When I was researching the BH I came across a list on one of the trad forums. Some of the risers are not made with the dyamondwood or whatever its called, and are supposedly inferior. I ordered from lancaster and hitman archery for the two I own
Yeah, 35 pounds is a good place to start. Limbs for the black hunter are pretty cheap, so you can go up in 5 pound increments and be hunting at 40-45 lbs pretty soon.Thanks maybe I'll just buy a new black hunter. When you say too heavy I'm assuming you mean draw weight? My draw length on my compound is 28", should I be looking more towards that 35 pound draw weight?
Be not dismayed friend! This is the song of many new traditional archers!Ok well I traded the guy that had a Fleetwood Summitt II at 40#, i traded him a bino harness and knife I wasn't using. I've messed with it a bit and I think it's too heavy for me to start with. So I'm thinking either a 25 or 30# Black hunter to get my form down better. I can draw the other bow but it's hard to hold it more than a couple seconds at full draw.
Yep. Wise of you. You'll be shooting that 40lber in no time!Absolutely it is a blast to shoot, I just want to make sure I can get my form down without fighting the weight
I’m guessing if we saw a picture from behind and above you down the we would see your draw elbow outside the arrow. You are not in alignment. Both shoulders are also clearly hunched up. That’s a recipe for shoulder impingement and long term pain. The alignment issue will exacerbate that problem. You need to get your latimus dorsi involved, pulling those shoulders down, while opening up your chest. This will have the added benefit of lengthening your draw. Right and left shoulder, and bow hand should be in a line pointing to the right of your target. That’s not happening right now and will cause fatigue, shoulder injury, andand generally decreased proficiency and enjoyment of shooting. Being scrunched up and tender isn’t the way to get there.Ok I think I can work with the bow I have now, I watched some of the push archery guy and tried to work on my form.
If you guys could let me know if I need to change anything that's be great, it looks like I may have to raise my bow arm slightly? Also I'm shooting 3 under and touching my middle finger to a tooth so I can get to the same spot quickly.