A little bit of Garden Archery

[MagiKelly]

Got a chance to have some time with the stick and string today and made a video while I was at it..

Just need to watch out for those pesky chickens when doing archery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnbs2_CcasY

 

[Toddy]

You would have been is so much bother if you'd gotten one of the feathery chooks

It crossed my mind that you were after a hen for Sunday lunch tbh

cheers,
M

 

[bushwacker bob]

Great Video John.

 

[nuggets]

nice shootin !!

 

[Stingray]

Excellent.
Your poise whilst waiting for the chicken to move was classic
What bow?

 

[MagiKelly]

Your poise whilst waiting for the chicken to move was classic

I was thinking about how hungry I was

What bow?

The bow is a Viper flatbow

http://www.bowsports.com/acatalog/Viper_Deluxe_Flatbow.html

It is a 55# one but at my 32" draw I am drawing 63# on the fingers

 

[nuggets]

i have shot a long bow a few times but i,m well used to me recurve bow with sights !! how does the flat bow compare for aiming at the target ?? are you straight on it with the aid of the cut out arrow rest ??or a bit to the side ???

 

[MagiKelly]

i have shot a long bow a few times but i,m well used to me recurve bow with sights !! how does the flat bow compare for aiming at the target ?? are you straight on it with the aid of the cut out arrow rest ??or a bit to the side ???

I don't aim using the bow at all. I am only looking at the target and nothing else. It is the instinctive form of archery.

This explains it a bit

http://www.tavistock-archers.org.uk/instinctive.html

It is not as consistently accurate as using sights but I find it more satisfying.

 

[bothyman]

I don't aim using the bow at all. I am only looking at the target and nothing else. It is the instinctive form of archery.

This explains it a bit

http://www.tavistock-archers.org.uk/instinctive.html

It is not as consistently accurate as using sights but I find it more satisfying.

Interesting, I find myself doing the same thing but I usually call it "More luck than judgement" at least I can now give it a better name.

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MikT

 

[Rob_Beek]

Sold, i'm getting one!
How much practice until i can hit a pigeon in a tree at 40 yards? i saw loads when i woke up in the woods this morning just sitting in a tree, waiting to be eaten.

 

[warthog1981]

Excellent shooting John

Cheers Russ

 

[Walks with dogs]

Nice vids, I have the same bow, 45lb at 28 inches and love it. I think tomorrow afternoon will be spent in the garden. Difficult to tell from the vids but what range were you at?

 

[Shewie]

Good shooting Tex

 

[MagiKelly]

How much practice until i can hit a pigeon in a tree at 40 yards? i saw loads when i woke up in the woods this morning just sitting in a tree, waiting to be eaten.

You'll have plenty of time to practise. As long as it takes for them to change the law and allow hunting with a bow Plus I am not sure you want to be shooting up at anything. What goes up must come down and all that.

Nice vids, I have the same bow, 45lb at 28 inches and love it. I think tomorrow afternoon will be spent in the garden. Difficult to tell from the vids but what range were you at?

I have the same one at 45# as well. I got it as I was finding getting used to the 55# was taking time but true to form after using the 45# for less than a week I found the 55# manageable. The 45# is now the one I use to lend friends who want a shot.

The range was not very far. Probably about 9 meters or thereabouts.

 

[Grooveski]

That was funny.

My dad and I were out in the garden at the weekend and the cat was doing the same thing, casualy wandering into the danger area without a care in the world.

 

[Walks with dogs]

When shooting in the garden I now have to make damn sure the dogs are inside and the doors locked. Lets just say there was a very narrow escape once upon a time.

 

[Chopper]

How many cameras did you take out while making that video?

 

[Frazer]

Noooo stop making me want to get back into archery when I can't afford it

Always wanted a longbow too, even if they are english

 

[MagiKelly]

Always wanted a longbow too, even if they are english

It is actually and American Flatbow so you could get one guilt free

 

[Nonsuch]

Any legal aspects about shooting arrows in the garden ? Do you have a solid backstop or wall or something behind the target ? Our property is surrounded by low stone walls so I am pretty nervous about loosing an arrow in the garden. I discovered that arrows ricochet off hard ground......

NS