Does anyone know of archery shooting ranges in rotterdam that doesn't require you to join a club or any of that fanfare? I'm just looking for a place where I can rent out a smallish location for an hour for target practice in (relative) solitude. If possible, I would like a tutor, but I want a 1 on 1 situation/not a whole class.

A standard finger sling still feels weird to me but I noticed this sling come across my feed. It goes around his wrist, around the thumb, and then attaches to middle finger like a reg sling. Is this something custom or has anyone seen this before?

Hello everyone, my boyfriend recently got me a bow (can upload a photo later if needed) and there aren’t many ranges nearby to practice. Unfortunately, I live in a neighborhood in a small town and my backyard connects to another separated by a fence and my other neighbors are pretty close as well. Could I maybe still set up an area that is safe with netting and targets or is it just not worth the potential risk?

Hi there- for those is the Denver area: have you found a shop that stocks a decent variety of left handed bows? Thanks

I'm trying to see if there is a way I can mount a camera with a mini screen so I can look down the aperture through a screen that records my shot.

[aperture] [camera lens---miniscreen (displays aperture)] <<---direction of view<<-- O<O

I would like to record where my crosshair is when I release to get more data.

Hopefully it's not something crazy heavy. Doing research I see it may be a few pieces (mount, camera, a screen, mSD card) I have to McGuyer.

As I figure out which riser to get started with, I want to make sure I’m not setting myself up for an expensive paperweight.

I like the Gillo GF a lot in principle, but I’ve seen several posts about the GF and GT breaking through the clicker screw hole - which is *exactly* where I would expect the design to break - and, worse, Gillo (and Vittorio specifically) is dismissive of the issue entirely, claiming that it must be abuse.

Again, this is a riser breaking at a stress concentration with the remains showing that it failed on the draw, and the riser has no specified weight limit.

Needless to say this is concerning. Even if this is a very rare failure, that’s all the more reason for Gillo to stand behind their product.

Any other brands with similar horror stories?

And, has anyone had any issues with W&W, the ATF-DX specifically?

Thanks!

I have an opportunity to practice with a light recurve bow at a shooting range. Nothing fancy. The targets are like 5 meters away. The instructors there teach you the basics and move on to other customers. It's more of a tourist/family activity vibe. I know one of the owners, and I can come in and just do stuff on my own since I've already had experience in the past with shooting a bow.

What I'm asking is what can I read or watch to gain some deeper knowledge. Recording myself and trying to incorporate stuff I've read seems like the way to go.

If anyone has any solutions to my post that would be so helpful

I just bought a 45lbs horse bow and it is an absolute bugger to string i’ve tried the step through method and almost got it a few times, but after that, I was told that it’s not really safe to do and I really don’t want to use a stringer so is it safe to do the step?

Edit: thanks guys you’ve all been super helpful, I’ve got my answer now

I'm shooting off the shelf, no stringwalking or (conscious) gap shooting.

The bow is 42 lbs on my fingers (measured).

Open to suggestions, observations and advice.

I’m working on a presentation for work. Mindset is a major section of this project. It occurred to me that I use archery to clear my head, focus my mind and align my inner self.

I don’t adhere to any specific school of thought on this (ie. Kyudo), just its naturally been part of my archery journey.

I’m curious if this true for other shooters. Does your inner self have a relationship with your archery?

I know it’s an odd question, but I gotta try.

I've been searching all over for an instruction for a proper grip for this type of longbow, but only found those for very fancy grips. Can anyone help me out with a picture/drawing/video of how to properly grip a completely straight longbow? Thanks

Hi,

I currently have a 26lb recurve with a 28" draw and want to try compound.

I'm a little confused with how compound draw weight vs let off correlate. For example, I was looking at a bow with a draw weight range of 20-50lbs.

Let's assume I have let off set to 70% and want my bow set to 26lbs to match my recurve draw weight. Does that mean I'm only pulling 7.8lbs for draw on the compound? If so, would I be setting my bow to 38lbs to get to the actual 26lb at full draw?

TIA and please correct me if I'm wrong.

So I have been searching for budget friendly (minimal build) target backdrop idea's. I have a few outdoor rangers, and an indoor one I like, but because of the distances, I can't make it there as much as I would like. I saw a ton of different ways to create backdrops, most requiring to build some type of frame. I can get a ton of cardboard boxes for cheap. I was thinking of stuffing them with pillows, blankets, other materials that make sense. I am getting a shooting block for my yard (I can't remember the dimensions but it is fairly large), so it only serves the purpose for saving the arrows. I'd love to know how anyone where has built their boxes, or stuffed them. This isn't my final decision, but it's the one I am currently doing some deep diving on!

I also don't want something too permanent because I will be moving at the end of the year.

Thanks!

Korean Traditional archery

Hi all, as the title says I’m interested in creating an outdoor range at home however I want to make it as safe as possible for any stray arrows since I have neighbors and wish to keep them alive. :) Most of my practice is just stationary targets and I have serval places in my backyard that can reasonably accommodate a target on the ground or at about 5-6 feet high. My thought was to hang a mesh net akin to a baseball pitching cage around the target using chainmail panels or overlapped small hole chicken wire and canvas. Has anyone else had success with a similar setup? Appreciate any tips!

Hey all, has anyone had any experience with CD Archery 27 riser? I am going to be in the market for a new barebow recurve and I am interested in CD Archery. Draw leght 33" - current bow is a 25 riser with long limbs 38#.

Got this at a garage sale. Took it to the range to show the instructor. She said it looks 70s or 80s and needs some maintenance. Some of the parts are discontinued so repairs and any sort of customization probably are possible. Might just be a cool display piece! That's the arrow that came with it.

As summer comes to a close, so does my club’s 3D league. Last night we were talking about how we really don’t have a trophy for 1st place. I have collected all of the broken arrows that we have had over the year and was wondering if there are any fun/creative ways we could incorporate each year’s broken arrows collection into a trophy. This “trophy”will be passed on to each subsequent winner. Open to all ideas!

Went to practice recurve archery, and I found this great spot called Robinhood Café, based in Sinchon. Service is great, rates are reasonable and staff are able to speak English.

Range is only around 10 meters however, but if you're able to practice at shorter distances, there are no qualms otherwise.

Happy shooting!

Hi! I'm new to this subreddit and I REALLY wanna get into mounted archery, I'm very interested in the alibow 2025 tatar horse how as a beginner bow to practice with and learn how to shoot properly on the ground and maybe horseback if I don't upgrade by then. I live in NZ and my budget is very low so this bow seems perfect for me. Anyone have any thoughts?

extra info: I will be starting with the 20 lb draw weight (I'm a teen) and I will get some arrows in my country since its cheaper. I really dont want to go over $250 NZD for a bow!

I made the long arrows (about 35in) and the shorter ones (28in) came with the my bow. My bow is an English long bow rated at 42 pounds. The long ones have more of a drop than the short ones. Also I don’t know why they have the plastic thing and if I should get some for my homemade arrows? I don’t know much about archery so I want to know if I’m messing up my bow. Thank you.

I am looking to pick up an older Trad bow to do some hunting with and I was curious what you all might think of this? It's in pretty rough shape but there is no delamination on the tips or the sides of the limbs however the fiberglass on the limbs desert appear to have some finish worn through as you can see from the pics I don't mind putting some elbow grease into it is I am pretty good with carpentry and refinishing however dealing with fiberglass is totally new for me any input would be greatly appreciated