Archery

What Should you Always Have Just in Case?You always want to be prepared for any condition and circumstance when out on the hunt, but what are those extra things you should always have in your pack? Watch and learn as we share our best tips for what to bring on an archery hunt.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today, I'm just going to go over a couple of tips on some things I think are really a good idea to keep with you when you're out hunting -just in your boat case, at the truck, or in your backpack. Whatever it's gonna be like, you're gonna be able to get to quickly.What Should be in your Backpack?The first thing, I always carry some extra wax. If the conditions are a bit wetter than you anticipated, this should just help your bowstring from soaking in an... Read more

Accuracy Begins with GripFinding easy ways to improve your accuracy is as simple as improving your grip on your bow. Watch and learn as we share our best tips for having the proper grip on your bow.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today, I’m just going to go over proper bow grip and why it's important to have a good grip on your bow. With the bow grip, what you want to do is you have a lifeline on your hand that runs straight down right here. You want the grip to stay between that line and your thumb -just pressing straight against the hand just like so. And you want nice even pressure top to bottom of your hand. You don't want to feel like it's high or low. You just want, it's your hands just holding the bow there. It's not letting the bow come back at y... Read more

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When Buying an Arrow Shaft, There's a Lot to Consider. There are a lot of factors to consider when buying arrow shafts, but two main factors stand out above the rest. Watch and learn as we share our best tips for what to look for when buying an arrow shaft.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today I'm going to help you guys go over the key factors to consider when buying an arrow shaft. The main thing we're going to look at today because there's a lot of things to consider, but the two big ones are gonna be spine and diameter.Why is Diameter Important when Choosing an Arrow Shaft?For most of you, you're gonna be looking for a hunting arrow, so there's gonna be three different diameters to choose from. And when we talk about diameter, we're talking about a... Read more

Corner of the Mouth or the Tip of the Nose, What's Better? Accuracy is everything and it begins by being consistent. Consistentcy takes dedication but it the results are well worth the effort. Watch and learn as we share our best tips for how to have a consistent anchor point.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today I'm going to be talking about developing a consistent anchor point. So, we're actually going to use Conor as my main example so he'll be in front of the camera I'll be behind the camera talkingHow to Have the Same Consistent Anchor Point?So the main thing you want to see, is that they're string is consistently hitting the corner of the mouth and/or the tip of the nose. So, here he's got a wrist strap release he's pulling back to a consistent ... Read more

It's All About Accuracy. It's all about accuracy when it comes to peep sights, a peep sight is a necessary bow accessory. Watch and learn as we share our best tips and techniques for how to tie a peep sight.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters. I'm the Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location and today I'm going to show you how to tie in a peep. Before you get started on tying the peep in you're gonna want to make sure you have the proper P height, and the best way to do that is when you get to your anchor point you want to make sure that you're looking straight forward and that the peep is just right there. You're not having to hunt up or down for it. If you need to move your head to find the peep you need to move your peep height. Want better accuracy? Shop bow accessories HERE.How to Tie a Knot... Read more

Wind Drag, Spin, and Stability.Fletching arrows produces stability and accuracy. Watch and learn as we share our best techniques for how to fletch arrows.Video TranscriptionHey everybody this is Conner here with North 40 Outfitters, one of the Archery Techs at our West Great Falls location. Today we're going to go over how to fletch your arrows. Fletching arrows? Shop all arrow accessories HERE.Three or Four Fletch?So, the first thing you want to do is just get your preferred fletching jig. Here we have a Bitzenburger it's what we use here at the West Great Falls location. You get the vanes that you're gonna put on your arrows. You decide whether or not you want a three or a four Fletch. So, you take your vane and slide it into the clamp of the jig. I like mine with a Bitzenburger with about three hash marks up from the back. It gives me... Read more

Fixed Pin Versus Sliding SightsWhen it comes to bow sights, there are a few factors to consider. Plus, how do you know which one is right for your setup? Watch and learn as we share our best tips for how to choose a bow sight.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today I'm going to go over different bow sights and how you can choose the right one for you. So what we've got here are a couple of different sights that we offer here at North 40 Outfitters.  Want better accuracy? Shop bow accessories HERE.What's the Main Difference Between Bow Sights?The main difference between both sights is gonna be you have fixed pin sights and you have sliding sights. So, a fixed pin sight, it's just as it sounds. The pins are stationary, they don't move once you set them. ... Read more

Is your Bow Shooting Arrows as Efficently as Possible?What you really want is for your bow to the best job it can of transferring its energy into your arrow. Watch and learn as we share our best technique for what is paper tuning and how do you do it?Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today we're going to talk about paper tuning, what it is and why we do it. So, with paper tuning that's real basic you're gonna stand about five feet away from a sheet of paper, you're gonna shoot the arrow through that paper, and what the paper is doing is, it's telling you how that arrow is coming out of the bow. So, what we really want to do is try and get that arrow flying as straight as possible, which means that bow is gonna do the best job it can of transferring its energ... Read more

Single versus Double versus Hook, which is Better? Dual caliper versus single caliper versus hook, which is better, and what are the benefits of one compared to the other? Watch and learn as we share our best tips helping you learn what's the difference in index releases.Video TranscriptionHey guys, Ken here with North 40 Outfitters, Lead Archery Tech at our West Great Falls location. Today, I'm going to talk about index style releases. So, there's a couple of different styles that different companies make. This one here is probably the most popular. This is a TruFire Smoke Foldback. And this is a dual caliper, so that means both those jaws move at the same time. And then with this style of trigger that's on here as you pull the trigger, the jaws open. You let go, the jaws close. So, for a lot of beginners or just people who struggle... Read more

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