I think I got infected...

[TooManyHobbies]

with bow fever. I went to Kittery Trading Post in Maine today to look at/for a bow for my son. We couldn't decide on which style, 'curve or longbow for him. But, now I got a itch for a longbow. There was a nice Black Widow, but it was lefty.
How do you guys choose a bow, there are so many styles that look good? BTW, I wasn't gonna buy it there, I just needed to hold them. lol.

[chopx2]

Don't choose...get them ALL!  

[Jake Fr]

just alternate longbow then crurve and start with one company and once you get em all move to the next company till ya got em all

[TooManyHobbies]

Oh, man, my wife's gonna kill me.    

[Huntrdfk]

Wow, I almost went there tonight Brian, I live about 20 minutes from there........selection of trad stuff is limited but stilla lot of other things to browse through......


David

[wildgame]

you dont pick the bow it picks you!  

[K. Mogensen]

Get what you can shoot accuratly.

[monkeyball]

Wow, that brings back great memories. Kittery was the first place we stopped when we got to Maine. Awesome store. We ended up buying a 16' glass canoe.
They were nice enough to keep it for us until we came back down past the store to pick it up. Talk about bringing a souvenir home.

                               Good Shooting,
                                      Craig

[s_mcflurry]

My number one criteria for choosing a bow is how the grip feels in your hand.  Choose one that feels like it was made just for you and you will never regret it.

Number two is hand shock: don't get one that will rattle your fillings out.  If you have those two perfect, you're going to love your bow.

[Winterhawk1960]

Originally posted by s_mcflurry:
My number one criteria for choosing a bow is how the grip feels in your hand.  Choose one that feels like it was made just for you and you will never regret it.

Number two is hand shock: don't get one that will rattle your fillings out.  If you have those two perfect, you're going to love your bow.

There isn't much that I can add to that post.

The grip is "everything" to me and my ability to shoot it well depends "directly" on how my hand fits into it.

Winterhawk1960

[Jmgcurve]

Originally posted by Winterhawk1960:
 

Originally posted by s_mcflurry:
My number one criteria for choosing a bow is how the grip feels in your hand.  Choose one that feels like it was made just for you and you will never regret it.

Number two is hand shock: don't get one that will rattle your fillings out.  If you have those two perfect, you're going to love your bow.

There isn't much that I can add to that post.

The grip is "everything" to me and my ability to shoot it well depends "directly" on how my hand fits into it.

Winterhawk1960 [/b]

X3

[smokin feathers]

you trade through bow after bow until you find what you like best! You will realize which bow is best after it has already been sold or traded, so the quest continues!!

[Teancum]

Yep. I've been feeling that way since I unloaded a Fred Anderson bow 16 years ago.

 

Originally posted by smokin feathers:
you trade through bow after bow until you find what you like best! You will realize which bow is best after it has already been sold or traded, so the quest continues!!

[Jim Keller]

I never liked the looks of bows with finger grooves on the grip. That all changed when a guy brought a Morrison Cougar to my shop. The minute I picked it up my thoughts on that changed. I now own that bow and love it.

 I gotta agree with the others on the grip and no hand shock.

[jsweka]

Ah...Kittery Trading Post.  That place is awesome!  I travel up that way quite often for work and after a long drive from PA, it's become a standard pit stop.  Almost bought an old Ben Pearson longbow from them once.

[David Mitchell]

Oh, yeah, we'll be stopping at Kittery in about six weeks on the up to hunt with Eldon Jandreau.  Of course, you gotta have lunch at the Weathervane right across the street.