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I Finally Finished them—First Set of Custom Woodies
Just finished up a fresh set of Douglas fir arrows I built myself and wanted to share them with you. These were a full hands-on project for me—custom dyed feathers, “poor man” splices, and I even mixed the wine red paint myself (came out a shade darker than I had in mind, but I don’t hate it. The paint lines definitely need work, I could have done one more layer of white, and the overall design measurement are far from perfect, but that’s part of the process and learning curve. Because I love math and knowing my equipment, here are my Specs: • Total Arrow Weight: 506-512 grains • Arrow Length: 26 inches • Grains per Pound (gr/lb): 12.5 • FOC: 15.4 % I built these as my 3D set. I’m excited to get them out, shoot them hard, and see how they hold up. That’ll tell me a lot before I dive into building my actual hunting arrows—which will be a whole lot less flashy 🤣 Always open to feedback from you guys— Can’t wait to put these through the wringer.
I Finally Finished them—First Set of Custom Woodies
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They look great!
Playin in the back yard
I upped the ante from a tennis ball today. Today and tomorrow are the last days to shoot before my shoulder surgery on Tuesday. Thinking about getting a Sage or something similar @ 35#-40# to start shooting when Doc and PT give me the green light to start again. Minimum in MI is 35# for whitetail, just in case I don’t make it back to my longbow @ 55# in time.
Playin in the back yard
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Good luck with the surgery Ken. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Bowhunting Tips How much draw weight?
BowHunting questions answered! This is an older video from last year but I do believe one that warrants circling back on just because of this amount of questions I get in my mentoring and coaching sessions regarding bow weight and hunting weight, etc. I am condensing several questions into this video for all you folks who asked some that were related. Shoot a bow that you can manage under the conditions you'll be hunting under. This is bit longer so grab a coffee and enjoy! What is your draw weight scale for hunting? Hit the poll below! ⬇️ 🏹 And leave a comment and photo of your bow!
Poll
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Great video! I’m on my third attempt at traditional archery. The first time I was way over bowed. The second time I dropped to a reasonable draw weight but couldn’t never get to a consistent repeatable process. Last November I decided to take another run at shooting and ultimately hunting with traditional equipment. I started at 35# and then decided to drop down to 30# to really focus on form and developing a process. I just went back up to 35# which is our legal minimum for deer, turkey, and bear in Pennsylvania. My goal is to shoot at 35# for several months and then hopefully bump up to 40#. I completely understand that these weights are going to require close shots, excellent shot placement, and ultra sharp cut on contact broadheads. One of the other things I’ve picked up from Grant’s guidance here is understanding what my effective hunting yardage is and hunt for those shots. The last two times I tried to dive into traditional archery I was obsessed with getting hunting proficient at 20 yds without developing a process and proficiency at closer yardage. That nugget has made a huge difference for me. I’m really enjoying the discussions and information shared in this community!
Little Bear Shooting for 1st Time
So we have been super busy the last couple months getting the house ready to sell. Today started cool when I left for work at 3am. When I got home at 1230pm, it had warmed up a bit. Out in the sun it was really nice. Our daughter and granddaughter live with us. Little Bear is almost 21 months old and is my little side kick. She told me the other night in toddler speak that she wanted to shoot a big buck with her bow. LOL. The bow I was making for her broke while I was tillering and today I finally got a chance to shoot. Wouldn’t you know it, she wanted to as well. So this afternoon she shot her first arrows with a little help. She was super excited. Got to say I was as well.
Little Bear Shooting for 1st Time
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Awesome!
Great hunt
Hunt of another kind. Now to eat some with venison burgers tomorrow.
Great hunt
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Nice!
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