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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: bloodhound on January 05, 2012, 07:06:21 PM

Title: Compound Bow Accident
Post by: bloodhound on January 05, 2012, 07:06:21 PM
Title: Re: Compound Bow Accident
Post by: newred on January 06, 2012, 05:35:23 AM: It seems like you would want to wear some safety glasses before you purposefully derail a bow string.
Title: Re: Compound Bow Accident
Post by: DoubleJ on January 06, 2012, 06:57:28 AM: Thank you for posting this video. My 10 year old gets his first bow at tax time, a Diamond Razors Edge. He will be watching this video as soon as I get home
Title: Re: Compound Bow Accident
Post by: wayner on January 06, 2012, 07:06:56 AM: Quote from: newred on January 06, 2012, 05:35:23 AM
It seems like you would want to wear some safety glasses before you purposefully derail a bow string.
:yeah: Plus full body leather and a helmet. And how did that kid get picked to be the one to do that... Maybe lowest G.P.A. :dunno:
Title: Re: Compound Bow Accident
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 06, 2012, 07:22:54 AM: Good video... "Don't draw your bow back without an arrow and your release"... so what about the thousands of us that shoot fingers still? LOL Good video all in all demonstarting the derailment and how not to let down..
Title: Re: Compound Bow Accident
Post by: bearpaw on January 06, 2012, 07:42:05 AM: Great post... ouch... :chuckle:

I agree that lots of people still shoot with fingers, for anyone just starting out that is shooting with fingers, just don't grip your bow, once you begin drawing open up your hand and this will not happen. :twocents: