This video I break down the three things that really opened my eyes shooting a trad bow. I have compound hunted for years and this was surprising #bowhunting
Archery is a great sport, especially traditional archery. Once you've mastered a stick bow with fingers the transition into a compound bow and release is much easier. I've always thought that it would be better for any new archer to start out with a stick bow and fingers to learn the fundamentals of archery before they graduated into a compound bow and release, but times have changed, (and I'm old school anyway). The key to any archery, though, is practice, practice and more practice. I know this for a fact because I used to shoot competitively on a national level as an amateur and professional. I shot a perfect score as a Junior Olympian at the 1972 Bear American Indoor Archery Championship with a recurve bow and fingers, and then eventually went on to win the 1977 Vegas Open as a professional with a compound and release. The Vegas Open was considered to be our national championship back then. The key to my success was as I mentioned before...practice, practice and more practice. Happy hunting and God bless!!!
honestly I have killed close to 200 animals with a traditional bow. If I was shooting a compound all that time that number could easily be 600 and the amount of p and y bucks in my house would be 10 times more than there is now. BUT would not trade it for the world. Just wait until you kill an animal with a trad bow all done 100% mental and muscle.
Much easier transition from stick to wheels. I’ve shot stick since I was a baby I only bought a compound for fun. I put an arrow in an arrow first day with wheels. You shoot something with a stick you’ll never wanna take the wheels out again. Slow and steady wins the race. Shoot a stick long enough you can take time off and still cover a paper plate. It’s like a bike. Once you get it down you don’t forget
There are definitely some things that you need to consider when making the change from a compound bow to a stick bow.... For one I was shooting a Hoyt Alfa max which I bought back in 2009 to take on a Quebec Black bear hunt, I was shooting 65#'s with 60 % let off, which is not an option for a stick bow. So I started using a 40 # longbow to get my muscles used to drawing a trad bow , also you must learn good form and depending on how you aim and anchor " shot process " is everything in my opinion . you will also have to learn better woodsmen ship skills to get stick bow close say 20 yards max shooting , I like to get setup about 12-17 yards so there fore you are giving up 15-20 yards depending on your skill level . when I started shooting trad I would set up my targets around 5 - 15yards , and get accustomed to shooting good groups at each yardage , and yes this takes time and a lot of arrows down range , I liked your video and I like the fact you point out how close you started out and worked your way up to 15 yards , remember one thing about traditional archery it is a use it or lose it thing , you have to practice at lest 2-3 times a week or more . I started using just one arrow and tried to make each shot count as though its was a real hunting situation . Don't forget to practice out of a tree stand also.Take care and welcome to the trad world it is so rewarding , I haven't used my compound in 3 years ! good luck to you on your hunting adventures.
Going from 15 to 20 yards is the bubble for me. Still working on it, but I won’t be taking that 20 yard shot for now. Have you tried making your own wood arrows yet? I find shooting those are more enjoyable than shooting the carbons or the aluminums.
