i had a Barnett Predator cross bow explode in my face do to a non seated arrow....smacked the shit out of my face and the popped an ear drum do to the strings exploding but i had a pretty sweet line across my face for a week
i swear my frind did somthing like this to my bow i was on the computer and he was playing with my bow i heard a werid noise i look over and the bows in his hands and the strings on his lap
I know how a compound bow looks has nothing to do with how the compound bow works. But why could not archery companies come up with a design for a compound bow that looks more like a traditional recurve bow, but with wheels and pulleys and cables. The recurve bow design is very graceful, whereas many of the compound bow designs are ugly.
@aoxilus Funny you said that. You're almost correct. Bow manufacturers could build ultra-robust bows, with thick deep-grooved cams, heavy-duty hardware, super strong 30 strand strings, and bullet-proof limbs. But nobody would buy this bow ... because it would shoot 225 fps and weigh 7 lbs. Customers want their compound bows to be light and fast, so that's what they get. With great power comes great responsibility ... or something like that.
@boomerblue Or you could develop some muscel and use a real Bow and you would never have a derailment. I want to say to requierment in Wa for bow hunting is 50 lbs pull but, what ever it is that is what you should have to draw and hold.
@CogInAVice in pa for deer i believe its 35 minimum but i agree work out and get a recurve. stop letting the bow do all the work people!!! if you need to replace your compound bow string but dont wanna by a bow press bring it to me ill show u how to do it by hand.
Id rather have a bow that I could trust than a light bow. I carry a 80 pound pack when I go camping/hunting so whats 7 more pounds haha. Mind you I leave the pack at camp when I hunt :P
@fatlizzard19 you can change a bow string yourself by hand but its pretty hard to do. people might tell you its impossible but i just did it 30 min ago hardyharhar
Hey im 15 and I started archery in school with compound bows. I really like it and I was thinking of buying one. I have two quick questions. 1. Whats a good beginner bow? Im not going to hunt with it (for now) and 2. So are compound bows not meant to be pulled back with your fingers? Please respond I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
@Psychoticilluzions no, you need to use a release. You should check out Mission, PSE, Hoyt, Bear, Martin, Mathews, and Bowtech. They all make great bows in different price ranges. Go to your local hunting or archery store and try out some diffferent ones to see what you like. Also, you should try hunting, it's a great sport.
@22taylorparker Would you reccomend that for a beginner bow? Never had a bow before just got into it recently from having archery at school also want to hunt one day but not yet
I bought a brand new pse brute once and the first time I drew it the string actually snapped and cut my arm a bit! It was a factory error the poundage was way too high. They fixed the problem for me
Are you #*&%ing kidding me?!?! It seems like for ever I’ve been trying to teach my 9-year-old son the importance of proper hand alignment. After showing him this video he says “ok dad, I get it”. You guys rock! Thank you for making my day!!!!
People need to not pull the bow back unless shooting an arrow the you will never have to worry about it people that pull a bow back without an arrow should not own the bow, ITS NOT A TOY , that is just my opinion. Nice video anyway
@blorchdude4 or unless you're a noob (such as myself) and you're at the store to get your first bow and need to see what weight you are capable of handling.
Granted, I haven't picked up a bow in 20 years, but in the 15 years preceding that, I never had a "derailment" nor ever knew of one. Is that something these new, fancy bows are prone to?
i shot my 1st compound bow today and i dont see how the fuck you would twist your wrist exspecially the one i fired with my hands no noobie release thingy
I have an older compound bow and the idiot who put the peep sight on the string put it on sideways so i have to twist the string in order to see through it, could that be a problem for the bow for twisting it then releasing it?
it could have been a lot worse! u got it cheap mate! i recently got myself a compound bow, the perfect line numbat, twin cam split limbs, same riser as the martin treshold, and i have been shooting fingers and i havent had this problem at all, i got a release aid today so i dont think that would ever happen , may be only if u shoot fingers recklessly!
omg My pants rippped when my bow derailed...which cause me to drop my laptop..right at that moment my car was tboned in the middle of an interection while I was driving.
@killersushi99 Well when you put it that way, you make it sound unuseful. Some people like the compound bow, some people don't. You can say that on the internet, it's just that alot of people get mad.
just happened to me i dont know how ive been shooting for a good month now had no problems at all not even one then all of a sudden i draw back today and i get snapped in the face and in the chest
They invented this thing a while back called gun powder. Its been a great invention for hunting. Well unless you like stabbing your meal with a stick.
