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Jedain Aaron with his recurve

Jedain Aaron

Former Marine and recurve archer from Washington State, writing plain, practical advice for new archers and crossbow hunters.

Shooting since
2024
Home range
Washington
Current bow
Sanlida Royal X8, 45 lb
Next goal
First bowhunt

// About Jedain

Archery advice from the shooting line.

Jedain Aaron learns just about everything: he juggles, draws, builds websites and plays several instruments. He served in the US Marine Corps infantry from 2010 to 2014 as a machine gunner, including a deployment to Afghanistan, so firearms were second nature long before bows.

He wanted something he could practice anywhere, not just at a range, and a backyard made archery possible. His first bow, in July 2024, was a 45 lb Sanlida Royal X8, and he tried to figure it out without watching a single video. He burned his arm with no arm guard, dry-fired the bow at the range, and the first time he tried to pull 45 pounds he got maybe three shots in before he was done. He trained with a resistance band until he could pull it.

Today he shoots on a backyard range in Washington State and at an indoor range when it rains. His advice is the advice he’d give a friend at the range: start on a lighter bow, get fitted at a shop, and practice the basics until they’re automatic. He reviews gear he owns from his own shooting; everything else is researched from maker specs and official sources, and says so.

His goal is a deer or a turkey, taken with his own bow and brought home to eat, and every post is written to get readers shooting well with fewer mistakes than he made.

Writes about

Recurve basicsForm & drillsGear reviewsState laws

Recent posts

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How I test gear and handle corrections: editorial standards →

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