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Post by richw on Jun 23, 2007 22:53:49 GMT
Hi
As much as I love using the club kit (and the bent club carbons, no offence to the equipment officer ;D), I'd like to get my own kit together for the start of next term.
However I know absolutely nothing about bows and kit in general (as those who have seen me try to string a bow a testify), and would like all of your expert advice on what kit I should get (as a novice), how much I should be paying and where to get it from. I'm planning on shooting recurve next year.
I'm even sacrificing my sheffield utd season ticket (£200 +) to finance this!
Cheers
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Post by Rob on Jun 24, 2007 10:19:30 GMT
go to a shop (preferably with one of us) and buy a package of some sort.... e.g. Recurve intermediate packages back
KAP Challenger Wood limbs
Fast flight string + nocking point
8 Easton Platinum Plus arrows
Cartel Championship Sight
Cartel Triple Pressure button
Hoyt Super Pro Arrow rest
Cartel Armguard
A & F finger tab
Gompy Bow stringer
Cartel 3 tube quiver
Cartel Carbon longrod
Hunter Finger Sling
Negrini Hard plastic takedown bowcase
Package price with £
Winstar II Riser 320.00
Samick Mizar Riser 310.00
Samick Agulla Riser 320.00
Winact Riser 400.00 The various prices at the bottom are refering to risers you can choose (though you can pick any you fancy not just those on that short list...) You are best off trying as many as you can (from various people around the club) and deciding what feels best to you. here are some links to shops: aardvarkcbaof course you can always look at or buy all the items seperately if you wish... in which case an online shop like altservices might be what you want ps. if you are yet another person who decides to get the Agulla, I may just cry.... |
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Post by Rob on Jun 24, 2007 10:27:31 GMT
oh yeah... those links also brought up "beginner packages" those are a lot closer to club bows like the plastic rolans etc.
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Post by Shirt on Jun 24, 2007 11:03:27 GMT
Aardvark currently has a Hoyt Radian at 110 and an Avalon Plus at 150 in the second hand bit.
The Radian is arguably the nicer of the two, but quite a bit older (10 years ish) while the Avalon Plus is more recent and more Matrix-alike with fewer sharp angles.
Both nice bows, if I had the cash I'd probably have grabbed the Radian myself...
Oh yes, and reckon on £300 as a minimum - your season ticket may be a supreme sacrifice to you, but you'll need a bit more than that!
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Post by richw on Jun 24, 2007 12:19:33 GMT
looking back my season ticket did cost £300 quid and I have my student loan, so I've roughly got that much to play about with.
Thanks for the advice - quite comprehensive! I'll start working through those websites.
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Post by Kellog on Jun 24, 2007 18:39:20 GMT
looking back my season ticket did cost £300 quid and I have my student loan, so I've roughly got that much to play about with. Thanks for the advice - quite comprehensive! I'll start working through those websites. I'm off to aardvark in a week or two so if you want to come over with me then you're welcome to  |
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Post by andyw on Jun 24, 2007 19:20:00 GMT
yeah we might take you up on that offer. do you plan to go on a weekday or at the weekend?
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Post by Kellog on Jun 24, 2007 19:47:52 GMT
Probably a week day (I've got several competitions coming up at the weekends)
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Post by rich on Sept 29, 2007 20:50:28 GMT
hey does anyone use kg archery anymore?
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Post by Rob on Sept 29, 2007 21:22:32 GMT
erm... none of us have ever really used KG. While he does make some very nice stuff, pretty much everything in his shop is very expensive... poor students make do elsewhere why do you ask? |
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Post by rich on Sept 30, 2007 7:55:33 GMT
just when i 1st started shooting the only place i went was marksman, i dont know if any of u will remember it but kg was the bowmaker there b4 they closed guess its a sentimental thing but just wondered wot ppl think of them now
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Post by Rob on Sept 30, 2007 8:52:06 GMT
lol
definitely worth it if you want something custom made... or if you decide you must have one of his bows...
If you are looking for anything else its just a lot cheaper to go to one of the other shops unfortunately.
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Post by rich on Sept 30, 2007 13:29:23 GMT
im thinking about getting a pair of apex carbon limbs made for my matrix shoot so much nicer than the hoyt g3's god i cant wait till pay day lol
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Post by Kellog on Sept 30, 2007 19:05:59 GMT
KG probably don't have a shop anymore.... they were called on not actually having planning permission for it at the start of September....
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Post by kathymoose on May 6, 2008 19:41:23 GMT
Umm, I'm not sure who "Swaminathan" is, or what relevance this post entitled "Human Rights Abuses and Privacy Violations" has to do with this thread, interesting as it seems... Could someone with mod powers here move or delete it, pleasey? |
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