http://www.acadianwoods.com/ It hits the mark with ease!
Ya know how a guy with a new toy insists it's the best thing ever??
Well this is NOT one of those times. This really is the best thing ever!!!
The following revue is not meant to discredit some of our great bowyers who also put in lots of effort. But I gotta say, this thing is awsome!
I havn't been busting nocks like this for a long time. After a few days with a brand new Acadian Woods tree stick I feel like superman. I'll try to get some pics up. My camera only works when it wants to (got smashed a few times in my pack).
The Bow is a 64" long bow...a real 64" (apparently some bowyers 64" is alot different than others).
Bacote riser
Bamboo limbs (real bamboo, not the action stuff, tempered in house)
54#@29"
I got the grip made to fit for holding it like a recurve with high wrist, just holding it by the throat.
The most impressive feature is the arrow rest/arrow pass area. Tim obviuosly put forth a great amount of thought, effort and trial and error. I don't believe there is any room left for improvement.I don't want to give away his tricks and you almost have to hold one to see how he has created an incredible amount of clearance for a clean launch. The arrrow pass has a groove cut for the feather, the contact points are on the same vertical plane and very close to the shooter's side of the bow to eliminate torque. The arrow pass is cut with exagerated radius. The riser is thickened on the opposite side to retain strngth. It all really helps! I can use any arrow in the bin from hardwood ash of unknown spine to the light or heavy carbons.
When unstrung it shows a moderate amount of RFDF(compared to some of the popular radical designs)
When strung it retains some of the reflex in the limb tips and is not completly D shaped. Possibly there are faster designs, but I don't care! For my long (30.5") draw there was a slight amount of string contact on the last 1/4 of the limb when firing. After a few rounds of testing, making my own string (Don't know why I have to do that) and fussing with the bow, the only thing I wanted to improve was that bit of noise when the string came against the limb. I suppose some mole skin or the bow hush would improve that. I used a second small set of woolie whipsers installed right into the flemish twist part of the string. I'll trim them pretty short. That fixed it! I'm not happy with bow noise untill the sound of feathers over the rest is noticable. This is now the quietest bow I have used.
I am confident this bow will put more deer on the pole, my shooting confidence is through the roof. Arrows actually can go the same place everytime!
I have owned many big name bows of all styles and have never had anything as shootable as this bow. I hope other bowyers get a look at his riser sometime. The man has really got something there!
I would compare the fit and finish to Morrison or Adcock. Again, there is no room for improvement.
It shoots very similar to a Morrison Dakota, The Dakota might be just a tad more "dead in the hand"
I hope you get to try one sometime. I'd like to say I'm done buying bows but if I can scratch up enough money, I'd like to get another one for a back-up...and the 3 pc take down too.
Honestly I'm not just blowing sushine...this bow is awsome!
Thanks Tim.
Tedd Druck
Topic: My new Acadian Woods "tree stick" Pictures added (Read 2420 times)
