My New Baby
I am left-eye dominant, I am a short female, I wear glasses, and I am "fluffy" but I have wanted to get into archery since I was a kid, so I am! For the better part of a year, all together, over the past several years I have hemmed and hawed at prices, packages, online information, etc, etc of what would go into buying a bow. There are recurve, compound, and crossbows and even more opinions about what is the best of the best! Needless to say I sat confused and overwhelmed a majority of the time, until one of my close friends started talking to me like I knew what he was talking about.
This friend was the only person I really knew, other than my dad, that had ever shot a bow of any sort. My dad had a recurve bow as a kid and feigned interest two years ago at picking it back up again, which led me to doing all the hemming and hawing I did, that led to me falling in love with the idea of shooting a bow. I looked at recurve bows and just was not interested in the way they appeared they would feel in comparison to my 5'3 frame - lets be honest, I assumed I would end up with a bow taller than me! I knew I wasn't a movie star, so I couldn't possibly learn how to shoot a crossbow anytime soon without a professional trainer or stunt double to do my shooting for me, which led me to start looking at compound bows. Mind you, I have been wanting to learn how to hunt since I was in High School, but when I saw the first video on YouTube of some guy decked out in camo, black smudges on his face, taking down a whitetail with a compound bow I about fell in love, right then and there!
I wanted to go get a compound bow that night and take it over to my friends house and make him take me hunting! Then and there! Instead, over the next 9 months or so I did research online, I watched videos, I asked questions that probably made no sense to anyone but me and was crunching numbers to figure out when I could afford my own bow. My friend continued to talk to me like I knew what he was talking about with IBO, valley, cam, limb, peep, kisser, so on and so on, until things started making more sense.
Then Christmas came around and I decided it was time, come hell or high water, I was going to own a bow in 2014! So the plan was to save as much of my Christmas money as possible and make it happen once I finished moving across country. Well I was in Columbus, Ohio New Year's Eve Day where my friend took me to Cabela's just to look around and see if there were any "lefties" to shoot. Well, there was only one "lefty" in the store, it was on clearance and it had a whisker biscuit that I wasn't sure about, but I asked one of the staff if I could check it out. Let me tell you, watching videos of people shooting a bow, hearing someone you know explain shooting a bow to you, and actually doing it are all very different things!
First, when you ask to check out a bow you aren't given an arrow - which is confusing because firing a bow without an arrow can destroy it and is called dry firing, but that's another topic in and of itself - second, they tell you to pull with you back muscles, not your arm but you have no idea what that even means at first and third, there is no way to explain the thrill it is to even check a bow out! Needless to say, I walked out of there with the PSE Rally, a dozen arrows and field tips and the standard PSE package that comes with a bow purchase for $503, total, with only a moment of hesitation about the price.
The very first time I shot my bow on my own, though, I got bit!
I was not paying attention to my right arm at all, I just wanted to shoot my bow and wanted to know what it really felt like! Oh, man, did I learn what this bow can feel like! So please, if anyone is new to archery and thinks it is a cake walk, please, pay attention to not have a death grip on the grip and make sure your arm is slightly bowed away from the bow! I have only shot a few times since finishing my move but so far I am pleased with my progress and greatly appreciate the wrist strap and stabilizer my friend gave me to help get me started - he also showed me how to put the veins on my shafts and the tips in, which will likely get covered in another post once I need to make new ones!
Basically, this is a great beginner bow because you can adjust the draw length as well as the draw weight and it has the ability to grow with you. It shoots smooth, the peep is easy to use, and well let's be honest it just looks wicked! There are all sorts of stats that go with it that I will post later, but for now here is what Amazon.com currently has posted about it: PSE Rally Compound Bow. Engineered for maximum adjustability! Bowhunters come in all shapes and sizes... and the new Rally fits them all. The revolutionary new Opti Cam offers an incredible 12" of draw length adjustment and has the ability to dramatically increase the draw weight through an easy cam adjustment. PSE also gave the Rally a new limb and pocket design that allows the limb bolts to be adjusted 10 full turns from bottom. But it's not just about adjustability, the new Rally is quick, smooth and accurate... for a price that makes it one of the best values in archery today. Bow details: Available in your choice 50, 60 or 70-lb. draw weight; Max. arrow speed: 308 f.p.s.; 33 3/4"" axle-to-axle; 7 1/2" brace height; 70% let-off; Noise and shock-suppressing Vibracheck Backstop; Reformulated Vibracheck limb bands reduce vibration and noise even more; Asymmetric idle wheel is finely tuned and matched for a smooth performance and feel; Easy-to-use tuning alignment marks; Raptor grip teams with an ultra-rigid riser design to absorb shock and enhance comfort; Film-dipped in Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity; Weighs 4 lbs., 5 ozs. State Draw Weight. Order yours today! WARNING: You must be 18 or older to purchase this product. This product cannot be shipped to D.C.; MA; Canada or Puerto Rico. Please check your State, County and City laws for restrictions before ordering this product. PSE Rally Compound Bow
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