Obvious! !!! Is there something wrong?

[Bowferd]

I've purchased, shot, traded, sold, maybe 100+? Traditional bows over the past 12 years.
There are no local trad shops around. So part of the reason is, if you want to shoot em, buy em and sellem.
I have a quandry.
As of yet, I have not found a take down bow that
I've felt comfortable with in my left hand.
And I don't want to hear, why don't you hold it in your right hand. ( because this is a serious question )
Fazio, Fedora, Lee, Quillian and some I can't presently remember.
I have owned a couple of 2 pc takedowns that wished I could repurchase.
Why doesn't a 3 pc fit? I know they are precision crafted, too damn many of you guys shootem.
Could this be a mental block? To me they just don't fit.
Give me an old one pc recurve or longbow, be it American Archery, Shakespeare, Bear, Wing, Pearson.
I feel like I'm gettin old, but there ain't nothin like a good old solid stick in your hand, with no nuts, bolts or other miscontraptions, obscurring my vicinity!!!!!
At this point I wished I had spell check. Then I could just punch ignore.
Fred

[LKH]

Well, spell check wouldn't change "vicinity" to "vision", but maybe you did mean vicinity.  Why don't you just go buy a 2 piece?  I have 4 of them and really like em.  

What is it that bugs you about the takedown's handles?

[Bowferd]

Too much mass. They7 feel heavy in the hand.
 And the pics aren't me, they are of my youngest son Jeff. Just wanted to clarify that before I started getting a ton of emails from you young girls.

[SELFBOW19953]

I'm right there with ya Bowferd.  I have tried quite a few different 3 piece TD bows, longbow and recurve, and have accepted the fact that they aren't for me.  I have 2 that I bought to try, one is listed here at TG, the other will be soon.  I'm sticking to one piece bows!!!

[Panzer II]

How about a two piece that uses the sleave. I think Fox and Wes Wallace both use the sleave system. I'm sure there are plenty of other makers out there using that system and I can't imagine that the sleave weighs hardly anything.

[Guru]

I don't understand...you know what feels good and what you like, sooooo.....why don't you just shoot them?  

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Fred, I know what you mean, many 3 piece TD's are just "Too Much"  I do like the Borders, Habu and Morrison makes a sweet one. Many of them just look and feel like a 2x4 with leaf springs held on with door knobs.

That being said I am an old Bear Magnesium TD guy myself. If you haven't tried one,come on down.. I am busy the rest of the month but can probably find a few minutes to talk bows.
(Google tool bar has a great little spell checker)

[mahantango]

Me too. Just can't get excited about three piece td, although some of the grips are outstanding and the workmanship incredible. I guess I just don't care for the bolt-on limbs, and the Bear latch system is about the clunkiest thing I have ever seen (sorry guys). Now, just to prove I'm really nuts, my newest favorite,go-to,#1 hunting bow, of all the beautiful wood custom and vintage bows that I own is a Hoyt Gamemaster! Go figure. Guess its just a different animal.

[HATCHCHASER]

The only three piece bows I have shot that feels like a one Piece is a pronghorn and a Whisperstick kajika stick.

[easyup]

I understand completely and my three piece are gathering dust.  I do have a two that I shoot all the time and forget it is not a one piece, a
Griffin.

[jhg]

Try a Rampart. 58 or 60 inch.

Joshua

[straitera]

Many paths to the same store. Straight handle one piece on my rack.

[Spectre]

What straitera said.

[bolong]

I,ve got several one piece bows and one 3 piece TD. I like em all. The TD is a Roy Hall "Navajo Scout" 62" and It,s really not that heavy in the hand, and it's a great shooting bow.

[Bowmania]

Bowferd,  I think you have it all wrong.  Adapt yourself to the bow your shooting.  Don't think I ever owned a bow that I couldn't shoot.  I find some bows with "limitations", but I feel if I shoot them more I can eliminate the limitations.  

With that being said I have way over 50 bows in the basement.

Bowmania

[mrpenguin]

5 prefer one piece recurves as well... take downs feel to bulky to me...

[Covey]

Shoot what you like. I love the old one piece recurve's. Wish I had a dozen! Jason

[gsdmikko]

IMO--the best fit ( for me anyways ) has been the robertson  take-down..try clicking on his sight...

[Irish Archer]

With the exception of a very brief affair with a Bear TD, I've been with a 1pc since 1981. You'd think I'd be a better trad shooter than I am.

I've just never liked the looks of a TD stick. Bolts.....yuck! But that's me.

I would though, really like to check out one of the 2pc bows that you can't tell is a TD. Like the Hill, Widow, or Fox sleeves.

As far as sticks with bolts go, there are none better looking than the Pronghorn in my opinion. That's another I'd like to try.

[Bowferd]

At one time I had a St. Charles Yew and Osage dual shelf 2 pc.
That's the one I should have kept. Wish I could locate it. Not a super fast bow but solid and well mannered.
Irish Archer. I'm also attracted to the Pronghorn but have never shot one.
I am satisfied with my one pc longbows and recurves but this addiction makes me think I'm missing out on something if I don't try them all at least once.