r/Archery

So, I recently got into archery and discovered a few public ranges in the area. The one I visited is the one pictured. We had just set up our targets when a couple of other archers arrived. As we finished, we all moved downrange to get our arrows. a guy came over and placed his target down.then started shooting arrows downrange, even though there were several people, including kids, using the bay right next to him. Since it was only my third time at the range, I wasn’t sure if this was the usual protocol. It felt quite odd to shoot when there were multiple people to his left and right, all busy getting their arrows and setting up.

Hey fellas, Someone here might have seen my first post asking for tips; I’m a beginner with cerebral palsy training archery at a Paralympic center. I’m currently shooting at a distance of 12 meters, and after hitting the bullseye for the first time, my instructor said we’d start testing out a compound bow. Man, that thing is heavy, holding it correctly and drawing it back has been a challenge, but it’s actually motivated me to workout at the gym to strengthen my arms, torso and back and practice even harder. My real question, though, is the one in the title: how’s my form? The first photo is from about 20 days ago (from 9/10), taken during my first test run with the compound. My arrow grouping isn't the best yet, but just hitting the bullseye a few times feels amazing. Am I making real progress or just kidding myself?, be honest please.

Only at 20yds because thats the longest range I can achieve in my yard, but still happy!

I took screenshots from the video the seller showed me via chat, I tried to focus on the flaws, there are some marks, but no delamination or cracks, it looks well preserved, the seller said he bought it in 2024 and is selling it because he couldn't find good places to train with it (in my country, archery is not popular). I see wear marks caused by the string, but I can fix that by adding some leather to cushion the string slap, the biggest issue I saw was the string itself, there are some frayed bits on it, I don't know how reliable it is, but I can buy another string from the manufacturers (Old Skull Archery) I'm decided to buy it because this is a very expensive bow in my country, a bow that I couldn't afford new, but used, it's less than half the price, do you also think it's a good deal? (I asked if the bow makes any strange noise when drawing the string, he assured me it doesn't, but if I buy it and notice that, by law, I can return any product purchased online within 7 days after receiving it, without having to justify the reason for the return)

Credit goes to GunFlint Designs on YouTube for the design. Wooden frame stuffed as tight as I could get it with pallet wrap that I sourced from the local Tractor Supply. The face is material from an old inflatable pool.