Feedback - magnetico rest
Kevin
Hi Folks,
I finally got a chance to shoot my Hoyt GM today, with the magnetico
rest and Shibuya button fitted.
I set it up, taking the advice I was given, and I'm pleased to say that
it performed well. I had no problems with the arrow falling off the
rest, and the arrows flew much straighter than with the simple stick-on
rest.
I managed a third class on a National round, which I was pleased with,
as it's only the second time I've shot 60 yards.
Heh, bet you're all trying to remember the first time YOU shot 60 yds,
eh? ;-)
Thanks for the help,
regards,
Kev
Angus Duggan
> Heh, bet you're all trying to remember the first time YOU shot 60 yds,
> eh? ;-)
Dunno about 60 yards, but the first time I shot 90m in a tournament was in
1989, about a month after I had started shooting. I got 118 for 36 arrows, a
rather poor score, but I had forgotten to bring my jacket from the car and it
snowed during the tournament.
a.
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Kevin
> Dunno about 60 yards, but the first time I shot 90m in a tournament was in
> 1989, about a month after I had started shooting. I got 118 for 36 arrows, a
> rather poor score, but I had forgotten to bring my jacket from the car and it
> snowed during the tournament.
I don't think I'll be ready for a tournament for some time yet! At the
moment I'm content to shoot as often as I can (which is nowhere near as
often as I'd like!) and to try and improve my technique. We have a
couple of tounaments coming up, hosted by the Club I've joined, so I'll
go along and help, and see what this tournament stuff is all about :)
I checked out your website by the way - very interesting. I also trained
in Martial Arts (Tae Kwon Do - 2nd Dan) and used to fly, though not
powered - I had a hang glider for about five years.
Andrew Lewis
You made a good choice there with that setup....I had a spiga mag rest
on the recurve I just sold. I am learnign the art of Compund Unlimited now.
It was totally solid and once I had tuned it all in I can honestly say it
never went wrong for me.
I am guessing your shooting target at the moment..... if you get the
chance to do some field or 3D shooting on a good course dont pass up the
oppertunity coz thats probably the best fun you will have I am sure. I only
shoot target now as practice for my form as being in the woods shootig
uphill and down on our course in Wales can be a real challange sometimes and
more fun in my opinion.
Enjoy your shooting
may you alwasy hit you mark
Andy Lewis
Llantwit Major Archers
South Wales
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Kevin
> Hi Kevin
> You made a good choice there with that setup....I had a spiga mag rest
> on the recurve I just sold. I am learnign the art of Compund Unlimited now.
> It was totally solid and once I had tuned it all in I can honestly say it
> never went wrong for me.
I've shot a few more dozen arrows with it now, and it performs fine. The
only problem I have is with things working loose on the bow - sight
screws, stabilisers - and now - button! I'll no doubt get it all sorted
out in time! :)
> I am guessing your shooting target at the moment..... if you get the
> chance to do some field or 3D shooting on a good course dont pass up the
> oppertunity coz thats probably the best fun you will have I am sure. I only
> shoot target now as practice for my form as being in the woods shootig
> uphill and down on our course in Wales can be a real challange sometimes and
> more fun in my opinion.
I liked the look of field archery, but I don't think there is any within
reasonable distance of me (Canterbury, Kent, England)
regards,
Kev
Andrew Lewis
sorry to hear your rattleing loose there..... do you use a long rod or
any stabalisers (bad spelling sorry) as this will certainly help.
Also alot of people are using Sims Limb Savers these days as they seem
not seem to take any power out of the shot.......Hoyt compounds come with
them fitted as standard now.
i am guessing your a Gnas member and i wont hold that against you if you are
:-)
try these websites for info on field shooting.
http://www.efaafieldarcher.com/ English Field Archery Home page
http://www.summersvere.freeserve.co.uk/gnas%20field.htm GNAS Field pages
http://www.archery-ifaa.com/
also
http://www.archery-forum.com/phpbb2/index.php Austrailian archery forum
with soem good advice on shooting
got plenty of links for shops and other stuff also if your intrested but i
am sure you probably seen most of them already
hope you sort out your vibration problems
enjoy the shooting
Andy Lewis
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MarkS
Just go for it and enter the tournaments, most of the long shoots like a
York will have a shorter round in the afternoon (for a York its a National),
these use the last 2 distances of the long round and are meant for people
who are just starting out and do not want to do the full 100 yards. You
will always be on a target with other archers, so don't worry about not
knowing whats going on and when to shoot.
All of the old and bold will shoot the full York, so in the National you
would only be competing against others of a similar level to yourself. At
most of these, a third class score in the national would put you in the
medal places (at the last York I attended, 410 in the National would have go
you a Gold!). If you fancy other rounds, find a handicapped shoot, then
you can smile smugly as you only have to shoot a few points better than your
handicap to hammer the old and bold by several hundred (adjusted) points!
Mark
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Kevin
> Hi Kevin
> sorry to hear your rattleing loose there..... do you use a long rod or
> any stabalisers (bad spelling sorry) as this will certainly help.
