Jesse Jaymes
WKR
I'll try to not make this a rant...and see if I can paint an accurate picture. My overall question is: does archery hunting have to be so complicated? Is the majority of this stuff simply Gack...because Archery is a huge passion and that's what makes it "Fun" for ya'll?
I drew a pretty nice Archery tag for Montana elk. I've never shot an elk. I've never been on a "decent" hunt. I generally see it as a Pipe Dream and choose to burn my vacation on Waterfowl and Deer. I hunt solo 99% of the time...and that's only if I offer to take others out to hunt Waterfowl. A much more Social endeavor.
I am a die hard Gun Nerd. Shoot LR and have competed in local shoots.
I shot quite a few 3D shoots. To include the IBO Triple Crown a few years ago and won it......but simply because not that many people cared to attend all 3 shoots after I won the 1st.
Currently have a few bows. And would normally shoot daily when I had the bug, But I was much more a Shooter. I really don't care to shoot game with a bow....which is just the opposite for most archery fanatics. Most guys sell off their guns and go 100 Archery. I am just wired backward I guess.
I've been frustrated for a LONG time with bow performance. The Tuning. I've given up TONS of points on the course with what are probably easy fixes for a bow savvy tech guy. My lefts and rights always suffer. Bows would go out of Tune and lose their "Magic".
I am ready to invest in a new bow. I am a Lefty and way behind the curve. Think my newest bow is a '16 Hoyt HyperEdge that I was going to dedicate to Foam.
The only bow that really does much for me (specs wise) is the PSE NXT Evo....of which there is a 70lb Left on the wall locally. I like the 7" BH and the reviews seem pretty great. And I was going to swear to myself that if I get back into the Archery game...I was going to learn all the bow mechanix and tuning myself, buy a bow press and do it right. But I'm honestly intimidated.
You Archery Nerds (affectionate term....as I am Gun Nerd) are head over heels with this stuff. Inserts, Outserts, Ballistic Collars, Deep Six, Deep Seven.....etc. Seems like if you don't have a $2000 bow...which will be outdated next month....shooting a $53 arrow after it's topped with an Iron Will.....and Elk will not tip over.
For many years I ran Gold Tip Hunter Pro .001". Then FOC became a Thing to get wrapped around the axle over. So I added some screw in weights to each insert. Maybe I ran simple 100 grain Rage mechanicals. Always wanted to keep points 100gr as they were the most common. Now I am seeing 150s...200s....250s.
In conclusion....I am basically asking "Is this mostly the Gack that Archer's enjoy bickering over"? and it doesn't need to be this complicated? Is there a 30-06 or 6.5Creed combo to Fast Track?
I skimmed through the Bredan thread about tuning from 2017. I am honestly floored at that level of accuracy and shooting. Well beyond my level. I'll be 50 this summer. My dominant left eye overtaking a quickly fading right eye. Shooting dots on targets at 60 yards isn't nearly as easy as it once was. It actually took much of my love of shooting a bow....away. Reading about the peep diameters and less glare, all that would really make a difference in my personal comfort level of shooting and improve my accuracy I feel. But it seems like endless Trial and Error. And like there is no other way that to go in Whole Hog and become an uber Archery Nerd. Am I way off?
I drew a pretty nice Archery tag for Montana elk. I've never shot an elk. I've never been on a "decent" hunt. I generally see it as a Pipe Dream and choose to burn my vacation on Waterfowl and Deer. I hunt solo 99% of the time...and that's only if I offer to take others out to hunt Waterfowl. A much more Social endeavor.
I am a die hard Gun Nerd. Shoot LR and have competed in local shoots.
I shot quite a few 3D shoots. To include the IBO Triple Crown a few years ago and won it......but simply because not that many people cared to attend all 3 shoots after I won the 1st.
Currently have a few bows. And would normally shoot daily when I had the bug, But I was much more a Shooter. I really don't care to shoot game with a bow....which is just the opposite for most archery fanatics. Most guys sell off their guns and go 100 Archery. I am just wired backward I guess.
I've been frustrated for a LONG time with bow performance. The Tuning. I've given up TONS of points on the course with what are probably easy fixes for a bow savvy tech guy. My lefts and rights always suffer. Bows would go out of Tune and lose their "Magic".
I am ready to invest in a new bow. I am a Lefty and way behind the curve. Think my newest bow is a '16 Hoyt HyperEdge that I was going to dedicate to Foam.
The only bow that really does much for me (specs wise) is the PSE NXT Evo....of which there is a 70lb Left on the wall locally. I like the 7" BH and the reviews seem pretty great. And I was going to swear to myself that if I get back into the Archery game...I was going to learn all the bow mechanix and tuning myself, buy a bow press and do it right. But I'm honestly intimidated.
You Archery Nerds (affectionate term....as I am Gun Nerd) are head over heels with this stuff. Inserts, Outserts, Ballistic Collars, Deep Six, Deep Seven.....etc. Seems like if you don't have a $2000 bow...which will be outdated next month....shooting a $53 arrow after it's topped with an Iron Will.....and Elk will not tip over.
For many years I ran Gold Tip Hunter Pro .001". Then FOC became a Thing to get wrapped around the axle over. So I added some screw in weights to each insert. Maybe I ran simple 100 grain Rage mechanicals. Always wanted to keep points 100gr as they were the most common. Now I am seeing 150s...200s....250s.
In conclusion....I am basically asking "Is this mostly the Gack that Archer's enjoy bickering over"? and it doesn't need to be this complicated? Is there a 30-06 or 6.5Creed combo to Fast Track?
I skimmed through the Bredan thread about tuning from 2017. I am honestly floored at that level of accuracy and shooting. Well beyond my level. I'll be 50 this summer. My dominant left eye overtaking a quickly fading right eye. Shooting dots on targets at 60 yards isn't nearly as easy as it once was. It actually took much of my love of shooting a bow....away. Reading about the peep diameters and less glare, all that would really make a difference in my personal comfort level of shooting and improve my accuracy I feel. But it seems like endless Trial and Error. And like there is no other way that to go in Whole Hog and become an uber Archery Nerd. Am I way off?