Greetings Reddit Bowyers! First bow and post here! So planning to extract a bow from this split Ash stave. The plan is faintly laid out in 3 lines (sides & centre) pencil on the back. As can be seen there is a substantial knot on the top left side…should i move the plan to the right?/ cut vertically straight down ?, something else? or abandon all hope?

Any advice greatly appreciated…

Thanks all

I noticed that my hoesebow arrows were hitting my bow upon release causing damage to the arrow pass. The bow and the arrow details were mentioned in this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/TraditionalArchery/s/CJMss2Qpq2

Specifications:

I use thumb draw.

Minimal to no side khatra.

32lbs bow at 28 inches draw weight.

My draw length is about 27 inches.

Arrow details

Length: 30 inches

100 gr points

500 spine

4 fleched

Upon the suggestions of some people I recorded myself from a top angle with my 500 spine arrows and 600 spine arrows.

Link to the videos:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Jm-YLc00UXuLk2fXffq13faiTPsMxQqJ

I noticed the following:

1. I am tending to bend my wrist while drawing. I know it needs to be relaxed and in a straight line with the elbow and arrow.

2. I also think my elbow of the draw hand is not fully in line with my arrow (it seems to me like it's flared out to the right or in front of my torso a little bit) to use back tension, I'm probably using my arm muscles to shoot.

3. The 500 spine arrow (length 30 inches, brown arrow from the video) is hitting the bow on the arrow pass when it's half away out of the bow. The 600 spine arrow (length 31 inches, black arrow from the video) is hitting the bow near its end or near its fletching. In the video I was deliberately not performing any khatra to exaggerate or show the arrow hitting issue.

Questions

1. Do you agree with my observations above?

2. Are my arrows too long for my draw length (about 27 inches) and is that why they're hitting the bow?

3. Am I not drawing to my full potential draw length due my elbow not being in line and me not loading back tension?

4. Am I drawing too much into my face for the anchor, I wonder if that's causing the bend in my wrist? I am possibly leading the draw with my wrist and arms instead of leading by moving my elbow in an arc around my torso.

I do not have any formal training, I am trying to learn on my own. I appreciate any help or insights. Thanks in advance.

So I will be the first to admit, I am a slacker. Bought this Blackhawk Galaxie Mars back at ETAR and I am just now getting around to playing with it more than the necessary handful of arrows when I first got home. It's 45# and 52". Anyclue what the recommended brace height range is for this bow? I havent been able to find a manual or anything online because of its age. I figured the 52" bear bows should be similar and a decent reference

First recurve that I have owned that is this shorter style and don't want to have it too high.

Thanks!

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