I lift a lot of weights to stay in shape for my job, and quite often I wake up achy/sore if I've been pushing myself, so my 50ish pound bows become not quite so pleasant to pull, at least for more than a half dozen shots.
Anyway, I have sampled all manner of bows over the years and up to now had never taken the plunge and tried a Mohawk. This is most likely due to opportunity. I'm a lefty, and lefty Mohawks rarely show up for sale used. I had always suspected there was a good reason for this, the bowyer Vince has been prolific enough that they shouldn't be rare.
Anyway, I FINALLY got one in my hands, via a fellow lefty, a light poundage 64" Sparrowhawk, around 40# at my draw. All I can say is what a treat. It is such a smooth and easy bow to shoot. Dead in the hand and dead quiet too. I had high expectations with all the praise for them I've come across but I'll say my expectations were even exceeded. The little light poundage Sparrowhawk really thumps a 12gpp arrow, so much so that at reasonable range I wouldn't hesitate to take this little stick into the woods with some sharp Muzzy Phantoms coming up soon.
The craftsmanship is excellent, it reminds me a lot of Wes Wallace's work, and just like Wes's it doesn't give the impression that it's a "fancy" built bow you can't get down and dirty with , you can tell it's built SOLID, to get out and work. I dunno it's hard to describe. It just cries hunt.
One of the things that stood out to me is how Vince tapers the bamboo laminations all the way down from the riser to the tips, the 5 lams are full length, but so thin in the last 3rd of the limb that it's almost hard to count em. I have pulled lighter bows that feel like a board. I'm certain this tapering explains why it's so darn smooth from brace to max pull.
I'm just darn impressed. If you like longbows you owe it to yourself to try a Mohawk Sparrowhawk.
Topic: Mohawk Sparrowhawk...well dang. (Read 2629 times)
