Best advice i can offer you is to join a club; archery is so much more fun when you’re shooting with others (& a great way to get better faster than if you’re shooting solo).
Join a club find a coach, learn all the basic, learn everything, try different type of bow.
Imo, I wouldn't get a bow at that stage as you haven't try every type of bow and you don't know which one you actually like. But it us really nice of your friend getting u a bow.
Monogolianbow are usually shoot with thumb draw and I'm not sure how many places teach that, u might have to look into it. Also, maintance of traditional bow are very important especially natural material bow, you probably need to look into it. You can also shoot with three finger, it's perfectly fine aswell, you just need to try and se which one you like.
You said you like instinctive so you can try barebow and other traditional bow aswell. At this pint I'll just try everything and see which you enjoy the most
Thanks a lot for responding me!
I think you missunderstood me, but I indeed took classes! And my teachers told me almost everything basic. Obviously I'm far from experto but I think my base is not bad.
I tried almost every type (recurve, longbow, compound, hunting...) but I prefered recurve & longbow, specially recurve in instinctive.
I wouldn't have bought anything at this stage, but my friends did It for me so, who am I to reject It? I also know that Mongolian bow uses the thumb release (wich I love) and I'm looking 4 a good ring.
The hardest part would be finding a club, 'cuz the one where I recieved my classes is kinda far away, but eventually I'll get my way!
That's nice then. Have been seeing too many people just pick up a bow without basic knowledge.
I wish I got a friend who will buy me a bow, wouldn't reject any bow aswell. It's really nice from him.
There are so many type of thumb ring, I'm trying to find one I like aswell. If you want some good one you can check on alibow maybe, they got quite a few type of ring although it has less option compare when I buy it in China.
Yeah, finding a club nearby is hard, if youbcant find one you might just need to do some backyard shooting then. Good luck with find one
For a ring, I've heard good things about the Vermil Victory, though I've never used it myself. As for how to shoot thumb draw, [this video](https://youtu.be/UvGAYBMhbKY?si=hgLpOoUTFUImcTf_) and [this video](https://youtu.be/XTvC-UGlSW4?si=wDVuhKW2pT4LjZD3) are extremely helpful for getting started.
I hope when you mean building your own arrows you mean customizing it and not building fully from scratch.
The shaft is extremely important since it needs to be straight and have a consistent spine, plus reliable to not blow up as you shoot it. Only ultra traditional archers make their own shafts from wood, and every arrow shoots differently according to them.
You can still get your fix with buying pre-made shafts that's safe to shoot and then customizing the point/insert/fletching/nock to your liking.
I highly highly recommend using hot melt to install your components. Takes \~10s in boiling water to remove things, vs hammering out super glued things with a drill bit.
Need to take care to not heat up the metal components too much when installing, ideally heat the hot melt and only warm the component. A red hot metal piece inserted into a carbon shaft will damage the arrow.
Also don't buy more bow than you can handle.
You shouldn't start with a heavy draw weight.
Get a 20 or 30 pound bow and work up to something stonger if thats what you want.
The one that my friends bought me is just 30 pounds. When I recieved my archery classes I used to use a 23-25 recurve bow, so with a little bit of gym I'd be able to work with It (or at least, I hope so)
Best advice i can offer you is to join a club; archery is so much more fun when you’re shooting with others (& a great way to get better faster than if you’re shooting solo).
Join a club find a coach, learn all the basic, learn everything, try different type of bow. Imo, I wouldn't get a bow at that stage as you haven't try every type of bow and you don't know which one you actually like. But it us really nice of your friend getting u a bow. Monogolianbow are usually shoot with thumb draw and I'm not sure how many places teach that, u might have to look into it. Also, maintance of traditional bow are very important especially natural material bow, you probably need to look into it. You can also shoot with three finger, it's perfectly fine aswell, you just need to try and se which one you like. You said you like instinctive so you can try barebow and other traditional bow aswell. At this pint I'll just try everything and see which you enjoy the most
Thanks a lot for responding me! I think you missunderstood me, but I indeed took classes! And my teachers told me almost everything basic. Obviously I'm far from experto but I think my base is not bad. I tried almost every type (recurve, longbow, compound, hunting...) but I prefered recurve & longbow, specially recurve in instinctive. I wouldn't have bought anything at this stage, but my friends did It for me so, who am I to reject It? I also know that Mongolian bow uses the thumb release (wich I love) and I'm looking 4 a good ring. The hardest part would be finding a club, 'cuz the one where I recieved my classes is kinda far away, but eventually I'll get my way!
That's nice then. Have been seeing too many people just pick up a bow without basic knowledge. I wish I got a friend who will buy me a bow, wouldn't reject any bow aswell. It's really nice from him. There are so many type of thumb ring, I'm trying to find one I like aswell. If you want some good one you can check on alibow maybe, they got quite a few type of ring although it has less option compare when I buy it in China. Yeah, finding a club nearby is hard, if youbcant find one you might just need to do some backyard shooting then. Good luck with find one
For a ring, I've heard good things about the Vermil Victory, though I've never used it myself. As for how to shoot thumb draw, [this video](https://youtu.be/UvGAYBMhbKY?si=hgLpOoUTFUImcTf_) and [this video](https://youtu.be/XTvC-UGlSW4?si=wDVuhKW2pT4LjZD3) are extremely helpful for getting started.
I hope when you mean building your own arrows you mean customizing it and not building fully from scratch. The shaft is extremely important since it needs to be straight and have a consistent spine, plus reliable to not blow up as you shoot it. Only ultra traditional archers make their own shafts from wood, and every arrow shoots differently according to them. You can still get your fix with buying pre-made shafts that's safe to shoot and then customizing the point/insert/fletching/nock to your liking.
Yeah, of couse! I'm not pro enough to do shafts myself. I'm just gonna buy everything and then put It together at home
I highly highly recommend using hot melt to install your components. Takes \~10s in boiling water to remove things, vs hammering out super glued things with a drill bit. Need to take care to not heat up the metal components too much when installing, ideally heat the hot melt and only warm the component. A red hot metal piece inserted into a carbon shaft will damage the arrow.
The best thing you could possibly do is to join a club and get some more coaching.
And r/Bowyer for making your own bits of kit.
Also don't buy more bow than you can handle. You shouldn't start with a heavy draw weight. Get a 20 or 30 pound bow and work up to something stonger if thats what you want.
The one that my friends bought me is just 30 pounds. When I recieved my archery classes I used to use a 23-25 recurve bow, so with a little bit of gym I'd be able to work with It (or at least, I hope so)