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morton509 wrote:Leather in my opinion is the way to go. Never got a feel for the horn ring. Too bulky and you cant really feel the string. You'll need to harden up your thumb to be comfortable with the leather guard, but I feel its way more versatile.
I disagree totally. I was lucky to find a ring with perfect fit, the Kaya Hornring. It's ultra light weight, slim and feels as if its part of my thumb. Even my other rings, a plastic and a metallic one give me a way cleaner release than every leather design I have tried.
I have a plastic and a brass one. The plastic is perfect up to around 40lbs, then it shows some elasticity and that is hard on my joint. The brass is very nice, only a little heavy, but a nice feeling.
If you don't use a ring sometimes the leather causes a bad release. I am working on my release because I do that, but I use a ring and aluminum arrows with Easton super nocks so they survive the beating.
basilisk120 wrote:
that was great. Looks like it didn't take too much damage
I had fun editing. The camera wasn't damaged.
If you make any point politely, peoples ears are open and you don't have to repeat yourself. When you get all righteous and offensive, most people tend to raise defenses, even if you are totally correct. PS. I should start following this advice for myself too.
In the following video I mistakably shot my camera during filming:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTpg2P0Veg
peterhaslund wrote:Hold your horses, Geronimo. And Tonto. The reason the material from SMG doesn't have a sticky side will be painfully clear to you after watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0fcgXfTBA
Happy New Year!
Really... Which Korean bow have you ever shot?
Not all bows have the same grip from the manufacturer. Never the less that video makes a nice suggestion.
Congrats on your buy. I'm jealous. Before finalizing your grip try it first without a permanent fix, you may want to make adjustments afterwards. Traditionally this bows have a very thick grip material and for some hands its too big. My KTB's grip wasn't adjustable so I replaced it altogether. Happy nee year to all!
I have always used the Korean stance of placing the feet but I would twist my body so that my shoulders would align parallel to the draw. This last few days I tried not to twist my body so much and the following things happened: First my draw reached farther back, far behind my ear, but the length was the same. Second I have my back hurting a lot. Third the torque technique was more natural and last my anchor point was forced higher.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=znwiVq6ZZek
Hello guys. Here is my latest video: http://youtu.be/LvqU2NPdVQE
Re: YMG (10 replies, posted in Bows)
Pedro C wrote:HMG is 현무궁
Here, it looks just like the Nomad... cafe.daum.net/BaekDooArrow/6DNN/47?q=%C7%F6%B9%AB%B1%C3
Is that right... Hmmm. I'll ask Freddie maybe they ARE the Nomad... 
Re: YMG (10 replies, posted in Bows)
I'd like to extend Pedro's post to find out about an other Korean bow manufacturer called HMG and how their bows compare to YMG and SMG (as if I will ever get the chance to have any of them...).
dziki wrote:Sorry for offtopic
NickAntz wrote:if you are in Greece (as I am) you CAN NOT buy the SMG.
Can you could get SMG bow as a gift?
Theoretically SMG could send the bow to a friend of mine in EU and then he could send it to me (as a gift). Not directly to Greece.
Angelus wrote:It seems like a weird post but I'm having trouble getting in contact with the manufacturer via emailing. Is there a different website im suppose to order from? I would love to order from their Korean website but i don't understand Korean at all.
Also, does draw length matter a lot? I draw 28
Angelus be careful of the laws in your area. For example if you are in Greece (as I am) you CAN NOT buy the SMG.
I asked the lady over at koreanbow.com a question about the SMG and see answered very soon telling me that see phoned SMG about it. So I double djkoo's opinion.
joomong wrote:jbl wrote:I was wondering how many Korean bowyers are still making the horn bow and who is considered the best? I also read somewhere that the horn bows of 20+ years ago where wider than those produced now; can anyone verify this?
Yes, I think you are right. Old Korean horn bows were wider than current ones.
Why? What's the difference?
Hello, guys! I am looking for an Hwarang or SMG #45@28" from E.U. Draw length 33,5". I will not close any deals untill late November tho. I could trade you my bows for it. Thanks.
I didn't want to answer because I don't hunt, but because only morton applied I would like to add that you must be willing to loose one or two seasons before you can learn to shoot it accurately if you want to try the Korean style. This bows reach their full potential only with Korean style shooting. I used to shoot my SKB for years before with Mediterranean and the bow felt weak. Never the less I believe Korean bows are the best there can be.
Getting used to the weight. 10 seconds full draw.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2wCNALimEPE
So many SMG models!!! But which is the best one? Which is the most flexible (max draw/bow length)? Which is the fastest? Which is the smoothest?
They look like an old and successful company. Don't worry.
The Khan is designed for finger release and has a shorter max draw length. ...but theoretically I think the max draw of any bow changes depending the release method.
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