Best "short" longbow 60" or below

[larry f]

Don't forget to think of cari-bow, abes bows are sweet. I bought one last year and have been a recurve guy for the previous 30. His slynx long bow is really nice and it's a 60

[Warden609]

Shrew!!

[drewsbow]

BigJim Thunderchild    

[ChuckC]

Don't know what best is.   Don't overlook a 60" one piece LB made by Big River ( John McDonald).  It is pretty nice ( looking and shooting).

[Jasper2]

I'm still on a quest to find the best one for me but after I've shot them all and can make an honest assessment.....I'll let you know.  :D  

Actually, I hope that I never find the holy grail, most of my fun comes from testing them out.  Variety is the spice of life!

[MIBIGHNTR]

Originally posted by J. Holden:
I just took delivery of a Two Tracks Ogemaw.  It's 58", reflex deflex.  I absolutely love it.  It's quiet, shot great first time in my hands and is the shortest bow I've ever tried.

At 28" I was afraid of finger pinch.  No problem there.  I love it.

-Jeremy

Have to agree here.  My 58" Ogemaw is great for me even with a 30" draw!!  Love it as well.

Mark

[Trenton G.]

I've got a 60" BigJim Buffalo that shoots great.

[snakebit40]

I LOVE my Toelke Pika

[KyStickbow]

Originally posted by Jwilliam:
 

Originally posted by Gator1:
Mike Treadway Black Forest.

Gotta agree with Mitch on this one !!!      [/b]

I agree as well. Mike Treadway makes a fantastic shooting short bow!

[Ron LaClair]

The new Shrew Classic Hunter II 56"

     

[snakebit40]

The Shrew is one bow I've always wanted to shoot but haven't even had the chance to hold. I don't think you could go wrong with that Shrew Classic II.

[sheepdogreno]

ive had a bodnik slick stick, 2 rich emery sticks, a crow creek, striker, and a big jim. I would pick a slick sticks or the emery stiks over the others but that's only my personal opinion. rich builds a beautiful bow custom to your specs for a very affordable price. could stand the grip on the striker. couldn't shoot the big jim for anything. and the crow creek just didn't perform for me.

[mikolay87]

MY toelke pika is my favorite. It is the smoothest of my short bows. I have a 56" shrew classic hunter and two Big Jims Thunderchilds 56" and 58" but the toelke is the best feeling and shooting bow of the group, it is a 54" bow 51@28

[gsurko]

I shoot a Great Northern Lil Creep that I adore.

[huckbuck]

I've shot most and the JavaMan Elkheart is the best all around hunting bow. The best customer service too!

[Tradcat]

Only sub 60" model that I've shot listed in this thread is the Great Northern Lil Creep. Impressive for a short mild R/D longbow

[carbonflyr]

i gotta go for the hill country bobcat,nothing but good luck with mine.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

There are a lot of options and you will have endless choices but lately the Big Jim Thunderchild has been my go-to for several years.

Sponsor "Two Tracks" builds a dandy bow that will fit the bill!  Chuck built Shrew bows for Ron for a while and also has offered a great ASL (ECHO).  I had the opportunity to shoot the ECHO at the Great Lakes Longbow Invitational in Michigan (GLLI) a couple years ago...

Chuck is currently building a dandy "shortie"...look for the recent post here in the Pow Wow...

[joe munno]

for me 56 in toelke pika and 60 in whip hs smooth fast quiet I have shot a lot of bows and I really like the way dans bows perform with really great customer service