Heat Report post Posted February 26, 2015 I don't shoot a longbow but I have two recurve bows. One is a vintage 1960 Bear Kodiak, 47#@28 60" bow and I also recently purchased a used 3 piece takedown recurve from Whisperstik bows called a Kajikastik that is 56" long and is 51#@28. I have been jonesing recently for another bow. The recent remakes of the Bear Super Kodiak in the Grayling Green and the new Black Beauty 1968 replica that just came out are really sweet. Going to have to start keeping my eye out for used ones. For arrows, some common advice for tuning new arrows is to start shooting them full length without feathers to be sure you end up with the correct spine. Google "Bare Shaft Tuning". Here's some good advice I'll pass along, cutting too much from the beginning makes it tougher to tune the arrow. You can change point weight to make the spine stiffer or weaker but I wouldn't want to make them too stiff to start, hence they recommend only cutting a half inch off at a time to tune your arrow spine to your bow. Once you find an arrow spine/length that works well without feathers, fletch them up and fine tune with point weights and maybe brace height. There is a spine calculator called "Stu's Spine Calculator" online or on the 3 Rivers site that will get you really close if you know the specs of the bow you are working with. If you are still having trouble finding correct spine, try posting your question on the Leatherwall or Trad Gang sites. There are some very experienced and helpful traditional shooters on those sites. Good Luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QhunterAZ Report post Posted February 26, 2015 And take your time shooting several arrows to be sure its not your form. I keep one arrow for my coach. I leave on a wrap and the feather spine but trim off the barbs. I can see how my form is any time then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 300ultramag. Report post Posted February 27, 2015 you traditonal bow hunters need a book of your own for records sake.... hats off to you... most archery hunts I want to break my compound bow in half and take a long walk off of a short pier.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QhunterAZ Report post Posted February 27, 2015 Don't need a trophy book, any kill is a trophy to me. And the journy is more than worth it. I do enjoy all mm kimds of bows from wheels to straight stick. something about the simplicty of the tool seems to just be more relaxing to me. plus its way eaiser to carry 19 ounces of bow on a long walk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
