Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Kris on March 27, 2014, 08:11:00 PM
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Subject says it all. How many different styles of bows do you own, shoot or are attracted to?
I embrace all traditional archery and can't get enough of it. I swing from TD recurves, high tech RD longbows, Hill style LB's, short static-tipped recurves to selfbows of white woods and osage.
Thanks for responding.
Kris
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well if it is a trad bow with a string i will shoot it don't go in for wheel bows
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I used to own 2 bows , a Schafer Silvertip and a Black Widow , and shot both really well . Since getting bit with the bug I own and shoot recurves and longbows both 1 piece and takedowns , I really love them all but I know my accuracy has suffered . The old adage holds true " beware of the man who owns one gun " I envy guys who can shoot any bow , Fred
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just one....traditional (selfbow, recurve or longbow)
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Mostly one piece recurves. I have one three-piece (Wing Presentation II - the original 3-piece TD recurve) and one longbow. But I do vary lengths: 56", 58", 60", 62" & 66".
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I shoot longbows. I have an osage selfbow, an american flatbow and a hill style longbow.
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Long bows, R/D and Hill style, Recurves one piece and 3 piece. Selfbows and anything else that has a string on it. I like bows........
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I am a fan of all bows.
for traditional, I like both recurves and longbows and really like nice wood combos!
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I shoot recurves, long bows and self bows.....heck, I enjoy shooting any trad bow I can get my hands on.
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I shoot a traditional recurve, but I must confess I'm attracted to compound bows. First or later I'll try one.
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I shoot recurves and I prefer fairly hefty ones in both TD and 1-piece. I've been hunting with these exclusively since 2010.
However, (hide your eyes) I also own and shoot a top-of-the-line Mathews Compound. Oh, and I shoot the Genesis for "work". In fact, I'm going to begin a test today of shooting 1,440 arrows at a particular target insert (3D Deer) and take pictures every 100 shots to determine how many shots it can take before we use 115 of them with 4,600 kids the 2nd weekend of May. (I don't think I'll get to the 1,440th shot before the insert is useless, but that's the point of the test -- how many spares will we need.)
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Currently I am mostly "trending toward" :rolleyes: 1-pc longbows, more modern r/d designs, carbon in the limbs. This could change any minute.....
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One style....Straight end American Semi-longbows. Hill style.
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All but compounds! I prefer a self made hickory bow made from wood I cut in my neck of woods.
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It seems that I can only shoot one bow well. The adjustment time for even a slight change in handle style or mass weight is a week or more (lot more for recurve to longbow) and while I can be reasonable with bows of the same style, I can't be really good. And I want to shoot good, so I keep focused on one bow and switch very deliberately.
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I like all stickbows but longbows have long been my favorite.But have and shoot from Hill's,R/D,hybrids,flatbows,selfbows,BBO,recurves and even a target length ILF and hunting length ILF.I like them all!
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Mostly hybrid R/D LB's but also have 1 piece recurves ranging fro 58"-64". Try to stick with only 1 near hunting season but will play with the others so they don't get lonely.
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I have an ILF recurve but haven't shot that in months...been shooting Hill-style longbows mostly
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I have both straight longbows (HILL), reflex/deflex longbows, an English style longbow, recurves, and primitive selfbows. All are one piece bows, except one of the recurves. They range in draw weight from 30 to 78#, but mostly, I shoot 50 - 55#. The Hill bows are my favorites by far, but I have really been having fun with the English longbow.
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Mild R/D longbows, Hybrids, Recurves (takedown & one piece).
I do not care to shoot Horse Bows, Self Bows, or anything with a metal riser.
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I prefer one piece recurves (58" - 62") and R/D longbows (62" - 64"). If I traveled by plane, I probably would lean towards a takedown, but I like the looks of one piece bows better.
Bernie
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I shoot Asian type bows normally. Currently it's a Scythian style, but I want to move up to a Hun style for greater draw length.
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I only have one Bow, A HH Big 5, Enough said.
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Interesting how many of us report our affinity for shooting the Hill style "American flat longbow". I just received a 66" 55#@28" Big Five string-follow that I can't put down.
Kris
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I do some playing around with recurves and R/D lonbows but for serious shooting and bow hunting, my constant companion for over 30 years has been the Hill style longbow,
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I have take-down and one-piece recurves of the wood riser variety. I've had several longbows and while they are nice they shoot differently for me. I can pick up most of my recurves and shoot to the same spot, but going from recurve to longbow took a little adapting.
Ultimately I do my best shooting if I stick to one bow, although it could be one of several.
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Fear the man that shoots just one bow!
Kris
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Prefer R/D longbows over recurves.
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I have gone back and forth from recurve to longbow often during the same year. Last year I stuck pretty much to my 53 lb Blacktail recurve from mid-summer on. I felt I was shooting about as well as I ever have.
This winter I have been consistently shooting my 62 lb Pronghorn mainly because of the poundage. Plus, it is such a solid bow.
I love my Blacktail's graceful limbs and it is a great bow, but my Pronghorn is just plain stout!
Bottom line, I think I need to just pick one and
stay with it for the year.
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Recurves and Longbows
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Recurves and long bows like and shoot them all.
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I have shot all types but prefer very mild R/D and Hill style longbows. The bow that I shoot the best right now is a 64" Robertson Purist 58# @ 26