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Author Topic: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???  (Read 491 times)

Offline david janssen

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Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« on: November 19, 2007, 06:43:00 PM »
I was just wondering how the Shrew bows got there name? Anybody know?
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Offline vermonster13

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2007, 06:48:00 PM »
Paging Ron LeClair
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Offline Moengo

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2007, 06:56:00 PM »
Ron briefly describes how the name originates on his website.
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Offline bentpole

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2007, 07:00:00 PM »
Well David we can wait for Ron OR Go to Ron's home page and scroll down to the story of the Super Shrew and click.Just did a robinhood with mine and I can't find my camera.

Offline Roadkill

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2007, 07:02:00 PM »
I knew a girl that fit that description once, now she haunts houses for a fee....
Cast a long shadow-you may provide shade to someone who needs it.  Semper Fi

Offline IB

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2007, 07:04:00 PM »
I KNOW   :scared:      :scared:  

Ron's bad in that respect   :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:

Offline Jeff U

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2007, 07:11:00 PM »
From Ron's web page:

Quote Ron La Clair

".... In the early 1990's after meeting bowyer Gary Holmes from Virginia , he and I discussed the idea for a short longbow. Gary agreed to make it and the first Shrew bows were born. Shrew bows, so named because of their short length, 52- 56" were a bold innovation to the world of traditional archery. People were used to longbows that were much longer and they were programmed to believe that short bows stacked and were unstable. It took awhile but the little Shrew soon knocked that theory into a cocked hat. Gene Wensel after hunting with a Shrew longbow called it the "Ultra-lite Flyrod" of longbows and said it was all that was needed in a good hunting bow. ..."

Full Story:

 http://www.shrewbows.com/super_story.htm#shrewstory

Offline mcgroundstalker

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2007, 07:12:00 PM »
Shrew Bows Are Cool! Thanks Ron!  :thumbsup:

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Offline bentpole

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2007, 07:13:00 PM »
Yep there it is.

Offline Matty

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2007, 08:51:00 PM »
someone just asked me yesterday when i was shooting mine what the Idea behind the design was...i couldnt answer him...anyone??  anyone??

Offline Jeff U

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2007, 10:24:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Matty:
someone just asked me yesterday when i was shooting mine what the Idea behind the design was...i couldnt answer him...anyone??  anyone??
You boys need to learn to read Ron's page.  The next couple of paragraphs that follow the one posted above:

Quote Ron La Clair:

"... Gary Holmes made the regular Shrew for a few years until he had to stop for health reasons. In 1995 I ask John McCullough whom I had known for several years if he would like to help make my Shrew bows. At the time John was making fine self bows and Grumley replicas. I had an idea for a bow that I wanted to call the "Super Shrew". The Super Shrew would have the same concept as the original Shrew with it's forward handle to help eliminate torque and stack in a shorter bow. I also wanted a molded grip with a palm swell and a thumb ridge, an ergonomic design and I instructed John in this design. This type of grip would allow the hand to slip into it like a glove, making for a consistent grip on the bow. A consistent grip is important for consistent shooting. If the hand moves around on your bow grip it will put pressure in different areas and the consequences are inconsistent arrow flight.

Other benefits of the Super Shrew are it's highly deflex / reflexed limbs that are narrowed and trapped (trapezoidal) to eliminate as much limb weight as possible. The end result is a sturdy and stable bow that will give you speed (performance) with any type of arrow, heavy or light that you prefer to use. After over a decade in the hunting field, Shrew bows have proven themselves over and over to our many satisfied customers. ..."

again from:

 http://www.shrewbows.com/super_story.htm#shrewstory

Offline Matty

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2007, 10:33:00 PM »
Ohh....Sorry Jeff   :rolleyes:  
Thanks for that   :wavey:

Offline Jeff U

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Re: Shrew bows- How did they get there name???
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2007, 10:39:00 PM »
Matty,

I was just fooling...

But seriously, take a look around Ron's site.  He's got some great stuff, knives, hawks, arrows, photos, video of Ron shooting, etc...

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