Archery.

[spin_dry]

I stopped in my middle-late 20’s and I’m getting back into it. Im guessing that a few of you are into it. Ive been looking at used bows. It seems the technology changes so fast and a two year old bow can be had for less than half of what it cost retail. Any suggestions? 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

7 hours ago, spin_dry said:

I stopped in my middle-late 20’s and I’m getting back into it. Im guessing that a few of you are into it. Ive been looking at used bows. It seems the technology changes so fast and a two year old bow can be had for less than half of what it cost retail. Any suggestions? 

Hoyt charger. 

Very nice for the price, new or used.

[Sal Rosenberg]

 

Are there any indians on here ???

[XCR1250]

My last 1 was a Root Diablo.

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

4 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

My last 1 was a Root Diablo.

Link? Never heard of it. Google telling me it's a video game thing?

[Polarissledder]

There are always a bunch at your local range on consignment to try.... you'll know the right one when you shoot it.

 

 

[Beavis and Butt-Head]

I can’t remember the brand name but it was nice looking setup saw it on pawn shop show, I think rick paid $1300 for it. 

[XCR1250]

10 hours ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said:

Link? Never heard of it. Google telling me it's a video game thing?

Long time ago, They were manufactured in Milwaukee, probably out of business by now.

[steve from amherst]

spin , ever consider a crossbow? You said in another thread you were old. Lotta states allowing them for hunting for old dudes.Some states for kinda old.

[Pete]

I bet Pocahontas could whip all youre asses at archery.. Shes native American you know.

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

7 minutes ago, steve from amherst said:

spin , ever consider a crossbow? You said in another thread you were old. Lotta states allowing them for hunting for old dudes.Some states for kinda old.

That's an option. With the technology of the compound bows nowadays, allowing 85-90% let off, make it extremely easy to hold draw until ready to release. It's quite impressive. The difference in price between comparable compound and cross bows, close to double...

[Mileage Psycho]

17 hours ago, spin_dry said:

I stopped in my middle-late 20’s and I’m getting back into it. Im guessing that a few of you are into it. Ive been looking at used bows. It seems the technology changes so fast and a two year old bow can be had for less than half of what it cost retail. Any suggestions? 

Go to Cabela's or a similar store and try out various bows to see what you like and most importantly what fits you.

2 minutes ago, steve from amherst said:

spin , ever consider a crossbow? You said in another thread you were old. Lotta states allowing them for hunting for old dudes.Some states for kinda old.

I've have partially torn labrums and rotators along with impingement in each shoulder, I can draw a bow but the grinding in the shoulder sucks so I went with a crossbow several years ago, what a weapon! Every deer I have taken with it has lost both lungs and the heart, my first deer with it was an 8 pointer after I released the bolt I heard it hit the ground and was like what the fuck how did I miss!! Right through the body and without question the broadhead did more devastation than any 12 ga. sabot that I have used.

[steve from amherst]

A friend of mine is an old timer. He loves the thing. He does a lot of suburban hunting , says it cant be beat.

[XCR1250]

I got to thinking about it, the Root Diablo may have been the model of the long Bow I used to shoot at Golden Arrow Archery target range, the manufacture might have been called Whiffen. It was in the 1960's so awhile ago.

[Mileage Psycho]

9 minutes ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said:

That's an option. With the technology of the compound bows nowadays, allowing 85-90% let off, make it extremely easy to hold draw until ready to release. It's quite impressive. The difference in price between comparable compound and cross bows, close to double...

You don't have to spend much money, I have a Barnett Wildcat C5 (it's a little heavy) it's not the arrow, it's the indian 

[spin_dry]

10 hours ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said:

Hoyt charger. 

Very nice for the price, new or used.

I’m heading down to try out a few bows this weekend. I be asking about that. Thanks. 

[spin_dry]

13 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

Go to Cabela's or a similar store and try out various bows to see what you like and most importantly what fits you.

I've have partially torn labrums and rotators along with impingement in each shoulder, I can draw a bow but the grinding in the shoulder sucks so I went with a crossbow several years ago, what a weapon! Every deer I have taken with it has lost both lungs and the heart, my first deer with it was an 8 pointer after I released the bolt I heard it hit the ground and was like what the fuck how did I miss!! Right through the body and without question the broadhead did more devastation than any 12 ga. sabot that I have used.

I’m trying out some this weekend. Fortunately my shoulders are good. Have you tried any of the hanging techniques for shoulder issues? There’s a orthopedic surgeon that wrote an excellent book on it. I swear by it.  

[spin_dry]

37 minutes ago, steve from amherst said:

spin , ever consider a crossbow? You said in another thread you were old. Lotta states allowing them for hunting for old dudes.Some states for kinda old.

No, not in the market for a cross bow. This isn’t for hunting. Just want it for a hobby. The only hunting I do now is my annual trip for wild boar. 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

3 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

I’m trying out some this weekend. Fortunately my shoulders are good. Have you tried any of the hanging techniques for shoulder issues? There’s a orthopedic surgeon that wrote an excellent book on it. I swear by it.  

Does it help lower back too? Link?

[ICEMAN!]

I played around with a nice wooden recurve before I had kids.  Lately I’ve been thinking of digging it back out again

[Rod]

Thought this was going to be about Sterling archers shenanigans 

[XCR1250]

5 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said:

I played around with a nice wooden recurve before I had kids.  Lately I’ve been thinking of digging it back out again

All mine were recurves except 1 crossbow.

[Mileage Psycho]

1 hour ago, spin_dry said:

I’m trying out some this weekend. Fortunately my shoulders are good. Have you tried any of the hanging techniques for shoulder issues? There’s a orthopedic surgeon that wrote an excellent book on it. I swear by it.  

I do a lot of pulls to strengthen the back to pull the scapula back away from the humerus, last month I fucked up a power slide donut in a parking lot and got slammed to pavement on my right side, the elbow smashed hard and jammed the humerus up into the shoulder like a motherfucker, x-rays were negative the next day, see the ortho Tuesday and hopefully it's just a cortisone shot to get me back on track where I can use my right arm without pain or discomfort.

 

EDIT: To answer your question, no. Pulls should be similar to hanging?

Edited March 15, 2018 by Mileage Psycho

[XCR1250]

15 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

I do a lot of pulls to strengthen the back to pull the scapula back away from the humerus, last month I fucked up a power slide donut in a parking lot and got slammed to pavement on my right side, the elbow smashed hard and jammed the humerus up into the shoulder like a motherfucker, x-rays were negative the next day, see the ortho Tuesday and hopefully it's just a cortisone shot to get me back on track where I can use my right arm without pain or discomfort.

 

EDIT: To answer your question, no. Pulls should be similar to hanging?

OUCH!!

[Kivalo]

Do yourself a favor and don't go to Cabelas or any box store. Go to a local proshop and range, they will have considerably more knowledge.