u/SwordmasterT

I got my first set of rings from Custom Thumb Rings! They recommended I go with the Chinese Spur as a beginner.

I've been trying different styles of Archery before buying my first bow. After trying recurve, compound, barebow, traditional, and horsebow (all 5-10 yards). I've realized I really like styles with sights. So I narrowed it down to Barebow (with string walking) or Asiatic archery with thumb draw. My problem was I kept getting the tip of my thumb grazed with was the leather thumb rings my club had. So I decided to get my own custom fitted ones! I'll try them out Saturday and hope for the best!

Good Day all!
I took a thumb draw class at my club and a pretty interesting experience. I started on a horsebow but was moved to a Manchu bow due to my height (5'11" | 71 in | 180 cm), which felt a lot better. One issue I did keep having with the leather thumb rings they were using was the string kept clipping my finger. Definitely started to hurt after awhile. After talking with the instructor, I realized it would be best to get my own custom ring.

Since I live in the US, I decided to go with Custom Thumb Rings. https://www.customthumbrings.com
I bought the regular and manchu ring sizers, as I plan on getting a manchu ring (to go with the manchu bow) and I want to get one more. i'm aware the manchu ring is more of a shallow draw (i've been looking up how to use that one on youtube) so i'm looking for one that would be more of a "normal" draw to pair with it.

Those that have bought from them, is there a style/type you'd recommend to a thumb draw beginner? I just don't want to keep getting my thumb clipped and really try this out properly.

Thank you in advance!

Tuesday I took my club/facility's Compound class and learned how to use a mechanical release! It was also the first time using a real compound bow and not the "training wheels" bows they have for the intro classes and normal lane rentals. 😅 It was a definitely something.

We used a wrist release because the instructor mentioned it's the easiest to use and cheapest to buy when we get our first bows. The hard pull to the sudden easier pull from the wrist, as well as more weight than Im used to was an experience. I was super sore afterwards.

Overall, it was still fun! If any of you saw my previous posts, I've been trying different styles to see what I may like as my first bow. I was using compound for 4 months, but it was the training compounds and finger release. I was all in for that before I tried the other. Wasn't a fan of recurve but I really liked Barebow. Now I'm on the fence with compound and barebow 😅 though I'm leaning toward Barebow.

What I may do is try compound again with the mechanical release and Barebow again and see how it feels; maybe try one of their thumb releases. (I will note that this is all for Target archery, not hunting).

They do have a horsebow class I was considering but I'm not sure. They did mention for horsebow, forget everything I know about archery because it's a completely different animal (pun intended). I'll think about it 😅

I just took my club/facility's Barebow/Traditional class! I've been shooting Compound (finger/gap release) for 4 months and wanted to try other styles before deciding which bow to buy as my first.

I tried Recurve and found I wasn't a big fan of the sight, so I took the barebow/traditional class.

The class went over different shooting methods for a modern barebow and traditional wooden bow. After trying the different combinations with at 5m, I picked the modern barebow and string walking method to practice with at 10m, as that felt the most comfortable.

I was a bit nervous at first but I honestly had a lot of fun with it! Enjoyed it a lot more than when trying recurve. Aiming down the arrow before much better than the tiny sight of the recurve.

Now do I like it more than compound? Genuinely not sure. Both were pretty fun. Next week my wife and I will be taking their compound class, where they teach us how to use mechanical releases so I guess I'll have a better idea after that.