After struggling with shoulder pain, cortisone shots, physical therapy, an MRI, and the disheartening news that I have arthritis which can only be fixed by shoulder replacement surgery, I was afraid my trad days were over. I moved over to the dark side and continued to drop both bow mass weight and draw weight until I was down to a carbon compound at <50#. It still got me into the woods, and I managed to fill the freezer, but the joy was certainly reduced. Then I discovered that the physical therapy my doctor had ordered was not right for my issue. I picked up a 40# Slick Stick, and kept practices short. I've worked up to 45#, and that will probably be my max.
To continue my story, I've been seeking "The One" ever since my original Kanati died. I've had some fine bows, but none of them fit me the way a Kanati does. I've kept that old bow for nine years, not knowing exactly why, but every once in a while I would take it down and just feel that grip. Last week I brought it home from the cabin without really knowing why. I'm not sure if I was going to finally get rid of it or what. Last Friday, as I lay awake at midnight, I reached for my phone and searched for Kanati longbow. Naturally Jason's website popped up. I'd looked at it many times before and he never had a stock bow that fit my needs...until Friday. There it was...a 58" 44# @ 28" green on green Kanati. At 12:30 a.m. I emailed him to hold that bow until I could get there on Sunday.
I went up to Jason's shop and "traded" my old Kanati in for this one. It's a couple pounds under the original draw weight, but man is it sweet! Like all of his bows, it flat out smokes an arrow and is whisper quiet. The draw is so smooth, my bum shoulders tolerate it pretty well, although the days of shooting 50+ shots are necessarily over.
Okay, I guess I better give you guys something to drool over, so here she is:
Topic: Oops! A new bow followed me home today! (Read 2328 times)
