Lets see your bows!

macgregor22 said:
Sweet lookin machine.

Any of you guys use your bows for fishing?
Say it on Rambo so it must be practical. :D
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That's me on the left. I like wheelies too. Archery, the outdoors and knives are just about all my hobbies. Put them all together and I just about fudge myself.

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now i need a bow.........
the last time i did any shooting was in jr. high gym class. the teacher said i was pretty good and should think about joining the team, but i never did. i hope to get back into it at some point.
 
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Darbyfett, that is honestly a real tough thing to do. I would say if you have any possible way to attend a trad shoot sometime, you should. There are usually vendors there that let you shoot/handle their custom bows as well vendors that deal in used bows and will let you shoot them. Also, every trad shoot I've been to, everyone is exceptionally nice and encourage people to get hands on to get them into traditional shooting.

I shoot compounds and trad, but in my opinion, choosing a trad bow takes on a more personal feel. I would stay away from buying used bows on ebay unless you are really familiar with what to look for.

Short of that, you might take a look at the Greatree offerings and Bear Montana at 3 Rivers' website. If you've never shot trad before, start out light. If you comfortably shoot a 70 lb. compound, a 35-45 lb longbow would be a fair start.
 
can someone tell me what some of the advantages/disadvantages between the long bow and recurves?

thanks
 
I went to gander mountain and picked up a longer string(because I had money to burn and I have been shooting on one too short for about a year), and backwoodsman magazine and primitive archer magazine(the nude indians on the cover caught my eye :D).
I also handled a sweet longbow there that I really liked, just not as much as my recurve.
After that I went to Walmart and bought about 20 easton arrows for about $1 apiece(cheap!) and some field tips to fit the arrows.
After I left and threw away the receet I realized the the the nock was off on all of them, I managed to turn 6 of them which were of a different kind then the others(fall stalker).
The other 14(stalker) have nock's that are glued on so looks like I will have to break them off and glue new ones on, o well still was a sweet deal.
I came back home in time to fire 4 or 5 quivers off, figured out I need to wear a glove on my bow hand because the fletching on my new arrows are of the rubber kind.
 
I have shot a compound for years, and finally lost interest.

I picked up a recurve this year, and am digging it. It is nothing fancy....a Bear Grizzly, but I like it.

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And here is my big dog, shooting his little bow.

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I like the simplier look of you bear.
Although my two tone bear is pretty slick also.

Seems the Bear Grizzly is pretty popular of a recurve.
 
Nice looking bow, briang!

When I get a chance I will post a picture of the bow and 2/3 I've made.

In the meantime, a picture of my steel bow.

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It draws about 70# @ 28 inches. I haven't been shooting for awhile, so I probably couldn't shoot it at the moment without ripping out a muscle or two.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Nice looking bow, briang!

When I get a chance I will post a picture of the bow and 2/3 I've made.

In the meantime, a picture of my steel bow.

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It draws about 70# @ 28 inches. I haven't been shooting for awhile, so I probably couldn't shoot it at the moment without ripping out a muscle or two.

Doc
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That's the first such bow I've ever seen. How old is it?
 
I don't know. I bought it off a friend of mine. I think it was made by a company called Seebeck (sp?) or some such. Perhaps somebody on here will know.

Doc
 
Crossada
If you are talking about your classic straight limbed long Bow,like a Hill style, VS a classic style one piece recurve, like say a Bear Kodiak, the difference is great. The Hill will be lighter in mass weight,longer,quieter,and more hand shockey.The recurve will be a little heavier in mass,a little faster and a little louder at the shot.The grip is very different and so is the way the shot feels and the way the bow handles.

Recurve VS longbow is sort of like Ford VS Chevy with plenty of folks that like one over the other.The debate will never end so you will just have to try each to decide for yourself.

When we start talking about hybrid bows, reflex deflex long bows,and three piece bows that accept both recurve and long bow limbs the distinctions become so blured as to be nonexistant.

There are so many choices that the best bow becomes a question as hard to answer as the best knife.At this point the unsuspecting enthusiast is snared by another expensive hobby.What could be more fun?
 
I have an old Hoyt compound bow that my dad got me when I was 12 or so, but now that I'm 19 I've greatly outgrown it. Is there any way to adjust it to fit me again, or would I need a whole new bow? When I draw, my hand doesn't even get past my nose.
 
can someone recommend a good starter bow then? i didn't realize there were so many variables. the starter bows that i looked at at a sporting goods store were small kids bows and others i looked at online seemed like i could spend a little more money and get something really nice instead.

would one of those horse bows i linked above be good for a noob?
 
They sell some nice old bear recurves like mine on ebay for a good price.
Although there are probly better starter bows.
 
crossada said:
can someone recommend a good starter bow then? i didn't realize there were so many variables. the starter bows that i looked at at a sporting goods store were small kids bows and others i looked at online seemed like i could spend a little more money and get something really nice instead.

would one of those horse bows i linked above be good for a noob?
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crossada, horse bows are actually more advanced in my opinion. Usually they are shot by people who are more interested in the traditional archery of Scythian, Hun, Avar, Magyar, and Mongol, Khazar, Russian, Seljuk Turk, and Korean bows styles and they are shot normally with a thumbring.

My advice is to look for a new or used simple recurve or longbow with a good amount of cut-out for center-shot and start with a fairly light draw weight. Like I said in my earlier post, you just can beat attending a traditional bow shoot for getting a good look at equipment. Check with your local archery clubs if you have any and they can usually tell you when the club is hosting a shoot or rendezvous.
 
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