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Title: Bow names
Post by: oulibeez on January 20, 2013, 12:30:00 PM
Hi guy's & girl's,

Do you all name your bows?
I have 2 at the moment.
One is named my "Fairy" bow
and the other is called "Growth"

What do you call yours & why?
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Izzy on January 20, 2013, 12:37:00 PM
Shakira, Hillbilly Deluxe, Slim, Death In The Long Grass, Hippy Chick and Lidsey. Sakira just reminds you of, well Shakira. Its a Griffin longbow. Hillbilly Deluxe is a decked out Zipper. Slim is a super lightweight 46# Griffin, Death In The Long Grass is a Green bamboo with sunburst stain. And Hippy Chick is a simple, earthy, blond, sexy osage longbow built by my buddy Glenbo. Lindsey, Id rather keep her namesake to myself but she is another take down Griffin.
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on January 20, 2013, 12:53:00 PM
Yes I name my bows My Pronghorn Longbows are Red and LG. And Bob Lee Recurve name is Sweet Emotions.
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Post by: Goshawkin on January 20, 2013, 12:57:00 PM
I have 2 bows that were named by the bowyer.
All yew long bow,"YewBet"  Bamboo and yew longbow,"BamYew".
I had a Hill bow built with a blackwood riser and center limb lam. I had it named "Blackwood"
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Danny Rowan on January 20, 2013, 01:12:00 PM
Yep,

Silvertips, Love Potion #9 and M'Bogo

Cari-Bow SLynx, Black Lightnin'

Brackenbury Quest, Zebra
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Stringpuller#1 on January 20, 2013, 01:30:00 PM
I have a wheelie bow PSE Brute X I named Bruteesha, she's my little ghetto princess........in the woods or the hood  :)
I recently got my Matrin Hatfield take-down but haven't felt a name come to me yet. When I hold it in my arms I feel a masculine energy where as my wheelie bow felt feminine. I suppose he will let me know what to call him when he's comfortable with me  :)
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: TRAP on January 20, 2013, 02:10:00 PM
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa277/DUCK_TRAP/003-1.jpg)

"Broken Heart" a 1959 Bear Kodiak, named because of a cracked purpleheart sight window which was repaired by bowdoc on the Restoration 101 thread.  

Trap
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Rob W. on January 20, 2013, 02:27:00 PM
If I did it would probably be Missy.   "[dntthnk]"
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: on January 20, 2013, 02:50:00 PM
I have only named two bows in my life. The first was the first bow I had with snakeskin on the limbs.....it was named the Venom Stick.

The second (which is my current go-to bow) is named the Black Plague. The snakeskin bow I mentioned above was the first "fancy" bow I have ever bought. I learned pretty quick that I am too hard on bows to own fancied up ones. After having it a while i ordered this bow plain, solid riser with black glass imbs. I was at the bowyers house testing it after he called me and told me to come try the grip before he put the finish on it. While standing there another customer came up to try out some of his bows. He introduced the guy to me and says " This is Bisch, he has killed more critters with my bows than the Black Plague!". I knew instantly what the name of my new bow was.

Here is a pic of the Black Plague. It is a Sarrels Blueridge Takedown longbow 50#@ 29.5"

  (http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/BlueridgeTDLongbow009.jpg)

Bisch
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Stringpuller#1 on January 20, 2013, 03:14:00 PM
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels their bows have attributes worthy of giving a name to.......my girlfriend thinks I'm a dork, I know she's just jealous  :)
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Panhead Johnson on January 20, 2013, 03:24:00 PM
I name my bows after I have shot them and have gotten to know them. "Medusa"- a 7 Lakes Longbow w/ copperhead skins, "Jezebel"- an all black Big River, "Hadassah"- a Big River as  beautiful as Jezebel is dark, "Bone"- a Cold Mountain longbow w/ a beautiful bone riser overlay and bone tips, and "Orange Crush"- my 1st "custom" bow, an Osage bow aptly named by the bowyer, and recently given a facelift by Snakewood.
Bows, as with old bikes, have discintive personalties, therefore, they must have names. At least I haven't named my arrows...yet.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Kingsnake on January 20, 2013, 04:05:00 PM
I was kinda' waitin' 'til I kill my first trad deer with it ...

