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[hawkeye]

don't ya love buying new stuff for your trad bow passion.

finally ditched the hip quiver and got myself a bow quiver and have just finished setting it up - brillant. be scaling trees and leopard crawling now!

i reckon (still relatively new to bowhunting) small tips like waxing and twisting strings etc are some of the many little things about bowhunting that aren't easily picked up by the learned having to teach themselves.

i think many small attentitive details are easily overlooked by new bowhunters without access to someone experienced.

just my reflections after 15months of owning and hard shooting a beautiful 55pf Samick Woodsman recurve.

love it! :D

[adam]

I hear you hawk eye, love it too mate.

I had to pick all those things up myself in the early years too, I was very lucky in the following to be shown a lot of what I know today by what I call legend Bowhunters, true bushmen that live and breathe bowhunting and outdoor skills.

Anyways rambing on, what quiver did you go for and has a bow quiver changed your shooting at all.

I just made a good order with Kustom King for a bit of gear for the rut, recurve bow skins to protect the limbs and riser(jeez I can scratch em up), spare string, some tip protectors, and a new 5 arrow side quiver. Mmmmm more love for the bow.

Adam

[hawkeye]

can't recall the brand adam, but a better than average bow quiver ($65 from Hoddywell, 5 arrows and folds out/off with good rubber shock absorbant etc).

yep, been sharpening broadheads, stictching on camo etc all weekend in prep for the deer and bow quivers not effecting my aim at all - can't notice the weight (unless i overdo the practise).

i still can't work out how you get arrows into and out of your back quiver without noise?

[GlennMac]

Well I just brought a viper long bow and was wondering when you put the string on how do you know how many twists to put in it ? I will have a lot of questions as I have only ever shot compond, but will just start with this one.

[hutcho]

I have a tuning guide that I found on the net somewhere so I can't give credit where its due. PM me and I will email it to you.

[ed]

GlennMac - check the brace height, if it is too low put more twists in the string, too high then put less. that simple.

[GlennMac]

How do I know what the brace height should be ?

[hawkeye]

do what i did to start with Glenn - look at bows in mag's like BDU and set up similar :lol:

after a while you'll get it right, but to start with just put enough twists in a string so it gives your bow a decent bend and that the string comes off the bow arm not too far (or too less) from the bowtip.

is a real balance and i'd imagine every bow/string combo a bit different?

certainly affects the pressure of the draw etc does your brace height.

[perry]

A bow usually is noisy , harsh in the hand and produces poor arrow flight when the brace height is wrong . Assuming the arrows are the correct spine wind the brace up or down until you find a sweet spot were the bow shoots smooth and quite , then your close . If the arrows are wobbling up and down [ porposing ]raise or lower the nocking point until they they dont . Readjust the brace if the bow smooths out further and is quite - its tuned . If the arrows are fishtailing [ side to side movement ] the spine is incorrect , beg borrow or steal more arrows from mates until you find the correct arrow , its easy NOT ! This is only a basic overveiw but it will get you there . regards Perry

[hawkeye]

onya Perry. lots of mucking about is the motto by the jist. lots of backyard shooting and adjusting/tuning. i can't say i have my brace height as 'sweet' as i can get it at present. :cry:

i hate taking my string off and trying to perfectly position nock etc. hate it, but it's as vital as competency in bushcraft for bowhunting.

[GlennMac]

Hutcho, PM sent

[hawkeye]

it's an Alpine SoftLoc bow quiver - first bow quiver i've had, but went on easy, is very flexible (un/attachable) and seems sturdy enough for bush bashing. i reckon it'll last and serve me many happy hunting moons to come. :)

ps - i only just re-strung my bow yesterday Glenn and plead guilty to getting latest BDU and finding a pic of Master Greentree (perched on a Pilbara rock outcrop with recuve in hand... just in from the back page) to help me gauge a benchmark to twist string to set my initial brace height. onya obi wan adam. :wink:

[ed]

With a Viper longbow I would start at a brace height of about 6.5 inches and see how it shoots. then try a quarter inch or half inch either side. I have their Black Trophy longbow and shoot it at 7 inch brace height.

[adam]

I shoot most of my longbows at around 7 inches. With my recurves it depends how they perform and what noise they are letting out. Not a big fan of big brace heights so i try to keep them down in size.

Do a thumbs up(fist closed with thumb out) that should just fit between the longbow handle and the string.

QuiveR sounds the goods hawkeye, hope to see it laying besides a red soon.

ADAM

[adam]

P.s When I have tuned my bow to the string I keep the string on at all times by sliding one eye down the limbs when unstrung, so it can't untwist at all. It also pays to measure your brace height once tuned( I never do that :oops: )

[Paul R]

Mate I'd do a search on the internet for the recomended brace height for your bow and start with it, you can then do some experimenting if you want to. :D

[GlennMac]

Does any one know if they have a web site as I can't find one to find out the brace height also do I measure it to the back of the grip ?

[ed]

googled this for you

Fistmele:
An old term for brace height. The fistmele was usually measured from the string to the belly side of the handle and checked by placing a closed fist on the handle and extending the thumb toward the string.

from here - which is not a bad site for defitions it seems
http://www.sca.org.au/archers/Glossary.html

[Paul R]

I did a search for you Glenn and the recomended brace height for an Internature Viper longbow is 8 inches. The brace height is measured from the belly side or throat of the handle.