May 17 2024

Response to follower on boss repairs

I’ve had a question about  target boss repair and the type of banding fastener I use as it allows the banding to be adjusted, i.e., tightened if the boss is not compressed enough.

The original post goes into some details and another on boss repairs.

They are a type of buckle that holds the banding tight, and if like I do, you leave a long tail on the banding and don’t cut it short. You will have enough to feed back into your banding machine and can then tighten the boss if needed.

close up of banding buckle
leaving 5-6 inches tail on the end of the banding seems to work well for my banding machine.

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions drop me a line.

May 14 2024

Episode 97 – Shoot Report LEFA bluebell shoot

In this episode I provide a shoot report for Long Eaton Field Archers NFAS competition which they hosted last week.

Overall it was a good day, with some fantastic weather and good company. I didn’t shoot as well as I would have liked but if you listen to the podcast you’ll understand why I was distracted earlier on in the day.

The course was 36 targets and all 3Ds, with some very cleverly set shots and good use of dead ground.

selection of photos showing the 3D targets and shots

I’m going to record a YouTube video for this podcast too using some of the photos I took.

Thanks again to all involved with setting up and running the event.

Thanks for reading.

Apr 24 2024

Episode 96 – Shooting gloves and tabs

I’m trying something a little different with this episode and recording this as a video walk through of some of the different shooting gloves and tabs used in traditional archery.

I’ve also listed this on my YouTube channel.
I probably need to do some work next time on editing and the like but it’s a first attempt.

Let me know what you think. Thanks for watching.