Compound Bow Question

Scráib

Hey Folks,

I'm a greenhorn when it comes to archery but I've always had an interest. This Christmas my brother and sister chipped in and bought me a compund bow complete with arrows, sight, counterbalance, the works.

All well and good, but I don't know much about compund bows. All the shooting I've done before this has been with a composite bow. My main question here is, I do need to take a compund bow apart when I'm not using it, right? And do I need a bow press to do this? The bow came fully assembled.

Since I have little experience with bows I don't really want to take it apart unless I know exactly what I'm doing. Otherwise I'd have serious problems in both taking it apart and getting the various pulleys and cables back together.

Any advice and help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

toxof

Leave it fully assembled. Do you shoot target archery or field?

Scráib

Leave it fully assembled. Do you shoot target archery or field?

I uh..:rolleyes: don't know yet! What exactly is the difference?

So leaving it assembled won't weaken the limbs then?

lilRedSmurf

Compound's are designed to stay fully assembled so dont worry about the limbs weakening. also a bow press can cost into the couple of grand range so dont go spending when you really dont have to.

Do you know what make and model you have?

lilRedSmurf

Oh and target shooting is as the name suggests shooting at targets indoors at 18m is the fita distance and outdoors at 30, 50, 70, and 90metres for a fita competition. Fita is pretty much the big body that looks after all things archery. Target is what most of us on this forum do.

Field is different in that its outdoors and could be at any distance and you could be wandering in the woods on a course and taking shots at targets set up just about anywhere.

Try having a look through some of the older threads here and you'll find links to just about everything, and www.archery.ie is a good place to start but beware... a lot of the dates are last years on the site.

Do you know if there's a club near you cos I'd recommend joining one and training there to get started.

toxof

I highly recomend that you join a club. Firstly youare not covered by any insurance if your not a member of either the IAAA or the IFAA.

As the smurf said, go to the website and you will find your nearest club.

PS.. sorry about the dates on the IAAA website. I have been unable to get in contact with the guy who used to run it. It should be updated by next week!

Scráib

Cheers for the help and advice! Thats a weight off the mind now, I was nearly convinced the limbs would weaken if I'd have left them.

Do you know what make and model you have?

Not at the minute. The bows at home, I'm in college but I'll look it up online as soon as I do. I know it has 55 pounds pressure though.

I highly recomend that you join a club. Firstly youare not covered by any insurance if your not a member of either the IAAA or the IFAA.

There's a club in the college and there's one locally so I'll join either of those soon.

toxof

Sorry for all the questions!!!

What college are you in?

Where are you from?

Scráib

I'm in DCU, I'm from Kilkenny.

No worries about questions, isn't that what forums are about!?

toxof

Your in luck...

Kilkenny archers are one of the best in the country. If you drop into them they will give you all the help you need.

DCU train every wednesday and friday (not till the exams are over though)

Alternatively you can pop down to dublin archers tonight or fridays 7-10 both days.

Its in St. Pauls school Raheeny

Again.... Join one of these three clubs... you will get the most out of your present!!!!

Scráib

Again.... Join one of these three clubs... you will get the most out of your present!!!!

I will, otherwise I might end up hitting my neighbour's car...again...;)

(Please Note that all references of damage to neighbour's car are all lies)

ruiner

Hey, if you are interested in DCU all the info is on our website at www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~archery.

We also have our own boards if you want to ask any questions or even chat to some of the other members. You can follow the link on the site. We'll be starting back to training in the first week of next semester. Feel free to turn up and have a look see.

We finally got nets up so you don't even have to worry about damaging anything

lilRedSmurf

Careful there...

First time i shot mine in our hall in GMIT with our beautiful nets I burnt
3 holes in it and my compound was only set a 28 at the time....:eek:

He's talkin 55 so look forward to some swiss cheese

ruiner

Can't do anymore damage than our newbies normally do. Walls, fire doors, floor; nothing is safe.
We haven't had any nets for three years because the sports complex wouldn't let us put them up and wouldn't do it themselves. We pushed really hard after someone almost hit an electrical socket though

Reku

ruiner wrote:

Can't do anymore damage than our newbies normally do. Walls, fire doors, floor,

support legs for the targets, other arrows, mobile phones, Spar T-shirts, George Bush, apples, bottles of water and of course ordinary balloons

ruiner wrote:

; nothing is safe.

ruiner

gerry adams, foam pigs, crazy frog teddy bear .........

Scráib

crazy frog teddy bear .........

Thats performing a service to mankind.

Gun nut

Regarding original message,if you are using your bow regularly leave it as it is,if you are storing it for a long period wind back each limb bolt 4 turns, put a mark on bolt and riser for precise turns.Be sure to tighten up bolts again before shooting.

Scráib

Do you know what make and model you have?

I've finally found out the make and model I have. A company called petron make the bow. There website is here.

Its under bows>Leisure Compounds>Gents Compound Bow Kit

Anyone have any opinions on it? Is it a decent one? Only starting out so it'll do for the first few years I guess. Would it be good for competitions?