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Shooting Traditional Firearms and Weapons => Shooting the Bow => Topic started by: W. Welshman on November 17, 2013, 07:49:17 PM

Title: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 17, 2013, 07:49:17 PM
Does anyone string walk ? And how does it work for you ?
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Fletcher on November 17, 2013, 10:53:38 PM
I like Point of Aim better - have done that for 50 years.  String walking works, but takes
a different learning technique.  Not allowed in lots of events.
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 17, 2013, 11:00:52 PM
GAP ? This traditional stuff is different then the wheels. Going to test draw weight to see what I can shoot. I did shoot with a guy that was a string walker. He was good. I look at the SCA rules and you can string walk. Now I just need to fined the right weight. I have a wrist brace for my right wrist and will try a left handed bow. Time to play
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: biliff on November 18, 2013, 10:56:24 AM
Gotta ask, what's string walking?
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 18, 2013, 11:01:02 AM
Go to this link this guy has a great video on string walking, it's another way to aim at your target.

Exposure - Stringwalking - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1vNBgAn_go)
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Uncle Russ on November 18, 2013, 11:51:48 AM
Very interesting!
Who said an old dog can't learn new tricks.
Thanks a bunch for sharing.  :lt th

What I am going to say has noting to do with the quality of the video, or it's instructional value.

It was a great video and I was just wondering if anyone else noticed this.
I saw what I thought was a second shooter, or at least the arrow at 4:15 on the video.......
I went back over it a couple more times, turned the sound up, and sure enough I could see a glimpse of the arrow in the lower right of the video, I could hear a string slap and what I thought was the impact of an arrow on the target....but I could not recognize anything that indicated the video had been edited to cut that part out.

This observation has no real value and the question is more one of curiosity than anything.

Uncle Russ...
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: biliff on November 18, 2013, 11:54:14 AM
Curiosity satisfied. Thank you.
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 18, 2013, 11:58:53 AM
A big black butterfly
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Uncle Russ on November 18, 2013, 12:09:28 PM
Quote from: "W. Welshman"
A big black butterfly

Thanks......curiosity satisfied.  :lt th

Uncle Russ...
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 28, 2013, 07:37:40 PM
I`ve never heard of that, I`ll have to give it a try, thanks
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 29, 2013, 10:08:56 AM
Quote from: "Pitchy"
I`ve never heard of that, I`ll have to give it a try, thanks

So much for that thought, tried to pull the bow this morn but couldn`t pull it.   :(
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Riley/MN on November 29, 2013, 10:31:48 AM
Quote from: "Pitchy"
Quote from: "Pitchy"
I`ve never heard of that, I`ll have to give it a try, thanks

So much for that thought, tried to pull the bow this morn but couldn`t pull it.   :(

I started working on my (right) shoulder this year after being invited to hunt a private area. By the time I could actually pull the bow, there was not enough daylight to practice after work. I hope to get there for next year...
Mine is a spur and some muscles that weren't working right, so my shoulder joint was pivoting up (into the spur) instead of rotating in the socket... sure hope all this money I spent on it pays off!
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 29, 2013, 10:50:33 AM
Take a half gallon milk jug fill with water. With a straight arm lift it up and back down ten times. Or many be five, Do this three or five times a day for a few weeks. Then try your bow. Still have a problem put a mouth tab on your string and give that a go. If I can do this you all can. If you have a will you'll find a way. Have fun
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 29, 2013, 12:31:12 PM
My long bow is 60 lbs, went and found the wifes 28 lb recurve and will try it.
Here`s a vid of me shooting my longbow just a few months ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOmIacDvpmw
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Riley/MN on November 29, 2013, 01:24:30 PM
Good shootin Lenn! I have almost the same bow - 60# longbow.

Lynn, I been workin on the shoulder! Got a list of exercises from the folks at Mayo that takes me a good half hour to get through. Then I started doing them on both sides, so I don't wind up too lop-sided!

but back to string walking....
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Fletcher on November 29, 2013, 01:28:02 PM
I have had a pinched nerve for nearly three months - my right arm is numb from
elbow to fingers and the left has spasms and tingling.  Also fell and bruised some ribs
and sprained right wrist.  Needless to say my shooting (guns & bows) is radically worse.
May see the neuro Dr very soon.

I can pull the bow fine, but string release and trigger squeeze really suck!
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 29, 2013, 02:58:17 PM
Well this still works anyway  :lol:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwGlfRTxfs
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 29, 2013, 04:15:34 PM
Didn`t figure anyone would reply about that and sorry I posted it here but had to feel better somehow.  :)
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 29, 2013, 05:50:59 PM
What ever works   :hairy  HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 29, 2013, 06:04:32 PM
I have Cerebral palsy on my right side. Everything is small and have very little strength in my hand and arm. My wheel bow is 40# and my new recurve will be 30#. I just can't pull them. I have been thinking about using a mouth tab which will let me go to a heavier draw weight. I will give this a test with a tab with my new bow. Just keep putting them down range have fun
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 29, 2013, 06:16:47 PM
God bless everyone, do what every t takes to make it through this comy gov we got going on.
Thought bow would be a good way to get food without being noticed but now it looks like the gun is the only way.
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: W. Welshman on November 29, 2013, 06:20:10 PM
I'm going to teach my wife how to shoot a bow. The nice thing about it she asking to learn how.
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 29, 2013, 06:26:06 PM
You betcha, happy happy happy
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Riley/MN on November 29, 2013, 10:54:22 PM
Quote from: "Pitchy"
Well this still works anyway  :laffing

Thanks Lenn - even if out of place - it's good ta see yore smilin face!
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 30, 2013, 09:27:01 AM
Thanks pard, had fun yesterday regardless of the shoulder, I`m going to give it some time and see if it loosens up.
I`ve been thinking we should build some kind of very large spear chucking device.  :lol:
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Fletcher on November 30, 2013, 12:48:31 PM
Finally had time to watch your videos.  Great outfit and gear.  Are you a Cowboy action shooter?
Did not see what you were shootin' at - would have made the video more 'catchy'
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 30, 2013, 12:53:58 PM
Nope not a CAS, just my outfit I like to wear once in a while, wish I lived somewhere I could dress like that all the time.
In fact we are looking for that place to move too.

I was shooting at the 50 yard back stop, nothing in particular, it`s hard to get a close up of the gun and the target at the same time, best ya can get is if ya are shooting at a gong you can see them swing and hear the hit.
I have other vids like that with different guns but they don`t belong here.
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on November 30, 2013, 02:39:38 PM
Forced myself and shot a few my normal way, didn`t care for the string walking style so will stick to the tried and true way.
One low shot otherwise fair group at 18 yards.

video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmohFCWAfzc
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Uncle Russ on December 17, 2013, 10:09:40 PM
Looks pretty good to these old eyes!

I've never tried this "string walking" thing, but you can betcha I will get around to it some day.
Like I told ya before Pitchy, that's pretty doggone good shootin to me.

Uncle Russ....
Title: Re: String Walking
Post by: Pitchy on December 17, 2013, 10:15:05 PM
Thanks Russ, might be a day coming soon that we need some silent ammo.
There are those of us here that care about the well being of the majority.