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I just got home, a 2.5 hr ride, roads were better coming home than going. Great time and great bunch people to be around!
Miss Theresa had a pile of wool goodies you wouldnt believe...and on SALE! Yup I did my part.
Got to check out the Classic Bowman wool wear, definately top shelf stuff. Anyone that knows Rob knows that he is comitted to offering nothing but the finest garment possible, it shows!
Relieved Ron LaClair of a couple dozen of those well seasoned Acme cedar shafts. Took the "ShrewHill" for a test drive...Purty nice bow I'll tell ya, just dont know if I can do that wedge grip, but other than that
All in all, couldnt be a better day. Visit with old friends a meet some new ones.
Eric
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My favorite bow of the weekend was the new Zipper Nitro. Hammers em home like Bill's recurve limbs, whisper quiet and smooth all the way through the draw. Also liked the Tall Tines 58" curve. Really nice grip and balance.
In the end, I'm going to have to spring for a set of limbs for my sxt.
Ed Ashby's presentation was very informative. It ran long but was well worth the time spent.
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I had great time today at the show. I only shot three bows. A new super Kodiak, a Holm-Made river runner, and a Hill Country K2. Fell in love with the K2 but didn't have the money to order one. I also had a nice conversation with Chad Holm about his bows which are real shooters also. I watched Killdeer shoot a 64# Hill Country recurve with ease that made jealous. That little lady can shoot! I also picked a beautiful handmade Cherokee Slim Turkey call. Walked away with a big grin and more things on my wish list.
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Had a great time again at K-ZOO. Shot alot of bows and met a few tradgangers. The Dryad ACS Recurve limbs shot great. Never shot limbs that felt like them at my 30'' draw it felt like a let off at about 29''. They were a little twangy they needed a set of wool puffs on them. The zipstick also shot great. The hill country 56'' Cree recurve shot great. I had a break down and bought a 56'' Shrew Classic Hunter 43#@28. It shot to good to leave it at the show. Have fun everyone and have a safe trip home
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Had a great time there yesterday and today. Met AKBowbender, Chad from Holm bows that is on here, and a couple others that I don't remember their names. Saw Killy (now that I see the picture on page 2 of this post) but didn't meet. I wonder how many others I missed.
Had a great time with my son, shot a lot of bows, looked at a lot of good gear and got some great ideas of things I want to do. Very glad I made the trip and I'm sure this will be the first of many, Lord willing.
There needs to be a Trad-Gang tag thingy that you can get as part of admission so that those on Trad-Gang can easily identify each other. Maybe next year?
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Oh - forgot to list my favorite bows of the show. Hill Country Longbow, not sure which model, Timberhawk longbow, not sure which model, and the Holm Osprey longbow. Not in any specific order.
I was surprised as I thought that I would really like some of the higher priced bows but found that I actually like the ones that I can afford better. My review really wasn't based on price either, just really enjoyed those bows.
My son really liked the Predator recurves and longbows. I think we went back there 5 times. Felt bad that I didn't take one home as much as he shot their stuff.
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It was a great show and it was awesome visiting everyone. Love our new Northern Mist's. Thanks Steve!
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quote:Originally posted by huntingarcher: Did anyone of you shoot the Dryad Orion with the new ACS recurve limbs.Its kinda got me to thinking....dangit!
I did. It was very fast, and yes, you can tell that even shooting the short distance range when one is that fast. Very hard hitting for the weight. Typically, they have bag targets, but this year they had Rinehart targets. You could really tell when a bow was burying arrows. Most bows will have a little silencer material on them. The Dryad bows do not so it was loud. I would like to shoot one again with some to see how it quiets down. To me it loaded up a little earlier, but was smooth and didn’t feel like it was gaining much as I got out past 28". Overall it felt a couple pounds heavier than listed.
I also shot the Dryad static limb. That was very quiet with no silencers. It has a similar feel to the ACS recurve limb. I liked that limb a lot. It is right up at the top of my list for of hunting ILF recurve limbs so far along with Zipper limbs.
I live in Kzoo and typically shoot bows over three days so shoot a lot of them. I like to shoot favorites and all the new stuff, and then there are always a few that in the past have not been available in my weight range or bow length requirements. I will try to comment more later on some others I tried this year. Here is my list of stuff I shot this year for the first time.
BW KB Hill Country Bobcat Zipper SXT Zipper 4pc TD longbow ACS one piece Dalaa longbow Predator metal riser Great northern fireball
I know there are a couple more I am not thinking of right off.
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Brought back a LaClaire Little shaver. Ron signed the sheath for me. He is good guy for sure.
Also sat in Ashby's seminar and learned a few things that didn't stand out in his previous reports. Interesting info on the types of internal cutting a single bevel BH does on tissue.
Troy Breeding did a nice job showing the benefits of excellent tuning and ultra EFOC. Did you know that an arrow can recover from archers paradox in just 1 yard with ultra EFOC?!?
Ron from KME helped me learn a thing or two about sharpening!
GREAT EXPO FOR SURE!
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I was going to buy some feathers and an arm guard. I didn't get the arm guard. Stopped by the RER booth and came away with a new longbow..You just can't have too many bows. Jack
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Bodmanjack, which model did you get? I have a LX w/ Tigerwood riser and limb veneers. Kevin is a great bowyer.
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Heard one of the vendors had a bow break on the draw. Wasn't there to see it. Kevin ar RER has a mind like a steel trap! I think he remembers every single bow that he has made. Super nice guy. Lot's of great wool products. Chuck at TwoTracks had the warmest wool vest ever, and the stuff that Rob at Classic Bowman Sporting Woolens had was the nicest looking stuff I have seen. Nice to put a face to some of the names. Everyone was very nice. Strange sitting in the hotel lobby with my wife and dirtybird and looking around seeing giants of trad archery like Ron Laclair eating breakfast and drinking coffee.
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