3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market













Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


Author Topic: Recurve bow advice  (Read 556 times)

Offline dinorocks

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 197
Recurve bow advice
« on: November 02, 2007, 02:48:00 PM »
A friend of has recently become addicted to shooting my recurves.  He is in the market for his own bow...does anyone have any pros/cons they can share regarding the following two recurves...

Bear Super Kodiak (60" 50#)
Martin Hunter (60" 50#)

Any other suggestions of a similar bow would also be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Dino
"Speedy arrow, sharp and narrow."  GD

Offline Tom Leemans

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2339
Re: Recurve bow advice
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2007, 02:51:00 PM »
Either one. Both tried and true.
Got wood? - Tom

Offline Pops

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 519
Re: Recurve bow advice
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2007, 02:55:00 PM »
I think the Bear Super Kodiak is smoother to shoot.

Offline Raineman

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 688
Re: Recurve bow advice
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2007, 03:34:00 PM »
Old or new?

I am biased towards '70's Super K's.

I love Martin grips though.

Offline Hook

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 32
Re: Recurve bow advice
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2007, 06:58:00 PM »
I have a newer 55# Super Kodiak that is my go-to bow. I have all the confidence in the world with this bow. I did notice that after shooting my brother-in -laws 50# Super Kodiak that I really like my heavier bow more. I don't know it just seems that I get a "crisper" release with the 55#er. On the note about Martin, I had a 50# Martin Nighthawk that I STUPIDLY sold on E-bay, It was the best shooting bow I owned. I have yet to find a bow with that fine a grip for me, I wish I could find another Nighthawk. I look constantly but none seemed to be available used.
                          jim

Offline MRD

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 172
Re: Recurve bow advice
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2007, 07:09:00 PM »
Martin is a great bow.  Just make sure the actual weight is close tho the marked weight.  I had one, and it was WAY off.

Mark

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©