little suckling recurves.

[ozy clint]

i see the ad in the trad bowhunter mag but i can't find much info about them on the net.

anyone had any experience with them? just curious, as they look different that's for sure.

[b.glass]

I think these little bows have been a mystery for many years now.

I've never heard anyone say that they knew much about them. They are very interesting looking!

[Cherokee Scout]

I got my hands on one at Cloverdale a few years ago. I never got a chance to shoot it, I was able to draw it back a few times. It felt smooth and I was shocked when the owner told me the poundage. It felt at least 5 lbs lighter than he said it was. I can not explain that, except maybe he was wrong about the poundage. I would like to shoot one. In all my travels around as a vendor for 7 years, that was the only one I saw.

[Bill Carlsen]

I know the owner John Tlucz. He lives in Mass. and doesn't seem to make too many. It's a part time thing with him. We see him and his wife every year at the Muzzy. I have shot John's bows on several occaisions and have to say that for a bow so shot it has a lot going for it. My experience with very short bows has been that they are slow and sensitive. The L'il Suckling is very smooth shooting and stable. It is not a speed demon but I've shot a lot of bows that are a lot slower. If you are into short bows the L'il Suckling is a nice one to have. Because the risers are made of phenolic they are very dead  in the hand on release.

[muley40]

They were brainchild of friend of mine Kiko Tovar from Waterloo, IA, he was advocate short bows, when he died the tradition was passed on,he made a 80# for Mike Judas, that was one bow that I could only draw half way,it really stacked,but Mike didn`t have have any problems with it, he is one tuff dude,