I want to help. I hope nobody gets irritated by my comments. But I pretty sure the idea behind Tndeer is for hunters to talk, relate, learn, help each other.
Here goes:
Who am I?
I am a bowhunter first, a deer hunter second, a mature deer hunter third.
I BOW killed my FIRST deer at AEDC in 1981. I have competed in COUNTLESS archery tournaments. Indoors and out.
I have EVERY single deer that I have EVER killed logged onto a spread sheet. EVERY deer. Along with photo albums, KILL TAGS, and pertinent info about such things as wound, distance to shot, weather, recovery distance, etc. I also have ACTUAL video footage of many of my kills. For me, it is a GREAT hobby.
I've owned and killed deer with about 15 different bows.
I've shot, and killed deer with ALL kinds of broadheads.
I know some things about Archery. And I'd like to help any and all would be bowhunters, to be successful.
When you are considering buying a new bow, always remember that there are some BASIC guidelines to consider. As far as I can tell, these guidelines have NEVER changed. I am pretty sure they are governed by the laws of Physics.
In general, as arrow speed increases, accuracy suffers. Let me explain. (And PLEASE remember, the ultimate goal here is to make you a better BOW hunter, though these MAY apply to target archers).
Generally speaking, FAST blazing speed bows are associated with SHORT brace height. Brace height is simply put as the straight line distance between the webbing of your bow hand contact part of the bow, and the string.
To the extreme...a 9 inch "bracey" (brace height), will generally be a slow bow when compared to a 6 inch bracey.
BUT...the arrow will leave the string of the 9 inch MUCH quicker than the 6 inch bow. THis allows for less bow hand torque and thus more accuracy downrange.
The 9 inch bracey bow while slower, will generally have much tighter groups.
This is an OVER simplification of a bow characteristic. But it is an IMPORTANT one. This is why it is SOOOO critical that the would be buyer of a bow shoot the bow first to see how it shoots for them. Generally, most hunters accuracy will benefit from a little slower and more accurate bow.
It is important that archers not fall into the speed trap and sacrifice accuracy along the way. Some archers can shoot short brace height bows accurately and some benefit from a longer bracey. Point is, find the "happy medium" of speed and accuracy that works best for you.
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Here goes:
Who am I?
I am a bowhunter first, a deer hunter second, a mature deer hunter third.
I BOW killed my FIRST deer at AEDC in 1981. I have competed in COUNTLESS archery tournaments. Indoors and out.
I have EVERY single deer that I have EVER killed logged onto a spread sheet. EVERY deer. Along with photo albums, KILL TAGS, and pertinent info about such things as wound, distance to shot, weather, recovery distance, etc. I also have ACTUAL video footage of many of my kills. For me, it is a GREAT hobby.
I've owned and killed deer with about 15 different bows.
I've shot, and killed deer with ALL kinds of broadheads.
I know some things about Archery. And I'd like to help any and all would be bowhunters, to be successful.
When you are considering buying a new bow, always remember that there are some BASIC guidelines to consider. As far as I can tell, these guidelines have NEVER changed. I am pretty sure they are governed by the laws of Physics.
In general, as arrow speed increases, accuracy suffers. Let me explain. (And PLEASE remember, the ultimate goal here is to make you a better BOW hunter, though these MAY apply to target archers).
Generally speaking, FAST blazing speed bows are associated with SHORT brace height. Brace height is simply put as the straight line distance between the webbing of your bow hand contact part of the bow, and the string.
To the extreme...a 9 inch "bracey" (brace height), will generally be a slow bow when compared to a 6 inch bracey.
BUT...the arrow will leave the string of the 9 inch MUCH quicker than the 6 inch bow. THis allows for less bow hand torque and thus more accuracy downrange.
The 9 inch bracey bow while slower, will generally have much tighter groups.
This is an OVER simplification of a bow characteristic. But it is an IMPORTANT one. This is why it is SOOOO critical that the would be buyer of a bow shoot the bow first to see how it shoots for them. Generally, most hunters accuracy will benefit from a little slower and more accurate bow.
It is important that archers not fall into the speed trap and sacrifice accuracy along the way. Some archers can shoot short brace height bows accurately and some benefit from a longer bracey. Point is, find the "happy medium" of speed and accuracy that works best for you.
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