The Eastern Composite Bow; Grandfather of the Compound.

[sailordad]

ive sen him use such things as volleyballs(i think) or something similar
he gets some one to throw them for him from a slight distance
multiple targets shots were all stationary targets
ive seen him put a steel plate on the ground and along the sides of buildings and do richochet shots and pop balloos
he does alot of the same kinda shooting as whats his name with the trad bow BYRON FERGUSON
not quits as good but when he does them you usualy see him take several tries,but he does do what he says he can do
but he realy needs to lay off of all the energy drinks
this guy is wired all  the time
personaly i quit watching cause i couldnt take that type of music on a hunting show
i like them a little more sureal
i did like the episode when he was rabit hunting in south dakota i think it was
rabbits every where

[Tsalagi]

Phooeey on compounds...seen a guy do trick shots with a longbow before. Hit friggin' coins and then on to aspirins thrown in the air. It was a video. I think it was something like "Hitting Them Like Howard Hill" or something. Dude was a friend of Hill. Lots of Native bowmen could do trick shots as just routine skill. There are several frontier writers that saw them do it and documented it.

[zeNBowyer]

That's  interesting Tsalagi,  I  would  be  interested  in  reading  some  of those  excerpts

[Tsalagi]

There are a few excerpts about it in a book called "The Lightning Stick" by Henrietta Stockel. That book also has some very fascinating reading about arrow wounds and very graphic descriptions of them, too. The other is an old book from the 1890s; I'll have to get the title later.

[zeNBowyer]

That  book,  fascinating  as  it  is  can  be  viewed   (partially)  online,
medical  personel will  find  it  particularly good  reading

http://books.google.com/books?id=JGtXq2OV0r0C&dq=The+Lightning+Stick+by+Henrietta+Stockel&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=nPkU8jvONN&sig=qBZpcpeKH3Ef8dUtxka81787kzI&hl=en&ei=iH4bS4XwEITasQPwp4SRBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false 

[Kegan]

Phooeey on compounds...seen a guy do trick shots with a longbow before. Hit friggin' coins and then on to aspirins thrown in the air. It was a video. I think it was something like "Hitting Them Like Howard Hill" or something. Dude was a friend of Hill. Lots of Native bowmen could do trick shots as just routine skill. There are several frontier writers that saw them do it and documented it.

John Shulz did "Hitting 'Em Like Howard Hill". Yes, there are a number of people who can do that stuff with longbows- even me! Though I'm still working on coins and aspirin, bottle caps aren't impossible and milk jug caps are getting easier. Ricochets, shooting in a mirror, out of position and what not. I just need more practice

[Loki]

 Lajos Kassai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpOqgotJZc

[woodstick]

he shoots ballons fruit whatever he gets his hands on, i seen him shoot dove, pheasent, ducks all kinds of things and alot of trick shots he is good.

[kayakfisher]

The old Allen compound bow factory is just a few miles from me. The building sat there for years ,an old white building with red trim had the name Allen Bows painted on the side of it. Somebody finally took the building over and turned it into a flea market,little bitty one horse town you never would of thought that is where the training wheeled bow started.
                                                                             Dennis

[deerhunter97370]

I watch the Arrow Affiction guy shoot balloons out to 100 yards with a compound. It had nice fiberoptic sites. On the War bow board here, the English are having a shoot where the target is 220 yards away, and 12" dia. with They said Selfbows preferd( as aposed to laminated bows. no sites now thats impresive. Joel

[recurve shooter]

I watch the Arrow Affiction guy shoot balloons out to 100 yards with a compound. It had nice fiberoptic sites. On the War bow board here, the English are having a shoot where the target is 220 yards away, and 12" dia. with They said Selfbows preferd( as aposed to laminated bows. no sites now thats impresive. Joel

enough said. 

[Hillbilly]

I really like the Arrow Affliction show, it's one of the few hunting shows I can stand to watch. The guy shoots a compound (read: sponsorship $$) but he has a trad attitude and shoots instinctively much of the time like a trad shooter. Those sights don't help you much when you're shooting at a flying dove. He's got a pretty refreshing show amidst all the horn-porn. This guy just loves to shoot and loves to hunt...anything. You won't see many guys on hunting shows bowhunting rabbits, bullfrogs, doves, pheasants, wharf rats, etc. Plus, I like the music.

[sailordad]

I really like the Arrow Affliction show, it's one of the few hunting shows I can stand to watch. The guy shoots a compound (read: sponsorship $$) but he has a trad attitude and shoots instinctively much of the time like a trad shooter. Those sights don't help you much when you're shooting at a flying dove. He's got a pretty refreshing show amidst all the horn-porn. This guy just loves to shoot and loves to hunt...anything. You won't see many guys on hunting shows bowhunting rabbits, bullfrogs, doves, pheasants, wharf rats, etc. Plus, I like the music.

yup,but i still cant stand the background music they use
lile isaid i like heavy/hard metal,but not in my hunting shows
i like them just a tad more siren

[Tsalagi]

I thought about a compound bow once. Worst 15 seconds of my life.

A guy gave me some ancient compound bow years back. I mean, this thing was older than some of the rocks around here. I kept the Bear Razorheads that were in the tackle box with it and gave it all to a buddy at work. I never even tried shooting it.

[JustAim]

I thought about a compound bow once. Worst 15 seconds of my life.

A guy gave me some ancient compound bow years back. I mean, this thing was older than some of the rocks around here. I kept the Bear Razorheads that were in the tackle box with it and gave it all to a buddy at work. I never even tried shooting it.

I grew up shooting compound bows and bought a $995.00  compound bow a year ago and it was one of the best weapons l ever bought. l try to stay traditional/primitive but that bow is so nice to shoot l just cant stop using it. I recommend trying a new compound bow before you start discing em'. l might of stitched back to a compound bow but l still shoot instinctive like l have been for the past 4 or 5 yrs. oh yeah, l think Tim Wells of Relentless Pursuit is about the best archer l've ever seen shoot a bow, without a doubt.