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Need to Order ( cannot find one in my specs) what I hope to be my last longbow. Is it going to be a Mohawk or a Howard Hill???? Will be an all around bow, exercise , hunting, target and meditation ( ahh.....moving meditation). I own and shoot/shot Great Northerns, Hills, Thundersticks, Red wings and Bears. No Mohawks yet but they look great and price is right. Gonna be 62", elm and Osage, 46-48# @ 26.5, Straight grip. DO I WANT A TRADITIONAL "HOWARD HILL" or A NEW "MOHAWK"???? ARRRRR!!! decisions decisions. But I think we can all agree one of the most important one's in life. "What honey? ... Oh nothin, just checking my email. Thanks for opinions and help ahead of time.B
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Where have I heard that before, not around here I'm sure!
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"Last bow"? You're in denial and in need of professional help immediately. In the meantime, if you have Red Wing recurves and Hill straight longbows; you already have what are among the best of those classes of bows. Try a Mohawk and see what a mild R/D bow is about; I think you'll be impressed. After you get the professional help and admit you're hooked and need yet another bow, then try a Widow or Tomahawk full R/D and you'll have covered just about all the basis. Of course then you'll have to start all over again and buy one of each made with yew lams etc...
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Ahhhh....the old "last bow" thread. Tell me about it. I have four "last bows", two Hills and two ILF-rigs. I think my next "last bow" will be a takedown Hill. Good luck with your decision.
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I don't own either one and from what I've heard you can't go wrong with either choice. Maybe go with the Mohawk since you haven't had one yet.
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I remember when I bought my last longbow, a Wes Wallace Royal T/D. That was 2 years ago.
Since then I've bought my "last" 102# Bamabow Hunter, 2 Monarch Imperials 80# and 68#, and a Howatt stick, 55#. Not to mention a 55# Shrew also. They each had the distinction of being my "last" bow.
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I never had a Mohawk, but I could never say enough good things about Hill bows. I had a Wesley Special, and sold it to buy me a RER LXR, and now I think I have found my last bow.
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Have given up on thinking this bow is my last even if it seems to be a perfect match. I just take great pleasure in anticipating a new bow and thoroughtly enjoy the new experience.
'D' shaped bows are my actual favorite to shoot although I don't shoot them as well. Just ran a couple of hundered arrows through a Mohawk over a few days last month. What a marvelous experience!
Don't have any experience with the 'Hills' but I know the Mohawk is a great bow.
My wife realizes that there is no last bow and looks at it as an opportunity. If I get a new bow, then she get something of equal or greater value.
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