Finally

[JW]

Well I finally think I found a combo this confounded longbow will eat. 29 inch Axis 500, 100 grain insert, and a 145 tip. Gettin there, gettin there. Shot Stikbows Bob Lee the other day. Shot like a dream. Got me thinkin about that new short recurve they make...


Oh by the way, How the Hell you fellers been ???

[Andy]

Hello RR

I was thinking about you the other day since I needed to get supplies and new head piece for my cpap....Havn,t seen you on here for a while but I get here maybe once a week if lucky...between working again and trying to keep this place up 24 hr job.........As far as shooting my Rio Bravo in past 7 months only strung it up twice...........I guess I need to retire again........Andy

[Laguna]

Must feel good to be shooting your longbow well.
I've "retired" my Massie longbow for now...will try to learn how to shoot it again, sometime. Enjoying my BL recurve, now.

[LostHawg]

Missed ya Ragie.

Had us pinin sooo bad!!!

Whats the poundage on your longbow. I'm a diehard Carbon Express fan for carbons. Of course, for me they come in second to good old Port Orford Cedar.

[JW]

46 at 26 Tracy. Is there anything that would cause porposing besides to high a nock point...

[Restless]

nocks too tight.

[Buff]

Ragin... your picture is on the home page of the LSBA

[Stykbow]

Hey Raging,
It was nice to meet you at the bow shop the other day.
You shot the Bob Lee very well. Hopefully you get that new short one you were talking about.

[Flint knapper]

The great thing about Bob Lee recurves, is that the shelf is cut 3/16 past center. This allows you to shoot just about any arrow you would like to shoot. ( these bows are what I consider a true center shot bow)

[JW]

Thank You Buff ...
Restless they are open all the way up, any other idys???
Likewise Stykbow...
I'm startin to wonder if I just gotta flaw of some sort in that bow...

[LostHawg]

Ragie, I've caught myself pushing the nock down a few times when drawing. The nock point is fine, but when I go to draw, my top finger pushes the nock down off the nock point.

If your shelf isn't radiused, it can porpoise too. Easy fix depending on which way you want to take it. You can use a rest, such as a feather rest or one of them plastic thinkies that stick to the strike plate. Or, you can lift your leather tab up and place a piece of leather or other material under it to make a bump about mid way.

Weak and stiff spine can do it too.

Lot of different causes, lot of different fixes. I'd start by raising the arrow off the shelf a little bit, leaving a gap between the rest and the strike plate for the feather to pass cleaner. You'll need to readjust your nock point if you do this. If you're using split finger, watch that top finger to make sure you're not pushing your nock down.

Well, hope that's more confusing than it sounds. (or something)

[JW]

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