Thank you so much for this video <3. I always wondered why you shouldn't fire without an arrow. I knew you shouldn't and I wouldn't but I never knew why. Thanks for this. I've been wanting a bow and now I've learned quite a bit of things on how to properly handle it. thanks one again <3
i bought a compound bow and i am wondering if i need to buy a assesorie to shoot it since i saw the guy doing it correctly without any assesories in the end
@Thrawn6211 shame too, my bear cub recurve just had a problem. the string rode up and through the bottom limb and now im sad cause i dont know how to fix it XD
@thepranqster1 Compound bows are like the M16 of archery, if you don't do everything exactly right it gets all pissy. The longbow is the AK-47, you can loose thousands of arrows and it will keep working. Anyways, I'm sorry to hear about you bow, those things are an investment and the worst part is seeing the money get flushed down the drain before your eyes. I have no idea how to fix it.
@Thrawn6211 that it is man, i guess ill have to go out and find another one. then theres the aquaitance period with any new bow, the only thing compound bow's are good for is people with no shot placement so they require more speed
this is why i prefer traditional only fuck all that mechanical shit telephone cable wheels 40 feet of goddamn string and fucking nuts bolts and shit to me it sounds more like a crane or skilift or something shit stupid should hurt
this happened to me. I'd just moved to compound from recurve and I was testing the new nemesis bow's draw weight when i twisted it on the draw. The string derailed but thats all that happened. I've restrung it and everything t do with the strings and cams is fine. However, the draw stop seems to have damaged the metal on the cam, it's tilted about thirty degrees outward and is jammed in place. does one need a draw stop and how much pressure does the draw stop have to withstand?
@miggyback Good comment. Thanks. The draw stop peg isn't meant for kinetic contact. As you're drawing the bow and get back to full draw, the draw stop peg makes contact with either the limb or buss cable (typically). You can clearly feel it when the peg touches down - so you know you're at full draw. BUT ... if the cam overrotates during a dry fire, and the peg makes high-speed kinetic contact, it can damage the peg, the cam, or even leverage a limb apart.
@boomerblue thanks for your reply. What's happened is that the peg has moved forward slightly so that it stops the draw about 1/2 an inch before full let off (80%). I have quite an aggressive cam such that now I'm only getting a 50-60% let off. It's also reduced my draw length by about 3/4 of an inch. So i have a a few questions. 1. Can i fire the bow as it is, or must I fix the draw stop? 2. If i reduce the draw length an inch will that bypass the problem and give me full let off?
@miggyback It sounds like the peg was forced down the slot when the bow derailed. Look at the peg. You should be able to see the marks from where it was originally set. Loosen the set screw and move the peg back to its original position and you should be OK. BTW ... how did you get the string back on? Did a dealer service the bow after the derailment?
@boomerblue Thanks, problem solved. I used a £30 bow press to get the string back on, pretty simple really. There are not any bow dealers in the northwest of England that I know of, so i have to do all maintenance and repairs myself. Again, thank you very much for your help in this issue.
i let my uncle how my mattews compund bow it is set at 60 pounds, he dry fired it... i had a new string put on about 100 shots befor it happened and i was wonder if i am ok to shoot it again,i looked over every thing. i checked the string over and over there is no stretching or any kind of out of the ordanary. there is no cracks in the cams or limbs. please help me i am realy woried about it.
my only dislike about this video is that this dude is waring a Michigan shirt :( .....oh hold on a second..... with the Michigan shirt on he jacked up the bow that makes since :) !!!! OSU !!!!
I had the same thing happen to me with my brand new Pse xs and I was using a mechanical release and D loop and was measured and sighted in! I load an arrow on my QAD, nock it, pull back, aim... BOOM!! Point shoot exploded! The string snapped I replaced it 35 bucks later! Bought it off eBay never had good luck with things bought from that site......
i draw my bow back all the time when im at home just messing around. its a 65# draw and my first bow. Luckily i am strong enough to not torque it and i bring it back to default position slowly. :)
im 12 years old and im getting a compound bow for my birthday in a few days...does anyone have any tips on how to keep accedents like this happening (sorry for spelling)
this does happen. be especially careful with bows with radical cams like the destroyer or monster. i de railed my admiral a year ago now i dont draw it without a release
the guy who disliked the video was the one being the retard in the video:D..... boomer why would my arrow be hitting the front cable just got a new string installed professionally plan to take it back just want a heads up of whats going on
I want to know what kind of idiot actually doesn't keep they're string in alignment, it's common sense that you want to pull your string centered and aligned for an accurate shot. And why the hell would you torque your grip. I can't believe there's idiots out there's that don't respect 70 pounds of tension on a wire, this is a result of the illegalization of whipping your kids with a belt. They'd be a little more respectful if they realized there was a whip an inch away from they're eye.
