Alternative Arrow pullers

[disbloke]

Another alternative arrow puller, the anti-rug slip pads, nice and cheap share with you friends and you can get many a puller out of one mat!

[whisky]

The non slip type 'cloth' stuff and jar opening pads are not good for pulling all arrows. The times I've nearly blown my top watching archers bending my arrows pulling them from the boss because they're all to pikey to spend £3-£5on a proper arrow puller (and I wasn't pulling them coz I was scoring).

Using anything other than an arrow puller can also cause tendon inflamation so why put yourself at risk of injury?

Rant over

[Big Boy Blue]

I have to agree with Whisky about using bits of rubber etc for arrows pullers. Some of the bosses at our club make it very difficult ot pull arrows out even with a proper puller. I have seen a few members trying to use thin rubber sheets and they cannot get the arrows out, which then makes them resort to bending the arrow up and down to get it to come out. It was at this point I stopped them as I did not want my ACE's damaged.

[Murray]

Ok fair enough... for those who KNOW how to remove arrows from a boss properly, rubber sheets are fine For those who don't - let them near your arrows with anything at your own risk I've modified my original post. But note that you can actually get MUCH more leverage with most "proper" arrow pullers!

[SVL]

Originally Posted by disbloke

Another alternative arrow puller, the anti-rug slip pads, nice and cheap share with you friends and you can get many a puller out of one mat!

All our new beginners and club members get a arrow puller made from this when they join the club A nice GNAS green one

[SVL]

Originally Posted by whisky

The non slip type 'cloth' stuff and jar opening pads are not good for pulling all arrows. The times I've nearly blown my top watching archers bending my arrows pulling them from the boss because they're all to pikey to spend £3-£5on a proper arrow puller (and I wasn't pulling them coz I was scoring).

Using anything other than an arrow puller can also cause tendon inflamation so why put yourself at risk of injury?

Rant over

Well if you shoot compound ...... it works quite well on the arrows all our recurve archers shoot .... if I don't like the way my arrows are being pulled I specifically state I will pull them myself. In training or in cometition.

[Murray]

Arrow pullers - Ikea bath mat, cut up, makes a good arrow puller, as do the flower shaped jar openers you can get. PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PROPER WAY TO PULL ARROWS, GET SOMEONE TO SHOW YOU THE CORRECT METHOD.

[elastoplastscavenger]

is it possible to bend carbon arrows? im guessing they are either straight or broken.

[whisky]

Originally Posted by SVL

Well if you shoot compound ...... it works quite well on the arrows all our recurve archers shoot .... if I don't like the way my arrows are being pulled I specifically state I will pull them myself. In training or in cometition.

SVL - so if you are the designated scorer in a comp is it fair that you have to oversee and record the scoring aswell as pulling your own arrows?? Unfortunately it doesn't work that easily as arrows are often close together so it's difficult for other archers just to leave your arrows in the boss. And you then end up doubly tired if it's a really hard boss.

I still can't get my head around the fact that 'you' all spend hundreds, if not thousands of pounds on bows,limbs,sights, arrows etc but cant fork out a few pounds to buy a proper arrow puller. Most of the time you are pulling your own arrows out of the boss at your club. Why dont you want to look after your ammunition as best you can?

[Kellog]

Originally Posted by elastoplastscavenger

is it possible to bend carbon arrows? im guessing they are either straight or broken.

it is with most "carbon" arrows, any arrow with a metal core CAN be bent, tho it is quite hard work (I have a beautifully bent one from BUSA)

with solid carbon arrows no it isn't