The new Fred Bear Kodiak 59 ?

[nevada cody]

Hi guys has any one shoot the new kodiak 59   from Bear, and if so how does it shoot ? from pictures it looks like the shelf is flat ?
also is it cut to center ? or slightly past i like 1/8 past i prefer slightly past .
i did shot a super kodiak some weeks ago for the first time and was surprised how well i could shoot it .smooth draw quiet and stable for such a short and light bow . and about half the price of my custom bows ..
 thx cody

[nevada cody]

sorry that was wrong the bow i shoot was a super grizzly
 cheers cody

[twistedlim]

The new kodiak 59er is outstanding.  One of the nicest recurves you will shoot.

[David Mitchell]

One of the finest shooters I have had.  The shelf on mine looks to be cut to center or just barely past--ageing eyes don't you know!  The shelf is flat just like Fred made them back when....they come with a feather rest which I didn't think I would like but I love it.

To tell you how closely they have copied the original, when I spoke with Neil Byce III (son of Fred's head bow maker) who is Bear's production manager and fine guy to talk with, I mentioned the direction the leather wrap on the grip is overlapped.  I thought it might work better if it was overlapped the other direction--Neil said, "That's the way Fred did it."  If you get the chance to take a look at both right and left handed models, you will note that the wrap is done in the opposite directions on them--just like Fred did it.  That says a lot to me about Bear's attention to detail in matching as closely as possible the original style.

[gokartjon]

Has anyone with monkey arms, such as myself, shot one?
Just wondering how they are at 30" plus draw length..

Jon

[David Mitchell]

I draw 29" and it's smooth as butter--I don't think an extra inch will matter. In fact, if I overdraw it no stacking happens at around 30"--at least none that I can feel.

[jsparky93]

They shoot great, very smooth & quiet.

[Bjorn]

There is a long discussion regarding the bow in the Collector area.

[Otto]

And here's why it's all subjective.....  and my opinion is worth less than a cup of coffee but here goes.

I draw 29 inches.  29.5 if I'm all limbered up. I felt that the bow stacked at the last inch.  It was a 45# bow and that last inch just did not feel comfortable...All of my 60" Widows are very comfortable and feel like I could just keep on pulling and not stack..

And upon the shot, I thought it had a lot of hand shock.  But again...I shoot Widows which are heavy riser bows.  The 59'er is just a thin little stick.  So yes....it will vibrate in the hand much more so that a heavy riser bow.

So does it stack and exhibit hand shock?  Well....for me it did and for that reason, I did not buy one.

For somebody else...hey...it may draw and shoot like a dream.  Obviously for some...it does.

The answer is you gotta just try one.  You don't want to drop the coin on one and feel the way I did about the bow.

[Shawn Leonard]

Otto has it right for me. I shot one and I draw 28.5"s and I drew it too my cheek which gets me 30"s and it stacked quite a bit for me. I bet it gained 4-5#s per inch past 28.5"s. It shot very nice for me but again was a bit shockey to me, as Otto said it is light. I have shot and owned a few original 59's and this bow is pretty much a carbon copy to me at least. Shoot one before you buy and see what you think before you plop down a big chunk of change for one. Shawn

[Frank V]

I only know two things about them:

1: THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL

2:  I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE!

   

[nevada cody]

thanx  guys tradgang is great !!,  i really appreciate the info .. because i live in Australia , and there are no model 59 kodiaks for me to try not were i live  . i do draw 29.5 so if some of you have experianced stacking at the longer draws i might wait and se if they will make a longer bow .. it is something about it that 59 kodiak makes me want it bad thx again
cheers cody