New to me Samick Sage

[DRT]

Well I just bought one from the classified section. I don't know if I over paid or got a great deal. I just hope is quieter with less vibration than my Bear. Same draw weight as my current bow so that doesn't help much but I'm still working on strengthening and keeping my form consistent. But it is so slow.

I missed a doe at 18 yards Friday morning. She was spooky and wouldn't stand still long and when I tried to draw a couple of times it was so quiet she heard it and spooked. Finally circled in at ten yards but walked out to just the other side of the feeder. Tried to get a quick release, never focused in or followed through. Jumped the string bad. Bow is loud. Very discouraging.
With my Hoyt she would have been at the processor getting made into sausage right now.

But what I don't understand is why I keep carrying it, practicing with it and enjoying shooting it if is so much more difficult to draw blood. I'm a little dense I guess.

[Jimbo47]

When it's dead still I don't care what kind of bow you have or how quiet or loud it is a deer can and will jump your string.
I had a deer at about 12 yards and I swear all I did was put pressure on my bowstring, never started the draw and the deer almost turned inside out trying to escape. I think they can actually hear your heart beating and they know something is up.
That said, I absolutely hate hunting when it's dead still.
A slight breeze even though it's not continuous is enough to rustle the leaves which helps confuse their ears even slightly.
When it's that still, I know it's not worth sitting until dark unless I just want to see what shows up.

[DRT]

Man this addiction stinks. I only thought I enjoyed shooting my compounds. No sights to line up, no yardage to accurately measure. It's weird but fun. Satisfying and humbling. Uplifting and dashing. Guess I need to practice more.

[Jimbo47]

Maybe it's just because I'm older and I've had a lot of success over the years, and the recurve bow brings me back to my roots which I really seem to enjoy the challenge the recurve brings.
When you score it's just that much sweeter.

[DRT]

It will be good. It will be soon. But now I will have two bows to play with.

[CRM_95]

Man this addiction stinks. I only thought I enjoyed shooting my compounds. No sights to line up, no yardage to accurately measure. It's weird but fun. Satisfying and humbling. Uplifting and dashing. Guess I need to practice more.

You're treading in dangerous waters lol. Sounds like the biginning of a bad addiction!! Congrats on the new bow!! If you get with Daniel at Hunter's Choice Bowtrings, he can make you a string with recurve wraps and cat whiskers that will be about as quiet as you can make one. Both my recurves have strings from him, and I ordered one for my longbow last week. I also ordered a bare shaft test kit. Once I get the new string on I'm gonna try to get a little more in depth tuning done.

[Buff]

I would not guess how long it takes the average fellow to get to the point where he consistently kills with a trad bow. I would guess it is years not months.
You will get there if you stay at it but you are asking a lot to have only been shooting one for a month or so

[DRT]

I expect a lot of myself. I've always been deadly. From frogs with a bb gun as a kid to deer and pigs with my compounds. I wish I would had a mentor like Ronnie Cannon was with a compund. He was a good coach and a hardazz about form and consistency. He's why when I hunted that first place I was successful. I can't tell you how many times he yelled at me in the backyard. Your creeping, keep your bow hand up. Doing it at home alone is slower. However Buff's advice on watching the over stretch out at longer ranges really helped me with my form and consistency.

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[rhouston]

You've been bitten....

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18 yards is a long way

[ghostgoblin22]

put some limb dampeners on the limbs close to the riser, that will dampen the sound some, also small limb pads where the string hits the limb off the shot, put some where the limb starts to curve that will also help, and the best bow dampener is a heavy arrow, maybe a small 2-3'' stabilizer to knock some of the sound off too, beaver balls also do wonders for a quiet bow

[DRT]

If I google beaver balls I'm not sure what's going to pop up.

[ghostgoblin22]

If I google beaver balls I'm not sure what's going to pop up.

lol or dhal sheep wool, you get the drift....anything furry on the string will help the string osculation

[DRT]

lol or dhal sheep wool, you get the drift....anything furry on the string will help the string osculation

How do you keep them from absorbing water?

[ghostgoblin22]

How do you keep them from absorbing water?

that's why i recommended dhal sheep material or any sheep silencers , they last the longest and deaden the sound very well, theirs nothing you can do to stop them from getting wet