I feel awful, but what can I do?

[DVSHUNTER]

what do you do when you find all your other bows collecting dust? Ever since I found the one, all my other bows just don't get shot anymore. Right now they are hanging on the wall, or tucked under a bed. I just feel awful, but my selfbow has gotten ahold of me and my glass bows just don't have the appeal to me anymore. I can't sell most of them for sentimental reasons like first kill, first bow, gifts, ect. So my question is, how can I not feel so bad about neglecting them? :-)

[Hot Hap]

Send them to me for disposal. Hap

[magnus]

I understand your feeling. Sometimes I get my late fathers bow out and shoot a couple of times in the back yard and I think I should be hunting with it. Sometimes I do but it's hard to put my main bow down. I really don't gave an answer for you but I understand. Good luck!

Magnus

[broketooth]

sell them all except one and buy yourself a dream hunt ruddy

[owlbait]

Display them, shine them up, and put pics around them.

[marshall brown]

I've had the same feelings about some of my bows that just hang on the wall. What I do is try to designate my other bows to specific types of hunts or shooting. Small game, bowfishing, backyard fun shooting are what they're used for now.

[Night Wing]

I've only got two recurve bows and they both get used a lot. I'm either shooting at a bag target or bowhunting with them. Most of the time, I'm shooting at a bag target. I don't hunt much in Texas in the summer months because I live near the Gulf coast of Texas, the summer heat is brutal.

[seabass]

i just got my first selfbow and now feel your pain.the selfbow is a different animal.it shoots alot different than my widow.i feel if i spend all my time shooting my selfbow that i will neglect my widow.i am shooting my longbow so well now that i am afraid if i shoot the selfbow to much,it will effect my form on the longbow.what to do?good luck to you,steve

[Mudd]

I suggest that you get tough on yourself one way or the other. Either make yourself shoot your others along with your favorite or sell the rest.

There are folks out there that could use some of those not being shot. Got any Hills or Northern Mist Sheldons?...lol

God bless,Mudd

[jim phenes]

i still make it a point to shoot my recurve once in a while i would never get rid of that for sentimental reasons plus killed my biggest buck ever now im hooked on the long bow, i would suggest to shooting them just once a month or something.

[JRY309]

I have a few bows and don't feel bad myself abot not shooting them for awhile.Your feelings may change later and then you will feel bad about then if you sell any of them.I have traded a quite a few bows that I wish I had back.But enjoy shooting new to me bows,it's a lot of fun for me.

[Bowwild]

It is a too familiar pickle!  I'm just recurve-bound but neglect most of them most of the time. I even have more on order.  I spent nearly $150 to have the weight reduced on one of these recurves and it STILL remains hanging. I simply shoot another bow, the least exotic of the lot, better.

I'm giving myself through April, 2011 to decide which ones are going to be hunted with and then, I hope I'll have the will power to move the others (lefties all). (The April deadline not coincidentally is when my 1st Silvertip is due.) In fact, I suspect I may move a variety of the different customs to buy 1-2 extra of a certain brand (produced in Montana).  

I stay completely away from longbows and selfbows because I don't want my problem getting worse. It is easy for me though because I really like the grace of a curve. I have one longbow but it is a prototype and I promised never to dispose of it.

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

I shoot a different bow each year.  Sort of a rotation.  Pick one at the start of the year and use it until the end of the season then start over.  Works out kinda well because here in Ohio we don't have any critters to hunt year round.  So from the end of February to the end of September you have plenty of time to practice and get used to the other bow.

[S.C. Hunter]

Do a pass around and have the guys here do the shooting for you. You may have someone shoot it once and know they found the one, and ask to buy her from you. Well we know that may not happen but just a thought. I know it can be very difficult having to many bows. I did the same to myself once now I keep 2-3 tops. Do you have any family who may want to start shooting, this way the bow is not collecting dust but not so far that you can't go shoot it. Good luck

[Butch Speer]

Dave,
I feel for you buddy. Tell you what. I'll come up & give them all a good home. I know, it's a tough job but, a real friend will help out in times of need. I've tried to help Mudd thin his herd down but, he keeps getting more!

[Gray Buffalo]

I take all mine off the rack and polish then, brace them and give a few tugs and put them on the wall once a month. They love me for that.
   

[DVSHUNTER]

Originally posted by seabass:
i just got my first selfbow and now feel your pain.the selfbow is a different animal.it shoots alot different than my widow.i feel if i spend all my time shooting my selfbow that i will neglect my widow.i am shooting my longbow so well now that i am afraid if i shoot the selfbow to much,it will effect my form on the longbow.what to do?good luck to you,steve

That is what I feel like. The last time I shot my MOAB it was shooting well but everything to the left. I just didn't have that same feel shooting it and had to go back

[DVSHUNTER]

Jerry, is that what you do when you aren't shooting on Sundays?

[mahantango]

If that's the worst of your problems, consider yourself a lucky man.

[Gray Buffalo]

Dave Where have you been the last 2 Sundays