Losing patience with my Traditional bows

[Bobby Urban]

Is the BW a take-down?  Can they make just one limb?  I am guessing that they could? probably the most economical option to have a very bombproof recurve.  If it is a one piece I apologize in advance.

[McDave]

I saw "cadet member" and thought that meant a young person, so I checked out your profile and see that you're 23?  Not exactly young, but still have most of your life in front of you (I hope).  My advice to you at your age is to follow your heart.  If it takes you in a different direction, follow it.  If traditional bow hunting is in your blood, it will call you back when you're ready for it.

[ESP]

Buckeye I have had your same problem. I thought it was my draw length.  Maybe it is just the bad mojo of south east ohio.  Hope you find an answer.

[buckeyebowhunter]

Originally posted by ESP:
Buckeye I have had your same problem. I thought it was my draw length.  Maybe it is just the bad mojo of south east ohio.  Hope you find an answer.

ESP my draw length is short so maybe it is bad "juju" in southeast Ohio. Its about time for that to change I believe.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone, trying to keep my head up. I posted a thread about fixing the widow tip "how can i fix this". Gonna see if I can fix it myself and then maybe hunt that bow to death.

[Gen273]

You could have the widow bows build you a new set of limbs, I know it will not be cheap, but it would be like a new bow then.

Good luck!

[buckeyebowhunter]

Charlie,

that would be fantastic, but not an option at this point in time while trying to finish up school, but perhaps down the road!    

Robert

[nineworlds9]

Pick yourself up and keep at it.  You should visit Primitive Archer Online, those guys are bowyering nuts they break hundreds of bows, goes with the territory. Make sure your nocks aren't too loose.  It's a run of bad luck, don't let it ruin your passion.  The glory is just an arrowshot away!!

[beaunaro]

If I lived closer, you could borrow one of mine. Maybe someone local will lend you one so you can finish this season. No one should have to sit out the rut.
I'm having Mike build me a Mad Dog longbow. His bows are strong and not real fancy but plenty good enough. And the best part is, his prices are very reasonable.
Better luck is coming to you soon, sir.

[bradglaza]

I wish I could "talk some sense into you" as you asked, but I feel every word of what you wrote. I just had a similar experience to yours: my string caught my sleeve during a practice shoot and pulled the arrow off the string, resulting in a dryfire. This was with a custom recurve I put $1400 into, and the dryfire cracked the riser. It's not repairable, per the bowyer, who is a truly great guy. I don't blame him at all, but it's a huge disappointment.

After this, I simply cannot justify putting so much money into a custom bow. Can anyone here really justify the extra $300-$700 (or more!) that a custom longbow or recurve costs over a "factory" bow? Is it worth so much to tighten your groups up by a half an inch (if that)?

I can't accept the cost anymore. With the amount of money I poured into this bow, I could have bought a top-of-the-line Hoyt or Mathews, accessorized it to the max, and had cash left over for other things. Or I could have bought a factory tradbow and had plenty of cash left over for the mortgage, car insurance, etc.

It's sad to say, but an episode like this leaves me with little desire to shoot trad. I blame no one but myself for the dryfire and resulting damage, but that still does not leave me inclined to continue shooting trad.

[jwhitetail]

Well I hope you stick with it and I hope your luck turns around...
I think Macbow has it right,if you want a real bomb proof bow go for the American style longbows (with glass).  They are more apt to survive dry fires, backing over with your truck or whatever you want to do to'em. As I understand it the Reflex/deflex and recurve bows are a bit more fragile.  Also you can get into a D for relatively cheap.

Good luck.

[riverrat 2]

I had a custom ILF riser blow-up on me just drawing it back in the living room right out of the box! I had a kings ransom into it. All decked out. The bowyer stood behind it,and the next one...Micarta re-inforced. My new Widow is a solid riser as well. It just makes things tough,and I like the mass it offers. Just thought I'd mention it. Dry fires are tough,you never know how it's going to affect a bow. But,if you
like nice,nice trad bows...your gonna'spend a very fair amount of money.  rat'