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Toxic offal night
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Day one with the SamickI've been chomping the bit this last week waiting to get out and try the new bow. I'm so pleased I stuck with 30lb limbs, 30 is about as much as I can comfortably and sustainably shoot with accuracy.
The sight was all to cock so it took a bit of setting up and the button needed a good few turns to bring it on song. Thankfully I only dropped one arrow off the boss all morning. I had an expert with me who suggested tweaks here and there. By the end of the morning most of the arrows were gold-ish (or thereabouts) at 30m. I had a bit of coaching on getting the anchor point improved (changed tab) which did help matters.
What a great morning, I'm really hooked on this.
Phil
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Liam
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Your definatly hooked now Phil 
Keep practising, if your like me being stuck in front of a boss for hours practicing is not a chore, its a joy
Keep up the good work before you know it youll be sticking em in the gold everytime.................well nearly 
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Dawn
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Sounds like you had a really useful morning Phil, nice to hear its coming together for you
Keep us updated on your progress wont you 
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Steve B
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way to go ton, I am really pleased it is coming to gether for you ...it is such a nice feeling to make it happen..... Hook, line and sinker
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Jabberwocky
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Phil,
Which Samick did you go for?
I must say I am shooting the Masters riser with Extreme limbs and It has been the easiest bow I have ever set up. I have shot a lot of different recurves and this is the best one so far by far. The only other bow that I would say came close was probably my old Stylist.
Glad you are enjoying shooting it. May your arrows fly true!
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Toxic offal night
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| Jabberwocky wrote: | Phil,
Which Samick did you go for?
Glad you are enjoying shooting it. May your arrows fly true! |
Thanks to all for the kind words and encuragement. It's a great sport and so far eveyone has been really nice and helpful.
The riser is a Samick Agulla and the limbs are Samick glass/timber composite. I bought it as it's got all the bells and whistles I need at the moment and can accept more bells, whistles, hooters, drinks fridge and sticky out bits as and when I get there.
I've only got two small areas of concern. One is the grip, which could do with being a bit more 'grippy'. It's a plain moulded plastic job that sticks onto the alloy riser and it was a bit slippy in the rain this morning. I wonder if they do replacements? A replacement timber grip with a stippled finish might do the trick.
The only other gripe is the sight assembly, I had to tighten some screws up a number of times today as they soon worked loose with the vibration. A drop of threadlock should sort out the ones that don't need to be adjusted.
Two gripes aside she's a peach and well worth the money. I got it from KG Archery, a great shop with really helpful staff.
Phil
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Jabberwocky
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Phil,
Those gripes are fairly easily solved, and you will probably find them with most bows.
The sight screws working loose are easy to fix. Once you are happy with the alignment of the sight block and that everything is tracking straight then simply get a small bottle of thread lock, Make sure that you get one that is designed to be used with threads and not a surface bonding type as you will never get them out again if you decide to change your sight. Halfords used to do one in small 50ml bottles that is perfect as it is designed to break at a reasonable load but is vibration resistant. Take each screw out and put a couple of drops on the end of the thread, screw it back in and then repeat the operation for the other one, making sure that you disturb the sight block as little as possible.
As for grips you have loads of options, expensive through to very cheap.
1. You can buy custom made wooden grips, in fact I think Keith may be even have the facilities available to make you one at KG, otherwise a quick search on the internet will find other suppliers.
2. You can buy epoxy resin that you can mould onto your current grip and the file to shape, or if you just want to alter the grip slightly you can just file it straight. You can always buy a new grip if you make a mess of it (just check price and availability be fore you start though  )
3. If you like the shape of the grip, but just want to make it a bit "stickier" then tennis or squash racket tape works wonders with both rain and sweat and is not a permanent change. One tip with applying it though (and this is easier to show than explain unfortunately but I will have a go). Don't wrap the tape into the throat of the grip but start one the flat part where the palm of you hand would sit. stick the tape on the front of the bow and start wrapping it round, but don't do it as you would a tennis racket as it will simply move as you shoot. Instead you need to interlock it by crossing over itself. so as you wind it round work downwards on the starting turn and then as you come back work it upwards to cross over the start of the turn at about 30 degrees or so. Keep repeating this and you should have a <<< pattern on the grip where your palm sits. When you have enough on the grip or run out of tape simply stick the loose end down with the tape provided or use electricians tape or something similar. You will need to experiment with the tension a bit and it may take a while to get the hang of it but this works wonders. Hopefully the explanation is not bad to make sense of.
Hope this helps.
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Toxic offal night
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| Jabberwocky wrote: | Phil,
Hope this helps. |
Yep, that helps, thanks. I think I might have a look at a purpose built grip from KG. I might also have a go at building one from Polymorph, it least it'll fit my hand and I can always reshape or remove it later on.
Phil
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AFB
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Glad to hear all is going well
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Jabberwocky
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Glad to be of service , let me know how you get on!
Getting a stable hand position, where you can totally relax your hand without it moving as you shoot is so important with a recurve (or any bow for that matter)
I must say I love shooting my Samick, they really are superb bows and with minor refinements like that it can only get better.
Mark
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Shakes.602
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Oh Yeah, Now there is NO Turning Back!! You are on the "Road To Archery Bliss"!! Good Shootin'!!
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segolden
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Good going, Phil. Just wish I had coaching for this stuff myself; you've got a distinct advantage there, a lot more than in equipment factors.
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