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Title: Asbell's Book
Post by: oldgriz on June 19, 2007, 08:12:00 AM
I have Fred Asbell's first book on Instinctive Shooting... is the second book a necessity or does it just expand a bit on the first book...
I found the first book to be real helpful...
Time to start all over again after 5 yrs...
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Post by: rbbhunt on June 19, 2007, 08:36:00 AM
i would get the second book.  It expands some on the first and has some new stuff.
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Post by: Benha on June 19, 2007, 10:11:00 AM
I agree with rbbhunt. I have both plus Stalking and Still Hunting.
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Post by: dannyvp on June 19, 2007, 10:31:00 AM
I have his video. I bought it at the BW clinic this year. Its very good also.
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Post by: TexMex on June 19, 2007, 10:41:00 AM
I agree, get the 2nd book also.
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Post by: Roger Norris on June 19, 2007, 10:43:00 AM
I think all of Fred's writing is valuable. The second book expands on the first. I have all 3 books on my nightstand, I re-read them often.

Heck, just the hunting stories in the back are worth the price of the books.
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Post by: Frank V on June 19, 2007, 01:41:00 PM
I agree, all of his books are good! Frank
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Post by: formerbutcher on June 19, 2007, 01:47:00 PM
Yes get the second !
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Post by: John3 on June 19, 2007, 06:40:00 PM
I own three of Fred's books. All good reads.

JDSIII
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Post by: Recurveman on July 06, 2007, 09:55:00 PM
I have read both books, the video and taken the Bowhunting Clinic at Black Widow (aka G Fred bootcamp).  His hunting advice is great, his form and squatting forward facing combat handgun style of shooting is for the birds in my opinion.
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Post by: redfish on July 06, 2007, 10:29:00 PM
I have had them both and passed them on to my son after reading, and re-reading them. It takes concentration, but when I put his words into practice I found that almost any bow became a fine shooting bow after just a few shots.
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Post by: Orion on July 06, 2007, 10:33:00 PM
If you're a longbow shooter, would probably want to get the second book.  Pretty much limits his discussion to high wrist grips and recurves in the first book.
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on July 07, 2007, 01:04:00 AM
does 3Rivers stock it? or where else can i get the second one????? i liked the first a lot myself...shooting RH with left eye dominant just doesn't matter any more....i drove myself nuts trying to gap shoot....Kirk