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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #45 on: August 31, 2017, 05:48:46 AM »
I haven't picked up my bow in months.  It's a good thing I still have a while to practice.  I usually don't hunt until late season.

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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #46 on: September 04, 2017, 07:20:39 PM »
It's upon us boys. Hope you guys got your practice in :)

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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #47 on: September 05, 2017, 05:37:05 PM »
Don't forget to grab your Allen wrenches, tighten every screw/bolt down on your bows/accessories, and finger rub a heinous amount of wax into those strings folks ;).
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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #48 on: September 05, 2017, 06:39:47 PM »
Don't forget to grab your Allen wrenches, tighten every screw/bolt down on your bows/accessories, and finger rub a heinous amount of wax into those strings folks ;).

Last year my sights got messed up on the way to the hunt so I tightened everything. I was super suprised at how loose alot of those Allen bolts were. Great advice

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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #49 on: September 06, 2017, 08:11:21 AM »

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Last year my sights got messed up on the way to the hunt so I tightened everything. I was super suprised at how loose alot of those Allen bolts were. Great advice
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 I mark all my bolts with a fine tipped silver sharpie so I can look at my bow and tell if anything is moving. It's nice after a misstep or long bumpy car rides to be able to just have that visual confirmation that things are where they're suppose to be.

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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #50 on: September 06, 2017, 08:42:26 AM »

Last year my sights got messed up on the way to the hunt so I tightened everything. I was super suprised at how loose alot of those Allen bolts were. Great advice
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 I mark all my bolts with a fine tipped silver sharpie so I can look at my bow and tell if anything is moving. It's nice after a misstep or long bumpy car rides to be able to just have that visual confirmation that things are where they're suppose to be.
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That's a good idea but my pins and my entire site adjusts up and down and left and right. I finally broke down and bought a bow case, tighten the bolts religiously, and always make sure to shoot a few arrows from each pin when I get wherever I'm going.

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Re: Reminder to bow hunters
« Reply #51 on: September 06, 2017, 09:09:13 AM »
I put a sight tape on my bow yesterday. I'm shooting better than I ever have. I got a late start but have been shooting at least 30 good arrows per day. I have been practicing only letting them fly if I know they are going to hit.

My confidence is high, but now I have started focusing on uphill, downhill and kneeling shots. When I'm kneeling it cuts my range in half.

 


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