@parsleysprigs It happens EVERY SINGLE DAY here in the bow shop, especially with the high-energy speed bows. Poor technique and a know-it-all attitude are a bad combination. Unfortunately, many of these know-it-alls insist the manufacturer is to blame when they derail their bows ... check out ArcheryTalk sometime.
@boomerblue To an extent. Some of it's also poorly designed cams and overly aggressive cam designs. And with the prevalence or short bows with more cam lean that in years past it's only going to make it more common. I've been shooting since 1974 and have YET to derail a bow with fingers or release. But I don't buy tiny bows with huge, leaning, overly-aggressive cams. Go figure, right?
@gvman3670 ..to an extent. All bows can be derailed - but yes - some bows are easier to derail than others (bows with cam lean should be returned for service). With all that said, a string still doesn't derail itself. The user derails it. And fact is, super-hot bows require a more skilled operator ... like a fast car. If you put a 16 year old in a ZR1, it won't be long before he gets it loose and wraps the fenders around a tree. Do you blame Chevy because the car had too much mojo?
@italianchriswilko100 No, of course not. If you let the bow down "straight" without torquing the string out of the cam grooves, the bow can safely let down. It's not about how fast or slow you let the bow down, it is about how you're holding the bow (twisting the grip) that causes the derailments.
@boomerblue I was told that the string needs resistance when released or it snaps. Funny that there's one dislike, someone got they're advice a little too late.
@parsleysprigs That's basically true. It's not really the string that needs resistance ... it's the whole bow. If a bow is fired without any resistance (an arrow), that condition is called dry-firing. Without the resistance of the arrow, the limbs, cams, and strings move much more violently than they're designed to handle. And in many cases, a dry-fired bow results in bent cams, broken limbs, and broken strings. That's not the same as a derailment ... in fact, a dry-fire is even worse!
you just need to get rid of those training wheels and try a bear grizzly
Tskimmo 1 day ago
im thinking of getting a PSE rally, i am a beginner and was wondering if that was a good bow
smarttpantz 1 day ago
i had a Barnett Predator cross bow explode in my face do to a non seated arrow....smacked the shit out of my face and the popped an ear drum do to the strings exploding but i had a pretty sweet line across my face for a week
SwoopdySwoop 2 days ago
he used 4 fingers to draw and release i use 2
PoisonAries9119 4 days ago
the lever was broken
evoralliart1020 5 days ago
id rather a traditional than a dumb compound bow
evoralliart1020 5 days ago
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i went to a bow shop luckily the string just fell off and they just had to put it back on. didnt cost me anything
thelukai14 2 weeks ago
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i swear my frind did somthing like this to my bow i was on the computer and he was playing with my bow i heard a werid noise i look over and the bows in his hands and the strings on his lap
thelukai14 2 weeks ago
4:13 best part. srry got an imediate eye brow raise on that one
blahblahblah5377 2 weeks ago
Awesome video
LOC0730 2 weeks ago
Many years ago - like about 55, when I was learning to shoot a bow, I was told NEVER to loose a bow without an arrow in it.
Here you see why.
tac
tacfoley 2 weeks ago
whats the song? 1:02 - 1:13
HeadinNorthe 2 weeks ago
smoke on the water!!!!
supersmashbrosevil 3 weeks ago
how come they showed darton twice
17mitro17 3 weeks ago
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I know how a compound bow looks has nothing to do with how the compound bow works. But why could not archery companies come up with a design for a compound bow that looks more like a traditional recurve bow, but with wheels and pulleys and cables. The recurve bow design is very graceful, whereas many of the compound bow designs are ugly.
chinarocks2 3 weeks ago
I'm now scared to shoot a compound. Good thing I shoot traditional only currently.
battletoads22 3 weeks ago
We all know why this REALLY happened....its because hes a Michigan fan!!!! Go Green!!! haha good video tho guys.
