Hey /k/, i've been curious about trying archery. Particularly using classic bows like longbows or recurves.What bow is better to get for someone new? What's a good point to start?<tinyboard flag alt>United States</tinyboar

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Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 05:11:39 027b74 No.614203

Hey /k/, i've been curious about trying archery. Particularly using classic bows like longbows or recurves.

What bow is better to get for someone new? What's a good point to start?

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 05:42:55 742938 No.614216

>What bow is better to get for someone new?

Probably a compound with pulleys n sheeit honestly. Lower draw weight will make it easier for you to focus on technique, especially if you have noodle arms. You can probably find a club near you to practice in, and renting bows should be cheap enough that you can train on the compound then gib shekels for a recurve once you've gotten gud.

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 08:15:42 77f349 No.614239

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>>614203

>What bow is better to get for someone new?

I hate you for asking that question. Get a fucking wooden bow, you cunt. Not that "HURR TACTICOOL HUNTER" bullshit. You look like a faggot and it's for pathetic weaklings. Strong men used nothing but wood, tusks, and resin to make the composite bow, for example.

>>614216

Subhuman filth.

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 09:30:25 c0a747 No.614252

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>>614203

Start with a 28-30lb traditional longbow or recurve if you’re a manlet because longbows are usually a full 6ft in length and work on the motions of hand eye coordination, breath control, drawing and shooting properly before moving on to more trippy medieval positions. Increase by 20lbs at a time if you can afford buying bows.

>>614239

Pulleybows are powerful and also maximum EZ mode

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 12:05:23 0626bc No.614265

Get something cheap and easy to pull. Work on your fundamentals and don't worry about trying to impress anyone.

After you have proven that you'll actually use the thing, and have experience, then you can start worrying about better equipment.

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 14:36:04 c373f6 No.614276

>>614265

Basically this. Investing in an elbow guard is probably more important than a nice bow since there's a strong chance it'll never get used.

t. made the mistake of buying a 120lb-pull crossbow and used it all of twice before selling it to a felon on craigslist.

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 14:53:17 027b74 No.614279

>>614252

Was thinking about getting a longbow. Wasn't there some method to determine what size longbow is good for me or shoukd I just get a 6ft one and call it a day?

Strelok 10/07/18 (Sun) 18:45:24 dad53a No.614338

>>614279

Longbows are typically around 5-6ft tall by design. what you’ll need to know is how long your draw length is and how much weight you can draw