Hello
So I've been involved in the is sport for less than two months. A beginners course (Brisbane, Australia) and I'm trying to get in as much time on the range as I can (rain or sunshine! day and night indoors).
The club gear is okay but twisted limbs, sights that keep moving every time you loose the arrow (both at the bow and the pin itself), overly tight nocks on arrow strings and I'm starting to think about Christmas presents for myself.
I'm in the fortunate position where the money isn't so important (it is but I'm willing to invest good dollars) and I wont hesitate if there is value in doing so.
The question then is is better to progress from a something simpler and more basic rather than simply buying in a the top end? I can afford a Win & Win Nano Max or Hoyt Prodigy or a Uuhka Uprolite but am I better off with a SF Premium + and moving from growing from there? Limbs are a whole different issue as I anticipate starting at something relatively light 26lbs despite being able to pull 34-36 as I really want to get form and anchor rock solid. Sight would be something decent and other bits less so (is there really much difference between the manufacturer carbon long and V poles?)
I don't understand the average archer's progress or improvement rate (and this is a function of time/practise/dedication/ability) and whether the cheaper gear I bought a year ago needs replacing and I should have started with something a bit better? I can save upfront but doing it right once rather than two or three times over the next 5 years but what is the right stuff to get?
Mr local archery stores have a limited range and often the better equipment is order-only kind of items (archery is just not big enough of sport for business to stock everything). So trying a number of different bows is impossible because they just aren't there to be tried. And yet different manufacturers bows will suit some archers better than others.
Maybe it really doesn't make that much difference initially and just something that is mine that works.
Regards
Sam
So I've been involved in the is sport for less than two months. A beginners course (Brisbane, Australia) and I'm trying to get in as much time on the range as I can (rain or sunshine! day and night indoors).
The club gear is okay but twisted limbs, sights that keep moving every time you loose the arrow (both at the bow and the pin itself), overly tight nocks on arrow strings and I'm starting to think about Christmas presents for myself.
I'm in the fortunate position where the money isn't so important (it is but I'm willing to invest good dollars) and I wont hesitate if there is value in doing so.
The question then is is better to progress from a something simpler and more basic rather than simply buying in a the top end? I can afford a Win & Win Nano Max or Hoyt Prodigy or a Uuhka Uprolite but am I better off with a SF Premium + and moving from growing from there? Limbs are a whole different issue as I anticipate starting at something relatively light 26lbs despite being able to pull 34-36 as I really want to get form and anchor rock solid. Sight would be something decent and other bits less so (is there really much difference between the manufacturer carbon long and V poles?)
I don't understand the average archer's progress or improvement rate (and this is a function of time/practise/dedication/ability) and whether the cheaper gear I bought a year ago needs replacing and I should have started with something a bit better? I can save upfront but doing it right once rather than two or three times over the next 5 years but what is the right stuff to get?
Mr local archery stores have a limited range and often the better equipment is order-only kind of items (archery is just not big enough of sport for business to stock everything). So trying a number of different bows is impossible because they just aren't there to be tried. And yet different manufacturers bows will suit some archers better than others.
Maybe it really doesn't make that much difference initially and just something that is mine that works.
Regards
Sam
