Am I Crazy ?.... For preferring bamboo cores over foam?

[Hoyt]

Kirk at BIg Foot built me a bow not long ago. I told him I wanted it built for speed, smoothness of draw and to be 48lbs. at 29-1/2".  I told him I don't want to second quess myself later and wonder if I could have picked up a FPS with this option or that. So we came up with a 64" TD with triple carbon, foam cores and no veneers.

This bow draws smooth as silk..not one iota of stack or change in felt poundage from 7" to 8" brace height to as far as I've pulled it...29-1/2". Like others have posted, the limbs are louder and I will see what I can do about damping them down next wk. The bow shoots so fast I'm not really concerned about it. Shoots good also..this was my first session with it at about 20yds. So I guess I'm a foam core guy.

 

[Canadabowyer]

I like wood. Red elm and maple. Bob

[LYONEL]

I am yet to shoot a bow with foam cores or carbon but I have one on it's way, a 60" Sasquatch Take down 60#@27" triple carbon & foam cores but I opted for thin Bocote veneers under  thin clear glass as I prefer the look of wood to carbon. I will let you know what I think. As far as noise goes I think it is only common sense that a heavier more dense material would absorb more  vibration or shock which would reduce noise in most cases.

[Sant-Ravenhill]

We've used fiberglass for a long time now, but the rest of the bow was wood or bamboo, so they just seemed to keep a close kinship with the selfbows that started it all. With beauty and personality.

Now with bows of carbon, foam cores, and metal risers they have become siblings with compounds, and tools of zero warmth or beauty. They can be very efficient tools I'll admit, but still a just a tool.

[overbo]

I give me carbon/boo.Best of both worlds IMO.Been shooting a carbon/boo bow in sweaty Va. for the past 4 years w/ no issues(knock on wood.LOL).

[Petrovic]

I also love my Bamboo cores over foam. What i did notice is that Sky Archery's top ilf limbs have maple cores with carbon not foam.

[larry]

bamboo cores, maple cores, foam cores, I've had them all, some carbon and foam cores have a different sound, but I wouldn't say that they are louder. myself, I listen to what the bowyer says (whomever that may be) if he says bamboo works best in his limbs, that's what I go with, if he says foam, thats what I go with. what can I say...I just love that new bow smell, whatever the limbs are made of  :D

[stujay]

My best limbs to date a set of Winnex carbon foams with a 21" DAS ILF riser. Smooth, fairly fast and quiet.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Ahhhhh,   False?!  

[sawtoothscream]

I here great things about sammick BF extremes, That is the one limb I want to buy extremely bad and will eventualy.  shoul dbe to heard to quiet the bow up if its louder. my carbon woods were real loud. added a felt pads where the string touches the limb and put 4 cat whiskers on it fallowing a  youtube vid and the loud is the most quiet one I own now. Everyone says teh feel of the BF's is awsome and seems like all reviews are positive.  Just need the cash to find out myself  

[Hoyt]

Let me get this straight...A carbon and foam bow's momma or daddy is a compound, but if a fiberglass bow has wood or bamboo...they real close kin to a selfbow.

One of the things I like about this forum..always learning new stuff.

[Sant-Ravenhill]

Hoyt...thanks for repeating the pure, unadulterated truthful facts as they were typed in my earlier post.

Genealogy is powerful stuff! Bow genealogy just as important.

[Josh Perdue]

I just got a new to me "used" zipper recurve with foam cores and love it.

[LYONEL]

"Now with bows of carbon, foam cores, and metal risers they have become siblings with compounds, and tools of zero warmth or beauty. They can be very efficient tools I'll admit, but still a just a tool."


I don't know if I would call this just a tool?


 

   

[Hoyt]

Sant-Ravenhill..seems like a lot of trouble just to put down carbon and foam while shooting a bow with fiberglass in it.

[Sant-Ravenhill]

Lyonel, looks like lots of beautiful wood in that bow. From the riser to the veneers.

Hoyt, not putting down any bows. Just having fun.

But, carbon, foam, and metal risered bows, as I said before, can be very efficient, they just have zero warmth or beauty.

[Brianlocal3]

I'm not good enough to tell the difference. I like to shoot any bow. I had an old all fiberglass Bear fox ( something like that) in my compound days and I traded it for a case of beer. I loved that thing. But alas my young mind and party hunting instincts won that battle

[Dawnpatrol]

Win & Win foam core Recurve ILF limbs are impressive. Super quite, fast, and very durable. Durable is especially important for me, given how rough I treat my equipment.