Short Longbows

[dad]

Who are making short longbows 52"to58" just wondering.

[vermonster13]

Shrew
Black Swan
RER
Treadway
Wes Martin
Border
Striker
And many more

[joeare]

Centaur Archery (Jim Neaves) makes one of the best short longbows ranging from 54" -62" and there are only few "fullsize" longbows that are as good as them. These bows are amazingly smooth despite their short length. The 60" model is smooth to at least 31" (I own a 60" and 62" and draw 30").

[Bard1]

Dryad makes a 58" Bushwacker.  Great bows.  Fast, accurate, beautiful and made with all natural materials.  Mike and Jason are master bowyers for sure, and are great to work with.

 http://www.dryadbows.com/index.htm

[AnointedArcher]

You can't beat the Shrew Classic Hunter, my bow is 54" and 55lbs @ 29. The best shooting bow I have ever owned!
 

 

[LBR]

Chek-Mate offers two diferent flatbows in 58".  I think Navajo and Fox offer some shorties as well.

Chad

[Blue Moose]

Can't leave out the Morrison Dakota and Acadian Woods Treestick...two of the best in the category, IMHO.

Tal

[Curveman]

I don't think Border makes short longbows.

[vermonster13]

Your right Curveman, I thought the Harrier was available in a short length but it isn't.

[WildmanSC]

Dale Stahl makes a real sweet 58"-60" hybrid longbow.  I wish I still had my Bocote riser, Amberboo cores, Bocote veneers Stahl hybrid longbow.  Dales's hybrid may not smoke like some of the carbon cored speed demons, but it a smooth, sweet shooter that is very accurate to boot.

Bill

[sticshooter]

RER makes supersweet longbows too. I have a Vortex 58" 52@28 and smooth as silk with no stack at my draw of 30 inches...
also a Little River that is 56" 52@28 and just as smooth to draw all the way back to 30 too with no stack.<><


Vortex

     

   

 

Little River

     

 

[Scott S.]

I've never seen one, let alone shot one, BUT Wild Horse Creek bows out of KS has longbows in that 54" range that are supposed to be great.

Cactus Cal's Saguaro is in that lenght range too.

Besides that, another vote for the RE Vortex and Treadway.

[John Nail]

saxon

[30coupe]

Kabekona River longbows are short and sweet! I have shot one of the older JK 56" longbows and loved it. Haven't shot a Kabekona, but Jason makes some awesome bows. Mahaska longbows are also great bows. Mine is 62" and smooth as silk.

Just had to get a plug in for a couple of excellent Iowa bowyers (ok Kent spends most of his time in NM now, but he's from IA). They make some awesome short longbows.

[bentpole]

Horne's makes a great 58" Brushbow,Roy Hall's Navajo Stick longbows are all available in 58",Jack Kempf's Little Grizzly starts at 54"s. Just to name a few .Oh what about Cari-bow Tundra Wolf 58"s and Acadian Woods Tree Stick 56" and 58" Thunderstick Mag to name a couple.

[Scott S.]

Ooops!  Forgot about those JK bows.  Sorry, Jason. I have shot them and they are fast and smooth.  Jason continues to improve his design of an already great bow.  His new one is the KANATI.

[fiestmele]

John McCullough's 56" Griffin is one sweet shooting longbow

[Rick Butler]

Jim Reynold's Thunderstick Mag or MOAB, sweet bows!

[T-Mac]

Wingnut at Dryad bows makes a killer 58" bushwacker. All natural and shoots great with lots of speed and looks to boot. Can't go wrong with a Dryad.

[shady_killer]

3 rivers archery sells Tomahawk's in four diffrent styles. And they range from 58-64 inch