I shoot every day and recently i've been ripping up my left thumb quite a bit. It will begin to bleed after a few shots but a band aid normaly gives my thumb just enough protection. I think it's got to do with the fact that i wrap quite a bit of string around feathers to keep them on and they are quite sharp on the thumb. I never used to do that though and it was still a problem occasionally. I know they sell left hand gloves but i hardly see any one using them, particualy really good korean archers. Is that true? maybe the is some thing i'm missing here?I should probably just shoot with a glove. Or maybe if it press the arrow into the bow more that might help.
27 2014-04-23 08:42:27
Re: Upping Draw weights (5 replies, posted in Bows)
chinese were pulling 80# as a minium for a grown man with 130# being the normal hunting.
http://www.manchuarchery.org/historical … -qing-bows
Has any one ever heard of a korean bow with that kind of pull? Could i get a korean bow that strong or would i have to switch over to another kind of archery to get up to a historical weight?
28 2014-04-22 22:30:21
Topic: Upping Draw weights (5 replies, posted in Bows)
I'm thinking about upping my draw weight now that i'm actually getting some accuracy but not in the near future, probably be a few more months before i really considering ordering a bow but i wanted to start thinking about it. I notice the KTB's only go up to 60 pound draw. I'm currently shooting a 45 pound bow though i'm overdarwing it so it's probably a little more then that. Should i jump to 60 next or can i go stronger? I've always wanted to get to historically accurate draw weights so i was wondering surely it's possible get stronger bows without a whole load of extra money and hassel. Finally how strong were the korean bows back in the day? I've heard the number 120 pounds thrown around for european bows but i was wondering if there would be any difference.
29 2014-03-10 12:50:23
Re: Bow tilt? (7 replies, posted in Technique)
bluelake wrote:
Dingo wrote:storm wrote:Look at how the modern olympic and compund archers hold their wrist. Because of the grip design of olympic and compound bows, they can have the wrist at a 45 degree angle to the ground and still keep the bow vertical. They do this because that is the natural and strongest position of the wrist in relation to the forearm. With a korean bow, if you keep the wrist in the same position, the bow will be tilted. The amout of tilt depends on how much you can comfortably rotate your elbow, without loosing strength. You should try to find the most comfortable postion of your elbow, forearm and wrist.
I can personally draw stronger bows by using this tilt technique.Your arguments for tilting the bow are sound and i'd like my technique be as orthodox as it can, i'm just a bit unsure what exactly i need to do to get a clean shot. When Bluelake says dip in the bow and string twist. From what i've seen i think they have a bit of what i'd call a counter twerk going on, that is keeping the bow in line and pulling the string a bit out to the right from the bow? i know bluelake has said that alot of bows in korea are strung so they are right of the center of the bow. Maybe we are talking about the same thing. I'm not sure if that is right.
Not really so much "string twist" as rotation (the bow--and string--will rotate slightly).
I stil have no idea what you mean, maybe you could make a quick drawing or some form of visual representation. Would be much appreciated.
30 2014-03-09 11:54:20
Re: Bow tilt? (7 replies, posted in Technique)
storm wrote:
Look at how the modern olympic and compund archers hold their wrist. Because of the grip design of olympic and compound bows, they can have the wrist at a 45 degree angle to the ground and still keep the bow vertical. They do this because that is the natural and strongest position of the wrist in relation to the forearm. With a korean bow, if you keep the wrist in the same position, the bow will be tilted. The amout of tilt depends on how much you can comfortably rotate your elbow, without loosing strength. You should try to find the most comfortable postion of your elbow, forearm and wrist.
I can personally draw stronger bows by using this tilt technique.
Your arguments for tilting the bow are sound and i'd like my technique be as orthodox as it can, i'm just a bit unsure what exactly i need to do to get a clean shot. When Bluelake says dip in the bow and string twist. From what i've seen i think they have a bit of what i'd call a counter twerk going on, that is keeping the bow in line and pulling the string a bit out to the right from the bow? i know bluelake has said that alot of bows in korea are strung so they are right of the center of the bow. Maybe we are talking about the same thing. I'm not sure if that is right.
31 2014-03-09 03:16:37
Topic: Bow tilt? (7 replies, posted in Technique)
Hey, i've been shooting alot lately. Some thing I notice the koreans doing is tilting their bow to the right when they shoot, some times a little and some times alot depending on the shooter. I've been playing around with it and i just can't seem to get any accuracy when i tilt. The arrow seems to jump off to the right if i don't shoot vertically. Can any one explain this?
