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<blockquote data-quote="southernhunter" data-source="post: 4848432" data-attributes="member: 8852"><p>you will love trad archery, wish I would have got into it before I did, </p><p></p><p>My first suggestion is just to do it! After that I suggest you start out with a very low poundage bow, 25/35lb </p><p></p><p>Trad archery isn't a one bow game unless you buy a takedown model where you can buy several sets of limbs. </p><p> Even at that you are likely going to want to try others and that's part of the fun , I say that because like me a lot of ppl buy their first bow as a hunting bow and don't want to buy a bow to just learn on however that's not a good idea, </p><p></p><p>A low poundage bow will help you learn form and your shooting style the correct way, you will use it as much or more than any hunting bow you ever buy, </p><p></p><p>I rather shoot and have the most fun with my 35lb bow day in day out unfortunately I got it after buying many bows in hunting weights and learning incorrectly. I always go about everything backwards lol </p><p></p><p>Seriously I didn't understand the aspects of a trad bow and how it effects overall use including bow draw weight/ bow draw weight at my draw length/ overall bow length / etc </p><p></p><p>Tree walker </p><p></p><p>I know that this is more info than you wanted but there isn't one bow I can point you to but I can give you suggestions to consider, I have help several ppl get into trad archery since I began and I suggest you get on the trad forums , watch YouTube videos etc before buying a bow. You will learn the ins and outs of trad archery and what others like me learned the wrong way. It will save you the headache / like others have said just don't take everything you are told to heart </p><p></p><p>The wonderful thing about trad is it's a personal journey no two ppl do it just alike </p><p></p><p>As far as bows it does not have to cost a lot to be a good bow, certainly there is expensive custom bows available and they are awesome but in reality they don't shoot much if any better than some of the budget bows, I have had a lot of both kinds , you also have your vintage bows which are great , the old bears have good resell value and can be picked up Affordably ,other brands as well. </p><p></p><p>Ultimately it's learning the correct form and shooting technique that determines how well you can or will shoot. </p><p>I learned this the wrong way as well , I was shooting a $125 samick sage so so and had this idea if I bought a $800 Bear takedown my shooting would go to the next level, didn't happen and was a false hope </p><p></p><p>Now I love the Bear but It didn't magically make me shoot better actually I couldn't tell much difference between the bows or my shooting ability between the two</p><p></p><p>To cut this off, </p><p></p><p>Learn the basic trad archery lingo shooting methods etc while taking it with a grain of salt from any resource available</p><p>Study different bows recurve vs longbow, short vs long , straight grip vs pistol grip , so you can make a informed purchase </p><p>And above all go with a poundage that will allow you to learn and adjust to trad archery correctly, </p><p></p><p>As above I'd suggest no more than 35lbs at your draw length. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps and makes sense, feel free to let me know if I can be of any help</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="southernhunter, post: 4848432, member: 8852"] you will love trad archery, wish I would have got into it before I did, My first suggestion is just to do it! After that I suggest you start out with a very low poundage bow, 25/35lb Trad archery isn’t a one bow game unless you buy a takedown model where you can buy several sets of limbs. Even at that you are likely going to want to try others and that’s part of the fun , I say that because like me a lot of ppl buy their first bow as a hunting bow and don’t want to buy a bow to just learn on however that’s not a good idea, A low poundage bow will help you learn form and your shooting style the correct way, you will use it as much or more than any hunting bow you ever buy, I rather shoot and have the most fun with my 35lb bow day in day out unfortunately I got it after buying many bows in hunting weights and learning incorrectly. I always go about everything backwards lol Seriously I didn’t understand the aspects of a trad bow and how it effects overall use including bow draw weight/ bow draw weight at my draw length/ overall bow length / etc Tree walker I know that this is more info than you wanted but there isn’t one bow I can point you to but I can give you suggestions to consider, I have help several ppl get into trad archery since I began and I suggest you get on the trad forums , watch YouTube videos etc before buying a bow. You will learn the ins and outs of trad archery and what others like me learned the wrong way. It will save you the headache / like others have said just don’t take everything you are told to heart The wonderful thing about trad is it’s a personal journey no two ppl do it just alike As far as bows it does not have to cost a lot to be a good bow, certainly there is expensive custom bows available and they are awesome but in reality they don’t shoot much if any better than some of the budget bows, I have had a lot of both kinds , you also have your vintage bows which are great , the old bears have good resell value and can be picked up Affordably ,other brands as well. Ultimately it’s learning the correct form and shooting technique that determines how well you can or will shoot. I learned this the wrong way as well , I was shooting a $125 samick sage so so and had this idea if I bought a $800 Bear takedown my shooting would go to the next level, didn’t happen and was a false hope Now I love the Bear but It didn’t magically make me shoot better actually I couldn’t tell much difference between the bows or my shooting ability between the two To cut this off, Learn the basic trad archery lingo shooting methods etc while taking it with a grain of salt from any resource available Study different bows recurve vs longbow, short vs long , straight grip vs pistol grip , so you can make a informed purchase And above all go with a poundage that will allow you to learn and adjust to trad archery correctly, As above I’d suggest no more than 35lbs at your draw length. Hope this helps and makes sense, feel free to let me know if I can be of any help [/QUOTE]
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