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I am interested in the Toelke Super D longbow. Looking for some feed back from anyone that has one. Some pics would be great full length strung and unstrung. I have a Northern Mist Shelton and Whisper and I was wondering how the Super "D" would compare to to either one of them. The Northern Mist bows are my go to bows, very happy with both of them, smooth, quiet and accurate. Just looking for some opinions...
Thanks, Alan
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I've never owned a Super D but it's on my list for sure. I have had several of Dan's Whips and they are amazing - both in shooting and appearance. I'm sure you wouldn't be dissapointed but would also love to here some comments from Super D owners.
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I have had 2 Northern Mist's, a Superior and a Baraga. Both were excellent bows but I sold them to move down in poundage. I happened to get a trade on a Super "D" from Toelke. It's 66" 40# @ 28" all bamboo with clear glass. "D" shaped when strung and shows just a hint of reflex near the tips when unstrung. I loved my Northern Mist and would buy another in a heart beat, but this Super "D" is as smooth as butter and performs like it was 5# heavier. I have no pics...maybe someone else does. It is a great longbow.
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I have a D bow, not the Super D, but I wouldn't know it if you told me. The bow is fantastic. Dan is an exceptional craftsman, you will not be disappointed in the least.
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Here are some pics of a 'new to me' Toelke Super D. It is 57# @ 29" and only 66" long. I was a little skeptical about this length with my 29" draw, but it shoots like a dream. Probably the quietest bow that I own, and really zips an arrow. This one has 7 different laminations. I'm not even sure of them all, but it has a nice wine colored ebony riser and overlays, bamboo lams, and juniper veneers. I would say it is a great bow. I have a mohawk sparrowhawk on order and can't wait to compare them.
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I have been shooting them a majority of the time for awhile now, absolutely fantastic Hill style bows. In lieu of a picture, if you lay an unstrung Super D on a flat surface face or "belly" up, there is slightly less than a 1/2" gap between the grip and the flat surface so the bow is practically straight-limbed. They are very quick for a D bow, stable and forgiving. At the shot there is more of a slight pulsation in the hand as opposed to any "thump". They are the quietest bow I've shot or heard shot and as has already been mentioned because of their design do not have to be made as long as others, mine are 64" bows and extremely smooth at my 29" draw. Did I mention they are QUIET?
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And that crappy looking thing on top was a gift from my mother-in-law. Yeay.
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Thanks. I really like the bow. It is really hard for me to imagine a bow of this type being any better than the Super D, but opinions vary and I have an open mind. You know, I haven't even measured the brace height. Guessing it it around 7" based on the appearance of the arrow on the shelf. Could be less.
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Ross, for information's sake my 64" Super Ds shoot well with a 7"-7 1/8" brace height with arrows 11 to 12 grains per pound of draw weight.
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