bows, arrows and aspies.... any shooters? opinions welcome.

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so im an aspie archer and was wondering how many like me are out there? if so what do you shoot?
compound? traditional? crossbow? and if any of you have an opinion on the matter of aspie archers feel free to post them please.

If it's any comfort to you, I used to want to learn to shoot arrows. But now I have joint problems, so that is out!

I don't shoot bows or arrows but I'm proficient with a sling. Not the elastic kind, but the twirl and release kind. I primarily use it to play fetch with the dog but it is a formidabl weapon, and everything from frozen eggs to d cell batteries can be ammo.

I used to shoot archery when I was in junior high and a little bit while in high school. I used to shoot for at least an hour a day, probably 4-5 times a week. I got really good. I got to the point where I'd stick a 3x5 index card into a haystack with a pencil and I'd be able to hit the pencil maybe 3 out of 5 times at 20 yards. I never split an arrow (aluminum arrows are very hard to split), but I have broken nocks a few times, not to mention punching several holes in the fletching. I really should have learned to refletch my own arrows. I used a Martin Tiger compound bow. I miss it. It's been over 20 years now since I last shot a bow. I keep thinking about getting back into it, but the cost is too prohibitive right now. If I did somehow manage to get back into it, I'd probably do Olympic-style shooting with a recurve bow.

My dad wants me to come and visit so he can take me to the gun range. He also owns a crossbow.

Love archery, but can't shoot anymore due to neck and shoulder problems.

Making bows and arrows is still fun, though.

what did you shoot? compound? recurve? long bow? i shoot a browning micro adrenaline compound and have a preowned custom long bow and a browning recurve that i dont shoot often. oh yeah im a lefty too. im thinking about upgrading to a new compound soon.

I did archery when I was in Junior school. I shot recurve. My dad shot longbow. I don't shoot any more though. I enjoyed it but I prefer badminton.

I think it's really funny that 100% of the poll was "Who Cares?" and then there are all these answers!

I've fired bows before, but I haven't done it in a long time, and I'm not very good at it.

well it takes alot of practice and repition and a good mentor helps too. my dad helps me.

Recurves mainly. I had a compound bow but it seemed really noisy most of the time.

how old was the compound cause i have a reletivly new one from 3 or 4 years ago and its pretty quiet and the newer ones are like ninja silent. i have a recurve like i said but its a lil heavy for me still but my longbow is easy to pull back. traditional is fun just takes getting used to

I shoot a Long Bow, although the one I have now is only 45 pound draw. Unfortunately my village has no public are for shooting in, and my yard is really not large enough to shoot in, so I have to go out of town to my grandparents house to shoot.

My uncle took me hunting with his long bow once. It was really fun.

My P.E. teacher got mad when I brought my bow to class one day during archery training and ended up putting an arrow part way through the gym wall.

I don't do it much any more because I have no bowstring or arrows (DOH), but I used to enjoy it. My box is an old hunting bow (meant to take down large game mostly) that is, oddly enough, meant for a leftie. I found it comfortable despite the fact I'm a rightie.