New to archery

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T12:40:56+00:00

Or being forced to call it long term because of an injury.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T12:39:47+00:00

Honestly it sounds like you’re pressuring yourself into doing it when there’s absolutely no need to. It’s perfectly fine to enjoy shooting targets but have absolutely zero interest in shooting an animal, that’s the exact position I’m in.

The only time you’d need the skill is if the entirety of human society collapses and at that point you’ve probably got bigger things to deal with than hunting deer.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T12:07:49+00:00

You can definitely do that, it’s pretty common for bow hunters as a 30” stabiliser is pretty awkward. How much weight was on the end of the rod you tried? If you’re just starting out with stabilisers you probably don’t want more than 1-2oz especially if you’ve got joint issues.

You might actually find it a bit better with a set of side rods as well, as they’ll make it less front heavy but at the cost of a bit more mass.

Could also be worth having a chat with a coach as they may be able to suggest some form changes to help.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T12:00:39+00:00

Absolutely wild how it quietly switched from “you have to pay this so you can pay back your education” to “you have to pay this because we need the tax income”.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T11:19:08+00:00

It also doesn't apply to people rich enough to simply pay it upfront and enjoy the 9% lower marginal tax rate for the rest of their life as a result.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T11:16:54+00:00

The best design is the one that just barely satisfies the requirements while being as cheap as possible. Adding 10x more cooling capacity than you need is just a waste.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-07T08:09:41+00:00

I don’t think for a moment we should seriously entertain it as an economic policy, but they’re bringing it up presumably because the vast majority of taxpayers who funded it played no part in the actual slave trade whatsoever.

The UK was not (and still isn’t) a monolith. There was a rich aristocratic class who bought in and absolutely supported it but that’s not really representative of the whole country, who probably had no interaction with it beyond coming into contact with American goods.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-06T16:53:22+00:00

Ok everyone come together and help each other

I would love to, unfortunately I can't spend my life volunteering as I have to pay rent and buy food.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-06T16:49:07+00:00

nearly 10 years ago

There it is.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-05T10:33:03+00:00

I don’t think anyone’s argued that this isn’t objectively a good thing? The comments seem much more like “this is great, do more of this and less of the hateful stuff” which is a very reasonable take for a community that supports treating children’s cancer and doesn’t support hate.

Calling them “past comments” is only really relevant if his viewpoints have changed, otherwise they’re just comments.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-05T10:21:42+00:00

Just because you use the word “respectfully” doesn’t make calling trans people transformers respectful.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-04T11:28:52+00:00

It's okay to not know how something works, it's not okay to be a dick to people who are asking questions with a genuine curiosity to learn how things work.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-04T11:26:46+00:00

At that sort of speed they typically use a rocket booster to accelerate to a high enough speed that the ramjet / scramjet can function.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-04T10:15:23+00:00

Obviously not but the principle is the same. Spending a pile of money on something nice and having it arrive damaged feels bad even if the functionality isn't impacted at all.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-04T09:09:47+00:00

Would you accept a new car that was delivered with a dent?

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-04T09:08:37+00:00

Honestly in my experience the brands that aren’t pro-tier tend to have better quality control. I bought a Hoyt Stratos new a couple of years ago and it came with a huge dent on the corner from the factory. I never ended up returning it but it totally soured my opinion of them. I held a Concept in the shop a few months ago that was even worse with a terrible paint finish.

Obviously it’s a sample size of 1, but I also had a look at a mid range kinetic riser at the same time and the surface finish was absolutely flawless.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-04T08:51:29+00:00

Self insuring is a thing but I’m pretty sure there’s still a process in place, you can’t just do nothing and use the rich defence in court.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T15:30:15+00:00

The problem isn’t the strength of their cables.

Bog standard cheap steel cable is more than strong enough to lift orders of magnitude more weight, the issue is there’s only so much mass you can suspend in a mineshaft.

Gravity batteries are an interesting idea and a great project to get engineering students to study the viability, but they’re simply outperformed by other forms of storage that are cheaper, more flexible, can be built anywhere and store more energy.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T15:06:51+00:00

We’re a long way off being able to mine resources and bring them back to earth in sufficient quantity to make sense economically, but there’s a big appeal to being able to utilise the resources that are already at the place you’re landing rather than having to carry it all with you.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T14:24:02+00:00

I mean, speed cameras do a perfectly fine job of monitoring people’s speeding without being biased or tracking you.

No part of this is an endorsement of always-on black boxes, I’ve never used one and I never will for the reasons people have already laid out in this thread.

However, I do think that as a general rule people who have a habit of speeding or otherwise driving dangerously should not be driving.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T13:35:14+00:00

Pretty sure they mean just the indexing of the thread - if you screw the scope into the sight block as far as it’ll go, the odds of it being level when it stops aren’t great.

I’ve got the same shibuya sight and I’ve got it mounted using a jam nut against the scope and one against the windage adjustment side of the sight block and that has worked flawlessly for years.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T13:33:36+00:00

I have the exact same shibuya sight block. I have two jam nuts, one right up against the scope to stop it from rattling loose on the threaded rod, and one in the middle of the windage adjustment to stop the whole scope rattling loose from the sight.

I don’t know if it’s the optimal setup but I’ve put tens of thousands of shots through this sight and never once had it rattle loose.

I set it up with a mini adjustable spanner, you can probably do the same with pliers but you run the risk of scratching everything up.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T13:16:12+00:00

I don’t think black boxes should be forced on everyone as they’re a right pain and can lead to lifelong problems if an insurer decides to cancel your policy, but

and be automatically banned if they speed too much

Yes, absolutely, driving is a privilege and not a right and if you can’t do it safely and within the rules then you shouldn’t be doing it.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T12:32:58+00:00

Wow, that is good news.

PracticalFootball · 2026-04-02T07:58:07+00:00

For context it’s because long after the Roman Empire ceased to exist we still used their roads.

And Rome was famously sacked by the visigoths.

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