[kennls]

Hi

I'm a 40 year old archer from Denmark, who have read the longbow and compound section in here for a little while. It seems to be a great forum, so I feel somewhat confident in asking a few questions.

I'm confident with a longbow, but due to time constraints, I'm not a stable archer with the longbow. After training a couple of months, I get quite accomplished. But just a few weeks break, due to work, travel, family and time constraints, I'm set far back again. Its not so much strength (I'm a big viking), it's more the aim and the small things about release and so forth.

I'm romantic about the longbow, but in a modern world romantiscism can only take me so far. Since I wish to take up hunting as well, longbow seems to be a uphill battle.

My trainer (accomplished recurve and compound shooter) in the danish club I train in, suggested that I try his compound bow (Hoyt UltraElite XT2000). After shooting this bow two evenings (about 30-40 shots in total), its going quite well, even though I draw about an inch more than he does. In my best series the arrows are gathered within an inch or so on a 12m range and this is improving rapidly. My trainer says when the bow is tuned for me, it will also improve further.

I have read the whole thread about beginners and new/used compound bows. My trainer has been offered a sponsorship, so he is selling this Hoyt UltraElite XT2000 (about 1½ year old) for half price. I'm a control freak, so I just want a second opinion about this bow. As my trainer he will tune this bow for me, so this is not an issue.

My trainer will also give me some used arrows (Easton Lightspeed), but I also want to buy some new arrows. The Easton FMJ's seem to be a durable alternative for a beginner like me?

My trainers release was a top of the line Carter, would cheaper Carter releases be an option, or is the money here well spend?

Thanks in advance.

/Kenn