Of course, what I call the bow probably isn't nearly as important as what the bow calls me!  (I can't hear it . . but I KNOW it's talkin' smack when I'm not lookin'...)    :bigsmyl:  

Kingsnake
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: wapitirod on January 20, 2013, 04:32:00 PM
Quote
Originally posted by oulibeez:
Hi guy's & girl's,

Do you all name your bows?
I have 2 at the moment.
One is named my "Fairy" bow
and the other is called "Growth"

What do you call yours & why?
Ok you didn't say why you named your bows Fairy and Growth.  Is the fairy bow kinda limp wristed?
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Terry Lightle on January 20, 2013, 04:38:00 PM
Mine has several names,according to if I hit or miss what I shoot at.
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Post by: DamselflyFarm on January 20, 2013, 04:57:00 PM
My Martin  ML-14 longbow is Brutus.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: So-Mo Archer on January 20, 2013, 05:19:00 PM
I name all my weapons and instruments, just something I've done since I was introduced to both long ago.

My Ben Pearson Rogue is named "Jezebelle" because she lures me away from my home all too often.

My SoMo Red Warrior is just simply named "Red" due to the way the grain perked up with staining showing the character and richness of the oak she is made of.

I also have a Bear Whitetail II compound, ca. 1989, that I named "Delilah" because she is a curvy, yet temperamental old girl. I am actually thinking of converting her to a recurve, maybe then she'll be less moody.   :)
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Schafer on January 20, 2013, 05:52:00 PM
My Randy Morin Banshee longbow has been deemed Wilma. Sense I went from 66 pounds to 53 pounds sense my shoulders could take the 66 any more.

Schafer
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Lunar-Tic on January 20, 2013, 06:06:00 PM
My brother and his buddy Steve made my longbow for me and they named it Hathcock after the deadly  Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 20, 2013, 06:18:00 PM
Bisch that's an appropriate name for her.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Countcoup43 on January 20, 2013, 07:20:00 PM
Always but not until a kill has been made and for me it has to be a whitetail.

That being said my bow names are:
Amber - An old double shelf  curve with amber glass on back
Spike- Hoyt/Easton ReflexHunter curve
Blackie- DH Hunter curve
Stormy- Wallace Mountain Longbow
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: centaur on January 20, 2013, 07:34:00 PM
"Sat Cong" is my current go to bow. It reminds me of days gone by.
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Post by: Stringpuller#1 on January 20, 2013, 10:38:00 PM
Great names  :)
Anyone else want to share ?
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Stumpkiller on January 20, 2013, 10:51:00 PM
Nope.  Not sure why not.  I have names for both my flintlock rifle and fowler but never came up with a name for any of my bows.

I don't think they'd come if I called them, anyway.     :archer:
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: jwhitetail on January 21, 2013, 12:19:00 AM
Great thread... Now I think I will name my bows upon their first whitetail kill.  My go to huntin bow is a JD Berry Argos... I have had my first close encoutner and near-kill(actually a miss- LOL) this year and I hope that next year the winds will be with me.  If so, then I'll give the bow a proper name.

JW
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Stump Buster on January 21, 2013, 01:41:00 AM
I'm going to name my next bow "No More Miss's"

It'll have a dual meaning..hence the way "Miss's" is spelled...

1: I hope all my misses will have been used up by the time the new bow arrives.   ;)  

and

2: If I order another bow...I won't have a wife anymore.   :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: legends1 on January 21, 2013, 02:01:00 AM
This is a fun one. You would not believe some of names people have had me write on their bows. Some that come to mind are: Buck Down, Morning Wood, Keeper, Blondy, Death Master, Mo Money, Meat Stick. These are just the ones that come to mind.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: moththerlode on January 21, 2013, 02:58:00 AM
I'm still working on a name for a dog I got a few years ago.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: oulibeez on January 21, 2013, 05:36:00 AM
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Originally posted by oulibeez:
Hi guy's & girl's,

Do you all name your bows?
I have 2 at the moment.
One is named my "Fairy" bow
and the other is called "Growth"

What do you call yours & why?
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Ok you didn't say why you named your bows Fairy and Growth. Is the fairy bow kinda limp wristed?

OK - go easy, I'm female !!

