Anybody shooting a Treadway Black Swamp?

[Bob Abeln]

What's your opinion on them for speed, quietness, smoothness etc? Thanks, Bob

[nineworlds9]

Just was at TBOF shoot last weekend and they were all over the place.  Very popular in the Southeast
  They do everything right.  I have witnessed them shoot- quick, quiet and I have examined them up close and the quality is superb.  A super value.

[Bob Abeln]

Anybody else!!!!!

[Biathlonman]

Best bow no one has ever heard of made by a super nice guy.

[Tradcat]

I have a very close friend that has one and it shoots awesome. I had one of Mikes Black Forest Longbows and wished that I never traded it. Mike Treadway is an awesome bowyer and a great guy ! His attention to detail will impress you and he will treat you right. I HIGHLY recommend him

[GRAYBEARD]

Mike is a super guy and his bows are great values for the dollar. I had heard he had slowed or stopped building bows but I hope that was wrong. If true, it would be a great loss to the trad world. He was not at Denton Hill this year.

[David Mitchell]

What has been said about Mike above is all very true. Since you asked about the bow I can tell you that I own a Black Swamp and it is the best "hybrid" style bow I have owned or shot.  Fast, quiet, and no vibration at all in the bow after the shot.

[Bladepeek]

I own a 60" Black Swamp. I bought it used and sent it back to Mike to reduce the weight. It's obviously not as fast as it was, but it was a sweet shooter at 47# and even sweeter for me at 42#.

As mentioned above, Mikes finish is superb. I love that dragonfly that you seem to see WAY under the finish.

[Phillip Fields]

Mike builds a great bow and is one of the nicest guy's you'll ever deal.

[Sam McMichael]

I have shot them but never owned one. They are great bows and are super quiet - I mean QUIET! As nineworls9 said, they are popular in the Southeast and all over the place at TBOF. They look good, also.

[Bob Abeln]

Thanks guys, sounds like good news!!!!

[LBR]

Mike is one of the good guys.  I've never heard a cross word about him.  You don't hear a lot about him because word of mouth sells his bows--he stays covered up.

[pbr]

I have owned several, very nice bows and until I got my Centaur the best hybrid I had shot.