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  1. JohnoFon

    Saving time

    Just been browsing my new copy of ArcheryUK, and investigated a website in an advert. (Not a sponsor of AIUK.) Quick-release stabiliser mounts. Why? I'm trying to think of a scenario where I need to change a stabiliser rod so urgently that the extra seconds I save make it worth moving to a...
  2. JohnoFon

    Not exactly a Portsmouth

    Just been down the club to get a sample score for a Portsmouth. (I'm signed up for the AIUK competition in division 2, wanted to check whether that's right.) Some targets were set up outside, so I stuck a 60cm target on and used a measuring wheel to check the distance - spot on 20. Shot...
  3. JohnoFon

    Extra clicker extension

    Having decided to start using a clicker, I discover that my arrows extend beyond the clicker extension rod on my SF Forged riser. So the arrows are too long, but I don't want to change them just yet, as I'm trying to raise my draw weight and may need new stiffer spines reasonably soon. And my...
  4. JohnoFon

    Don't you just love the disclaimer on this one?

    Archery Kit - Ideal For a Beginner | eBay 'Please seek professional advise before the use of this equipment. Seller will not accept any liability for any injuries or death from the use of this equipment. Any archery shop will also advise.'
  5. JohnoFon

    Old handicap/classification tables

    Is there anyone out there who's got a copy of the handicap/classification tables from about 1976, and who could scan and email me a copy of the gents' pages? I think it was the year that MB for a York went up from 850 to 920. I last had a handicap (-5) and classification (1st) in 1976, and I'm...
  6. JohnoFon

    Off to a tournament

    I'm off in an hour or so to shoot in my first tournament for over 30 years. (The Welsh Whit Western) And it's raining.
  7. JohnoFon

    Just a thought...

    Target archers shoot in a field, but field archers shoot in woodland. Discuss.
  8. JohnoFon

    Just asking for interest...

    There's been a fair bit of discussion about tillering longbows recently ? much of it has gone over my head ? but I was wondering what you do about the limbs twisting as they are drawn. Or does it not matter?
  9. JohnoFon

    Cleaning (ali) arrows

    How do you clean the glue from a set of X7s? The only reference I've found on AIUK is to scrape it with a knife, but I'm hesitating about something that might scratch the metal of the arrow. I'm using Eastons glue, which I assume is a superglue type. (In the old days I used Bostik and cleaned...
  10. JohnoFon

    Just bought a new bow...

    ...and unpacked it at home (it's my first ILF bow). I find that there's about a quarter inch play on the bottom limb against the locating bolt. Is this normal? (The shop shut half an hour ago so I can't call them to ask.) The shop's not close enough that I can just pop round but do I need to...
  11. JohnoFon

    Does anyone shoot compound without a sight?

    Just wondered...
  12. JohnoFon

    Points mean prizes?

    Returning to archery after a long gap I'm surprised to find mention mention of prize money at the World Championships. I was shooting at the time when Jackie Corbett was banned from the national squad because a bow manufacturer had used her photo (without asking) in an advert. I also remember...
  13. JohnoFon

    Buying kit in London.

    I'm not sure this is the right place to ask, so please forgive me if not. I'm up from the sticks for an overnight in London, catching a train back from Euston tomorrow morning. Is there anywhere I can buy a few bits and bobs within about a half hour walk of Tottenham Court Road? Probably not...
  14. JohnoFon

    Really, really lucky

    I was nearly 20, and had been shooting for about two years. During the winter we used to shoot in the local school's gym, which was small so we put our boxes down the side wall. (This was a long time ago, and safety standards have risen since.) You can probably see where this is leading; I got...
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