LONGBOWERS to quiver or NOT to quiver??

[Bullfrog 1]

Do you guys prefer a bow quiver on your Longbows or not? Thanks.   BILL

[longbowman]

I love to shoot my longbow without a quiver because that's the way I think they should be shot.  I hate to hunt without a bowquiver because I think that's the way you should do it.  So, I spend half my time putting the quiver on and the other half taking it off and end up hunting 90% of the time with my recurve!

[Kevin L.]

I'm more consistent without a quiver on the bow. I normally use a CQ1 or something similar.

[DBerrard]

I prefer not to use a bowquiver.

[frassettor]

I shoot with one on....I started doing it a while ago, and just stuck with it because I was used to it

[zipper bowss]

I use a bow quiver when Turkey hunting,but thats about it.I seem to prefer a cat quiver.
BIll

[Jerry Jeffer]

When hunting, I take the quiver off once I get to my spot.  I used a back quiver for a while, but it was a hassle with my back pack and all.

[Irish Archer]

I just can't get myself to put a quiver on a longbow. It just doesn't look or feel right to me. JMO.

[SpankyNeal]

I use a bow quiver when hunting with my Liberty, but use a back quiver or the GFA with my Hills. The bow quiver has no effect on my accuracy with the Liberty and it even quieted the bow considerably! I wouldn't put a quiver on a Hill if you tied me down a forced me to read PETA brochures LOL!

[sswv]

I use a quiver on all my bows when hunting.

[John Dill]

Its the only way to shoot a longbow!
 www.kanatiquiver.com

 
 

[Don Stokes]

I quit using a bow quiver when I found that it changed my tuning enough that I had to drop one class in spine. I feel that it is robbing energy from the arrow, although it may be that the additional mass makes the bow move more slowly to the right while being shot, interfering with the shaft enough to make a lighter spine necessary to clear the riser.

[ArkyBob]

I use a Skookum Duel Stalker on my longbows.  It weighs next to nothing, doesn't interfere at all with shooting.  It holds 2 arrows only, although they make a single also.  Then I use another quiver on my pack that holds 4 more arrows.  I used it in Colorado this past Sept.  and it worked great.  

BOB

[Fletcher]

Quivers will always be a compromise, but I've been using a GN strap on with my longbows for years.  As Don stated, you do need to check tuning with the quiver attached and loaded minus one arrow.      

I'm going to play with a GFA style a bit, tho.    

[razorback]

Does anyone use or know of a small backpack that incorporates any style of quiver into its design.

[madness522]

Originally posted by razorback:
Does anyone use or know of a small backpack that incorporates any style of quiver into its design.

Check out the Cat Quivers.

[2fletch]

Just as longbows aren't the same, bow quivers aren't either. There are large bulky quivers that hold lots of arrows and smaller quivers that hold less and weigh less. You also have several ways to attach to the bow. I have heard praise and criticizm on each of them. Personally I believe that it's an individual thing. If you only need 3 or 4 arrows and shoot a moderate size two blade broadhead, then why have a bulky quiver on the bow. That is the group that we targeted from the begginning, those who wanted only enough quiver to handle these 3 or 4 arrows, and did not want excessive weight to change how the bow shot.

There are also those who shoot larger or longer broadheads and need just a little more hood to accomodate them. We now make a Jumbo I and Jumbo II to accomodate most of them, but we continue to keep the weight down.

There also are those who use their bowquiver as a stabilizer on the bow. We don't make those. We are content to keep our quivers well under 6 ounces which makes it the lightest weight quality quiver on the market.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Can't abide a quiver on my longbows.  Doesn't bother me a bit on a recurve, but I can't take having my long listing to one side all of the time.


There's no more convenient way to carry your arrows, but they just drive me up the wall when I am shooting.

[GMMAT]

I've shot mine both ways.....and now prefer to NOT use one (on my bow).  I like the added "zip" my arrows have without it, and my new arrowmaster is the cat's meow.

Not that the bow shoots any "worse" with it on....I actually like the added stability.  

Just personal preference.  No right or wrong way to do it.

Good luck!

[Dustin Waters]

i prefer a little extra weight on the bow to help me stabilize it.  So I shoot mine with a quiver on it.