WAKnEvolution 3 weeks ago
Perhaps there was butter on the crack.
amitus8 3 weeks ago
Where can I get a copy of this video?
arrowheadcrossbow 3 weeks ago
I would say bad bow design!!! correct the design!
aoxilus 4 weeks ago
@aoxilus Funny you said that. You're almost correct. Bow manufacturers could build ultra-robust bows, with thick deep-grooved cams, heavy-duty hardware, super strong 30 strand strings, and bullet-proof limbs. But nobody would buy this bow ... because it would shoot 225 fps and weigh 7 lbs. Customers want their compound bows to be light and fast, so that's what they get. With great power comes great responsibility ... or something like that.
boomerblue 4 weeks ago 4
@boomerblue Or you could develop some muscel and use a real Bow and you would never have a derailment. I want to say to requierment in Wa for bow hunting is 50 lbs pull but, what ever it is that is what you should have to draw and hold.
CogInAVice 2 weeks ago
@CogInAVice in pa for deer i believe its 35 minimum but i agree work out and get a recurve. stop letting the bow do all the work people!!! if you need to replace your compound bow string but dont wanna by a bow press bring it to me ill show u how to do it by hand.
reesesrules2169 1 week ago
@boomerblue
Id rather have a bow that I could trust than a light bow. I carry a 80 pound pack when I go camping/hunting so whats 7 more pounds haha. Mind you I leave the pack at camp when I hunt :P
Twisted86 6 days ago
Каких то полных идиотов показывают
MultiMehanic 1 month ago
20+ years shooting compounds.. have never had this happen ... and have never used a release .. guess i was smart enough not to twist the string :-)
ausrob99 1 month ago
OWNED!!!!!!!!
ooDAMu 1 month ago
great video man
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great video good upload
betterreview 1 month ago
how do you get the string back on
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Cool MI guys I'm about to get my first compound so I'm nervous and excited thanks for the tip and go blue
pmat94 1 month ago
4:29 poor grammer
ColousoftheRainbow 1 month ago
@ColousoftheRainbow Did you mean poor grammar?
boomerblue 1 month ago 39
@ColousoftheRainbow grammer? lol fail. "Grammar"
JMJ13XX 1 month ago
funny this just happened to me, wish i woulda watched this about 3 hours ago.
OfficialDaveScary 1 month ago
You don't have this problem with wooden longbows, recurves, and reflex-deflex longbows. :)
boardgamenerd 1 month ago 12
@boardgamenerd yeah but you do have snapped bows like twigs
alecneil21 1 month ago
I drew mine a lot of times and NEVER had a derailment.
guess it's a design flaw for it to ABLE to do that...
80spodcastchannel 1 month ago
4:14 you're welcome
Helikaon9 1 month ago
siiiick music when ur drunk :) i am drunk :D
tested004 1 month ago
There was one false statement in that video not EVERY brand will derail. The Oneida series bows use a mechanical compound and do not have cams.
ctex20111984 1 month ago 3
@ctex20111984 Good point. Got me on that one.
boomerblue 1 month ago
@ctex20111984 i was just about to comment and say that and saw your comment i have an oneida bow and it is amazing
bobandlarrylegos 3 weeks ago
15 20 bucks or so
jbest54 1 month ago
you should shoot a bow with a arrow
mrjxdog 1 month ago
You would have to be a crack head to do that haha.
MossyOak9919 1 month ago
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Love this video
robnhud127 1 month ago
how much does it cost to just get a bow re-strung with no damage to anything else?
fatlizzard19 1 month ago
@fatlizzard19 you can change a bow string yourself by hand but its pretty hard to do. people might tell you its impossible but i just did it 30 min ago hardyharhar
reesesrules2169 1 week ago
my mom did that to my bow on christmas. it diddnt have a bow and she shot it. now i gotta have to wait like 5 or 6 days to get it fixed
fatlizzard19 1 month ago
0:44
airsoftinfoguy 1 month ago
Thank you, good video
shumba18 1 month ago
my friends dad did that to my bow once. i was lucky and just need the bow string to be put back on the ideal wheel. :)
biggean37 1 month ago
does the slide goes flying and thru th paper?
franciscoroco 2 months ago
I hope that doesn't happen to my 10-year old friends son.
duttaoindril 2 months ago
@duttaoindril Eh! A string derailment doesn't "happen" to a bow any more than a dent in a fender "happens" to a car after hitting a telephone pole.
boomerblue 1 month ago
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duttaoindril 2 months ago
Hey im 15 and I started archery in school with compound bows. I really like it and I was thinking of buying one. I have two quick questions. 1. Whats a good beginner bow? Im not going to hunt with it (for now) and 2. So are compound bows not meant to be pulled back with your fingers? Please respond I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
Psychoticilluzions 2 months ago
@Psychoticilluzions no, you need to use a release. You should check out Mission, PSE, Hoyt, Bear, Martin, Mathews, and Bowtech. They all make great bows in different price ranges. Go to your local hunting or archery store and try out some diffferent ones to see what you like. Also, you should try hunting, it's a great sport.
southerncountryboy8 2 months ago
@southerncountryboy8 I will try hunting soon. Thanks for the help!
