Geriatric Bow Hunting

[Deepsouth]

Something else that I thought about, since its been awhile since you shot compounds you will be surprised at the way they feel. Although still heavier than your traditional equipment they are much lighter than they use to be. Two things you need to pay attention to are axle to axle length and brace height. Basically the shorter of each the faster the bow but it also makes the bow a little harder to shoot.

[HOSS]

Something else that I thought about, since its been awhile since you shot compounds you will be surprised at the way they feel. Although still heavier than your traditional equipment they are much lighter than they use to be. Two things you need to pay attention to are axle to axle length and brace height. Basically the shorter of each the faster the bow but it also makes the bow a little harder to shoot.

Great points Deepsouth. I would say though that with todays parrallel limb designs you can shoot a 31" axle to axle length bow and still get a 7.5" brace height that is very forgiving. The single cam set up on most of todays bows also have eliminated the timing issues around 2 cam bows and that has really helped with the forgiveness factor. Some of the bows have dropped down to 29" axle to axle lengths and they begin to get picky on the anchor point, release, follow through and wrist torque. I had a Bow-Tech Tech29 that was a shorty. Golly was it fast! But it was very picky. It allowed you no mistakes. I currenly shoot a Matthews Switchback XT and it is a 31" bow but one of the most forgiving , smoothest bows I have owned.

[Caustic Burno]

All very good point's I have a short draw and I had thought about a quality youth compound as well.
I have got some shopping and research to do. The last compound I owned was a Bear Whitetail.

[Caustic Burno]

Thank's for all the input

After all the input I ordered a Bear Apprentice 2 comes completely set up and RTH.
Max draw length is 27 inches which is fine as I shoot 26 with a release.
Figured this was the quickest way to get back in. Start shooting about 45 pound's .
If all work's out I will give it to a grandson for next season and buy me a more better bow.
If it doesn't work out for the arm the grandson still comes out a winner either way and I don't feel like I bought a bow to just hang in the man cave.

[HOSS]

Thank's for all the input

After all the input I ordered a Bear Apprentice 2 comes completely set up and RTH.
Max draw length is 27 inches which is fine as I shoot 26 with a release.
Figured this was the quickest way to get back in. Start shooting about 45 pound's .
If all work's out I will give it to a grandson for next season and buy me a more better bow.
If it doesn't work out for the arm the grandson still comes out a winner either way and I don't feel like I bought a bow to just hang in the man cave.

Good news CB. I hope you are back in the tree stand this fall. If you run in to any set-up or tuning issues PM me and I'll walk you through it. I have set up a blue million compound bows and have just about seen everything under the sun when it comes to arrow flight.

[Caustic Burno]

Thank's for all the input

After all the input I ordered a Bear Apprentice 2 comes completely set up and RTH.
Max draw length is 27 inches which is fine as I shoot 26 with a release.
Figured this was the quickest way to get back in. Start shooting about 45 pound's .
If all work's out I will give it to a grandson for next season and buy me a more better bow.
If it doesn't work out for the arm the grandson still comes out a winner either way and I don't feel like I bought a bow to just hang in the man cave.

Good news CB. I hope you are back in the tree stand this fall. If you run in to any set-up or tuning issues PM me and I'll walk you through it. I have set up a blue million compound bows and have just about seen everything under the sun when it comes to arrow flight.

Thank's I might be staring at this thing like a cow at a new gate when it get's here. It is supposed to be here on the 16th.

[Caustic Burno]

Hoss it's here.

It's fast and quite that amazes me the quite part.
I am stacking arrow's on top of each other at 20 yard's.
At 30 the little short thing is kinda squirrely kinda like shooting a pistol versus a rifle.
My arrow's are longer than my bow.

[HOSS]

Hoss it's here.

It's fast and quite that amazes me the quite part.
I am stacking arrow's on top of each other at 20 yard's.
At 30 the little short thing is kinda squirrely kinda like shooting a pistol versus a rifle.
My arrow's are longer than my bow.

That's awesome CB. Check your tuning by shooting thru paper and adjust. You can google paper tuning a bow for complete details with pics. That should make your groups at 30 like your 20. Usually it is a tuning issue if it shows up as squirrely at 30.

[Deepsouth]

What kind of arrows and arrow rest are you using CB and how does it feel to your arm? I hope it works out for you.

[Caustic Burno]

What kind of arrows and arrow rest are you using CB and how does it feel to your arm? I hope it works out for you.

I was shooting 2117's today with a whisker bisquit.
I have about six dozen 2117's and four or five dozen carbon's. And only the Shadow know's how many Cedar's.
Of course you can't shoot them in a compound.
It was ok on the arm but I didn't over do it.
Been so long since I shot a compound the speed was impressive and they are much quieter than the old one's.
I set it up at 50 pounds so I am holding 15.
I doubt if I will ever take a shot past 20 yards anyway.

[gimpyrancher]

Do you think it's easy for CB to get to a point where he feels he needs something easier on his shoulders and neck because he's in pain? Then having someone ask them to reconsider? Try something that will clearly cause pain but would be more "acceptable" to the public? Why does the public feel like people should only have one choice? CB is, I'm guessing, at a point in his life where he wants to continue doing something enjoyable but needs a modification. CB ought to be celebrated and not talked out of a far less painful option.

After 2 surgeries on each shoulder, I totally understand. CB, get a used one that breaks down and fits into a smaller case. Much easier all around.

[gimpyrancher]

By the way, for the first time in almost 3 decades, I will miss this years hunting season. Bilateral total knee replacement for opening weekend. CB, share your stories this year.

[Caustic Burno]

By the way, for the first time in almost 3 decades, I will miss this years hunting season. Bilateral total knee replacement for opening weekend. CB, share your stories this year.

Dam I hate to hear that Gimpy maybe you can run after them in late season.
I have a trip to the Foundren Group in Houston in Sept. to go over my option's.
I doubt if I like any of them. They are the specialist for my area.

[gimpyrancher]

Caustic,

The knees are doing better and complete rehab will take a while. I took up the x-bow because of 2 shoulder surgeries to each shoulder that have left me unwilling to over stress my shoulders any longer. I'd love to here about your decisions. I did bilateral total knee replacements on the same day and wouldn't do it any different if I had to do it over again.

Good luck.

[Caustic Burno]

Caustic,

The knees are doing better and complete rehab will take a while. I took up the x-bow because of 2 shoulder surgeries to each shoulder that have left me unwilling to over stress my shoulders any longer. I'd love to here about your decisions. I did bilateral total knee replacements on the same day and wouldn't do it any different if I had to do it over again.

Good luck.

I am going in Tuesday for menigitis shots formerly nerve block's in the low back.
Cervical vertabrae are getting really bad got to the point I drop things from time to time and don't even know it till it hits the ground. I know I am going to have them surgically repaired just putting it off as long as I can.
Cousin had the surgery a year and a half ago and has had partially paralysis in his left arm ever since.
Told him to quit complaining as I was granma's favorite as most of us wound up with degenerative disc disease, I was the only one she passed the diabetes torch on to.