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Focker
Focker Posts: 8,364
edited April 2015 in EggHead Forum
Fine tuning for fall.  My first "robin hood" today at 20 yds.  

2015 Hoyt Carbon Spyder ZT34 Long Draw Bone Collector.  31" draw, 65lb draw weight.
Hoyt QAD camo rest, Hoyt quiver, Bee Stinger stabilizer.  HHA single pin slider sight. 

Used the Edge Pro Apex Chosera stones to tighten up the carbon steel G5 Montec broadheads.  
Can hardly wait to pimpslap a doe. hahaha 





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Brandon
Quad Cities
"If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    i know nothing about bows, but that thing looks pretty sophisticated. No doubt you will do some damage. Nice toy.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited April 2015
    Thanks, Lil Focker's bow will be in soon thanks to a "performance bonus".  Looking forward to some indoor range time with him around x-mas. ;)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    That'll definitely let you get your Pimp hand slap all up on a Doe or a Buck. Nice!
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited April 2015
    Thanks bud.  It will be an epic day when I harvest a deer on the same soil as my ancestors.  Grandfather, his twin brother, father, and uncle hunted and trapped the same land that is now a wildlife preserve.  
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    That's an awesome heritage to put your footprints into. I miss hunting. I get super jelly when I see all my bros on FB, Twitter etc on there hunts during the Fall & Winter. But, likewise them with my Seafood  and cooking so I guess it goes both ways. I just miss the camaraderie & challenge of the hunt. That's pretty sick (indoor bow range...never seen one). 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Awesome looking rig, nephew is a big "Hiawatha" hunter. He has a number of different "bows" and like you, shares his knowledge with his boys. Expensive pastime as I recall, had one rig that was almost $2K.... I recall my niece being very unreasonable about it - even more expensive than egging!
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    Nice! I haven't started punching paper yet but fall will be here before we know it. Do you know what it's pushing on a chrono?
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • NCEggSmoker
    NCEggSmoker Posts: 336
    Sweet rig. Don't know anything about bows, but ever since Rambo I've thought they were hella cool. 
    Raleigh NC, Large BGE and KJ Joe Jr.
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  • berndcrisp
    berndcrisp Posts: 1,166
    I'm impressed.
    Hood Stars, Wrist Crowns and Obsession Dobs!


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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thanks guys

    @RiverDoc,
    Maxed out is around 340fps.  Hoping to maybe get close to that (70lbs) by fall.

    Switched to a thumb release last week, trying not to punch myself before hitting 70.  
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364

    NPHuskerFL said:
    That's an awesome heritage to put your footprints into. I miss hunting. I get super jelly when I see all my bros on FB, Twitter etc on there hunts during the Fall & Winter. But, likewise them with my Seafood  and cooking so I guess it goes both ways. I just miss the camaraderie & challenge of the hunt. That's pretty sick (indoor bow range...never seen one). 
    Great point Husker, every location has its advantages/disadvantages.  Kick myself for waiting 38 years to truly enjoy the fall harvest here.  My dad pushed baseball, football, basketball, and I do not regret any of that.  After high school, reality is, that dream comes to an end.  I still play basketball and softball.  But archery is dynamic, and life long.  And if it isn't his thang, I have a nice backup bow I could use for bowfishing carp. lol 
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    That is awesome! The realese is spooky until you hit the break away, I had a trigger malfunction in a shop a few years back and I buried an arrow in their wall (well above where their target bags were) enjoy your new set-up. And congrats on being able to hunt that same land that is worth it all.
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • Backyard Mike
    Backyard Mike Posts: 80
    +1 Edge Pro w/ custom stones (Shsptpn glass and Atoma here)
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited April 2015
    RiverDoc said:
    That is awesome! The realese is spooky until you hit the break away, I had a trigger malfunction in a shop a few years back and I buried an arrow in their wall (well above where their target bags were) enjoy your new set-up. And congrats on being able to hunt that same land that is worth it all.
    Thanks.  

    Even with a heavy trigger, keeping the wrist straight during the draw is part of the mental checklist.  Never realized how dangerous shooting a compound could be, until I started shooting one.   

    One of the guys at the shop just started using a back tension release.  He put one through the ceiling when I was there during his first lesson. lol   
    Completely different element using dynamic tension and surprise firing.  The laws of physics in archery is fascinating.   
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    Nice rig and nice shot.  Robin hoods are cool but expensive!

    Time to start shooting at different spots with each arrow ;)

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @Focker- Awesome rig man. She is a beauty. I used a back tension release for years. Once you get use to them, there is no going back. They are tricky at first, but once you are accustom to them you will love them. Enjoy that new rig.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Nice rig and nice shot.  Robin hoods are cool but expensive!

    Time to start shooting at different spots with each arrow ;)
    I do, but on my last round, I decided to see how tight my group was at 20 yds by shooting at the middle target.  3rd shot I saw my nock fly through the air and bounce on the floor.  Was kind of bittersweet chucking away $25-$30 on a robin hood souvenir.  The shop is lined with hundreds of them tagged with the name and date.  Walls are filled with 300 papers too.  

    With this sight, it has to be dialed in to a number at 20 yds and 60 yds.  Subtract the greater number from the lesser, and use that number tape for the dial.  Should be accurate by the yard up to 60.  Waiting for the wind to die down before walking out to 30, 40 etc. 
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364

    SGH said:
    @Focker- Awesome rig man. She is a beauty. I used a back tension release for years. Once you get use to them, there is no going back. They are tricky at first, but once you are accustom to them you will love them. Enjoy that new rig.
    Thanks bud.  With muscle tension causing wobble/movement, I see why the serious target shooters use them by letting the bow shoot itself.   
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @Focker- Sadly due to nerve issues, I no longer can use a back tension release. I have been forced back to a trigger. But when I was ok, the back tension was it for me. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • UrbanForestTurnings
    UrbanForestTurnings Posts: 1,294
    Nice rig. Find a club with a 3D course. And I love the feeling of taking a dear with a bow. Makes you work for it.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thanks.  Looking into a great local club, Davenport Valley Archers.  Plan to do some 3D shoots over the summer.

    Couldn't agree more about the bow challenge.  Really no comparison to shotgun or rifle.  That feeling, is why I dove into the sport.  I'm clearly a meat hunter.  =)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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