Psychoticilluzions 2 months ago
@Psychoticilluzions glad i could help.
southerncountryboy8 2 months ago
@Psychoticilluzions i would recomen the pse stinger its an amazing bow and its a hunting bow
22taylorparker 2 months ago
@22taylorparker Would you reccomend that for a beginner bow? Never had a bow before just got into it recently from having archery at school also want to hunt one day but not yet
Psychoticilluzions 2 months ago
@Psychoticilluzions ye
22taylorparker 2 months ago
I bought a brand new pse brute once and the first time I drew it the string actually snapped and cut my arm a bit! It was a factory error the poundage was way too high. They fixed the problem for me
BoneCollector503 2 months ago
Just got a Hoyt alpha burner I'm afraid to draw it back thanks to you guys haha but thanks for the tips
METALRIDER69 2 months ago
i just ordered my first compound bow today (PSE Rally) and this vid makes me nervous to even touch it lol
killajuggaloz5 2 months ago
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Are you #*&%ing kidding me?!?! It seems like for ever I’ve been trying to teach my 9-year-old son the importance of proper hand alignment. After showing him this video he says “ok dad, I get it”. You guys rock! Thank you for making my day!!!!
TheGreedyGlutton 2 months ago
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TheGreedyGlutton 2 months ago
that happend to my bow i hade to get it fixed
planecommander1 2 months ago
I like the rip Jean picture
oakland002 2 months ago
This one one of the videos I actually learned something from in YouTube. Thanks guys,
joe72907290 2 months ago 2
lololol
This was an excellent use of five minutes.
learrus 2 months ago
that show was actually hilarious as well as interesting
FUNNzilla 2 months ago
People need to not pull the bow back unless shooting an arrow the you will never have to worry about it people that pull a bow back without an arrow should not own the bow, ITS NOT A TOY , that is just my opinion. Nice video anyway
blorchdude4 2 months ago
@blorchdude4 or unless you're a noob (such as myself) and you're at the store to get your first bow and need to see what weight you are capable of handling.
NObama28 2 months ago
@blorchdude4 arrow or not as long as you dont do what the guy in the vid did youll be fine just dont dry fire it
reesesrules2169 1 week ago
chuck n. showed me how to shoot kbars through my compound bow. just adjust the pitch up alittle, aim for the heart.
GreenStick90 3 months ago
very edumacational
xXxManxBearxPigxXx 3 months ago
Granted, I haven't picked up a bow in 20 years, but in the 15 years preceding that, I never had a "derailment" nor ever knew of one. Is that something these new, fancy bows are prone to?
jtnoodle 3 months ago
Educating and entertaining package about string derailment. Very good video. Thanks for uploadin´g!
GeneDz 3 months ago
i hate it when bows explode. then the fbi gets all up in my business, because the house is now gone
xcheeseisgodx 3 months ago
i have actually seen a 'bow explosion'. when they guy shot his brand new magnesium riser cracked and split into a few pieces.
scienceman64 3 months ago
i shot my 1st compound bow today and i dont see how the fuck you would twist your wrist exspecially the one i fired with my hands no noobie release thingy
btw i used a 80 lb 1
xMrjamjam 3 months ago
I have an older compound bow and the idiot who put the peep sight on the string put it on sideways so i have to twist the string in order to see through it, could that be a problem for the bow for twisting it then releasing it?
MrDude600 3 months ago
well first of all its a compound bow which technically isnt really a bow
loadedClownZ 3 months ago
Compounds are for pigs .
My traditional bow string wont be derailed even if the string twisted .
sonichedgie 3 months ago
@NishiTheNinja you should check out 2:49 then haha
mkjredemption 4 months ago
@mkjredemption it didn't say it was the only way, and it said he was just asking for a derailment, not that it actually did
NishiTheNinja 4 months ago
it could have been a lot worse! u got it cheap mate! i recently got myself a compound bow, the perfect line numbat, twin cam split limbs, same riser as the martin treshold, and i have been shooting fingers and i havent had this problem at all, i got a release aid today so i dont think that would ever happen , may be only if u shoot fingers recklessly!
