I started with recurves way back when, and when I finally seen the light and dropped the wheels I did so with a Widow SA III. I'd taken my fair share of game with one curve or another, tried probably more than my fair share of different curves over the years. But, once I owned my first longbow, recurves have definately taken a backseat. Oh, I still buy recurves but haven't found another that I would take to the woods over my beloved longbows...
Well, this past weekend I was shooting with my youngest daughter and happened to grab the only recurve I own at present. Now, it is a Shawnee with foam cored Arapaho limbs. I probably haven't shot this bow more than a handful of times, and truthfully I figured I would sell the bow sooner or later for the only real reason that it is a recurve...
But, after shooting it this weekend I will probably keep this bow indefinately. It is simply just as good a shooter as any of my other Shawnees. I can't perceive it being any louder than the longbow limbs that could be attached to the same riser and it just keeps putting the arrow where it belongs time and time again.
We were shooting around the yard at various different things, and we were on the 7th or 8th different target and I missed it by about 2 inches. My daughter stops in her tracks and with the most somber of looks says "What happened?" All I could do was smile...
I can't say my longbows are going to be collecting dust from now on, but this curve will see some woods time. Which in it of itself is really saying something with me...
Topic: The recurve and me... (Read 186 times)
