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Post by Hoovie on Aug 25, 2019 18:51:30 GMT
I used to do Archery at school when I was around 13 and used to love it, even though I had a basic fibreglass bow (the rich kids had the fancy bows with balance weights and whatever). Been meaning to give it another go for decades but never got round to it, but now I am not allowed to shoot my Air Rifle in Scotland, decided to give it another go and enjoying it :rabbit: Go to a club once a week and get around 1 hour shooting (or 'loosing' rather I suppose) which is not a great deal so setup a target in the garden as well which lets me practice and try out techniques and stuff without being watched. (and Youtube is dead handy for picking up tips and techniques as well of course - I watch videos from a young Asian/Australian called "nu sensei" who has lots of good posts) My current technique which seems to be working well includes keeping both eyes open - Avoided that initially as I am Right Handed, but am Left-Eye Dominant, which is not an ideal combination (easier to get round by closing one eye, but found shoot better with both eyes used weirdly). Got my best result today in the garden and well chuffed with this grouping at a 10 metre range.... IMG_20190825_122011 by David, on Flickr Anyone else do archery? I have a pretty basic Recurve Bow but do fancy upgrading even though been less than a month since I took it up again.
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Post by unclebob on Aug 25, 2019 19:17:38 GMT
I had a go at Archery years ago ....the string chuffed my arm as I didn’t use a guard ☹️☹️
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 25, 2019 19:58:29 GMT
I had a go at Archery years ago ....the string chuffed my arm as I didn’t use a guard ☹️☹️ So did you try again once you got a brace?
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Post by firemac on Aug 25, 2019 20:16:42 GMT
I used to be into archery when I was a kid in LA. Had a fibreglass bow and some pretty neat arrows. Was reasonably good at it but didn't persue it. Hadn't thought about it much since but, you never know.... Mind you, with the dodgy left eye, I'm liable to do some innocent bystander an injury!
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 25, 2019 20:45:40 GMT
I used to be into archery when I was a kid in LA. Had a fibreglass bow and some pretty neat arrows. Was reasonably good at it but didn't persue it. Hadn't thought about it much since but, you never know.... Mind you, with the dodgy left eye, I'm liable to do some innocent bystander an injury! you should give it a go. Actually good but gentle exercise as well as fun. I've never been a "gym bunny" and don't run (dodgy knee from Skiing decades ago) so getting suitable exercise can be tricky.
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Post by charliefarlie on Aug 25, 2019 20:57:50 GMT
All I know is Robin Hood used to go out with Trudy Glen !!
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Post by bigkev on Aug 25, 2019 21:06:21 GMT
All I know is Robin Hood used to go out with Trudy Glen !! Oh Friar Tuck......!
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Post by charliefarlie on Aug 25, 2019 21:18:49 GMT
All I know is Robin Hood used to go out with Trudy Glen !! Oh Friar Tuck......! He did yer know ..... Common knowledge old Robin and Trudy Glen.. David I didn’t know the air gun ban had come into force in Scotland.
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Post by bigkev on Aug 25, 2019 21:27:04 GMT
He did yer know ..... Common knowledge old Robin and Trudy Glen.. David I didn’t know the air gun ban had come into force in Scotland. Yonks ago Charlie.....or else my garden would be littered with deceased seagulls, believe me......!
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 25, 2019 22:04:07 GMT
He did yer know ..... Common knowledge old Robin and Trudy Glen.. David I didn’t know the air gun ban had come into force in Scotland. not so much a ban as a licence requirement. But they use any excuse not to issue a licence. I live next door to a Childrens playground, so there is no point in me even applying.
