Bow hunting - the first steps.

@T @treeman 4 years ago

Cody today started out on his beginning days of bow hunting. He has been shooting with my 70 year old spring steel longbow for a few years now, but the interest comes and goes. Last year he started saving for a compound bow (one of those nice ones Dad). A friend phoned up 2 days ago to say he found the bow he suggested for Cody in the Vaal area. Its a fully adjustable bow that can be used child to adult -15 - 70 lb draw.
Cody already has about 7 rifles, but never seen him so into something. The rifles I think are my thing that he does with me, the bow is his thing that he grew into.
20221027_144624 by Cody Allen, on Flickr

He is very easily shooting good grouping from about his 4 th shot with the bow. The second attempt below, the red flight arrows are from a different weight and length, do not know why he shot them same time.
The blue flight arrows are same weight and length.
IMG-20221027-WA0046 by Cody Allen, on Flickr

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Yes, I have a ‘Robin Hood’ set of two arrows in my pub.

Cool AF the first time, then you remember how much those two arrows cost you.

Suggestion…

On the backstop, make multiple target dots and let him shoot one arrow at each.

As he gets better, shooting groups will soon destroy fletches and then arrows.

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Yes that makes sense, never thought of it - as a kid we split many a arrow because of good grouping.
Thank You.

Suggestion…

On the backstop, make multiple target dots and let him shoot one arrow at each.

As he gets better, shooting groups will soon destroy fletches and then arrows.