My recurve is a Tartar horse bow and I shoot with a thumb ring. I find that tilting the bow sideways about 45 degrees places the lower limb outside of my body.
Nice vid I was wondering where is your shoulder harness I have XOP saddle set up snaps at chest has straps that go between your legs and I am hunting with trad I am having a hard time
I dont hunt from trees but its not a bad idea to develop a closer shot with a stronger cant. If you are shooting gap or other type of point of aim system that is fine for that 12 yard and longer but consider those closer shots work on getting a stronger cant that just rests outside of our leg and outside of the tree. I only ground hunt and I have developed two positions one is a more target archery straight up style and the other is a hard cant that I use in smaller ground blinds or when I am hunting from my knees or my dig in seat. I also use a 58 inch tip to tip longbow for 99% of my hunting so that helps.
Lose the platform and use any type of ring around tree steps, your in a hole different shooting angles and mobility is key, i have been hunting traditional from my sling for over 30 years, and practice makes perfect. You got to turn it into a art , by continuance practice, then once mastered your a ninja up there.
I have hunted 3 years with ring of steps. Pros- easy to carry in. 4 aluminum steps fit in a pouch with my tether. Cons- if you are hunting dark to dark you will become uncomfortable. Imo short hunts they are great. I bought a platform last year and testing it I feel it will be more comfortable for longer days in the tree. But...I still don't know how I'm going to carry it in. Pros and cons to both I suppose. Good video God bless.
@@trashpanda2396 Thank you for your thoughts on the ring of steps vs platform. I'm thinking that it would be great to use both in the same set up. I'll do some tinkering and come up with something. Also, Tethrd Makes a pack that holds the platform, and it works really well!
Before shooting these trad bows from the saddle, I thought the same thing. I currently have a 30" Hoyt RX-5 but I would definitely get a 33" ATA compound in the future!
That does allow for some better string clearance. However, it does change the angle of how the saddle fits. This is something we are certainly experimenting with. Thanks for the comment! How high do you run your tether when shooting trad?
I also had to do this for my short crossbow. It allowed me to sit back further from the trunk and not have to move the limbs past the tree for a shot. I’m trying trad for the 2nd season after 7 of crossbow only.
Some bowstring wax or Teflon plumbing tape on those field point threads will do you wonders at keeping them tight. Thanks for the video
The teflon does work great, Thank you!
My recurve is a Tartar horse bow and I shoot with a thumb ring. I find that tilting the bow sideways about 45 degrees places the lower limb outside of my body.
Nice vid I was wondering where is your shoulder harness I have XOP saddle set up snaps at chest has straps that go between your legs and I am hunting with trad I am having a hard time
I dont hunt from trees but its not a bad idea to develop a closer shot with a stronger cant. If you are shooting gap or other type of point of aim system that is fine for that 12 yard and longer but consider those closer shots work on getting a stronger cant that just rests outside of our leg and outside of the tree.
I only ground hunt and I have developed two positions one is a more target archery straight up style and the other is a hard cant that I use in smaller ground blinds or when I am hunting from my knees or my dig in seat.
I also use a 58 inch tip to tip longbow for 99% of my hunting so that helps.
Lose the platform and use any type of ring around tree steps, your in a hole different shooting angles and mobility is key, i have been hunting traditional from my sling for over 30 years, and practice makes perfect. You got to turn it into a art , by continuance practice, then once mastered your a ninja up there.
We have been thinking about trying a ring of steps the past couple of years. Maybe these trad bows will push us that way. Thanks for the advice!
I have hunted 3 years with ring of steps. Pros- easy to carry in. 4 aluminum steps fit in a pouch with my tether. Cons- if you are hunting dark to dark you will become uncomfortable. Imo short hunts they are great. I bought a platform last year and testing it I feel it will be more comfortable for longer days in the tree. But...I still don't know how I'm going to carry it in. Pros and cons to both I suppose. Good video God bless.
@@trashpanda2396 Thank you for your thoughts on the ring of steps vs platform. I'm thinking that it would be great to use both in the same set up. I'll do some tinkering and come up with something. Also, Tethrd Makes a pack that holds the platform, and it works really well!
And here I am thinking I messed up buying a 33” bow this year being a saddle hunter. Lol.
Before shooting these trad bows from the saddle, I thought the same thing. I currently have a 30" Hoyt RX-5 but I would definitely get a 33" ATA compound in the future!
If you dropped your tether down the trunk closer to your waist, would not your string clear the bridge better?
That does allow for some better string clearance. However, it does change the angle of how the saddle fits. This is something we are certainly experimenting with. Thanks for the comment!
How high do you run your tether when shooting trad?
@@YankeeRebelOutdoors between waist and chest.
@@sarafayelawton652 We will drop the tether down and try it out! Thank you.
I also had to do this for my short crossbow. It allowed me to sit back further from the trunk and not have to move the limbs past the tree for a shot. I’m trying trad for the 2nd season after 7 of crossbow only.
Zach, do you swim in those shoes?!