Breaking out the stickbow again.

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Originally Posted by MihajloSimsic

I am definitely no expert either. That'd be Jeff Kavanaugh on here haha. But If I were you I'd use your 38# bow for practice to get your form down and I'd get a 45# bow for hunting. The difference in velocity is not much different between 10lbs and recurves kill with arrow weight anyways and I'm sure you'd be more accurate with a 45# bow over a 55# bow. I had issues getting any proper form for a while because I jumped to a 50# bow instead of a 30# bow like I should have. I'm getting by just fine now, but form and accuracy is definitely more important than power.

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Thanks for the reply. That was pretty much the plan to start small and work my way up, so much to learn.

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Originally Posted by GloryHole

Thanks for the reply. That was pretty much the plan to start small and work my way up, so much to learn.

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It's lots to learn but there's a ton of good information out there to get you started. Here's a few i recommend checking out
https://youtu.be/1E1vKkSSoNs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-...vPXzVyrduIMtIg
https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffKavanagh

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Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher

It's lots to learn but there's a ton of good information out there to get you started. Here's a few i recommend checking out
https://youtu.be/1E1vKkSSoNs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-...vPXzVyrduIMtIg
https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffKavanagh

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Thanks for that I've watched a few already with an olympian but these look much more in depth, will be sure to check them out tonight.

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Originally Posted by GloryHole

Thanks for that I've watched a few already with an olympian but these look much more in depth, will be sure to check them out tonight.

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As for dampening the sound on your bow. It's super easy to do and you can DIY it with random materials around your house. First off I added some felt material on the connection for the limbs to the riser and where the string touches the limbs. For the puff balls I just found some fluffy cloth material and cut them into strips, there are plenty of videos on how to install puff balls and it's super easy. Other things I did were add some limb-savers and I'm sure the camo wrap helps as well. I turned what was a cheap amazon bow that was loud and vibrated a ton into a quiet hunting bow. Adding more weight to your arrows will also dampen the sound significantly. You will definitely sacrifice speed by quieting your bow, but in the end no recurve will be fast enough for a deer to not jump the string at 20 yards. quieting the bow will minimize that greatly.

Thanks for the tips Mihajlo I was thinking of spray painting the bow as the limbs are bright white but the wrap is definitely a better idea. I ve decided to stick with the #45 limbs, at $70 a pair if another upgrade is in order it won't break the bank.