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Author Topic: Angled bow quivers  (Read 2357 times)

Offline buckeyebowhunter

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Angled bow quivers
« on: December 07, 2020, 05:27:37 PM »
I've noticed that some bow quivers bottom bracket are designed to angle the feathers back towards the archer. I've also noticed some old pictures of Paul Schafer where his kwikee quiver is angled in the same fashion. I've often wondered if there was a reason for this that benefited the archer in some way or if it's simply just a preference?

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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2020, 06:45:25 PM »
It's been almost 30 years since I used a bow quiver and I am familiar with Paul's and others you mention. I did this and my thinking was so the fletched end of the arrows would not hit the ground when I leaned my bow against a tree.
I did this with recurves mid 70s until 92.
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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2020, 06:51:26 PM »
Kinda gets the fletched end of the arrows back so they are better protected. Plus allows you to lean the bow against a tree or what not and the arrows aren’t hitting the ground.. I’ve made kick back brackets for a couple of quivers that didn’t come with it. Simple peice of aluminum about 1/8 thk and 3/4 wide only needs to be about 3 inches long.
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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2020, 07:04:44 PM »
That had crossed my mind. I have always used a thunderhorn boa and when I lean my bow up or lower it down from my stand the nocks usually get dirt in them. Especially the ones on the end opposite of the shooter.

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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2020, 09:43:21 AM »
We call this setback attachment the "Wing". It is useful on a recurve, especially a short recurve. It helps to clear the nocks when propped against a tree, puts the fletch end of the arrows in a safer place,, and just makes everything more compact. We have offered this feature for years, and it seems more shooters are using it.

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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2020, 01:02:08 PM »
i had to angle mine back to get clearance between the totem and the handle, was a bit snug slipping my thumb between the totem of the quiver and thumbrest of my Featherhorn.
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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2020, 03:25:40 PM »
I really like them on very short bows.Especially when hunting on the ground and shooting when low to the ground.I don't want the nocks lower than my bottom limb tip.Then they can drag on the ground or bump into things easier and cause issues in a hunting situation like that.It will make for a more overall unit as well.I used them on my toelke Troll exclusively.It was 52 inches long

The kickback extreme by Great Northern sets them back the most I believe.I also use one my Eagles Flights that has the setback feature.   

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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2020, 09:47:47 PM »
I ran my quiver like this for a long time. As others have said it keeps the nocks from filling with dirt when leaning up against trees etc. This was useful for me when solo rattling in fallow bucks during the rut. I offer a bracket that gives you a lot of flexibility when positioning your gripper. It's available as a full quiver or an add-on piece to upgrade your existing quiver.
https://marksmanquivers.com/collections/strap-down-2-piece-set-back







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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2020, 04:38:08 AM »
That's a nice piece of bow quiver engineering.

Looks like you can decide on the amount of setback and has an angle adjustment as well?

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Re: Angled bow quivers
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2020, 06:14:05 AM »
That's a nice piece of bow quiver engineering.

Looks like you can decide on the amount of setback and has an angle adjustment as well?

That's correct  :thumbsup: You can buy a set back quiver which includes 2 short set back brackets https://marksmanquivers.com/collections/strap-down-2-piece-set-back

or you can buy the short and long set back brackets in different combinations as an extra addon https://marksmanquivers.com/collections/bow-quiver-brackets

Pretty much 360 degrees mounting options.

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