Dalaa or Silvertip ....Which to order

[stick hunter]

I can honestly say i have shot many bows and just got two silvertips IMO they are fantastic. I just sold a DAS hunter because i just didnt like the knobs and rest and stablizer although it was a shooter and dave is a super guy, I just like the wood but try and shoot both to see what you like but i can say im sold on the silvertips. I dont want anyone to take my opinion the wrong way they are both great bows and great people good luck!

[MikeC]

Originally posted by MMilin:
How many of you guys expressing an opinion on this question have shot BOTH bows?  If you haven't, your opinion isn't worth much.

I of course own my DAS and I have owned a Silvertip but sold it.  My answer was based solely on the original posts #1 and #2 requirements, based on that the DAS wins, especially on requirement #1.

I don't believe a bow has soul, charateristics yes but not soul.  It's first and foremost a tool.  A bow can have beauty but there are many forms and opinions of beauty.  I appreciate a beautiful wooden bow as much as the next guy.  I recently became the proud owner of a Sheepeater Classic Recurve, but even with that my wood choices were simple and had a purpose beyond beauty.

My DAS to me has the same form of beauty I see when I admire my Glock handgun, Bushmaster rifle or for that matter a Tennessee "Barn Rifle" Flintlock.  Deadly, tough and built with one purpose in mind.

[SilverTip]

great post Mike, now lets see a pic of that sheepeater.

                    Billy

[md126]

silvertip for the reason "marblesonac" said. besides that 'tips are tops in all categories too........

[Rico]

Order the Silvertip . Never shot a dallaI but the question was Dalla or Silvertip...which one to order. Silvertip is wood riser the other is metal,I like wood.

[MikeC]

Originally posted by SilverTip:
great post Mike, now lets see a pic of that sheepeater.

                    Billy

Bill...See the attached link.  Scroll down and there you will find a couple of pics Mark took.  My digital doesn't take that great of pictures so I haven't taken any yet.  It's a very unique bow and one of the most natural pointing bows I have owned or shot.  Should make an outstanding treestand bow.

   Sheepeater Thread Link

[Bishop]

I have never seen a DAS and don't care how they shoot. The bow is only as good as the man behind it. I looked at the DAS 3 Rivers sells and all of the stuff to go on it. It's like a compound without the wheels. There are things I don't have to try to know I don't like. But if a metal riser floats your boat go for it.

[MikeC]

Originally posted by Bishop:
I have never seen a DAS and don't care how they shoot. The bow is only as good as the man behind it. I looked at the DAS 3 Rivers sells and all of the stuff to go on it. It's like a compound without the wheels. There are things I don't have to try to know I don't like. But if a metal riser floats your boat go for it.

Bishop don't want to get into an argument but your statement is really off the mark to put it politely.

I shoot my DAS with nothing more than a simple springy rest that has been around decades longer than any compound bow.  I haven't had to touch a thing on my DAS and don't ever plan to since I got it.  I have two sets of limbs and don't have to change a thing when I swap between them.  I just string it up and shoot.  

Just an FYI but the man that makes the Silvertip shoots his with a raised rest and uses vanes just as much as he uses feathers on his arrows.  And yes metal risers for recurves have been around since the 50's and if you just happen to have a riser with micarta in it guess what that was originally invented for.  The NASA space program.  So please there is no reason to bash any bow.  This is simply a discussion of opinions and yes some facts.

[Ghostman]

I shot a friends DAS Master Hunter and in all honesty wasn't impressed with the bow at all. It was smooth drawing but had more noise and less speed than I thought it would considering all the hype.

I own 4 Silvertips and wouldn't trade any one for a DAS. I'd own more Schafers but Scott Magill keeps buying them before I have the chance.

[SteveB]

What Larry and MikeC said - and I have owned both.
And the Dalaa can be sst up as simply as any other bow - evry thing else is OPTIONS.

Steve

[Shawn Leonard]

I have shot them both. The Das is a nice bow, but I do not like the bells and whistles, limb savers and string silencers to quiet them. The Silvertip is much prettier and is quiet with little work. I just like the feel of an all wood and glass bow. shawn

[Bishop]

Sorry Mike I didn't think I was bashing but there is as much stuff to hang on a DAS as any wheel bow but you could put inserts in a wood bow and do the same thing. And I am fully aware how Dave shoots and Paul shot. I have 2 Tips and think the are the best bows out there.

[Ron Chambers]

From what I understand from the website you can not order the Daala now.

[Jeff U]

Originally posted by Ron Chambers:
From what I understand from the website you can not order the Daala now.

David is not taking orders for his DAS custom bow, he's booked.  

You order the Daala from 3 Rivers.  

I just checked 3 Rivers and you can buy one right now if you choose.

[Silvertip Marc]

SILVERTIP!!!

[JDinPA]

One more option...I like the 1 piece Silvertip better than the takedown.

[Ron Chambers]

So is 3 rivers making the DAS now? I don't get it

[limbow]

You guessed it-I too say SILVERTIP !!!!!

[Cutty47]

Hey...you're actually allowed to post your opinion of the DAS/Dalaa on this site without getting edited or banned?  Cool...great site...

I'm going to take the high road here and stay out of this one...

[MikeC]

Originally posted by Bishop:
Sorry Mike I didn't think I was bashing but there is as much stuff to hang on a DAS as any wheel bow but you could put inserts in a wood bow and do the same thing. And I am fully aware how Dave shoots and Paul shot. I have 2 Tips and think the are the best bows out there.

Bishop...Like I said earlier.  This is a discussion of opinions and some facts as you state above.  I think it's great you "tip" owners are passionate about your bows but I know that does not lend itself to completely open thought.  I'm not passionate about bows as I tend to look at them as tools or machines, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, with that said concentrating on the original posters question and needs the DAS can't be beat.  

Need to slightly tweek tiller no problem.  Want to shoot off the shelf no problem, raised rest no problem.  Don't like the grip change it...as many times as you like with a purchased one or buy a blank and shape it yourself, screw it up, no problem throw it out and start over.

Limbs can be found everywhere and available today, from older ILF limbs that cost peanuts but are still better than most bowyer's limbs to state of the art high tech ILF limbs used by Olympic archers.  You can even have Border Archery build you a set of their best to ILF specs.

Both are great bows it's just a matter of what you want a bow to do today and many years from now and what will make you happy owning.  A DAS may arguably be the most shootable/tunable/versitile hunting recurve available but if you just can't over the fact it's state of the art and not wood than it's no good to you, and you know what that's OK.