1 Reply by RolldyLee

(17 replies, posted in Bows)

oni wrote:

Sorry to necropost but I've got a Kaya 50# & used it on and off for at least the last 10 years. Dry fired 2x by accident .  Never even looked like breaking.  Maybe  a good vintage  big_smile

My windfighter was a tank. It's been dry fired 4 times, left in very hot & cold temperature, dropped, smacked, used to smack something else, pressed and so on. Then it delaminated after 3 years. I was upset  because it broke but it gave me more than what I paid for condidering what it took.

I guess YEMV.

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2 Topic by RolldyLee

(1 replies, posted in Bows)

http://www.jayfisher.com/_borders/KnifeGripSaberRing.jpg

Would this improve the shot, regardless of how authentic it is?

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3 Topic by RolldyLee

(3 replies, posted in Accessories)

at some point, I'm gonna need a case that will save my bow from airport.

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4 Reply by RolldyLee

(2 replies, posted in Bows)

If you remember my case from last year, I am lefty and received a bow that was tilted to left. If it (which I suspect is YMG) truly came straight, shouldn't it have been tilted to the right? He also told me that he doesn't put any tilt on the limbs when I got that bow, which proved to be false.

I am little surprised that you came to this conclusion, because I also heard from several other people about the 'Korean tiller'. I'd still be interested in hearing more about this though.

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5 Reply by RolldyLee

(13 replies, posted in Philosophy and Etiquette)

In the context of TKA, I think it means the right set of mind is reflected through your body. I heard archers practing tka (several videos on youtube but can't cite exactly which) say how you shoot depends a lot on your mental state at the shoot. so '정심정기/正心正己' probably means come with the proper mind set for the shoot and you will shoot well.

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6 Topic by RolldyLee

(1 replies, posted in Bows)

traditional turkish and korean styles are pretty similar but I am just curious if it feels a little off.

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7 Reply by RolldyLee

(11 replies, posted in Bows)

Do you think there's a room in European market for higher end Korean bows?

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8 Reply by RolldyLee

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ragnar wrote:

Curiously, many bows at Freddies Korean page are almost twice as expensive as here.

Yeah I noticed that. Maybe Freddie Archery is intentionally encouraging people to purchase from other retailers.

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9 Reply by RolldyLee

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Just curious, where do you buy the Freddie bows?

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10 Reply by RolldyLee

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Haha no, it's Hyun Mu Gung (Korean is not the best language to be Romanized). Although if Hyundai Motor were to make KTBs, KTA would be little more popular in Korea.

Far as I know, Freddie Archery does not manufacture a bow on its own. It rather orders bows from other bowyers, then exports them. SMG and Taeguk, two other Korean bowyers on Freddie Archery's website, retain their brand names, and I don't know why though. Kaya and HMG seem to have done a good job mass producing their products.

Do people who buy KTB practice thumb draw? Also, in your opinion, what do you think people like about KTB?

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11 Reply by RolldyLee

(11 replies, posted in Bows)

If I'm right, Freddie used to be with Kaya then later branched off to establish Freddie Archery, so they are really not that far apart. Again if I'm right, Nomad KTB is more or less identical to Kaya KTB. White Feather is made by HMG (현무궁) in Korea then exported outside Korea by Freddie Archery. And Windfighter & Firefox are naked versions of Kaya KTB, or at least according to the product description in Kaya Archery website.

As for the performance, I can't really tell you as I used only Windfighter, and Firefox very briefly.

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12 Topic by RolldyLee

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Mid to high end Turkish bows come beautifully decorated so I was wondering if anyone tried to decorate their bows.

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13 Topic by RolldyLee

(0 replies, posted in North America)

Let me know if you are in or nearby CT

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14 Reply by RolldyLee

(58 replies, posted in Bows)

I have a #35 firefox and I can fling an arrow not optimized for flight archery to shoot way past 150m right now. I have done it several times and lost several arrows that way. Considering the record for #35 American Longbow (not even horsebows) division is 308.9m, the list above reflects more of the archers' skills, rather than the bows' performances. Besides it would be pretty embarrassing for Kaya to make a less performing bow than a pyramid or selfbow.

With that said, I do not know how Korean bows compare to Turkish flight bows. I'm curious myself

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15 Topic by RolldyLee

(1 replies, posted in Technique)

Hello guys, I got into Korean archery after a month long visit to Korea and I have been teaching myself for several months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lvf8erO-k

Please tell me what I can improve on.

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