Thanks friend

Thanks I love it! Sorry I didn't get more pictures

Thanks guys. I'm planning to shoot it in a tournament Saturday night. It'll be quite out of place with all those modern bows

You have to watch the draw stops to see when you're there. The other way to do it is put a scale between the bowstring and the winch cable. You can watch the weight on the scale as it increases through the draw force curve and then drops into the valley. You then slowly turn the winch watching for the weight to once again increase on the back side of the valley. Then you know you're getting against the wall.

My new arrow shafts are at the post office but I can't get out to get them and the post office ain't making deliveries. Hopefully I can get everything set up before next weekend for the indoor tournament but I'm thinking the best bet is wait until the following tournament so I won't be rushed.

We've got around 12 inches of snow this week. Power outages since last Friday due to wind. And then this week due to snow. Looking at single digits this weekend. I don't mind snow and winter but I'm sure itching to do some thwacking! Still waiting for my string and cables.

I have a different jigs than Daniel. I have an older JoJan 6 arrow jig and I have a newer jig that works similar to the Bitz except it holds the arrow vertically. My Bitz was a very early jig and I only had a left helical clamp and nock receiver and I found I could buy a complete new jig that would do left or right and adjusted for 3-4 fletch cheaper than I could upgrade the Bitz. I use Vanetec vanes. I clean my arrows and wipe the base of the vanes with lacquer thinner. I buy the packs of Harbor Freight Tools super glue gel. I think it's an 8 or 10 pack of the little tubes of glue. I like the small tubes so that way if you forget to put the cap back on and you ruin a whole tube you haven't lost much. After cleaning the base of the vanes and letting them dry I put a vane in the clamp, put a series of dots about half an inch apart down the vane, and then start at one end of the vane with the tip and drag it to the other end to spread the glue, then do the same starting at the opposite end, clamp and wait.

Most hinges are triggered when you achieve a certain amount of rotation in the hinge. Once it gets to a certain point the hook will fall off a ledge and trigger. The true back tension release I had used an internal spring which you set a little higher than your holding weight. You held a safety button until you came to full draw. Then you released the safety and began pulling into the back wall. Once you pulled hard enough the release would trigger.

Merry Christmas to you too!

Getting closer. I have my string and cable length figured out for this set of wheels. I have a set of 50% let off wheels I'm gonna try to see how the holding weight feels on those also. But it's coming together. My son gifted me a vintage Easton stabilizer. I also have my vintage Golden Key Futura blade rest mounted.

You too friend!

Ummm, I'm rebuilding a bow. It'll be my indoor spots bow when finished. I'm trying to keep it vintage as possible. It's a late 80s Hoyt Pro Vantage Tracer. It'll have mid 90s Hoyt energy wheels. It was a camo bow and I sanded the paint off. I intended to paint it but I like the look as is so I'm leaving it

This group of guys are really quite cocky and secretive and don't really want to be associated with lesser skilled shooters. Only one of them has ever communicated with me. But he doesn't always hang out with the main group and he often invites me to come to his club which has the biggest crowd in the area. But this year, with it being my first year back, I wanted to dedicate most my time to the closest range. Next year, whether I decide to compete or shoot practice rounds, my plan is to shoot somewhere every 3 weeks starting the first Saturday in January. If the weekend falls on a home club shoot I'll shoot there. If not I'll shoot somewhere different. Thirty something years ago we used to travel to a different club every weekend and I really miss that. I'm sure with that plan I'll come across some good talent.

Yeah I qualify for the senior classes but there's no seniors that show up at my club so I just compete with the young guys. One range a couple hours away usually has several seniors so next year I'm gonna venture down that way a couple times. This year has been mostly a re learning experience for me.

I didn't even notice it said glad instead of good 😊

Shot the K40 class this morning. Not a good enough score to place but I scored a 235. But I'm pleased with it for a trial run because my average in the MP30 class was 242. I had already decided to just not compete anymore if I was completely horrible in the K40 class and simply shoot practice rounds. I don't have any expectations of winning in the K40 class because with my eyesight I can't see a 10 ring past 20-25 yards but it's fun trying. And besides everyone needs someone to beat, so I'll have some fun being that guy. 😂

So this morning was hinge day. So pitiful!! I decided to shoot my fake tournament cold. Meaning, no practice shots, no breakfast, and just one cup of coffee. You ever arrive late to the tournament, or get up late for your hunt and not get a practice shot beforehand? Normally for tournaments I shoot at the practice range until I get settled in. Anyway, I didn't fair so well this morning. I even had two misfires with my hinge. The first one I blamed myself until the second one misfires at about 3/4 draw. Couldn't find any setscrews loose so the only thing I can think of is maybe dust or lint from my pocket. So far my average with the thumb button is 257. Average with the hinge is 248. The 232 I got this morning really hurt the average. Which is why I normally use the thumb button for tournaments. In practice I've shot some of my best scores with the hinge but I've also shot some of the worst.

Practiced with the thumb button today. Punched it on the second shot and scored an 8 at 45 yards. Settled down after that.

No shooting a regular ASA practice round today. Instead I focused on making sure all my yardage marks were dead on as I could get them on my slider. I now have them marked from 5-45 yards in 2.5 yard increments. I especially made sure to mark a 5,7.5,10,12.5,15 and 17.5 yards. I know my weakness will be past 25 yards because I can hardly see the 10 ring even with binoculars past 25 yards. And the small clubs throw in several targets below 20 yards so I hope to make up some points on those. We shall find out in a couple weeks!

I thought I'd just use this post to share my progress,(or decline 😂) here. I actually modified my numbers on my practice dice just using a sharpie to give a wider variety of yardages. The numbers I used were: 049 281 453 732 Those numbers will give the possibility of any of these yardages: 4-9-12-18-21-23-27-28-32-34-35-37-40-43-45-49-53-54-72-73-81-82-90-94 However, 45 yards is my maximum yardage here at home. Although today I didn't shoot past 43 yards. I simply added the numbers to the dice with a sharpie. I actually contacted a guy to see if he could 3D print me some with my numbers engraved so I could add the ASA shooting stake colors like I did the factory engraved numbers. So this morning I shot a practice round with my hinge release. I shot yardages from 4 to 43 yards choosing the majority from the choices given by rolling the dice when possible from 25-40 yards. I hit a couple 8s but overall I was pleased with my shooting.