Mass weight and accuracy?

[JR Williams]

So over the years i have come to enjoy longbows, usually naked but sometimes with a bow quiver if it's more convenient. They just carry better for me. I also have a metal riser recurve that I shoot frequently and I may be a little more accurate with it, but not enough to matter.

I have found if I do my part, especially withe regards to shot execution, all my bows will shoot an accurate arrow. Even the low mass longbows

[kadbow]

The more mass and weight the deer has the less accurate I become.

[Jmatt1957]

I agree with Kentucky TJ 100%

[Longtoke]

Originally posted by kadbow:
The more mass and weight the deer has the less accurate I become.

I think this is the answer lmao

I like lighter bows myself

[Babbling Bob]

Look at the target bows that were popular from 1963 to 1968. Lots of riser mass in those bows. High mass risers stayed popular with the phenolic and magnesium takedowns too that were popular in the late '60's on.  Folks wanted stability since they were shooting almost twice the distance we typically do now during 3-D events for most archery events. A heavy riser does make a stable shooting platform.

Regarding a recurve bow, I like something "in between" now, and my favorite bow is an old '60 K Special, which has good riser mass with stability but not a crazy riser weight like the '63 Tamerlane I bought new and used long ago for target shooting. Pretty (the Tamerlane) but not practical, so I will never shoot this type of bow again. Don't have experience with the lighter new custom bows, but I would suspect they can have good riser weight if that was ask of the bowyer prior to construction, using some of the heavy woods available now.