String Walking

[W. Welshman]

Does anyone string walk ? And how does it work for you ?

[Fletcher]

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.

[W. Welshman]

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

[biliff]

Gotta ask, what's string walking?

[W. Welshman]

Go to this link this guy has a great video on string walking, it's another way to aim at your target.

[Uncle Russ]

Very interesting!
Who said an old dog can't learn new tricks.
Thanks a bunch for sharing.  

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...

[biliff]

Curiosity satisfied. Thank you.

[W. Welshman]

A big black butterfly

[Uncle Russ]

A big black butterfly

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

Uncle Russ...

[Pitchy]

I`ve never heard of that, I`ll have to give it a try, thanks

[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.  

[Riley/MN]

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!

[W. Welshman]

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

[Pitchy]

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.

[Riley/MN]

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....