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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: tenbrook on January 27, 2015, 08:34:00 AM
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Carbon or Fiberglass....Whats YOUR choice?!?
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Glass for the looks, carbon for extra speed. Me, I prefer glass for the wooden look and feel. Carbon becomes to "tec" on a trad bow for me.
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I like the looks of that carbon backed one, but that lefty would sure shoot nice I bet :D
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The carbon backed one makes for a good looking bow..... But it looks so high tech :) I guess traditional can merge with high tech ;)
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I like them both! :thumbsup:
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I usually prefer the looks of clear glass,but for some reason with the purple heart I like the looks of the carbon. They are both good looking bows though.
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tenbrook - Do you have a source for that carbon backing?
Thanks...
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If you squint you can imagine the carbon is snakeskin :D
Same question as Zbone...where are you getting the cross weave carbon?
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Either one looks good to me. But,I also want a bow that will give me max performance. What is wrong with a carbon backed bow with clear glass belly? When I am shooting I see the belly only
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That carbon rocks. But I definitely like both and could go either way.
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I prefer the fiberglass at first glance because it looks more traditional.
However, knowing myself, over time I would start to like the carbon, just need to see it more. I am pretty open minded, just slow getting there!
One of these days, weeks, years, etc., carbon will probably be traditional.
Both good looking bows!
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The carbon looks very good with the purple heart on that particular bow.Purple and black go well together.
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i like the glass, like to see the wood.
carbon is great stuff, just doesnt have that warm feel of wood.
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I just can't see them that well, why don't you send them to me so I can see them first hand and make a well informed decision, whatcha think ?
They're both beautiful !
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carbon fiber! I think it looks cool!
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I could go either way, but outta the two pictured I would take the carbon backed bow in a hart beat.
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They both are sweet! I'd take the carbon. Looks really nice with the purple heart. Just out of curiosity, what are the specs for each?
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Carbon is like a metal riser for me. Maybe I'm too Old school. That's why I like a bow w/ both. Carbon back, core and belly w/ wood veneers to cover that space age looking stuff.
Nice looking bows
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Glass
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Hmmmm.... I don't get it, nobody reveals sources for carbon fiber...
Curious, anyone using carbon/fiberglass, such as carbon backing with glass belly or visa versa?
Thanx
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I suspect Big Jim would be a source for carbon if you give him a call...at the least he will refer you to someone who is...carbon fibre is used in a lot of manufacturing and I cannot imagine it would be hard to find
DDave
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Originally posted by Trond:
Glass for the looks, carbon for extra speed. Me, I prefer glass for the wooden look and feel. Carbon becomes to "tec" on a trad bow for me.
X2....Wood is too beautiful and dont like the sound of carbon. Will always be a wood guy- but do find the white glass on a jdberry very alluring!
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Glass
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Glass, I can't stand the sound of carbon.
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On a longbow I could go either way, I like the looks of both, and longbow limbs are stable enough just because of design. With a recurve, I definitely prefer carbon, not because of the speed (although that is a nice side effect) but more for the stiffness and torsional stability. Foam limb cores are good for that too.
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I have no problems with the look of carbon fiber. If I did, I could get a snake backing on it just like I could on a fiberglass backed bow. I have read reports of some people trying carbon backed bows (or double or even triple carbon) and then switching back to glass backed. I wonder why that is? Is there a different feel to a carbon backed bow they don't like, or do they think is is more finicky than glass backed? I haven't read any reports where people tried two bows that were identical in all respects other than one being carbon backed, so it is possible that the people who didn't like the carbon backed bow really just didn't like something about the bow itself. What do YOU think, Cody?
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I would like to know what people are referring to with the "sound" of carbon. I've been shooting a zipper nitro with carbon limbs and it is whisper quiet. I don't love the look of the carbon so I will be skinning the limbs but it performs flawlessly.
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Originally posted by Zbone:
tenbrook - Do you have a source for that carbon backing?
Thanks...
PM sent.
Originally posted by beachbowhunter:
If you squint you can imagine the carbon is snakeskin :D
Same question as Zbone...where are you getting the cross weave carbon?
PM sent.
Originally posted by caligator:
They both are sweet! I'd take the carbon. Looks really nice with the purple heart. Just out of curiosity, what are the specs for each?
They are both 62" and 32#@28".
Originally posted by Zbone:
Hmmmm.... I don't get it, nobody reveals sources for carbon fiber...
Curious, anyone using carbon/fiberglass, such as carbon backing with glass belly or visa versa?
Thanx
These bows both have fiberglass bellies. I sent you a PM about the CF.
Originally posted by McDave:
I have no problems with the look of carbon fiber. If I did, I could get a snake backing on it just like I could on a fiberglass backed bow. I have read reports of some people trying carbon backed bows (or double or even triple carbon) and then switching back to glass backed. I wonder why that is? Is there a different feel to a carbon backed bow they don't like, or do they think is is more finicky than glass backed? I haven't read any reports where people tried two bows that were identical in all respects other than one being carbon backed, so it is possible that the people who didn't like the carbon backed bow really just didn't like something about the bow itself. What do YOU think, Cody?
Personally I can't really tell a difference between the two. My chrono shows a few fps gain from the carbon. In this design they are both SUPER quiet!
Glad you guys like the bows. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions! :thumbsup:
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For me, it will always bee the wood...both in veneer and in core.
It is a personal thing as I truly enjoy the look better and there is such a small speed advantage in carbon that it is not worth it. Besides, If I needed that extra 2-8 fps, I didn't shoot well enough to compete to begin with.
I have to admit that the woven carbon has it's appeal in certain situations, but nearly negates it's performance advantage. For every strand on the 90deg plain you gain torsion but nearly no strength with the added weight. In other words, the 0 deg fibers are doing all the work with no torsional gain and the 90's are doing all the torsional...thus twice the mass with half the cast.
BigJim