How many are shooting ILF bows??

[Bill Carlsen]

Wingnut: Exactly right and you are thinking "in the right direction". Next you will be doing foam cores, right?

As for the ILF limb definition. Whether you use the traditional ILF  or the newer DAS fitting there is still a big difference in ILF limbs and regular bolt down limbs found on most bows. The limb butt of the ILF limb is  not flat, it has a rounded oblong base which allows you to adjust the tiller,  weight and preload of the bow. The ILF fitting is just a way to attach it to the bow. The real beauty of the ILF limb is this feature, IMO. In addition, if you get into the high end limbs, like the Winex, they are engineered for target archers. At the end of the draw the bow weight actually decreases in the percentage of weight for the last one or two inches. Most international target archers use a draw thru clicker on their bows. They draw to almost full draw then line up their sights. As they are doing this they are still slowly drawing their bow. The engineered limbs only increase in weight about 1# per inch of draw rather than 3 or 4#'s. The ILF shooters are trained to release at the sound of the clicker which in effect means that on each shot they are shooting exactly the same draw weight. This makes drawing thru the clicker much easier and is one reason why high end limbs are so smooth. Even when they are put on shorter hunting risers they maintain this feature. I have noticed on my DAS that at those rare moments when my form is imperfect and I underdraw, my trajectory is not affected in any way that I can perceive.

[Bill Carlsen]

[wingnut]

"Wingnut: Exactly right and you are thinking "in the right direction". Next you will be doing foam cores, right?"

Nope no foam core for us.  We are more the bamboo kinda guys.

But the rocker base on the limbs gives them adjustablility and they will shoot great.

Mike

[Craig/FL]

15" Sapphire ILF with TT BF Extremes

[amar911]

Originally posted by GRINCH:
Morrision 56inch 14inch riser

Me too. Great little bow. I have the foam/carbon longbow limbs.

Allan

[joevan125]

Morrison ILF 18in riser 62in recurve.

I love the way it shoots and the way the limbs pop out sure is simple.

[Mudd]

I'm wondering if this "ole dog" might aught to try and learn a new trick by figuring out where and how to get my hands on one to try it out.
 They sound like something that might be fun to play with if for no other reason but to see how many different bow shooting "feels" you can make out of it. The possibilities seem... not endless but interesting.
God bless,Mudd

[wingnut]

Mudd,

It's really cool!  How many times over the years have you liked a grip but not the bow.  Or loved the limbs but the grip didn't fit right.  Or dang it the bow was 62" and you really would like a 60".

This setup allows you to get the riser you want in the length you want from one bowyer and then pick limbs from an almost endless list of candidates from $100 to $800.

Mike

[Mudd]

Wingnut, If I could find one for a $100 with a couple of months of saving and maybe selling off something I'd be able to get to try one.I haven't seen any yet that are close to that price unfortunately.
Maybe someone will come to the UMB next month with one that I can actually "lay hands on". I'll make sure to look for one as soon as I get there and not wait until I've tried out 20 or so different bows ahead of it, thus being worn out without the ability to give it full consideration.

God bless,Mudd

[k. sisco]

Im in the minority here,I had one and didn't care much for it as a hunting bow.
If I shot more 3d type shoots then maybe I would have kept it.
But I can see the advantage why alot of people like to shoot them.

[wingnut]

Mudd,

I would think someone will have them.  It's the limbs you can get cheap.  Risers tend to be more if you want short for hunting.

There are older risers that are longer for sale all the time.

Mike

[Mudd]

If I understand this correctly one could effectively have a longbow(s) for all situations from just plain fun shooting to serious large game hunting. One bow, different limbs? As much variety as ones pocket book will allow? Different weights, different lengths of limbs, different tiller? all center shot or past center?

How cool is this? Way!! It's more than I can wrap my feeble mind around.

Set my path straight.
God bless,Mudd

[artifaker1]

I have three Morrison risers, 16, 18 and 20 (I picked up a couple relatively cheap). I like the fact that they can be adjusted, and their made out of wood, and set up for shooting off the shelf. No buttons, magnetic rest or stabilizers. The 16 I have is very light and a good riser for hunting, the other two are heavier and better for target, although their not heavier than a lot of other brand 3 piece takedowns with long risers.
The Morrison limbs are fantastic, but I haven't had a chance to try any others yet.
The ILF system is definitely an interesting system. I still have other bows and shoot them a lot as well, but the ILFs have been getting a lot of my attention.