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Post by unclebob on Aug 26, 2019 7:52:48 GMT
I had a go at Archery years ago ....the string chuffed my arm as I didn’t use a guard ☹️☹️ So did you try again once you got a brace? I was on holiday as a youngster and it was one of the planned activities so just done it for the week along with air rifle shooting at a range 👍🏻
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Post by philip42h on Aug 26, 2019 9:54:46 GMT
I too did archery at secondary school - from the ages of 11 to 17 - and still have a composite recurve bow somewhere in the loft. Switched to small bore target rifle in my early twenties but that went by the way as wives and children took away free time and legislation made things rather more challenging. A couple of years back I bought a precharged air rifle for a spot of pest control and plinking in the garden ... On the subject of legislation, it seems slightly bizarre that you can use a bow (and arrows) in a garden adjacent to a children's playground but not an air rifle in the same location. The 'killing power' of an arrow is far higher than that of a pellet from a standard air rifle at the limit while the accuracy, and therefore safety, of the rifle is way higher. I'm very happy to use an air rifle in my garden (and would be happy to use a small bore rifle were it legal) though I'd be rather more wary of loosing an arrow ... That said, I'm sure that your are taking all necessary precautions!
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 26, 2019 13:02:45 GMT
I too did archery at secondary school - from the ages of 11 to 17 - and still have a composite recurve bow somewhere in the loft. Switched to small bore target rifle in my early twenties but that went by the way as wives and children took away free time and legislation made things rather more challenging. A couple of years back I bought a precharged air rifle for a spot of pest control and plinking in the garden ... On the subject of legislation, it seems slightly bizarre that you can use a bow (and arrows) in a garden adjacent to a children's playground but not an air rifle in the same location. The 'killing power' of an arrow is far higher than that of a pellet from a standard air rifle at the limit while the accuracy, and therefore safety, of the rifle is way higher. I'm very happy to use an air rifle in my garden (and would be happy to use a small bore rifle were it legal) though I'd be rather more wary of loosing an arrow ... That said, I'm sure that your are taking all necessary precautions! Legislations of Arrows vs Pellets ... you are right about the potential damage of an arrow vs a pellet. I used my rifle in the garden as well without worries, but I will add that if there were kiddies in the playground I would not tend to use either. Arrows are ok to use legally in the garden as there is no specific legislation for Archery weapons but there is with Airguns. As an aside, there is one aspect of legislation of Bows that is much greater then any firearms.... There is a total 100% ban in the UK on using any Bows (including Crossbows) for Hunting (due to the accuracy of guns being so much better - not that it matters to me, I wouldn't hunt anything other than Zombies ) Precuations? Yup, I put a little durex on the tip of the arrow But Seriously Folks, extremely important :yes: ... I shoot at a target 10 metres away, but shoot parallel to the playground which has a hedge around 15 foot high between me and it, plus a summerhouse and big trees between as well (so an arrow would have to go incredibly astray to go into it (just the same as a airgun pellet but much lower risk with an arrow for that)). And around 5 metres behind the target (set at ground level for extra precautions) are my wooden sheds. And behind the sheds (2 metres deep) are more big trees and another 7 metres until the neighbours garden (which has a fence 6 foot tall). So pretty secure I think (I do also have a foam target with knockouts which I can use with foam-tipped arrows if anyone wanted to have a go but never shot before (or I couldn't trust!))
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Post by phaeton on Aug 28, 2019 13:33:26 GMT
My 8yr old grandson wants to take up archery, but their garden is small only 12-15 metres & there is a public footpath at the bottom, wife wanted to buy him a bow for his birthday but I refused just in case of accidents. Daughter can't find an archery club that doesn't want an arm & a leg for lessons AND we live in Robin Hood country you'd think there's be loads.
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 28, 2019 13:53:12 GMT
My 8yr old grandson wants to take up archery, but their garden is small only 12-15 metres & there is a public footpath at the bottom, wife wanted to buy him a bow for his birthday but I refused just in case of accidents. Daughter can't find an archery club that doesn't want an arm & a leg for lessons AND we live in Robin Hood country you'd think there's be loads.
I think you are right about the garden size there. You can get the sucker tips or the big foam tipped ones like I have (in the video I put in the post) which would do no real damage to a person. (and if there is a footpath at the bottom of the garden, maybe shoot from there towards the house instead and get some old hardboard or plyboard for any windows?) The club I go to will costs £4 for a 2 hour session (not actually paid anything yet until the new financial year in Sept) and no need for any official lessons
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