Gettin Closer
Well-Known Member
I have a piece of paracord with a small "S" clip that I use to hang my bow in the tree. The bottom clip is removed and the opening has been cut back to make it easier to get the bow on and off the hook. The problem is that I have to hang my bow at the 10 o'clock to 11 o'clock spot so that my knees do not hit is as it hangs with the bottom kicked back a bit. (I shot a long bow but same idea for compound shooters.) I do not like the fact that I now have to reach towards the front of the tree to get the bow with 5he arrow nocked and sticking out infron of the bow.
I remember shooting a compound out of a ground blind and having a mount similar to what you also see in treestands that looks like a tuning fork and you would slide your bottom limb between the prongs and the bow would lean forward and hold in place. When ready, your bow is in the proper position and you just have to grab it, lean it back a couple of inches and TADA! You are ready to go with minimal movement.
Why have we not done a mobile/public land friendly version of this? Here is a picture of a bracket but I am sure we can get tool hangers or similar and mount it with para cord or something. Just not sure how to make it compact so that it can fit in the pack but rigid enough that it does not lean/tilt and drop your bow. Any thoughts?
I will take any ideas or input. The more compact the better. I know the over center bucks work nice but light and quiet works too if there is a way to do it better!
Here are a couple of pictures. I am not saying we have to use these items but they are a visual reference.
I remember shooting a compound out of a ground blind and having a mount similar to what you also see in treestands that looks like a tuning fork and you would slide your bottom limb between the prongs and the bow would lean forward and hold in place. When ready, your bow is in the proper position and you just have to grab it, lean it back a couple of inches and TADA! You are ready to go with minimal movement.
Why have we not done a mobile/public land friendly version of this? Here is a picture of a bracket but I am sure we can get tool hangers or similar and mount it with para cord or something. Just not sure how to make it compact so that it can fit in the pack but rigid enough that it does not lean/tilt and drop your bow. Any thoughts?
I will take any ideas or input. The more compact the better. I know the over center bucks work nice but light and quiet works too if there is a way to do it better!
Here are a couple of pictures. I am not saying we have to use these items but they are a visual reference.