Diosvienemuypronto 4 months ago
Most of this could be eliminated except torquing the bow, with the Can't Fire Release. All dealers should have them on all display bows.
Third hand archery Can't fire release
thirdhandman 4 months ago
so finger shooters have a hard time nowadays with new bows?
miragexl007 4 months ago
omg My pants rippped when my bow derailed...which cause me to drop my laptop..right at that moment my car was tboned in the middle of an interection while I was driving.
SeanofZeus 4 months ago
That's why I will never ever buy another compound bow, too many intricate moving parts that can fail. I love my longbows though.
jasonmfrench89 4 months ago
@killersushi99 Well when you put it that way, you make it sound unuseful. Some people like the compound bow, some people don't. You can say that on the internet, it's just that alot of people get mad.
ILike2MakeStuff1432 4 months ago
just happened to me i dont know how ive been shooting for a good month now had no problems at all not even one then all of a sudden i draw back today and i get snapped in the face and in the chest
JFunkyFonk 4 months ago
They invented this thing a while back called gun powder. Its been a great invention for hunting. Well unless you like stabbing your meal with a stick.
killersushi99 4 months ago
The rear tail light radiator manifold faild cause the exhaust piston gasket was poorly lubed
BigBuckDown211 4 months ago
no arrow
CombatArchery 4 months ago
d.user error
1. first and foremost he didnt just let go he still ahd his hand on teh string
2. hes a pussy
pimpofdoom 4 months ago
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SuperSidno 4 months ago
are u just a retard dry fireing a bow is just stupid not not derailed sring?? its never dry fire a bow ??
yomama8D1 5 months ago
omg are you saying you require a quick release? LOL how bout get some skill instead of relly'in on technology.
Me102288 5 months ago
Thank you so much for this video <3. I always wondered why you shouldn't fire without an arrow. I knew you shouldn't and I wouldn't but I never knew why. Thanks for this. I've been wanting a bow and now I've learned quite a bit of things on how to properly handle it. thanks one again <3
Kkyyrruu 5 months ago
Wow i just ripped my pants,,,
1977BanditTransAM 5 months ago
@1977BanditTransAM Do they have a warranty?
sp0kk 5 months ago
LMao that guy tried to do a kill shot with a bow
ImThatBlaqGuy 5 months ago
great video. awesome editing!
Abomb520 5 months ago
What bow is that?
ScottWood1997 5 months ago
i bought a compound bow and i am wondering if i need to buy a assesorie to shoot it since i saw the guy doing it correctly without any assesories in the end
pedrojmantuness 5 months ago
Probobly because he had a U of M shirt on.... GO STATE
TheHockeydude07 6 months ago
Great video. Learn new thing everyday.
hmoobhunting101 6 months ago
just use a traditional bow and you wont have that problem.
zachryan10 6 months ago
i never use a release i stick to finger release
cookervillpop101 6 months ago
Damn. This just happened to me...all I need to do is restring it right?
2011dub 6 months ago
i like the music in this video and it's informative
aDAMPis1913 6 months ago
Haha thanks!
racheybaby99 6 months ago
With the good old yew longbow, i don't have to worry about torque and string derailment, although a wood bow is more likely to break.
Thrawn6211 6 months ago
@Thrawn6211 shame too, my bear cub recurve just had a problem. the string rode up and through the bottom limb and now im sad cause i dont know how to fix it XD
thepranqster1 6 months ago
@thepranqster1 Compound bows are like the M16 of archery, if you don't do everything exactly right it gets all pissy. The longbow is the AK-47, you can loose thousands of arrows and it will keep working. Anyways, I'm sorry to hear about you bow, those things are an investment and the worst part is seeing the money get flushed down the drain before your eyes. I have no idea how to fix it.
Thrawn6211 6 months ago
@Thrawn6211 that it is man, i guess ill have to go out and find another one. then theres the aquaitance period with any new bow, the only thing compound bow's are good for is people with no shot placement so they require more speed
thepranqster1 6 months ago
the lower the pouandge the more common deraling
zSuPpErSnIPpAz 6 months ago
Great video! This happend also to my bow, when i allowed a newbie to shot my compound.. now it comes out that i am the newbie..
