FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
SHIPPING ADVICE
We use Australia Posts e Parcel Division to send all goods.
e Parcel strives for prompt and safe shipping right around Australia.
We can deliver your items to your home work or PO Box as well as to Rural
and Regional areas.
All items are bar-coded and are trackable from the time they enter the
system to delivery.
Once Payment has been received, (Cheques cleared) please allow up to 10 working days for
Australia Post to deliver to the more Regional areas.
For peace of mind all goods are shipped registered & insured.
Please NOTE; The longest item Australia Post accepts is 105 cm. we
sometimes have to cut down bow boxes to this length.
Typical costs
One Dozen Carbon Arrows anywhere in Australia ( under 0.500grm) $8.00
One Dozen Fiberglass Arrows anywhere in Australia ( Over 0.500grm)
$11.50
One Dozen Aluminium Arrows anywhere in Australia (under 1.00kg) $12.50
One Compound or recurve bow anywhere in Australia (under 3.00kg)$18.00
Cost will increase with weight and distance.
PRICING
- You will always get your "best discounted price" MAIL ORDER on line in the
Virtual Shop as overheads are at a minimum.
- Of course, goods can be ordered and paid for on line then picked up personally in
store . We will notify you when Items are packed and ready for pick
up.
- This has the added advantage of saving postage.
- If you choose to shop in store, prices are recommended retail
to cover higher overheads.
- ( Insurance, Local Government Regulations & fees
etc.)
- The advantages of personal in store shopping include getting hands
on professional help & advice.
HELPFUL HINTS
Arrow Spine selection
The stiffness of the arrow for its length has to match the weight of
the bow. Economy wood arrows are good for bows up to 30lb while the more
expensive aluminium arrows are graded for poundage for example 1616 is a
small diameter arrow suitable for a 30lb draw weight while 2317 is a large
diameter arrow suitable up to 70lb draw weight.
Arrow Length
The length of an arrow is measured from the inside of the nock, where
the string contacts it, to the end of the shaft disregarding the point.
For safety NEVER shoot an arrow that is to short for your draw, or too
light for the bow weight. Always inspect arrows for damage if you
have missed the target, check for cracked nocks, bends or with carbon
fiber arrows deep scratches, any of these faults could cause the arrow to
break on the next shot, especially with the high energy Compound bows.
Recurve bow stringing
To avoid damaging the bow ( twisting or breaking the limbs ) a
Bow stringer must be used to string and un - string recurve bows.
When ordering strings for Recurve bows order by bow length , usually
written on the bottom limb, this is the A.M.O string length.
Compound bows always remain strung. Their string and cable lengths
are written on the bottom limb
Dry firing
This means drawing back any bow and releasing the draw string without
having an arrow on the string.
This must NEVER be done as the stored energy used to push the arrow is
dissipated in the bow, it could break the bow and possibly injure the
archer.
Bow selection
Determine if you are Left or Right handed, a Right handed Archer
holds the Bow in the Left hand & draws the Bow string with the Right
hand. The arrow is on the left hand side of the bow handle.
Determine what you want to use the bow for: recreation , field . target
or hunting.
Finally which style of bow you would like to shoot: Longbow, Recurve bow,
or Compound bow. Also do not over-bow yourself, choose a bow weight that
you can comfortably draw repeatedly.
BOW
DESCRIPTIONS
Longbow
A bow that is usually straight when unstrung and a D shape strung, is
not centre shot and does not have a sight window or pistol grip. The
arrow is shot off the shelf.
Recurve bow
The limbs have a small or large S bend, on some bows they can
be removed from the handle.
The handle is cut for centre shot and has a pistol grip, an arrow
rest is usually used .
Compound bow
Basically a bow with the ends cut off and wheels installed. The pivot
axle is not in the centre of the wheel but close to the
circumference.
On this type of bow the draw weight is at max early in the draw cycle
and drops to a much lower holding weight at full draw . For example a
50lb draw bow would typically be 17.5lb at full draw.
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