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Offline legends1

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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #60 on: January 24, 2011, 01:27:00 AM »
Im a bowyer and only have one bow of my own.I sometimes haul a shop bow with me on hunts incase the worst was to happen to my bow.Although i have a customer that owns a archery shop and he has 11 of my bows of his own.Diffrent styles, wood combo's and weights.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #61 on: January 24, 2011, 03:50:00 AM »
Yes 80-90 give or take.I need to try them all not for the Holy Grail but for finding the one that doesn't shoot good!
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #62 on: January 24, 2011, 03:58:00 AM »
Felix, I would like to see a photo of your bow rack, mate!

I only have one bow.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #63 on: January 24, 2011, 03:58:00 AM »
Whoops-a-daisy! My nose just broke the computer screen!
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #64 on: January 24, 2011, 04:15:00 AM »
Ben,I know your bows by heart.I'll promise you to post some pics.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #65 on: January 24, 2011, 04:18:00 AM »
For beginning this is the rack of part of the Bear TDs collection.
 
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #66 on: January 24, 2011, 04:40:00 AM »
Nice, mate!
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #67 on: January 24, 2011, 08:24:00 AM »
in the late 80's and up to 04..I had about 250 custom bows...why?  as a kid I poured thru magazines and brochures and ordered custom bows from just about every body..looking for the holy grail in bows...never did find it..then I got smart and started shooting about 4 regularly and noticed I enjoyed shooting them more because I wasnt always changing a different bow every day...so I sold 95% of the bows and put a serious chunk on my first home..I still traded or bought a new bow regularly but I kept it to a 4 bow maximum..then life changed and things happen..sold just about every piece of archery related gear I had and now Im bowless and working to get another one one day...I found I shot better when I didnt have a huge arsenal and had more fun..its fun to be a collector but unless your gonna do something with it, its not for me..JMO I worked my butt off for all those bows and accessories...I lost track of what I spent over the years for archery alone and I dont even want to think about it
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #68 on: January 24, 2011, 08:52:00 AM »
I had a friend ask me why I had so many bows but before I could respond my wife jumped in with this reply.

She said "Do you see all those flower beds outside? I mean there's a couple up front and several in the back and each bed has lots of different kinds of flowers because I love them and I don't think you can ever have too many flowers. I think that might be how it is with his bows."

How cool is that? Way!!!! I'm saying!!!

God bless,Mudd

PS: I will hopefully soon have some word about an oldie(not really) but goodie(for real) longbow returning home.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #69 on: January 24, 2011, 09:14:00 AM »
one bow.  

just one very good bow.  

the rest, if there are more, are just part of an obsession.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #70 on: January 24, 2011, 09:46:00 AM »
I have eight some old some new all I shoot,keep some around for friends to shoot,I'm sure there will be more come and go.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #71 on: January 24, 2011, 10:11:00 AM »
I have thirteen. I need to sell a few, but just haven't done it!
I like them all, but have settled on Morrison Longbows as my favorite.( like my two Centaurs pretty well too!)
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #72 on: January 24, 2011, 10:19:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
one bow.  

just one very good bow.  

the rest, if there are more, are just part of an obsession.
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #73 on: January 24, 2011, 10:35:00 AM »
Mudd,
You've (your wife) done it again! My bows are flowers!
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #74 on: January 24, 2011, 10:41:00 AM »
Well This is my first post and this topic suits me just fine. As everyone in traditional archery should know the # of bows a person should have is just one more very likely between the bows I've made and bought I am currently around sitting around fourty. "I know" I have a problem but my friends say thats the first step to recovery I'm just not sure I want to recover. everyone have a good day
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #75 on: January 24, 2011, 10:46:00 AM »
Well for a first post (at least I think this the first post the last try did not work) this is the topic for me. Between bows I have made and bows I have bought I am running about fourty at home right now. I know, I know, but I am not sure there is a bowyers anonymous local to me. the real answer to how many bows are enough Crash is simply. Just one more. Good Luck  :archer2:
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #76 on: January 24, 2011, 10:53:00 AM »
Two is going to work for me. One light weight and one hunting weight,both longbows made by Leon Stewart.

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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #77 on: January 24, 2011, 11:23:00 AM »
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Well This is my first post and this topic suits me just fine. As everyone in traditional archery should know the # of bows a person should have is just one more very likely between the bows I've made and bought I am currently around sitting around fourty. "I know" I have a problem but my friends say thats the first step to recovery I'm just not sure I want to recover. everyone have a good day
Welcome to AA (Archers [not]Anonymous), where bow addiction is considered healthy and is encouraged. Hi, my name is Andy, and I'm glad to be here!   :D
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #78 on: January 24, 2011, 01:26:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
one bow.  

just one very good bow.  

the rest, if there are more, are just part of an obsession.
Whew... I was trying to find another bow to buy... but was thinking I just needed to get one like my goto cept with a bow bolt... guess I'll just plan another hunt...   :knothead:
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Re: How many bows are too many?
« Reply #79 on: January 24, 2011, 01:44:00 PM »
My New Years Resolution was to keep only those bows, regardless of how they look, that I shoot very well from. Had to drop 3 longbows that even though they were special to me, just didn't do it for me on the range or hunt. So if a bow doesn't perform for me, off the rack she goes.
Best thing I ever did, now the bows I have mean more to me. They're all shooters.
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