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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 14, 2020 20:08:35 GMT -5

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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 14, 2020 20:08:35 GMT -5

If Yoerg had been around in the old days, international borders just might be quite different today. If you've never checked out The Slingshot Channel ("Let me SHOW you its FEATURES!"), it's good. Yoerg is an inventive craftsman who makes all manner of rubber-powered weaponry, some of which is incredibly dangerous.

I've been following his channel for years, and he seems like a genuinely normal guy...if "normal" includes the ability to bench 500 lbs.

But this is about archery and improved rate of fire on horseback in wayback Europe. I find this to be fascinating stuff:

Rate of fire of the bow also created a problem during the colonial age of America, but sort of in reverse: muzzle-loaded firearms were insanely slow to load and fire, and native Americans, with their bows, outmatched rifles and pistols 20 shots to one. In close quarters, bows won the day. It wasn't until repeating rifles were introduced that the tables turned.

I am an archery buff and have several trad bows (longbows, flatbows and recurves; no compounds anymore) and I enjoy 3D and target shooting. Anyone else here into archery?

Here's Yoerg's channel: www.youtube.com/user/JoergSprave/videos

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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 14, 2020 20:17:20 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by TonyM on Jan 14, 2020 20:17:20 GMT -5

Interesting stuff. I’ll have to check out the channel more.

I’m an USA Archery and NFAA certified level II archery instructor. Mainly recurve barebow target archery is my thing. Been shooting since I was a kid. Until I moved about two years ago I helped coach a USA Archery JOAD club.

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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 14, 2020 20:32:25 GMT -5

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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 14, 2020 20:32:25 GMT -5

That is cool, TonyM! My gun club is technically a "pistol and archery club," and we have a really nice 3D course through the woods, as well as a target range that goes out to 80 yards and an indoor 20-meter competition range.

Being a trad shooter I usually keep things between 20 and 30 yards because farther out is unrealistic and a humane kill on a target beyond that is outside my skill level. I'm not so trad that I'm shooting cedar arrows (they're carbons). My favorite bow is a 46-lb Centaur Archery carbon flatbow; Jim Neaves custom makes them to fit the buyer's hand. It shoots so smoothly and quietly with no hand shock, doesn't stack, and it's feather light.

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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 14, 2020 21:10:58 GMT -5

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Post by JDC on Jan 14, 2020 21:10:58 GMT -5

Anyone else here into archery?

When I was younger, I lived in Virginia where my folks and I were pretty heavily involved in target archery at the local, state and national level. I kind of cringe every time this fellow shoots without an arm guard on his left forearm.

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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 14, 2020 21:50:43 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by TonyM on Jan 14, 2020 21:50:43 GMT -5

Jan 14, 2020 20:32:25 GMT -5 Peegoo 🏁 said:

I usually keep things between 20 and 30 yards because farther out is unrealistic and a humane kill on a target beyond that is outside my skill level. I'm not so trad that I'm shooting cedar arrows (they're carbons). My favorite bow is a 45-lb Centaur Archery carbon flatbow;.

Nice. I shoot indoor distance at 20meters and outdoor between 50 and 70 meters. My competition rigs are SF Forged+ ILF raisers with TradTec RC carbon/ wood limbs and carbon express medallion XRs. Since I primarily shoot barebow the only thing other than a rest I use is a weight for balance since the raisers were designed to be used with a stabilizer (which keeps it legal for both USA Archery and NFAA competitions since it sits against the raiser and fits through the ring).

When I want to go a bit more trad I have a Martin X200,which is an updated version of the old Howatt coronado. I had a coronado from when I was about 12 or 13, but sadly it delaminated about 4 years ago so I replaced it with the Martin.

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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 15, 2020 3:57:54 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by Pinetree on Jan 15, 2020 3:57:54 GMT -5

I shot 3D for years, and before that we used to shoot recurves after school.

Joerg is a hoot, but I have to admit that I haven't watched him for a while now.

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Yoerg Sprave (The Slingshot Channel on Youtube) changes history (archery content). Jan 19, 2020 21:12:45 GMT -5

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Post by bluenote on Jan 19, 2020 21:12:45 GMT -5

Decided earlier this year I wanted to get back to flingin' some arrows again. It's been years. Decided to buy an inexpensive recurve from Lancaster Archery:

Just got my new recurve backpack in on Friday, to match the quiver that Mrs bluenote bought me for Christmas: