Nonskimmer
Captain
You must have forearms like Popeye. 
What do you play?
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Glider
Captain
When I was 17 I was using a 44lb bow which I didn't know at the time was way too much for me. As a result my right arm and shoulder started to develop more than my left to a noticable degree.
A coach sorted me out and I dont use anything more than a 38lb bow. Doesn't sound much, but it is a noticable difference.
A coach sorted me out and I dont use anything more than a 38lb bow. Doesn't sound much, but it is a noticable difference.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Erich
the old Sage
Glider
Captain
lesofprimus said:
Cheeky Sod. You know there is a whole world of difference between pulling a compound and pulling a recurve.
For those who don't know. On a recurve you hold the weight the entire time you have the bow drawn. On a Compound you pull the bow through the set weight but once you pulled it past the weight there is no weight worth talking about on the arms. This gives you two large advantages
a) As there is no weight you can hold the position for almost as long as you like, making sure of your aim.
b) When you release the bow the pulley system comes into play and you get the set weight of the bow in the energy passed to the arrow. This gives you a much faster arrow speed and lower trajectory making the bow more accurate. The arrow speed is often similar to a crossbow bolt.
I have shot Compound but prefer the challenge of a recurve, finding a compound to easy. Its a quirk of mine or I wouldn't use my old Forest Knight or Yamaha bows in club competitions.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Wasnt tryin to be cheeky there Glider, as I started out many years ago shooting instinctive recurve bows... Still have an old Fred Bear recurve...
My compound runs at slightly over 300 ft per second...
My compound runs at slightly over 300 ft per second...
Pisis
2nd Lieutenant
Is that you Erich?
Glider
Captain
lesofprimus said:
I didn't mean to over-react sorry about that.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
I dont think u over-reacted dude, its all good...
lesofprimus said:
Ok Dan,
That is the hardest I have laughted in awhile. I can just picture you sitting in front of your computer typing that up. Crap i just started laughing again. **** my sides hurt now. I think that is one of the best posts I have ever seen you post. You get a Big gold star for that one. lol
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lesofprimus
Brigadier General
LMFAO... I thought it rather witty as well...
Always said I'd have won a mint if I ever went on Star Search...
Always said I'd have won a mint if I ever went on Star Search...
Erich
the old Sage
cycling, sex, cycling, sex, sex, cycling ........... and more............ouch ! more cycling
Desert Fox
Senior Airman
I play soccer for school, used to play AFL for a club, cricket for the local club and touch footy for a couple of years, at club level.
(yes, I know they play rugger too, but it's not the same...)
I dont play anything now. Used to play Football and American Football.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Not a sport, but an old mans illusion at skyborne inmortality...
That being said, I play IL-2 Sturm...
That being said, I play IL-2 Sturm...
I need to start playing it (notice I sayed playing it, not flying it, like some people actually think they are flying a plane when they play it), mostly because I just want the cool screenshots.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Maybe not the place, but time for an onslaught! IL-2 has its good points, but if you want decent screenies, CFS3 is the thing. I agree, as it comes out of the box, it's a bit disappointing, but with the freeware add-ons and mods, it gets to look like this:
