hi guys, i have started shooting a little barebow recurve, as an instructor/coach i feel the need to at least be able to demonstrate techniques and form. will i ever gbe great? maybe ....maybe not. compound is my love so that gets the lions share of practice time.
i will say how ever for just pure FUN a recurve is hard to beat. no sights....no problem. at first i was shooting way over spinded arrows , and off the shelf. after putting a stick on flipper and shooting some 1000 spine arrows, left and rights cleared up and the groups got smaller. some ends are a hittle higher or lower, but noting to worry about. consistency comes with repetition.
i am shooting a 25 lb PSE Razorback. i expect i will be getting 5-6 more for classes. the Genesis is a fine youth bow, well made and logical. but it is a bit heavier than a recurve.i would like to have a full class set of both.
so.....one thing with the recurve, even a light student bow. NEVER EVER draw it with the bare fingers. as a coach the number one thing that makes me cringe is a bare finger draw. not only does it give a crappy release, it is dangerous.. even one time ...the small first joint of the fingers is very fragile, Not so much in the bone, but the nerve passage ways are prone to damage since there is little padding there.
will this damage cause you to not be able to do your job as an electrician or CPA? probably not but you may have finger tingles or numbness /pain. and sadly like most nerve damage if you get it when you are 8 you will have it when you are 80. and if it is tolerable at 8....with age and arthritis......80 may wish you spent the 1-10 bucks when you were 8.
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