In an effort to save what little sanity I have left I am trying to pick up an old hobby of mine. Archery. Not modern archery, though I use to do that too, but simple stick and string archery. Browsing at my local Pawn/Gun shop I saw an old Pearson Recurve bow someone had brought in. I braced it and checked it over, but left it that day thinking to myself, “Do I really have the time or money for this?”
Well, I kicked around the idea for a week or two. I didn’t really think the bow would get snatched up too quickly there. Even with the resurgence in more traditional archery, it is still a minority of the sport. Also, now that Michigan allows crossbows for everyone during archery season, even less folks are picking up these old things around here. I visited the local archery range (literally next door to my house), spoke with some folks there, got a good vibe from them, and saw that there is a nice place to shoot even in the winter. I thought more about how much fun I had as a kid shooting my old recurve, and how relaxing it really is. I went back to the pawn shop and talked them down on the price a bit, and sprung for it.
I grabbed some gear out of my old hunting kit, finger tab, and arm guard, along with some minor things like wax. Now I am waiting for my local(ish) bow shop to fletch up some arrows for me. By tomorrow I could be shooting.
We’ll see how this goes. It will either be a nice meditative experience for me, or great tool for procrastination that ultimately adds to my stress level.
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JoJoLesh
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Re: stick and string
Good luck, my son has a natural affinity for bow casting, unlike his dad who has a bad tendency to strike the fletching against the grip and thus cast the arrow wildly. For what I have shot, I also prefer a nice recurve, though.
I will say this about pawn shops, I would hate to own one right now. What with all the pawn broker reality shows, I think people can see that they are paying next to nothing for something that they then turn around and ask a fortune for. I don't frequent them, but I swore if I ever went into one I would start my offers at 1/2 what the tag lists. Oddly, in the recent past I have found two reasons to go to a pawn shop and in both cases, my 1/2 off deal worked out.
I will say this about pawn shops, I would hate to own one right now. What with all the pawn broker reality shows, I think people can see that they are paying next to nothing for something that they then turn around and ask a fortune for. I don't frequent them, but I swore if I ever went into one I would start my offers at 1/2 what the tag lists. Oddly, in the recent past I have found two reasons to go to a pawn shop and in both cases, my 1/2 off deal worked out.
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Re: stick and string
Once upon a time I was an archery but. Zen to be able to focus and land that arrow where you want it from 50 yards. I say go for it. You still in Michigan?
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JoJoLesh
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Yep, in the mitten state for now. Got some arrows fetched up yesterday, but probably will not have any time to take a shot until next week. Easton 2117s, 5" featers, with 125 grain points... willl have to tune bow in to see if I guessed right on the point weight. I may have to go heavier. I have a good feeling that the nock point has to be lowered also.
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