New guy with a question (or two)

[Tajue17]

Tom where in Mass you from?   my buddy owns a trad archery shop in Whitman where there's a bunch of stuff you can try just to get a feel for the different types of trad bows. and they do have a bunch of low poundage bows.

anything you find that's fun to shoot is the good one right now as long as the limbs are straight and there's no damage,, just match a set of arrows which is very important and off you go.

I'm in Plymouth and belong to Hanson R&G club where I practice a lot roving and stump shooting and they have a hay bale walk thru course and I hunt Zone 11 and RI if you need help with anything LMK..

[damascusdave]

Do some reading about reflexed and deflexed risers...I had a Martin Lynx recurve that was built on a Lynx compound riser but in those days the compound bow risers were still mostly deflex...the Jaguar is, I would guess, built on a Jaguar compound bow reflexed riser...you may shoot it just fine or you may find it is tricky to shoot without torquing...and btw you could do a lot worse than a Lynx recurve...they were made in both a 62 inch and maybe a 66 inch length...the longer the better for someone wanting to establish solid form...I sold mine to a newbie because I knew he would find it easy to shoot

DDave

[flier]

Originally posted by Tajue17:
Tom where in Mass you from?   my buddy owns a trad archery shop in Whitman where there's a bunch of stuff you can try just to get a feel for the different types of trad bows. and they do have a bunch of low poundage bows.

anything you find that's fun to shoot is the good one right now as long as the limbs are straight and there's no damage,, just match a set of arrows which is very important and off you go.

I'm in Plymouth and belong to Hanson R&G club where I practice a lot roving and stump shooting and they have a hay bale walk thru course and I hunt Zone 11 and RI if you need help with anything LMK..

I'm in Seekonk which is on the RI line. I actually hunt in RI because the season is much longer and I can hunt Sunday's. Not sure where your buddies shop is. Would love to check it out though

[Tajue17]

flier I PM'd you, and noticed you haven't opened it yet... go to the top  of this page and look for my profile and look in there for your messages.

[flier]

Yup just did Thanks, didnt notice sry.

[mahantango]

If you're talking about a Whisker Biscuit you may want to re-think that.

[flier]

How come?

[JamesV]

Welcome from the Mississippi Delta

James

[Rob DiStefano]

welcome, sir.

set a spell and absorb as much wisdom as you can, then you'll be making a much more educated guess at how to gear up and what gear makes the most sense specifically just for .... you.

this may help ya as well ...

 http://tradgang.com/docs/trad.html

[flier]

Thank you Mr. DiStefano

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by flier:
Thank you Mr. DiStefano

well yer most welcome, mr. flier sir!  :D

best regards,
rob.

[Petrichor]

Depends on local laws my state only requires 30lbs for deer. I am a bear guy. I swear by them. The older bears are easy to find usually able to be found in great condition for a steal. Most people I think are able to start at 40lbs no problem. Find out what the minimum hunting weight is and if it is low get that.  I have a grizzly and I would recommend to anyone. Get a new string from a sponsor of the site I use Allen and that is all a bear needs a good string. Welcome to the gang.  

[Thumper Dunker]

Welcome from Komifornia. Lots of good advise and people here. If your young and healthy get a 40 lb .

[vintage-bears]

welcome

[JEFF B]

welcome  to the great world of trad hunting

[flier]

Thanks Guys, Ok update,
I ended up with a 40# Grizzly, brand new. Great price!  Lovely bow,
Also, Dahyer I will grab an additional string from a sponsor like you recommended.
So the Jaguar is up on ****! lol

[Rob DiStefano]

excellent choice!

[Petrichor]

Allen from ten rings made my string and its a super shooter. There is a reason the grizzly has been in continuous production for over 65 years. Only thing about the grizzly is it cannot use fast flight string. But modern strings built with b 55 are awesome and cheaper so you have nothing to worry about. you need a 54 inch string by the way. Great choice.

[Babbling Bob]

Same with me coming back 5 years ago after starting in 1962 after purchasing new rosewood Bear bows.  I went back to that same time period and bought a few Bear bows, Kodiaks and Kodiak Specials. Three of the five have stress lines in the limbs but so do I, and the lines have not affected them so far.  Think I just wanted to go back to what I liked such as we sometimes do with the old 1950's V-8 cars we used to drive to school. My bows shoot well enough for me and I hope to to shoot these bows for the next 15-20 years (until my mid 80's or early 90's).

My thought on bows is like dogs.  You want one you can sit on the porch with and not be embarrassed. My five 1959 to 1962 Brazillian rosewood Bear bows match these expectations very well.