For those who shoot more than one bow

[8up]

How can you go from one bow to the other and still hit where you look when the sight picture will change and the poundage of bows might be different as well as arrow weights?

Thanks

[indianalongbowshooter]

8up, After you shoot long enough your brain compensates pretty quickly when you shoot a different bow, for me within 8-10 shots I can pretty much shoot any bow. Youll alway be better off to stick to shooting one bow year round for hunting as everything becomes second nature, unfortunately I like shooting different bows and switch around all the time. Last year killed 5 deer with 4 different recurves.

[SpankyNeal]

What works for me is to keep all of my bows shooting arrows around 10 - 11 grains per pound of draw weight. They vary from 50 to 60+ lbs and this seems to keep the trajectories fairly close. If a new bow shoots a little higher or lower than I'm used to then usually varying the arrow weight a little gets it close. However I think the different grips play a huge role in where the bow shoots for you. If a grip doesn't fit you then no amount of tinkering will ever bring it in. I've shot several BW recurves and everyone has shot 8-10 inches below where I'm looking, yet I can switch from say my 50lb Palmer to my 62lb Monarch LB all day and never miss a beat. This is just my experience with "my" bows, yours might be different. A lot of variables can come into play trying to get different bows to shoot right for you personally. JMHO.

[bowdude]

I have bought and sold more than 1 bow that didn't shoot the same as others I wanted to keep.  Have a Predator on the way off E-bay.  If it isn't at least close it will either be back  there or they will.  
 Have to see which I like better.  I have a 54# Chek-Mate Falcon Delux and a 55# Super K that shoot identical.  If the 58# Predator is just a little high I may take the limbs down a bit as it needs refinishing.  

[VA Bowbender]

Originally posted by bowdude:
I have bought and sold more than 1 bow that didn't shoot the same as others I wanted to keep.  Have a Predator on the way off E-bay.  If it isn't at least close it will either be back  there or they will.  
 Have to see which I like better.  I have a 54# Chek-Mate Falcon Delux and a 55# Super K that shoot identical.  If the 58# Predator is just a little high I may take the limbs down a bit as it needs refinishing.      

You'll love that Predator !

I have 10 different bows and I love to shoot them all, you just have to have them set up right.  Then it's just a matter of a few shots and you're on target.  As stated it's best to stay with one bow for hunting, as a rule.

[JEFF B]

hey i shoot any bow i can get my hands on if it is in my draw and poundage. its fun and i dont have a problem with it at all.  

[Orion]

Most all of my bows are within 10 pounds of weight, and because I overspine, I can usually shoot the same arrows out of all of them.  I've never had a problem switching from one to another, I think in part because most bows shoot about the same at 20 yards and in (i.e., they have the same trajectory, given that they're about the same weight.  Then again, I've been shooting stickbows for nearly 50 years.  Maybe it's just become automatic.

[Blackhawk]

I'm like bowdude in that I will only keep those bows that shoot close to the same.

I stick with one bow only when getting ready for hunting season, but I enjoy all types the other months of the year.

[Dick in Seattle]

I fell in love with bows... plural.  I love shooting them and don't settle on any one.  I did settle on one type... Howard Hills... and a rough weight range from all I can handle at my age and condition, which seems to be 55#, to as light as I find enjoyable, which seems to be 48#.   Since all the Hills are very similar in visual sight picture (I shoot "instinctive"... and let's not get into that) and basic shelf/window structure, I seem to be able to do well with the same arrows on about 8 to 10 of my bows.   The rest are either heavier or lighter and clearly take a different arrow.  

Just today I received a Hill by John Schulz, reverse handle, 55# for me.  I strung it up and shot 10 arrows into about a 4" to 5" group right off at 14 yds.  The group was maybe 3" low and 2" left.  Moving the nock will lift it and I can adjust my form to move it right within a few rounds of shooting.

 

Dick in Seattle

[Dick in Seattle]

Oh, yeah... my normal practice session, every day in good weather and several times a week otherwise, includes at least three different bows.

Dick in Seattle

[deerslay1]

Change is good.. The more you try the more you want..ha

[hormoan]

I have a a a
Blacktail Elite VL 50@28"
Blackwidow SAV Ironwood 40@30" a extra set of SAlll 47@28" limbs
Hoyt Gamemaster 50@28"
Yet to arrive Black Widow PSG anniversary.
And they all shoot basically the same shafts well. But they are all shelf cut to center (or close) or better, as the Hoyt. That makes things much easier. Then its just how the old girl likes to be held. All these being recurves. But if I switched to a longbow I would have issues. Every bow is a little differant, but after holding and shooting them. And after a few years of doing it, it is natural. But you will develope a preferance of what you like. Longbow,Hybred longbow,recurve one will stand out or if your really unlucky you will want at least one of each. More likely more. Sorry for the bad news. Most of all have fun, just watch your check book!
     

                   Brent

[Danny Rowan]

I have 4 bows,two recurves and two longbows all are three piece takedown high end bows and all at around 60# @28" I shoot the same arrows out of all of them and they all shoot the same for me. Never had a problem switching bows. course I been doing this for 40 some odd years.

Danny

[8up]

Originally posted by Danny Rowan:
 course I been doing this for 40 some odd years.

Danny

Heck I've been doing it for almost 40 days  

[Kingstaken]

For me shooting instinctively, the site widow never changes as there is none.
Your hand that holds the bow and the bow are the site window.
The site window will chnage if your style is Olympic straight up shooting.

[Desertman]

Once you develop a shooting style,varying the equipment is pretty much like riding a different bike.After a few miles, all is well.
I switch from recurve to recurve to long bow etc. and  after 30-50 shots get in the groove.Having said that I believe sticking to just one bow could make all of us better shooters.But what a boring sport that would make!

[Ghost Dog]

I can go from a selfbow with a broomstick handle to a recurve and anything in between and have no problems at all. As long as the arrow is close to the top of my hand, it doesn't matter what the bow feels like. As far as draw weight, same thing. It is all about looking at the target, drawing the bow and pointing your bow hand while concentrating like all get out. Nothing else matters much.

[Bill Turner]

I shoot different bows from January through July/August with emphasis on the bow I have decided to hunt with in that particular year. This year it will be my Massie TD "Longhorn", which pulls about 61# at my draw length. Come August I will only shoot this bow throughout the rest of the year. I shoot at least three to four times a week from August through December with my hunting rig.

[joe vt]

i believe my accuracy is hurt by switching bows so offen. but i love shooting different bows......plus it gives me an excuse for missing targets. lol

[Jerry Jeffer]

I have only two bows. Once I got them set up nice and shooting well, they seem to do the shooting for me. It just works.