I had the opportunity to try a longrod last week, and it made a dramatic
difference - so much so that I went out and bought an identical one
today! :-) Apart rom the vibration aspect, it also brought my horizontal
"strays" into line, so I guess I'm still gripping the bow on release.
> Also alot of people are using Sims Limb Savers these days as they seem
> not seem to take any power out of the shot.......Hoyt compounds come with
> them fitted as standard now.
The limbs (Samick) had limb savers already fitted when I bought the bow,
though I think they are fitted far too close to the riser end of the
limbs to be effective. I'm wondering if I can remove them and replace
them - are they glued in place?
> i am guessing your a Gnas member and i wont hold that against you if you are
> :-)
Heh - correct :) I'm also a very new GNAS member, so am still finding my
way around the World of archery.
> try these websites for info on field shooting.
[snip]
Thanks for those, i'll certainly check them out.
regards,
Kev
Kevin
> Just go for it and enter the tournaments, most of the long shoots like a
> York will have a shorter round in the afternoon (for a York its a National),
> these use the last 2 distances of the long round and are meant for people
> who are just starting out and do not want to do the full 100 yards. You
> will always be on a target with other archers, so don't worry about not
> knowing whats going on and when to shoot.
I may well give it a go, then. I shot a National last week on a practise
day, and got a third class (409?) I suppose I'll just have to bite the
bullet and buy some white trousers! ;-)
The furthest I've shot so far is 60 yards, and only a couple missed the
target :) As yet I've no idea whether I could actually shoot 100 yards,
but I'm hopeful.
> you a Gold!). If you fancy other rounds, find a handicapped shoot, then
> you can smile smugly as you only have to shoot a few points better than your
> handicap to hammer the old and bold by several hundred (adjusted) points!
Heh - how to make new friends at tournaments, eh? ;-)
regards,
Kev
Dolphin Boy
> > you can smile smugly as you only have to shoot a few points better than
your
> > handicap to hammer the old and bold by several hundred (adjusted)
points!
>
> Heh - how to make new friends at tournaments, eh? ;-)
Eh, Kev, Guess what? The Old & Bold did EXACTLY the same thing when they
started out!
ma...@mss.tzo.com
"Kevin" <ka...@NOSPAM.theboyz.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
>The limbs (Samick) had limb savers already fitted when I bought the bow,
>though I think they are fitted far too close to the riser end of the
>limbs to be effective. I'm wondering if I can remove them and replace
>them - are they glued in place?
Placing the limb savers too close to the tips will decrease the speed, sometimes
noticeably, on a recurve.
You might also experiment with the brace height of the bow by twisting and
untwisting the string. You will probably find that there is a certain height
where the bow gets a lot quieter and smoother shooting
--
Marty Sasaki ma...@mss.tzo.com
Arlington, Massachusetts USA
Jonathan Hodgson
> I may well give it a go, then. I shot a National last week on a practise
> day, and got a third class (409?) I suppose I'll just have to bite the
> bullet and buy some white trousers! ;-)
Let me know if you find somewhere that's selling them...
Jonny
MarkS
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good enough to win on scratch scores, but too good to win the handicapped
shoots, Gah!! :-)
Mark
Tom Duncan
"Jonathan Hodgson" <jp_ho...@eng1neer.com> wrote in message
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Shops that sell bowling clothes - lawn bowls, not ten-pin.
Painters and decorators shops - they've usually got painter's whites and
aren't extortionate.
Failing that, go Essex-style and buy some white jeans... ;-)
Murray Elliot
>Let me know if you find somewhere that's selling them...
Baker's trousers, or work trousers
e.g. http://www.hewats.com/catering_03.pdf - page 4
For those that don't like white, their work trousers also come in
"bottle" but I do not know if this is GNAS-approved bottle or not :o)
p.s. - I've nothing to do with this company, but thought their supply
of whites looked interesting! Sad or what?
Dolphin Boy
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scratch!
"Gah!!" is the correct phrase! :-)
Kevin
I hadn't thought of that! - right, that's it, no mercy!! ;-)
regards,
Kev
shadyshark
trousers. Water repellent with (lots of) zipped pockets. I got mine
discounted at a factory outlet for Ł14...
Jonathan Hodgson <jp_ho...@eng1neer.com> wrote in message news:<5lxk8olmrull.1g...@40tude.net>...
chris
to baseball caps, tee shirts to storm waterproofs) in a wide range of
colors including white and dark green. Very inexpensive. They also have
an embroidery service.
or
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<shady...@hotmail.com> spewed forth
>Can't help you with whites, but Regatta make a good pair of dark green
>trousers. Water repellent with (lots of) zipped pockets. I got mine
>discounted at a factory outlet for £14...
>
>Jonathan Hodgson <jp_ho...@eng1neer.com> wrote in message
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>> On 05 Aug 2003 22:11:41 +0000, Kevin wrote:
>>
>> > I may well give it a go, then. I shot a National last week on a practise
>> > day, and got a third class (409?) I suppose I'll just have to bite the
>> > bullet and buy some white trousers! ;-)
>>
>> Let me know if you find somewhere that's selling them...
>>
>> Jonny
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