Similar bow to Great Northern Ghost

[dragonheart]

BTW:  Not me in the photo.  That is a great archer from the past.  Just an older bow that is cool looking.

[robslifts]

I e shot the great northern ghosts. They are good bows. I prefer my st Joe river bow classic longbow. It's worth giving Tracey and Dave a look. They are sponsors here.

[gvdocholiday]

^^^what he said.  

St Joe River bows makes a very nice 50's style recurve.  Not only that, but the riser can be made super light weight, or super heavy.

I have a 56" Torrent from St Joe that does not start to stack until 30".  I'd imagine a 64" version would not stack at all.

[Hoosierarcher88]

I really dont need to worry much about long draw stacking, ive worked on my form for about the last 2 years and have settled in comfortably to 26.25" draw on my trade setups. My 64" great northern feels very smooth, it would be nice if i could find something shorter that still offers that smoothness

[Steelhead]

I have tried pretty successfully to own all the 50s style recurves over the years.Both vintage and newer customs.It has been a favorite style bow for me for a longtime.They went well with my longbows. because of their lightweight and lower grips.

I have had 3 Superghosts.My 1st 50s style was a Superghosts over 20 years ago.Sixty inches and all osage limbs.It was superb bow for me.

A couple that I like being built right now are the Fox Breed in 62 inches.Mines a 2 Piece.I have had two of these that were both T.Ds.Superb bow in every way you could judge a bow!My favorite really.It has all real bamboo limbs.Not action boo or amberboo.The bow has superb lines and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.Very narrow deep cored limbs and is a full working recurve.A bit of a longer riser than most with long graceful fadeouts.Excellant design overall

I liked my Holm made River Runner a lot that was 62".Its now available in 64 inches.I bet You would like that one.

Their are many fine candidates in that style bow.Those two are worth looking at IMO if your shopping for one.

[Bow man]

Come to Compton Rendezvous next week and shoot some different bows.

[Hoosierarcher88]

Bow man if i could i would. For the most part im stuck being at home right now and not really able to get around. Had a freak accident malfunction with a riding lawnmower about a month ago and had to have surgery to reconnect the tendons, remove about a 50 cent piece chunk of bone anf rebuild the knee joint in my left leg. So im not moving around much.

[Bow man]

Originally posted by Hoosierarcher88:
Bow man if i could i would. For the most part im stuck being at home right now and not really able to get around. Had a freak accident malfunction with a riding lawnmower about a month ago and had to have surgery to reconnect the tendons, remove about a 50 cent piece chunk of bone anf rebuild the knee joint in my left leg. So im not moving around much.

Ouch!! Hope you heal up quick . Good luck with the recovery

[Hoosierarcher88]

Thanks bow man. Itll be a while for recovery. I cant move anything from the knee down but i can kind of waddle around by locking my brace down to limit movement. I think i may hit up the clovedale shoot this weekend just to see how things are and meet some people since its less than an hour from home. Ive never been to an all trad shoot but am very familiar with big shoots from shooting compounds. Ive set several state records, placed repeatedly in the ibo triple crown and have won ibo world in compound freestyle class.just lost the joy in shooting with my compounds and it turned into almost a robotic routine. I switched to trad and got back that enjoyment that ive missed for several years

[JBuchin3]

Have you tried out a St. Joe River Bows recurve yet?  Nice solid bows.

[Hoosierarcher88]

No i havent tried a st. Joe river yet. Ive shot all that bear, martin and striker have to offer as well as a couple black widows, titan ilf and w&w black wolf

[Echo62]

You should definitely take a look at a Fox Breed. I had a 62" a while back and it was smooth, fast, and quiet. Ron's workmanship is top of the line also. Bow got to be too heavy for my arthritis or I would not have let it go.

[TRAP]

If you're looking for a 50s style Recurve, which is what a GN Ghost was modeled after, why not get a Recurve actually made in the 50s.  An original Bear 57 Kodiak  has all the attributes you've mentioned in previous posts and you can pick one up for a couple hundred bucks if you dig around a little.

[bunyan]

I'll second the fox breed. When I was looking for a 50s style recurve I tried many and finally got my hands on one and fell in love at the first shot! Mine is 55# at 28" and 58 " long. I may replace it soon for a longer bow, but it will be sad parting if I do!