Beginner's Guide to Traditional Archery (Paperback)

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Product Description

Traditional bowhunters must be close to their quarry before they take a shot, and that nearness is what makes the hunt so thrilling and personally rewarding. That excitement and respect for natural resources and the hunting tradition infuses this unique guide. A chapter on the whitetail deer population and increases in urban and suburban areas deals with this recent phenomenon and tells how traditional bowhunters can help solve the problem. The follow-up to Beginner’s Guide to Traditional Archery (0811731332) includes recipes for venison and a list of traditional archery suppliers.

About the Author

Brian J. Sorrells is an experienced bowhunter and target shooter who has written for Bowhunter and Traditional Bowhunter magazines. He lives with his family in Indiana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 106 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1 edition (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811731332
• ISBN-13: 978-0811731331
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #136,142 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Long Bows & Recurves, January 16, 2007

By	Gene Gould "Books & Things" (Sterling, VA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In 1943 when I bought my first bow, I had a teacher that taught me basics. I moved from a yew long bow to recurves in the late 1950's and then archery went to compound bows, and to my taste, archery lost at least some of its tradition. My 52 year old son decided he wanted to learn again. I gave hime this book and a bow. For beginners it is a good place to start.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars introducing my son to archery, September 16, 2007

By	J. I. B. Dugaw (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an easy read, about three hours from front to cover in a single sitting. The descriptions are easy to understand and appropriately simple; it makes sense at the reading, and even more sense at the range. I purchased this book in preparation to introducing my son to traditional archery while on Vacation in Montana. We were fortunate enough to not only find an extremely helpful archery store, but one of their customers agreed to coach my son for about an hour on the range. Everything he shared with my son was in the book. When we left the store Zane Smith recommended next training steps, again in this book.

This is not an advanced concepts book, though the bow tuning of arrows seems advanced to me, but hey I'm a rookie, right? In a few weeks time my son should be in position to start working on the accuracy exercises in this text, and I am very much looking forward to see how they improve his accuracy as at 10yrds his arrows are already nicely bunched, just not in the center of the target.

I would highly recommend this as an introductory text to traditional bow hunting for anyone interested in taking up this fun and challenging sport. This book has already kept a supportive father from spoiling his son's experience.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Well Written, December 7, 2006

By	Scott A. Stoneking (Port Angeles, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book provides some very useful information that will help you get started in traditional archery the right way, while avoiding common mistakes that could end an excellent pastime prematurely.
Mr. Thomas' writing style is very easy to read and comprehend. He is quite skillful at making the various issues addressed in this book understandable.
I would recommend this book to anyone getting into or thinking of getting into traditional archery.