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Sage Samick.... to good to be true?

ricky racer said:
With my Sage, I experimented shooting both split finger and 3 under. Shooting split finger gave me a much cleaner release. The main advantage of shooting 3 under is it gets the arrow closer to your eye if you are using the arrow as an aiming aid. I shoot instinctively so I'm not using any thing to "aim" so having the arrow closer to my eye is no advantage to me.
To shoot cleanly with 3 under the bow usually needs to be tillered differently. Just experiment with both shooting styles to see what works best for you.
I string my bow at the beginning of the season and don't unstring it until the end of the season unless packing for a trip.
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Thanks
 
Everyone aims....just some methods are more consistent than others. :cool:
3 under vs split can be sorted with tiller. Many people suffer with split due to finger pinch. I'll say that you need to find what works for you, we are all different.
 
pesqimon said:
Does this mean a longer than 28” draw shouldn’t mess with the Sage?

"62” takedown recurve bow for up to 28” draw"
http://www.lancasterarchery.com/galaxy-sage-takedown-recurve-bow.html


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I am a 29" draw length and shoot three under with a leather tab on a 45# @28" Sage. I put a fast flight flemish string on mine. With my setup, it tuned best at a 7 3/4" brace height. I started with a glove and split finger hold but it was as consistent on that bow for me. When I put the flemish string on, I left it strung up for a few days to stretch before tuning. I am not an expert by any means, but I did have a bow guy who eats and sleeps traditional archery help me with tuning the bow and arrows. After that it was up to me to find what helped me stay consitent shot after shot with the draw and release.
 
Kurt said:
I know I have a long learning curve ahead of me, and I'm looking forward to it.

I watched a video, the guy was a shooter and he was reviewing the sage 62" takedown, all he said was that past that 28" draw, it started to stack some.
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Yeah, I been hearing about that. It didn’t sound like something I want to do to the bow.


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I shot for an hour and a half with nothing on my fingers, they were on fire. I did come up with this; the split finger seemed to hit closer to where my eye was looking. I know it's not much, but it's a starting point. I think I'll go with a tab for practice and maybe bare fingers for hunting, should that day ever come. lol
 
I don't know enough to know if that's bad for the bow as much as it was uncomfortable for the shooter
 
The word from my recurve buddies is that it is both not good for the limbs and uncomfortable to shoot.


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I'm not sure what my draw length is. I'm pretty short I doubt I'm drawing 28" I suppose that's some thing I'll have to figure out soon. The guy at the bow shop left the arrows I got full length?
 
I practice with a shooting glove. A glove just feels more natural to me than a tab. That's just personal preference though. When hunting I always wear unlined deer skin gloves. Shooting bare fingers is only hard on your fingers, it doesn't affect the bow any.
The shop that you got the arrows from probably left the arrows full lenght so you can tune them to the bow. The longer the arrow, the weaker the spine. The shorter the arrow, the stiffer the spine.
 
i Love the idea of hunting with a recurve or longbow. What holds me back is I am not so good with a compound that I need the added challenge. I actually shoot decent with a recurve but not on the first cold shot of the day.
 
You can do permanent damage to your nerves in your fingers if your not careful. I've had tingling fingers from a thin tab. Get protection.
I would advise learning to gap shoot and possibly fixed crawl for hunting. Shooting using sight picture alone is recipe for good and bad days with a reduced effective range. Recurve is hard enough....don't make it harder
 
He beat me to it but please don’t shoot with bare fingers, I have friends that cannot feel fingertips due to shooting like that.
 
Alright, for all you fine folks who have given me so much information on getting set up with my Samick Sage. I have decided to go with the Bateman cordovan three finger tab. I just ordered my fast flight string from 10 ring strings. I got the yarn puffs, the tied on nocks, and the yarn wraps. I also put a little strip of moleskin on the limb where the string hits. I also ordered an arm guard from Earl Bateman. It seemed I would twang my forearm once in a while, so instead of getting jumpy I'd wear that for a bit. QUESTION : Do you guys use an arm guard for life or is it only until I get consistent form and then do away with it? Next is hunting arrow set up and tuning. Very exciting. I can shoot a pretty good group at 15 yds. If progress continues I'll be hunt ready by mid to late season. Again thanks to all who were able to offer some help.
 
Kurt said:
Alright, for all you fine folks who have given me so much information on getting set up with my Samick Sage. I have decided to go with the Bateman cordovan three finger tab. I just ordered my fast flight string from 10 ring strings. I got the yarn puffs, the tied on nocks, and the yarn wraps. I also put a little strip of moleskin on the limb where the string hits. I also ordered an arm guard from Earl Bateman. It seemed I would twang my forearm once in a while, so instead of getting jumpy I'd wear that for a bit. QUESTION : Do you guys use an arm guard for life or is it only until I get consistent form and then do away with it? Next is hunting arrow set up and tuning. Very exciting. I can shoot a pretty good group at 15 yds. If progress continues I'll be hunt ready by mid to late season. Again thanks to all who were able to offer some help.
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I used to never wear an arm guard...then I had an arrow break upon release and thrash my forearm...I had a blood blister the size of halfback orange on my forearm. I was lucky. I wear one now 90% of the time.

Good choice On The tab And String from allen. Both top notch.
 
I usually use an arm guard when practicing but always do hunting. I think it has 2 important functions for hunting. First, it keeps my sleeve tight to my arm to avoid any contact with the string during draw and release. Second, it protects my arm if (when) I need to take a shot from an awkward angle.
 
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