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Originally Posted by bobtodrick
The part about finding a mentor who knows how to shoot traditional is key.
One of my sons has always wanted to shoot recurve (no accessory sight)...he is 15 and at the moment has an OMP Mountain hunter but is saving for a custom English longbow.
For the last few years he's had pointer from a few locals. Even the guys at Jimbows Edmonton (the absolute best dealer in Alberta in my mind) gave him some pointers.
Than we met up with a traditional 'expert'...placed 2nd in the Canada Cup traditional division a few years back.
Turns out most of what my son had been taught, aimed at compound bows was just flat out wrong. Stance, anchor points...pretty much everthing is different.
Within a couple of months he went from accuracy of minute of small deer 30-40 yards to minute of small bunny at the same distance.
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Good for me to know that I should be seeking out advice from traditional archers. I am hoping that I can connect with folks at the range close to my house.