I've come to realize one of the things I like most about traditional archery is that I can be harder on my gear and not worry as much about the perfomance of the gear itself. With a trad bow, my mind tells me, "It'll be ok dude. It's a stick and string". However, it tells me to avoid bumps at all cost when a compound is in my hand.
Example: I'll prop my trad bow against the nearest tree when I'm collecting arrows from the target after a shoot without even thinking about the limb tip (with rubber tip protector) coming in contact with the muddy earth at the base of the tree. Conversely, I would never even dream of setting my compound down in a similar fashion when retrieving arrows for fear of a bit of dirt getting on/in the bottom cam.
Other examples include stuff like, it takes me a crazy-long period of time to finally set my bow down after lowering it with my pull-up rope because I have to find JUUUUUST the right patch of grass for it to rest on or I have to have it lean against my tree JUUUUUST so. My trad bow... Heck, I may just let that sucker down flat on the stones in the creek washout overflow!
So, how does one get over compounddorkupaphobia? Can you ever truly overcome it?
What are some ways in which you've found to harden your compound setup? Let's hear tips and tricks. Maybe loctite on key bolts for piece of mind... maybe a cam protector that you've whipped up out of kydex (c'mon @always89y!)... maybe something else...
Example: I'll prop my trad bow against the nearest tree when I'm collecting arrows from the target after a shoot without even thinking about the limb tip (with rubber tip protector) coming in contact with the muddy earth at the base of the tree. Conversely, I would never even dream of setting my compound down in a similar fashion when retrieving arrows for fear of a bit of dirt getting on/in the bottom cam.
Other examples include stuff like, it takes me a crazy-long period of time to finally set my bow down after lowering it with my pull-up rope because I have to find JUUUUUST the right patch of grass for it to rest on or I have to have it lean against my tree JUUUUUST so. My trad bow... Heck, I may just let that sucker down flat on the stones in the creek washout overflow!
So, how does one get over compounddorkupaphobia? Can you ever truly overcome it?
What are some ways in which you've found to harden your compound setup? Let's hear tips and tricks. Maybe loctite on key bolts for piece of mind... maybe a cam protector that you've whipped up out of kydex (c'mon @always89y!)... maybe something else...