Highly underrated shoot only an hour away from me in Western Maryland. Great courses, fantastic targets on an unbelievably beautiful property...and all the poison ivy you want...lol. Great video too!
@NewLife-qj9mx I found that between 7.75" and 8" was where mine likes to be with the new string i made. The recommended brace is 7.5"--8.5" according to the website. 5.5" to me is really short. Try twisting the string up and see if you can get it closer to 7.5" at least. The supplied bowstring may just be too long. For a 60in bow the string should be around 56-57in.
@@trad_root I've had seven different custom made bows. Limbs delaminated on two of them. I now shoot a Black Hunter longbow, and it shoots just as good (or better) than some of the custom bows I have owned.
At almost 80 years old, I had to go to a lighter bow, and I didn't want to pay the price for another custom bow. So I got the BH longbow, and I am pleased with it. For the price, it shoots just fine.
Great Honest Review! I have Sanlida Royal X8 Recurve & Longbow snd the only thing I used out the kit was the bow , made my own B55 flemish twist strings and arrows . Can't wait for the video of you making a flemish string ! Been shooting & hunting with traditional bows going into my 49th yr. I'm always learning something new watching Traditional Bow videos. Can still teach a old dog new tricks ! Keep the Great Videos Coming ! Stay Safe & Healthy ! God Bless !
Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate you watching. I'm always trying to learn and improve as well. Sometimes, even just the smallest improvement can feel like leaps and bounds.
I cant say yes bc i dont know for sure. The limb tips are just some king of wood. May be able to use fast flight material strings but I would keep a close eye on the limb tips and the strings for wear.
I liked these arrows so much that I chopped them up with my tomahawk and threw them in the trash. My new 500sp Gold Tip Warriors shoot 100% better. I want to re-tiller my X8 to have even tiller. Should shoot better and quieter with my 3-under.
I plan to fix the centershot anyways so might tiller for 3 under also and drop the 3lbs down to actual 45lbs at 28. Overall the bow isn't bad and shoots the warriors I have pretty well.
I will be cutting the fletch off of one of the kit supplied arrows and bare shafting and changing the point weights. I would like to see if i can get them to fly better with some tweaking. The idea was to see if the bow out of the box was good enough for a beginner to start with. I would recomend the bow, not so much anything else that comes in the kit.
Not exactly sure of the spine for the sanlida arrows. I read they could be 500's. The pink fletching goldtip warriors are 600's and fly pretty well out of the royal x8.
Nice job, Mike! If I didn't know any better, I would say that bow was a Damon Howatt Hi speed! Great looking bow for the money! The accessories that came with the bow are not great.. but it is a solid start! Best wishes my man!
Te estoy viendo de Argentina me quiero comprar un Arco haya en tu país porque en Argentina no hay negocios de Arquería no no nada que ver pero si que hay como club que se practica pero 0 0 de negocios de Arquería O O haya si es mucho mejor un abrazo de Bs As
Tried a few different things. Those are 600 spines. 500s were way too stiff unless I had them cut pretty long. Ended up finding that when I take off the lighted nock they fly a little better, more consistent.
@@trad_root I hear that 👍😁 I don’t use lighted nock because of there inconsistency. Reflective wrap or glow in the dark wrap is what I started using instead. God Bless you and your family 🙏😇❤️🇺🇸
Interesting you're using a release with a recurve. I've never seen that, but I've not bow hunted in 30 years. Very cool. Broadheads do fly differently though. ❤
Bet! So personally I think recurve bows look way better. Just the raw old school bow Robin Hood style. But I also recognize the genius behind releases and overall modern equipment it’s hard to compete. Traditional bows just look way better (to me)
There comes a point when your just practicing being bad.Identifying that time and hanging it up till tomorrow is probably one of the most usefull skills in trad archery
The tab is a 3 under tab from the company "yost". Great tabs. Tried a few others but this one is my favorite right now. Been using them for a few years.
Once I tried the fletching tape I never went back to gluing them! It has made building the arrows so much easier! For me....I get as much pleasure out of building arrows as I do shooting them.....good video!