So thanks for this lecture!
shoobeelicious 6 months ago
wow, i didnt even know this shit could happen!, great video!
mrwtsfhc 6 months ago
this is why i prefer traditional only fuck all that mechanical shit telephone cable wheels 40 feet of goddamn string and fucking nuts bolts and shit to me it sounds more like a crane or skilift or something shit stupid should hurt
dmoore172 6 months ago
I hate Compound bows, they're for noobs
xRFGSxFullmetal 6 months ago
great video
this happened to me. I'd just moved to compound from recurve and I was testing the new nemesis bow's draw weight when i twisted it on the draw. The string derailed but thats all that happened. I've restrung it and everything t do with the strings and cams is fine. However, the draw stop seems to have damaged the metal on the cam, it's tilted about thirty degrees outward and is jammed in place. does one need a draw stop and how much pressure does the draw stop have to withstand?
miggyback 7 months ago
@miggyback Good comment. Thanks. The draw stop peg isn't meant for kinetic contact. As you're drawing the bow and get back to full draw, the draw stop peg makes contact with either the limb or buss cable (typically). You can clearly feel it when the peg touches down - so you know you're at full draw. BUT ... if the cam overrotates during a dry fire, and the peg makes high-speed kinetic contact, it can damage the peg, the cam, or even leverage a limb apart.
boomerblue 7 months ago
@boomerblue thanks for your reply. What's happened is that the peg has moved forward slightly so that it stops the draw about 1/2 an inch before full let off (80%). I have quite an aggressive cam such that now I'm only getting a 50-60% let off. It's also reduced my draw length by about 3/4 of an inch. So i have a a few questions. 1. Can i fire the bow as it is, or must I fix the draw stop? 2. If i reduce the draw length an inch will that bypass the problem and give me full let off?
miggyback 6 months ago
@miggyback It sounds like the peg was forced down the slot when the bow derailed. Look at the peg. You should be able to see the marks from where it was originally set. Loosen the set screw and move the peg back to its original position and you should be OK. BTW ... how did you get the string back on? Did a dealer service the bow after the derailment?
boomerblue 6 months ago
@boomerblue Thanks, problem solved. I used a £30 bow press to get the string back on, pretty simple really. There are not any bow dealers in the northwest of England that I know of, so i have to do all maintenance and repairs myself. Again, thank you very much for your help in this issue.
miggyback 6 months ago
N Texaswhitetails let me guess. U shoot Mathews. Speaking if old technology. We caught you in 2003
TheTrickshooter 7 months ago
great vid ,, should have derailed that chicks jeans tho
dtowno 7 months ago
my bow string its almost going to break
skateboy159 7 months ago
@TexasWhitetails1 ..why is that?..
iMaBoMberrr 7 months ago
once i fucked up my uncles bow so i needed to pay € 400 :O never doing that again :D
noobpc96 7 months ago
He did not dry fire it dry firing is letting the string go without a an arrow on it
abbie2brit 8 months ago
u dry fired it
bowhunterxxl 8 months ago
this actually happened because he didnt have a PSE
iMaBoMberrr 8 months ago
i let my uncle how my mattews compund bow it is set at 60 pounds, he dry fired it... i had a new string put on about 100 shots befor it happened and i was wonder if i am ok to shoot it again,i looked over every thing. i checked the string over and over there is no stretching or any kind of out of the ordanary. there is no cracks in the cams or limbs. please help me i am realy woried about it.
bambihunter28 8 months ago
my only dislike about this video is that this dude is waring a Michigan shirt :( .....oh hold on a second..... with the Michigan shirt on he jacked up the bow that makes since :) !!!! OSU !!!!
serviver185407 8 months ago
Finger shooting is a lost art ;)
cuttheloop 9 months ago
Crap...i swear i wont pull my bow with bare hands lol
wilkinlow 9 months ago
I had the same thing happen to me with my brand new Pse xs and I was using a mechanical release and D loop and was measured and sighted in! I load an arrow on my QAD, nock it, pull back, aim... BOOM!! Point shoot exploded! The string snapped I replaced it 35 bucks later! Bought it off eBay never had good luck with things bought from that site......
ThePhuebner 9 months ago
i draw my bow back all the time when im at home just messing around. its a 65# draw and my first bow. Luckily i am strong enough to not torque it and i bring it back to default position slowly. :)
MattsMisc 9 months ago
im 12 years old and im getting a compound bow for my birthday in a few days...does anyone have any tips on how to keep accedents like this happening (sorry for spelling)
XIVscarfaceXIV 10 months ago
How do i fix the peephole? It's not cracked or anything. It just came off of the string.
