Post by: SpeRo on April 21, 2024, 05:10:16 AM
Avoiding pragmatism, would be a contradiction in terms because otherwise we would all be hunting with a rifle or a coumpound.
If some have practiced both extensively and want to do their analyses, it’s always enriching! :thumbsup:
Pity that on the forum the functionality to create polls does not exist. So I suggest you write recurve or longbow. Next Sunday the winner will be declared, I will post the result of the poll in the topic. :saywhat:
For my part it's recurve!
Post by: A Lex on April 21, 2024, 05:24:42 AM
Post by: 8upbowhunter on April 21, 2024, 05:36:41 AM
Post by: Bowsey Wails on April 21, 2024, 06:54:31 AM
Post by: Pine on April 21, 2024, 07:23:57 AM
Post by: MnFn on April 21, 2024, 08:55:11 AM
But I grew up shooting a recurve and for 59 years I’ve had at least one recurve in the house, so…
Recurve
Post by: Maclean on April 21, 2024, 09:52:08 AM
Post by: DGW on April 21, 2024, 10:05:08 AM
Post by: durp on April 21, 2024, 10:35:55 AM
Post by: Orion on April 21, 2024, 11:11:21 AM
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on April 21, 2024, 11:35:21 AM
Post by: dnovo on April 21, 2024, 12:23:46 PM
Post by: Grumpyfoot on April 21, 2024, 12:40:54 PM
I have one longbow, I'm just more accurate with the recurves
:archer:.
Post by: huckbuck on April 21, 2024, 12:52:04 PM
Post by: Trenton G. on April 21, 2024, 01:08:09 PM
Post by: Pat B on April 21, 2024, 01:19:51 PM
I build and shoot mostly selfbows anymore and as with glass bows I even though I build both longbow and recurve selfbows I shoot the longbows(straight limbs or slightly reflexed) way better than I shoot recurves.
Post by: wahoo on April 21, 2024, 01:55:24 PM
Post by: artifaker1 on April 21, 2024, 02:14:31 PM
Post by: Bowguy67 on April 21, 2024, 03:08:16 PM
Post by: Chris04 on April 21, 2024, 03:25:41 PM
Post by: Duker on April 21, 2024, 05:15:13 PM
All of the above :archer2:
Post by: Michpatriot on April 21, 2024, 07:19:07 PM
Post by: STICKBENDER98 on April 21, 2024, 07:32:06 PM
Jason
Post by: Wudstix on April 21, 2024, 10:18:43 PM
:campfire: :coffee: :archer2: :campfire:
Post by: Deno on April 21, 2024, 10:28:03 PM
Post by: rastaman on April 21, 2024, 10:42:55 PM
Post by: ozy clint on April 21, 2024, 11:30:46 PM
Post by: Even on April 22, 2024, 12:38:41 AM
Found a recurve, riser with bolt on limbs, shot it for a couple months, hated the vibration and the sound. The flat limbs had no real feel.
Found a used string follow longbow, shot it, and immediately thought "I'm home!". Nearly silent, no vibration, smooth draw and feel, puts an arrow where I look if I do my part. I only shoot longbow these days. Life is too short to find your bow annoying.
Post by: SpeRo on April 22, 2024, 03:41:37 AM
For those who said hybrid, the hybrid is more of a longbow than a recurve, so those votes will be counted with the longbows! :archer2: :campfire:
Post by: kopfjaeger on April 22, 2024, 07:31:22 AM
Post by: smoke on April 22, 2024, 07:54:06 AM
Post by: SpeRo on April 22, 2024, 07:57:34 AM
Geez, this is like "blondes or brunettes"? I like them all - recurves, longbows, and selfbows . . . bows baby bows!
We agree but civilization has made us monogamous beings, we have to choose one! :saywhat:
The survey is of little interest otherwise...
Post by: PrimitivePete on April 22, 2024, 08:02:07 AM
Post by: Tom on April 22, 2024, 08:19:34 AM
Post by: SS Snuffer on April 22, 2024, 09:45:28 AM
But still like curves in my (wife) Lucy!
Post by: SpeRo on April 22, 2024, 09:47:54 AM
Longbows...
But still like curves in my Lucy!
I don't know if we still talk about bows! :campfire:
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on April 22, 2024, 10:31:04 AM
Kyle
Post by: cacciatore on April 22, 2024, 12:12:13 PM
Post by: Cordite on April 22, 2024, 02:05:03 PM
Post by: Brockett on April 23, 2024, 05:42:13 AM
Post by: two4hooking on April 23, 2024, 07:40:47 AM
Post by: JohnnyBa on April 23, 2024, 08:47:05 AM
Post by: BAK on April 23, 2024, 09:01:13 AM
Post by: SpeRo on April 23, 2024, 09:27:42 AM
Post by: Wile E. Coyote on April 23, 2024, 09:36:21 AM
Post by: Terry Green on April 23, 2024, 01:31:02 PM
I've killed a lot with both, but I'm a longbow guy for sure.
Post by: Roger Norris on April 23, 2024, 01:55:05 PM
Specifically, my 3 perfect bows are a Northern Mist Ramer, A Black Widow PCH, and a Shrew Classic Hunter.
Post by: SpeRo on April 23, 2024, 01:57:25 PM
I found where to enable polls in the system....
I've killed a lot with both, but I'm a longbow guy for sure.
Oh great! It will probably be necessary to make an explanatory topic a bit like for the images :campfire:
Post by: oldtimerbow on April 23, 2024, 03:03:44 PM
Post by: Steve D on April 23, 2024, 08:44:45 PM
Post by: Wudstix on April 23, 2024, 10:28:11 PM
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Post by: JDBerry on April 25, 2024, 03:33:46 PM
Post by: SpeRo on April 28, 2024, 04:22:21 AM
I didn't expect such a strong majority for longbows but it's interesting. Thank you for participating. :campfire:
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Post by: SpeRo on April 29, 2024, 04:40:20 AM
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Post by: Bowsey Wails on April 29, 2024, 06:47:51 AM
Post by: Wudstix on April 29, 2024, 10:51:23 AM
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Post by: Maclean on April 29, 2024, 12:00:19 PM
Interesting articles. Written in different times and conditions. All wood bows vs more modern composite bows. It is easy to see how the hybrid longbow came about. Straight limbed recurves, as it were.
:campfire: :coffee: :archer2: :campfire:
Fred Asbell referred to them as such. :campfire:
Post by: Wudstix on April 29, 2024, 12:06:24 PM
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Post by: Bowsey Wails on April 29, 2024, 03:00:33 PM
Post by: SpeRo on April 29, 2024, 03:30:01 PM