Forged Plus riser, SF Carbon Fibre limbs, Easton Platinum arrows - they're pretty long at 30.5" (tip recess to nock) and then all the other accessories - Easton Pro Tour backpack, tabs, arm guards, sights, long rod, Easton Hip Quiver etc.

I would also recommend iPhone app called iArcher great for tracking / calculating your scores and handicaps.
 
sounds like a good setup.

Archery is such a calming sport (unless your in the middle of a competition).

I finished my beginners course last october.

Have you shot a Portsmouth round yet? what club you at?
 
Robertnpmk said:
sounds like a good setup.

Archery is such a calming sport (unless your in the middle of a competition).

I finished my beginners course last october.

Have you shot a Portsmouth round yet? what club you at?
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I shoot in Derby and current PB for Portsmouth is 402, which isn't bad for 3 months. Both the Mrs and have taken this up together luckily she's not the competitive type although she is averaging 40 points less than me but has a better technique.

There are guy's and gals at the club who 560-580 regularly
 
Robertnpmk said:
yeah im going for my 575 badge, is a sod to get.

my pb is 556. But since Christmas I have changed my technique slightly and haven't got back over 550 yet.
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That's where the challenge lies, finding the perfect technique for consistency :confused:

You must be a real old hand at this, shooting 565 - well done fella !
 
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Wanted to share my good news with you fellow archers. I became the Club Indoor Handicap Champion over the weekend going from 83 to 56 in a single season.

The downside is the outdoor season starts now but there's still snow on the ground.
 
Congrats man - I just havent had a chance this indoor season, so hoping to at least flex my arms for the outdoor season this month. Always difficult when you have a prescribed evening a week to do it I guess - something always comes up!

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Thanks guys.

The handicap is run over a complete season with a minimum of 8 shoots to qualify, its a number of shoots Portsmouth, Vegas, FITA 25, FITA 18, Stafford etc

My Portsmouth PB is still sub 500, hopefully the outdoor season will help with me getting a bit more focus and honing my so called technique.
 
Perhaps we should get a table of our best scores etc? Starting with this seasons outdoor (though I guess indoor is just a bit easier to compare really) dependent on your experience and type of bow...

Might actually make me try and get out there more (though I wont have a chance much til April really) with a bit of healthy competition...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ps3ud0 said:
Perhaps we should get a table of our best scores etc? Starting with this seasons outdoor (though I guess indoor is just a bit easier to compare really) dependent on your experience and type of bow...

Might actually make me try and get out there more (though I wont have a chance much til April really) with a bit of healthy competition...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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That sounds like a plan but we would need to include the handicaps to level noobs like me against you more experienced archers.

This Sunday is a Frostbite so 3 doz @ 30 metres which isn't included in any official scoring.

ps3ud0 you probably know all clubs regsitered with Archery GB (GNAS) run a virtual league so your Sunday shoots are pitted against other clubs. Maybe a virtual league for us OC shooters ? I'm no Records Officer so it may prove difficult to work out allowances / points / handicaps.
 
Shot my first portsmouth couple of weeks ago, 476. As is usual case, once i'd settled down & got into the rhythm of things, I started getting more accurate then i'd run out of ends. Sods law.
Treated myself for my birthday & got a new Stabiliser setup. just getting used to it now. A lot better than the single rod on my compound bow.
 
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