FlipYak 10 months ago
@FlipYak Is the string around the peep served?
lordlrl 10 months ago
2 people there bows were broken xD
HpolleH 10 months ago
this does happen. be especially careful with bows with radical cams like the destroyer or monster. i de railed my admiral a year ago now i dont draw it without a release
bowhunter853 11 months ago
4 finger draw on a compound...lovely
bajesus666 11 months ago
dimond is the shit i have two of them
gokucanyon 11 months ago
the guy who disliked the video was the one being the retard in the video:D..... boomer why would my arrow be hitting the front cable just got a new string installed professionally plan to take it back just want a heads up of whats going on
truthseeker512 11 months ago
Is PERFECT... the next time that some one told me HYSTORIES.. i will put them the video...
Ruralastur 11 months ago
I want to know what kind of idiot actually doesn't keep they're string in alignment, it's common sense that you want to pull your string centered and aligned for an accurate shot. And why the hell would you torque your grip. I can't believe there's idiots out there's that don't respect 70 pounds of tension on a wire, this is a result of the illegalization of whipping your kids with a belt. They'd be a little more respectful if they realized there was a whip an inch away from they're eye.
parsleysprigs 11 months ago
@parsleysprigs It happens EVERY SINGLE DAY here in the bow shop, especially with the high-energy speed bows. Poor technique and a know-it-all attitude are a bad combination. Unfortunately, many of these know-it-alls insist the manufacturer is to blame when they derail their bows ... check out ArcheryTalk sometime.
boomerblue 11 months ago
@boomerblue To an extent. Some of it's also poorly designed cams and overly aggressive cam designs. And with the prevalence or short bows with more cam lean that in years past it's only going to make it more common. I've been shooting since 1974 and have YET to derail a bow with fingers or release. But I don't buy tiny bows with huge, leaning, overly-aggressive cams. Go figure, right?
gvman3670 9 months ago
@gvman3670 ..to an extent. All bows can be derailed - but yes - some bows are easier to derail than others (bows with cam lean should be returned for service). With all that said, a string still doesn't derail itself. The user derails it. And fact is, super-hot bows require a more skilled operator ... like a fast car. If you put a 16 year old in a ZR1, it won't be long before he gets it loose and wraps the fenders around a tree. Do you blame Chevy because the car had too much mojo?
boomerblue 9 months ago
how about getting a real bow, recurve, longbow.
associate39 11 months ago
Help, I shot my bow and it sounded like a gun, my silencers flew off the string and y arrow went way right, why happend?!
wheetley97 11 months ago
@wheetley97 Your flux capacitor was offline.
boomerblue 11 months ago 10
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sultankraver 10 months ago
@sultankraver smoke on the water by blue oyster cult :)
XIVscarfaceXIV 10 months ago
@XIVscarfaceXIV It's obviously Deep Purple.
MrCarrothead86 10 months ago
@MrCarrothead86 oh yeah it is sorry get those two bands mixed up at times
XIVscarfaceXIV 10 months ago
@sultankraver You're kidding right? Smoke on the water by Deep Purple.
MrCarrothead86 10 months ago
@sultankraver it's Smoke On The Water from Deep Purple
domi26495 10 months ago
Drawl them bow's back right,
blackfeatherarchery 11 months ago
5:14 if you just let your bow down gently like that, does it still cause damage to the bow?
italianchriswilko100 11 months ago
@italianchriswilko100 No, of course not. If you let the bow down "straight" without torquing the string out of the cam grooves, the bow can safely let down. It's not about how fast or slow you let the bow down, it is about how you're holding the bow (twisting the grip) that causes the derailments.
boomerblue 11 months ago
@boomerblue I was told that the string needs resistance when released or it snaps. Funny that there's one dislike, someone got they're advice a little too late.
parsleysprigs 11 months ago
@parsleysprigs That's basically true. It's not really the string that needs resistance ... it's the whole bow. If a bow is fired without any resistance (an arrow), that condition is called dry-firing. Without the resistance of the arrow, the limbs, cams, and strings move much more violently than they're designed to handle. And in many cases, a dry-fired bow results in bent cams, broken limbs, and broken strings. That's not the same as a derailment ... in fact, a dry-fire is even worse!
boomerblue 11 months ago