Recommend me a bow (recurve)

“The idea of setting up a field archery run sounds quite interesting to mess about with next summer, as well as a biggish yard I have a very long drive, an overgrown field and it’s all surrounded by commercial forestry which is not used by anyone (horrible pine trees) for leisure purchases all with no neighbours within a 1/4 mile so sounds a good area to use.”

Rove and stump shooting.

Rove and stump shooting

Yes, there’s also masses of freshly harvested forest land i could use – although if you miss you will never find the arrow!

Insurance and memberships – won’t be in UK

NFAS dont insure you as such, I think only counts at NFAS endorsed shoots.

Ah, OK.  It’s probably 25 years since I was last a member.

if you miss

In archery you never miss, you only drop an arrow 🙂

😆

I’m totally stealing that.

Perfect evening for shooting some sticks…

For context, next month the club starts shooting indoors at a local army base gym, where we shoot 20yds with 80cm target faces. I’m shooting 30yds with an 80cm face to get used to the smaller face, coming down to 20yds to make sure my sights are properly set up.

When we went indoors last year, I’d only been shooting for about three months, so my accuracy was, shall we say, a little erratic*, plus it was a new bow.

In archery you never miss, you only drop an arrow 🙂

I’m totally stealing that.

So am I!

*Still is, if I’m being honest…

Found an old slomo video.

Looking at the pics of modern bows I think I could cobble one up out of some leftover ply and an old pair of cross country skis…

@chickenman

I’ve seen a bow made out of old ?. It worked to a point.

I’ve made the odd primative bow the years. Great fun.

But used carbon arrows.

PVC pipe bows are fun as well.