Erm, well I have a Centaur bow on order and as I have been shooting my Arcus quite happily it dawned on me that I should up my poundage ready for some serious stuff next January. The Arcus is 35#@28.
I now have a Samick 50#@28 that I'm pulling 44# at my draw.
I named the Arcus "Fairy" as I feel like a fairy pulling it compared to the Samick flatbow that I called "Growth" coz I'm growing into it!

Would be interesting to see what the female archers on here are pulling. Maybe I will start another topic as I know you have minimums for hunting.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: hedgerowhuntr on January 21, 2013, 08:28:00 AM
Damon Howatt Coronado - "The Spaniard"   :campfire:
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: atatarpm on January 21, 2013, 08:57:00 AM
My Qardon Nano hs the name Storm
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Bowwild on January 21, 2013, 09:16:00 AM
Mine just keep the name of the maker; Bear, Schafer, Habu, etc.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: rraming on January 21, 2013, 09:32:00 AM
Only one of my bows has a name, the others have no names

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Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: graybark uk on January 21, 2013, 03:56:00 PM
My widow ( sa11 graybark ) is called kudu after the first animal I took with her ( it turns out kudu means grey ghost ) .
My buffalo is karma ,  fred eichler is one of my hero's & he helped design the buff ,then one of my friends got one on my advise & has done fantastic at 3d shoots with it then my. Girl friend got me one last xmas ,its become my go to bow ,we got along from the 1st arrow shot so it has karma    :campfire:
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: bornagainbowhunter on January 21, 2013, 04:33:00 PM
I always call my bows by the make or model.  One of my hunting partners named my Robertson Mystical "Killin Styk".  This came after 6 or 7 hunting trips in a row that I took a deer with it.

God Bless,
Nathan
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Birdbow on January 21, 2013, 05:38:00 PM
"Pua'a Kane" - Hawaiian for 'wild boar'. The first big game killed with that longbow.
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Post by: traditional beagle on January 21, 2013, 07:29:00 PM
Sign all my self made longbows. Death Whisper. The last thing an animal hears if shot is good.
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Post by: mooseman1967 on January 21, 2013, 08:21:00 PM
My friend and bowyer named mine for me "autumn affair" and my wife whole heartedly agrees!
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Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Gdpolk on January 21, 2013, 08:32:00 PM
I call mine "my bow" and it seems my friends and family know what I'm talking about.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Brazos on January 21, 2013, 08:44:00 PM
I name mine after my favorite hunting places.  For example the piece of property I shot my first deer on or the mountain I go elk hunting on each year.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Robhood23 on January 21, 2013, 10:51:00 PM
Out of hundreds of bows I have owned only one has a name! My triple carbon black and white ebony centaur! Her name is smoke'em! And she sure does smoke an arrow!

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Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: jwhitetail on January 21, 2013, 11:07:00 PM
Hedgerowhuntr, I have a D/H Coranado too!  I love my long bows but acually, I am most accurate with that little recurve bow.

No name for her yet though...

JW
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Thumper Dunker on January 22, 2013, 02:07:00 AM
Howitt recurve -Thumper. My wing running dog, My long bow -Cheryl, Self bow- Neytiri and just named my Rainy day recurve Kitty Kat.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: Flying Dutchman on January 22, 2013, 02:53:00 AM
My Peregrine #1 has "Gotcha" as name.
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Post by: cahaba on January 22, 2013, 03:11:00 AM
I usually wait till my bow speaks to my spirit. I have named one " Ol' Strutter"
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: shankspony on January 22, 2013, 03:51:00 AM
Mines a border archery Falcon, 75# @28" I intended to name her something scottish, but after using her for a while, I named her Alcibe after an Amazon warrior. It means Strength/force I believe.
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: turkey65 on January 22, 2013, 06:34:00 AM
The only bow I've named is the last custom bow I had made by Mike Treadway,Sweet Memories
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: overbo on January 22, 2013, 07:10:00 AM
Got a Habu named Holy sh**,because when people shoot it their comments are usually Holy sh**
Title: Re: Bow names
Post by: oulibeez on January 22, 2013, 07:24:00 AM
"Got a Habu named Holy sh**,because when people shoot it their comments are usually Holy sh**"

Can we not have a "like" button ? !!