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I am with John, after I shoot a few arrows I know right away whether it is a keeper for me or to move it on.
There are so many great bows and bowyers out there that there are many keepers. I have one bow that is the one for me and wouldn't sell it for any price. But there have been many others close to it.
I collect longbows and have many that I could have been happy with. I have a collection of many because I love the longbow, but there is only one I shoot regularly and hunt with.
After 4 weeks if it still doesn't feel right to you I would say it isn't. I would try to find out what it is that isn't right with you before you move it on.
I also recommend not getting in the mode of looking for the perfect bow. It is fun trying many different bows, but along the way you will find many that could be perfect for you. I searched for the perfect bow and bought, tested, tried and moved on over 300 in 4 or 5 years. That screwed my shooting up and it took a trip to Bob Wesley's place to straighten me out again.
Good luck and have fun in your search. it is all good.
Gil
-------------------- TGMM Family of the bow. Posts: 2733 | From: NewJersey | Registered: Jul 2006
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well, I think I may have figured it out. I came over from compound to recurve. The grip was very similar, and so I shot the Recurve well. Ive always wanted to try a longbow, and this one came up in every spec that I wanted so i bought it. It has a very slight locator grip to it, which makes me want to grip it like a recurve, and that just does not work with this bow. So I have learned to grip it in the longbow fashion, but its not natural for me. The NM Huron is a straight grip, and holding it like a longbow comes very natural to me and hence i shoot it well and comfortable. To sum it up, if im going to be shooting a longbow i need a straight grip. Ill leave the pistol and defined grips to the Aggressive Hybrids and Recurves. So now I am on the hunt for a straight grip LB or maybe going back to the Recurve world.
-------------------- JD Berry Misty Dawn 68" 50@27 JD Berry Vixen 68" 50@27 Fred Bear Bruin 68" 55@28 Posts: 2205 | From: IL | Registered: Mar 2012
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Its official, I have it listed here and another Archery website. No hard feelings. Its a tool that did not suit me. I shot the NM Huron for a bit and realized I have a real shooter and keeper in the Flatbow.
-------------------- JD Berry Misty Dawn 68" 50@27 JD Berry Vixen 68" 50@27 Fred Bear Bruin 68" 55@28 Posts: 2205 | From: IL | Registered: Mar 2012
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With all due respect to earlier posts, my bows are far more than just tools to me. I've got hammers, saws, jigs, and cut-off saws.
Sometimes I would rather damage one of my appendages than my favorite bow. Such a bow keeps me company in the tree, gets me past a stressful time at work, and provides hours on end of pure pleasurable challenge.
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Sometimes as soon as you pick it up....maybe the grip, or the weight of the riser....you just know to put it down!
-------------------- In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner. Shunryu Suzuki Posts: 9484 | From: tribes hill , new york | Registered: Jan 2008
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I had a customer call me two days after he got the bow and said I do not like this bow and want to send it back. I said what is wrong with it? Answer was nothing , I just do not like it and it jars my shoulder. I said send it back and I will refund your money. \ A couple of days later he calls me again and he says , I took this bow to my mentor who I deeply respect and had him shoot it. He says it is the best longbow he has ever shot so I am not going to send it back.
Two years later this gentleman calls me and says I just want you to know that I was wrong and I cannot miss with this bow and it does not hurt my shoulder at all. My arthritis was just acting up that day but I like it better than any bow I have ever owned now.
So I would hesitate to state categoricaly that a very short time with a bow will allow you to get aquanited with it and with how it really shoots. This gentleman was immediately convinced that he did not like this bow. Now he will not ever part with it. The other bow he loved is second place .
Just saying. Not everyone is the same and although some folks may actually be able to tell immediately, others may take a little time to get used to the new grip ect.
Ever notice how many times we read the post, I had this bow or that bow and wish I had never sold it?
I'm hanging on to a bow or two right now that I want badly to really like. I know they are great bows but maybe I'm just not refined enough in my evaluation to appreciate em ...yet!
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The hardest thing is to start thinking about letting a bow go that you just got...but first impressions are rarely wrong.
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I tried for two years to master a hybrid longbow. The grip never felt comfortable to me. I prefer the pistol type grip of a recurve.
The first shot of the day was always about 5" to the left. Since I didn't have confidence in my ability with this longbow, I sold it to a fellow TG'er.
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I second what over & under says. Wish I would have kept some but can usually tell in short order if they are going to shoot well for how I shoot.
-------------------- Steve Jr. Posts: 227 | From: Griffith, Indiana | Registered: Jul 2007
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Bows are like women....there are lots of them out there, some curvy, some flat, some heavy, some light, some fast, some slow...you have your expectations on what you think you will like in each one...you get your hands on as many as you can until you find the one that just fits and gives you more pleasure than frustration...then you keep her!
-------------------- "Do or Do Not, There is no "Try" Martin Savannah 45# 3PC Home Built Longbow 53# @ 28" MAJ - SCARNG 1998 - Present Posts: 314 | From: SC | Registered: Dec 2011
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