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    O.K. ....Here we go.

    Dante, I was in your shoes a while back and got most of my help from OSTA folks. I recommend you plan on attending as many of the shoots that you can this summer.
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    winchester bows?

    Years ago Winchester used to make or someone made for them, fiberglass recurve kids bows. I had one for a short time and gave it away to a young man.
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    Bow time

    Good work Greg.
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    2014 OSTA Shoot Schedule

    2014 Ohio Society of Traditional Archers Shoot Schedule April 5 & 6. Apache Bowhunters Club. Lockbourne, Ohio. (Central) May 3 & 4. Ross County Bowhunters. Chillicothe, Ohio. (South) June 7 & 8. Blackhoof Bowman. Jamestown, Ohio. (Southwest) July 12 & 13. Rushcreek Sportsmens Club. Belle...
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    So what do you recommend for arrows?

    It wouldn't hurt to go a little lower. At this point it's all an experiment. What you learn from this will effect everything you do with arrows from this point. You are not necessarily looking for groups but "whip" in the arrow. Whip is sideway movement. Most times if you shoot an arrow that...
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    So what do you recommend for arrows?

    You can shoot em full length. It will keep the weight up...good for hunting. Don't be afraid to give wood a try. They are not as hard as you think and a good wood arrow will fly as good as a carbon. Here is a good place to start for wood. http://surewoodshafts.com/packs.html Get a 3 pack...
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    So what do you recommend for arrows?

    Those carbons will fly decent with about 250 grains up front. The ideal carbon would be a 3555.
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    how many?

    I hang stands with the canopy. I have been as low as 10 feet and as high as 30. I have a couple stands up to about 20 this year.
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    How much did your bow cost?

    A few years back I sold a few bows and I had some jack for a new one. I decided I would get a Black Widow. I dropped $1400 for a new PSAV. When it came and I took it out of the box I knew I had made a very expensive mistake. I set it up and shot it and it was confirmed. It was extremely noisy...
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    Target panic!!!!

    That's good medicine right there. I have never had it full blown but I have had it and doing this has helped. I spent the early summer this year working on my form and I shot a lot with my eyes closed up to 35 yards. I would get to full draw, aim, then close my eyes and release. I have a bad...
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    how many?

    This is my first post on this forum sent this way by Jamie... I only hunt with recurves and longbows. This year I have hunted with a bamboo backed Osage longbow made by Jamie and killed a skwirl first time out with it. About 14 or so years ago I shot and hunted compounds. I have killed one deer...