Shafer & Tall Tines

[daniel boon]

Have,nt shot a Tall Tines, but is on my to do list. Do have 2 S-tips, and a 1pc LB on order. I love the Tips, awesome.

[Interseptor]

Excuse me, but this is not a battle of bows question.    Just getting  feedback on two awesome line of recurves.The fact that the man, Barry Wensel, has shot both tells me they are great.  I'm like anybody who likes bows, so I ask questions for feedback. And yea, the best feedback is to shoot both.  But this an opportunity to talk with trad gang folks to see what they think about the two bows.  Dave and Beth are great folks to deal with and Ive communicated with Brian and he is great to. The post did t have Vs in its tittle.  Just a discussion about two great bows. Which part of the reason we come to Trad Gang, to talkk trad archery and bowhunting.

[cacciatore]

Originally posted by Kevin Dill:
Steve & Felix can speak for me. The only thing I've ever learned from a 'bow v bow' thread is that your best bow isn't found in an opinion. At the upper level of custom bows, they are ALL outstanding weapons built by highly skilled craftsmen.

You might not like either of the 2 named bows in your hands, but handling and using them is the only way to know. Finally: Some of these upper-tier customs have qualities that are hard to appreciate until you've owned a number of lesser bows. Felix can attest that the finest wines (and bows) are often something which take much time to create......and appreciate!

Kevin,you speak like a printed book,LOL

[Kevin Dill]

Originally posted by cacciatore:
Kevin,you speak like a printed book,LOL

Felix....it's because I have such fine and smart friends!

 

[cacciatore]

Kevin,you know that your treasure in wine bottles is increasing,but you have to flight here.

[KentuckyTJ]

I have owned both. Both great recurves. I preferred the grip on the Schafer. Both a tad too bulky for my liking but performance wise they are both top notch bows.

[Sixby]

Two great bows and two great bowyers.

I have a little problem with these threads of one bow vs another. We should consider how the bowyers who are human beings building their dreams and doing the best they can feel about it. I'm sure most of them would say it doesn't bother them a bit. I'm also sure it does.

God bless you all and Happy New Years, Steve

[L. E. Carroll]

I have one of each at present and have had others by both bowyers in the past..that being said, My current TT is a basic Charcoal Dymondwood riser and Black glass w/actionwood cores, 62" and 56#28. ( but "enhanced a bit with autographs from Gene, Barry, and Mike Mitten )

The S-Tip is 60" and also 56#@28 with all of Daves Bells and whistles including the FF option.

Both bows rival my 56" 56#  Qwyk Styk as I have to make a choice before I head out the door to shoot in the evening..

I love the checkerd grip on the Tip as it never varies..

Some seem to prefer Daves grip when compared to a TT in some of comparisons I have read in the past.

However, I have found "I shoot" a bit higher scores while shooting indoors during the winter leagues with my TT.. That grip seems to work very well in my case. It is not only very comfortable, very repeatable, and possibly a bit "higher" and I think the bow being 2" longer adds a bit to the smoothness of draw...

But, I could be satisified for a lifetime with any of the 3 I mentioned above if I had to just limit myself to 1 as performance is very close and quality are all nearly perfect no matter which you are handling...

Now if the Dr can fix me up to shoot a few years longer??        

Otherwise you may see some of these and others of mine hitting the classifieds in the near future      :rolleyes:     as someone who can shoot them needs to be enjoying them.

Gene

[frassettor]

I do have a Schafer, and I absolutly love it. It shoots a heavy arrow very well and its easy on the eyes. I never heard anything bad about a TT. I think either one would suit you just great.    

[frassettor]

[Bowwild]

I've owned both. Both are top-quality bows. It boiled down to an aesthetic preference for me and I stuck with the Silvertip. It wasn't a fair comparison though because the Tip was tricked out and the TT was basic.  

When I sold the TT it was the fastest sell I've ever made and I didn't lose any money which is also rare.

[overbo]

Bowwild,
Isn't nice to sell a bow the Wensel's shoot