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    Barebow centre serving

    Hi, Im new-ish to barebow and planning to enter a couple of competitions right at the death of the outdoor season. On reading the rules of shooting i see that it states that "The serving on the string must not end within the archer's vision at full draw" but i have seen a lot of...
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    Samick Eccentric Bolts

    I just took my samick masters out of retirement and id really like to do some tuning but.. I cant for the life of me remember how the eccentric bolt works. I dont really want to take it apart to figure it out! When i got the bow it came with an a5 piece of paper with instructions in korean but...
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    viking bow at the british museum

    I went to the british museum this week to see an exhibition about the Vikings with items from all over europe. They had an exhibit of a Viking bow from another museum - id never even considered the fact that Vikings would have used bows in battle A rubbish picture can be found...
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    Wanted Samick Ultra

    Any colour and reasonable condition (im not too worried about a few small paint chips) id be prepared to buy as part of a job lot if that is preferable to the seller
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    chest guard mesh

    after having a few problems shooting in the wind over the weekend I have decided a chest guard is in order I don't fit any of the off the peg options and my mum is a brilliant seamstress so we have decided tackle it together as a project. I fancy a mesh type material in the main with a solid...
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    return from a broken finger

    hi Last year i broke the proximal phalanx and injured the pip joint of my right middle finger (I realise a broken finger sounds a bit rubbish but I can assure you I made a good job of it!). its all fixed now so im starting to wind my training back up with a view to start shooting properly...
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    tilting at the waist

    hi. having been unabe to shoot for the best part of a year (due to an accident surely worthy of a fonz) i have had the oppourtunity to look at my technique and try to get out of some of the bad habits i had gotten into. the one i seem to be having most trouble with is changing my bow arm angle...
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    i may be being entirely stupid but..

    what is the most reliable way of spacing out the tapes properly for fletching kurly vanes (and making sure they run straight down the shaft!)? i cant seem to figure it out! ive not tried them before but i thought id give them a whirl, i needed to change fletch colours anyway cause everyone i...
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    string length issues

    hi. im having a little issue with bow strings. i bought an off the peg fast flight string and the absolute lowest with minimal twists brace height i can get is 9.25 inches. the string is 16 strands and for a 66 inch bow and it has been well shot in. if this had not also been a problem when i...
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    ken inkley memorial shoot

    is anyone heading to this via sandy, beds ish? i need to thumb a lift my car got mashed last week so i dont really have a way of getting there. engineering work means no trains and i cant face a 2hr bus journey. ill keep my fingers crossed. if not ill be doing some well needed spring cleaning...
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    beiter arrow rest

    this may have been covered before (so links will be gratefully recieved) so sorry if im repeating an earlier thread but my searching abilities have let me down! so to users of the beiter rest, do any of you use the "Y position" as described by beiter, does it really make for better clearance? i...
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    barebow top tips please

    ok so i have a barebow competition at the club and i have never shot barebow. ill have to use my recurve as thats all ive got but any advice is most welcome - for example on anchor cause i know of at least 2 different techniques i know the legal bits about what i need to remove, but i dont know...
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    bow case advice

    i have been out and done a little shopping. anyways, im trying to figure out how i should cut my bow case foam - as in what to put where. i would assume that the riser goes at the bottom (towards the hinge) as it is the heaviest thing. any other gems of advice? also , im assuming i kinda just...
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    is there a knack to...

    getting a straw boss on/off a 3 legged stand single-handed without a) giving yourself a hernia b) making the stand collapse and hearing the cheer from the builders at the house across the way so far ive gone for the worlds strongest man aproach (im sure youve seen them with those big rocks)...
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    sight pin problem

    after spending yesterday with my sight pin doing summersaults after every 2-3 shots (well at least one an end) i have been trying to come up with a way of making it stay put. someone did manage to make it stay put for nearly a dozen but that was the best we could manage now no drastic actions...
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    beginners course.

    i had my first beginners session this evening and i had a great time...im hooked! i actually managed to drive onto the field and get out of the car which if any of you actually knew me you'd realise was a massive achievement (my parents were astounded) i was shooting a 20lb bow and we started...
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    disabled beginner

    im not entirely sure where this should go! my friend and i are planning to start archery in may and are both quite excited as you may have guessed by my previous thread. my friend is a wheelchair user and so the purpose of this thread is to find out if there is anything we need to consider...
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    ahmm...hello (i'm new)!

    hi, i thought i would introduce as i have been lurking in the shadows for a little while. i am not an archer yet, im doing a beginners course in may - i came across this website while doing some research to find out what to expect financially and socially etc. i have just moved into a new area...
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