Primer for new crossbow shooters?

Worriedman · Post by **Worriedman** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:15 am

Is there a basic primer for newbies? I need to get up to speed so to speak on acronyms so that I can follow the discussions with some modicum of understanding.

i.e. FOC?

Chuck Gravel · Post by **Chuck Gravel** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:12 am

It will all come to you pretty quickly, just do what i did and look up word(s) on google...

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:17 am

The video's on the excal site are good.
FOC is Front Of Center or Forward Of Center
it refers to the arrows weight forward of the center mark.
Good FOC is a Good thing

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:31 am

The search function and Google will be a good way to get up to speed.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:42 am

This is a list of computer terminology. Most of this terminology is not used on this form.The Crossbow terminology is easy to pick up on the forum.

Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a "stupid" question. It just means that you don't know and that your are bright enough to ask. Wink

Chat, E-Mail, Web, and chat room slang and acronyms
AAK Alive And Kicking
AAR At Any Rate
AAS Alive And Smiling
ADN Any Day Now
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From the Keyboard
AFN that's All For Now
AOTA All Of The Above
a/s/l or asl Age/Sex/Location - (used to ask a chatter their personal information)
AV Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used in chat rooms to depict a person that is in the room and chatting.
b4 Before
BAK Back At Keyboard (I'm back)
BBL Be Back Later
BBS Be Back Soon
BCNU I'll Be Seeing You.
b/f Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)
BEG Big Evil Grin
BFN Bye For Now
BMA Bite My A** (became popular with the Simpson's cartoon show)
boot To get kicked out of a chat room, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chat room anymore.
BR Best Regards
BRB Be Right Back
BRH Be Right Here
BSEG Big S**t Eatin Grin
BTA But Then Again....
BTW By The Way
btw BeTWeen you and me ...
chat room A web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time.
CRS Can't Remember S**t
CU See You - also posted as cya
CUS Can't Understand S**t (stuff)
CNP Continued in Next Post (seen more on message boards than chat)
CP Chat Post
CUL8R See You Later
CUOL See You On Line
CYA See Ya
dd, ds, dh Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband. Usually exchanged in family chats.
DDSOS Different Day, Same Old S**t
DEGT Don't Even Go There (I don't want to talk about it)
DIKU Do I Know You?
DIS Did I Say
D/L, DL, d/l, dl Downloading, or Download it.
EG Evil Grin
EM E-Mail
EMA E-mail Address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your email address)
EOT End Of Thread (meaning end of discussion)
ez or EZ easy (one of the really old ones)
F2F Face To Face
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
FISH First In Still Here (someone who is on line TOO much)
FITB Fill In The Blanks
flame to insult someone. Used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chat room or message board.
FOCL Falling Off Chair - Laughing
forum What todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page)

fu f*** you (If you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be on line)
FUBAR "Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition
FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
GA Go Ahead
GAL Get A Life
gest Gesture ... a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment.
g/f Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)
GFN Gone For Now
GGOH Gotta Get Outta Here
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GR Gotta Run
GR&D Grinning, Running, and Ducking.
GTR Got To Run
GTRM Going To Read Mail (leaving chat room to check email)
H&K Hugs and Kisses
hack person who breaks into software, or disrupts a chat room.
HAGD Have A Good Day
HAGO Have A Good One
Halsoft Name of a company that purchased the brand of Chat that Excite offered, now a pay as you go service.
HB Hurry Back
Hosts Refers to the people that are running the chat room, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior.
HTH Hope That Helps
huggles Hugs
IAC In Any Case
IB I'm Back
IC I See
IDN I Don't kNow
IDK I Don't Know
IDTS I Don't Think So
IANAL I'm Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion)
IC I See
ICQ I Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet.
ILU or ILY I Love You
IM Instant Message
IMHO In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)
IMO In My Opinion
IOH I'm Out of Here
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
IYO In Your Opinion
JAS Just A Second
JIC Just In Case
JK Just Kidding
JMO Just My Opinion
JW Just Wondering
k, K, or kk O. K.
KIT Keep In Touch
L8R Later (an early one, kind of outdated with current 'young geeks')
LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LFFAO Laughing My F***(freaking) Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTNS Long Time No See
LTS Laughing To ones Self
LY I Love Ya.
LYL Love You Lots

buzz · Post by **buzz** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:47 am

sorry I should have sent a PM to you. A.W. sent that to me a few years ago.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:29 am

Worriedman wrote:Is there a basic primer for newbies? I need to get up to speed so to speak on acronyms so that I can follow the discussions with some modicum of understanding.

i.e. FOC?

fps= feet per second [arrow speed] It's like crack for some folks, lol.

bheight is brace height [where string sits at rest, we have choices w/ Excals.

w/= with

ELD= endless loop dacron string

FFF= Flemsh Fast Flyte [you get most fps w/ this, but dangerous to limbs w/ dryfire.

Dryfire= lack of putting an arrow on the rail prior to shooting the bow.

Dryfire Club= Those that committed above and admit it.

You'll find you can ask any questions you want here, we were all new once, and most asked the same ones.

bill morrison · Post by **bill morrison** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:48 pm

just ask your questions, i picked up my excal. late this summer because i was not sure that i would be released by the doctor to pull my compound. happened to find this forum just scanning thru excal website and am i ever glad i did. these folks have helped me so much it is not even possible to explain or thank them enough. i get on here several times a day and often get answers to things that i had not thought of because of someone elses question. i was once told that the only dumb question is the one not asked, and i really believe that, so fire away.....these folks can really help.

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:32 pm

No such thing as dumb questions when it comes to learning crossbows, ask away. Good folks here, they will help any way they can.

TripleM · Post by **TripleM** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:01 pm

Maybe I should have entered my question on a new post? I'm new to xbow's too.

Refering to the bheight, is there an advantage or disadvantage of the string sitting on one hash mark or another? I'm assuming the string is more tight or less tight from one mark to the other.

I shoot an '09 Phoenix and the string is pretty much centered between the marks. That's how it came when I bought it.

I just found out from another post here a couple of weeks ago about what bheight meant. I found out today from this thread what FOC means! Cool!

Thanks to all out there. The last couple of months on this site has taught me a lot. I still have a lot more to learn though,so I'll keep reading more post here.

ComfyBear · Post by **ComfyBear** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:48 pm

When it comes to brace height, keeping a dacron string in between the two hash marks will work and is acceptable.

The principle is that the closer to the front mark (5/8") you are, the faster the arrow speed, but the harsher the shot. When using a FFF string, which is less forgiving, the brace height should be at least 1", with 1 1/8" being what most folks use, and a good balance between speed and hashness.

Worriedman · Post by **Worriedman** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:51 pm

OK, first question. My bow is in route, but I am somewhat at a loss with respect to brace height. On a compound, the distance from the string to the back of the grip or riser is the brace height. In respect to a crossbow, I see dimensions of an 1" or 1.1/8", where a compound has dimensions between 6" and 8" more or less. Where does one take the measurement on a crossbow?

Stash · Post by **Stash** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:00 pm

Here's all you need to know about Excalibur:

Watch the DVD that comes with the bow.
Keep your thumb down.
Don't dry-fire it.

But I guess, with that user name you probably need more info...

maple · Post by **maple** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:02 pm

That measurement would be from the riser to the string. The riser (which holds the limbs) stops at the point where it meets the rail (duh) (the rail has the groove the arrow rests in) so, from the start of the rail (or the back of the riser) to the string is what you measure.

1 and 1/8" seems about right.

Maple

Worriedman · Post by **Worriedman** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:08 pm

Watched the instructional video on the web site, got a lot better idea of what is going on now!

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