32 2014-03-06 15:27:37
Re: starter bow (5 replies, posted in Bows)
Hey,
http://www.koreanbow.com/shop/index.php
Head here (this is kaya's official online shop) and get your ass a KTB set, I wish some one told me that, it's the quickest easiest and cheapest option. Don't buy a bow over 45 pounds if your new to archery. Make sure the bow will be big enough for your draw length. Your far better off geting bow that is too big for you then too small but it depends on your draw length and how strong you want it and how far you want to overdraw ect ect. I think the smallest ktb is the 48 and thats fine for draws up to about 30 inches. Not totaly sure. My draw is over 34 and i need a 52 inch bow, but i'm really tall.I bought two bows that were too small for me untill i realised that. Mesure your thumb carfully, get calipers or some thing. The thumb ring needs to fit you well. Post your draw length here and i'm sure some on can tell you how big a bow you need. Ask if you have any questions. None are to simple or stupid.
33 2014-02-26 00:19:14
Topic: Shooting your finger? (1 replies, posted in Technique)
I've been thinking lately about this, has any one ever heard of someone accidentally shooting their finger. I know when I shoot iI tend to stick my index finger out so that the arrow rests on that aswell as the thumb. I've started to worry that I might over draw and shoot it accidently. Has any one heard of this and is this a habit I should get out of? maybe i'm just paranoid? I have seen some pictures where people draw so much it looks very possible.
34 2014-02-15 03:47:23
Topic: Storing your bows? (4 replies, posted in Bows)
Any one care to share how they store their KTBs. It's a awkawrd shape unstrung, is there some kind of special rack for it. I'm geting tired of just leaving it in the cornor.
35 2014-01-10 09:27:27
Re: Grozer Biocomposite Turkish Short 87# (16 replies, posted in Bows)
Hey hannu ,I'm a Finfan so about 2 years ago I went to finland and I was told by a finnish friend that bow hunting is basicaly banned or really restricted ( I don't exactly remember).He also said some thing about alot of fins going to estonia to do it or some thing. Is that true? Is archery popular there? When i was there it felt like there was ALOT of guns but not much archery happening. I loved finland and hope to go back soon and even live there one day. So I'd be interested to find out what the situation is there.
36 2014-01-07 11:37:12
Re: Fletching! (7 replies, posted in Arrows)
OR there's youtube if your cheap like me. No buy the CD I'm sure it's worth it. I will link you this video made by the man him self with a small section where he goes to an korean flecher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FsjekERdvg from 4:20 on
BTW thomas the you speaking english and them speaking korean conversations seemed a bit awkward to me. I don't get why they didn't just give you both subtitles.
37 2013-12-27 09:59:46
Re: Can you buy a korean bow with a 36 inch draw? (12 replies, posted in Bows)
Blue Lake, if you could get in touch with me about this bow that would be great. I tried to PM you but i haven't heard back.
38 2013-12-20 04:11:34
Re: Can you buy a korean bow with a 36 inch draw? (12 replies, posted in Bows)
Where can i get a janggung or a jangjanggung? looks like what i need. I also just looked at my bow, it's the 46 inch KAYA ktb but their website says it comes up to 52inch. The australian site I bought it off only has it in the small size and i'd probably like to buy a better quality bow any way, this thing already looks well used after a month.
Here's a pic to show , i might have been safe to draw it back a little more but i seriously feel like I could snap the the thing it i really went for it so i played it safe.
What do you think?
39 2013-12-19 12:17:15
Topic: Can you buy a korean bow with a 36 inch draw? (12 replies, posted in Bows)
I'm 193cm tall with long arms and I currently am working with a 31 inch draw bow,I draw back to my chin but I still have quite a bend in my arm and I fell like I could draw back a lot more.Especially when I watch koreans with their massive over drawing. I know koreans are short and this is probably a big ask but does any one know where I could buy one? I don't even know where you could get arrows for such a bow but it's probably what I really need to get consistent shooting.
40 2013-12-13 15:24:26
Re: Correct thumb ring use? and manchu thumb rings. (10 replies, posted in Thumb Rings)
I've bought like 2 off the net and made like 4 so far. The ones off the net don't seem so great as the deffinition of what is a small and large thumb is different ( i have a particularly long thumb for it's diameter).I've made a few but simply through the matteral they were made out of and bad design they have turned out bad. That said now I have a manchu that works with my low weight bow and that feels awesome. I'm definitely going to keep making them untill I get a good one. I think the truth is the only real thing you can do is to make them out of good materal and keep trying them untill they feel good. That's what I'm doing.It's costly though i've spent a not insubstantial sum on this, I think it will be worth it in the end though.
41 2013-12-07 00:26:52
Topic: Correct thumb ring use? and manchu thumb rings. (10 replies, posted in Thumb Rings)
Hi every one,
I recently bought a kaya KTB along with one of their small thumb rings. The bow is great for the money but the thumb ring is so painful it's unusable. It slips over my thumb on the side like it should but I don't think it's a great fit as i have a very long thumb for it's thickness if you know what I mean and it sits so low on the thumb. Any way, My question is , should the string rest on the lip of the ring or in the groove under the lip. I've seen people with different thumb rings say both. I was originally using it in the groove but that really hurt my thumb so I'm thinking it should be on the lip. I've had real problems in making my own ring but I've seen these manchu thumb rings and they seem alot more