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Offline Petrichor

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First custom
« on: September 03, 2016, 11:42:00 PM »
So my wife tells me today she is buying me a bow for my b day. One hour later I found out I won the mango vaneers on the z giveaway. 1+1=heck yes! Thanks to Idaho curt as he is sending the vaneers directly to Mike from Maddog. Gonna be one sweet bow. The wait begins.
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Re: First custom
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2016, 12:06:00 AM »
It should be a beauty with the mango in it!!

Congrats on your first custom!

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Re: First custom
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2016, 01:12:00 AM »
Congratulations , the waiting is the best part . It's like being a kid again waiting for Christmas .
It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled. Mark Twain

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Re: First custom
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2016, 02:25:00 AM »
:)  awesome!
Toelke Pika t/d 54" 52#
Bear Polar 56” 40#
Black Hunter 60" 40#
Toelke Chinook 58" 54#

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Re: First custom
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2016, 07:59:00 AM »
Congrats, wife is a keeper and buy a lottery ticket.
shoot straight shoot often

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Re: First custom
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2016, 08:13:00 AM »
Congrats, have you decided on a riser wood yet?

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Re: First custom
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2016, 09:14:00 AM »
Cocobolo would be a great riser choice as well as Chechen

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Re: First custom
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2016, 10:47:00 AM »
Black walnut and elm two piece riser. 56" prairie predictor hoping for 45ish pound at 28 although I draw 26.  Clear Glass of course
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Re: First custom
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2016, 11:00:00 AM »
Mango is one of my favorite veneers! It ought to be a beauty!
Aim small...Miss small!!

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Re: First custom
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2016, 11:50:00 AM »
Can I assume that our anxious wait for pictures will be rewarded?
60" Bear Super K LH 40#@28
69" Matt Meacham LH 42@28
66" Swift Wing LH 35@28
54" Java Man Elk Heart LH 43@28
62"/58" RER LXR LH 44/40@28

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Re: First custom
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2016, 11:55:00 AM »
Yes
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Fred Bear

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Re: First custom
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2016, 12:05:00 PM »
Congratulations!  Great shooting bows!

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Re: First custom
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2016, 12:45:00 AM »
going to have to let us now how it turns out. I have been thinking about getting a shorter pred pretty much since I got my 60"er

I wonder how short you can go with a 26-27 inch draw
Toelke Pika t/d 54" 52#
Bear Polar 56” 40#
Black Hunter 60" 40#
Toelke Chinook 58" 54#

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Re: First custom
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2016, 12:50:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Longtoke:
going to have to let us now how it turns out. I have been thinking about getting a shorter pred pretty much since I got my 60"er

I wonder how short you can go with a 26-27 inch draw
I talked to yesterday Mike and he seemed to think that 56 was right about perfect for my draw.  I actually just placed the order form in.  Truth is I really have been dying for a short bow, but I was not ready to go 52" short.  My other long bow is 64 inch and my recurve is 58 so I think this is a nice medium.
Nothing clears a troubled mind like shooting a bow.
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Re: First custom
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2016, 09:02:00 AM »
Aaaaaahhhhhh I just paid the invoice the wait truly begins.
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Fred Bear

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Re: First custom
« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2016, 09:19:00 AM »
Lol!    :clapper:

I have a 58", a 62", and complete access to a 60" prairie predator. Out of them all the 62 is the best feeling bow. Not taking away from my 58" osage/black walnutbow at all though, Its quite a bow. The 62" is smoother to draw, and seems so much less poundage, when in fact they are within a pound of each other.

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Re: First custom
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2016, 09:25:00 AM »
I was really tempted to go 62. Something in me was wanting to make it very different from my other 64. Gosh I hate decisions like these.
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Fred Bear

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Re: First custom
« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2016, 10:36:00 AM »
Can't wait.  Most of the prairie predators you see are relatively plain, with nice but not overly fancy riser woods and colored glass.  It'll be a treat seeing one really dressed up.  Definitely one of my bucket list bows.
Matt Toms

Flatwoods Custom R/D:  64", 47@28
'66 Kodiak: 60", 55@28
Redwing Hunter:  58", 53@28
Ben Pearson 709 Hunter:  58", 47@28
Ben Pearson 709 Hunter:  58", 42@28
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Re: First custom
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2016, 11:24:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Longtoke:
going to have to let us now how it turns out. I have been thinking about getting a shorter pred pretty much since I got my 60"er

I wonder how short you can go with a 26-27 inch draw
I draw 26" and I have prairie predators down to 50".
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Re: First custom
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2016, 03:45:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Longtoke:
going to have to let us now how it turns out. I have been thinking about getting a shorter pred pretty much since I got my 60"er

I wonder how short you can go with a 26-27 inch draw
I draw 26" and I have prairie predators down to 50". [/b]
How is the draw stroke and general feel compared to your longer predators?
Toelke Pika t/d 54" 52#
Bear Polar 56” 40#
Black Hunter 60" 40#
Toelke Chinook 58" 54#

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