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Title: Who shoots a Lanham Traditional?
Post by: Tsalt on December 17, 2014, 10:28:00 AM

I clicked on their website for the first time today.  Good looking' bows!  Would love to hear thoughts on and see pics of any Lanham bows you guys own.

Title: Re: Who shoots a Lanham Traditional?
Post by: BowsnLabs on December 17, 2014, 09:02:00 PM

I haven't heard much about Lanham in a long time!

I bought one way back in around 1994...it was actually the first custom recurve I ever ordered.  Rick was really nice and easy to deal with.  His bows had similar lines to the Brackenbury, Wes Wallace, and Blacktail...I think all trained/worked with Jim Brackenbury.  Anyway, I liked the bow a lot and it shot well.  I was shooting aluminum arrows at the time and it was an easy shooter, quiet and easy to tune.  

I honestly ended up selling it because I needed a scapegoat.  You see, I made a bad shot on a doe and never recovered her.  Then later the same season, I missed three easy shots on three separate bucks...I mean most were chip shots all under 15 yds...and in the end I never did fill my tag that year.  It was a lot easier to blame it on the bow than beat myself up over it so I sold it - declared it bad luck :-)

Then, I ordered a Caribow Featherhorn longbow and killed the first buck I shot at with that one which made me feel even better about my decision.

Looking back, I still sometimes wish I'd given the Lanham another chance as it was a nice bow.

Title: Re: Who shoots a Lanham Traditional?
Post by: Tsalt on December 18, 2014, 01:50:00 PM

Funny story Bows... Some bows just fit, sounds like the Lanham didn't.  I also shoot a Caribow... When I miss I know it's all me!
Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: Who shoots a Lanham Traditional?
Post by: bogeyrider63 on December 18, 2014, 01:51:00 PM

Interested also. Clicked on their site a few time's recently and liked what i saw.

Title: Re: Who shoots a Lanham Traditional?
Post by: nineworlds9 on December 18, 2014, 02:14:00 PM

They look like very nicely made bows and based on the site and his words its obvious the bowyer takes pride in his work, would be neat to hear of some first hand experience with his bows from recent buyers.

Seem to be priced very reasonably I might add.

Title: Re: Who shoots a Lanham Traditional?
Post by: dhaverstick on December 19, 2014, 12:14:00 PM

I know a couple of folks who have them and have killed deer with them. They seem satisfied enough.

Rick gave one of his bows to the United Bowhunters of Missouri early this year as a pass-around bow. It goes in an auction and the guy who wins the auction hunts with the bow all year. The feller who won the first auction has killed one or two does with that bow.