the "D" shape R/D longbow appreciation thread!

[Soonerlongbow]

Yep! It zings an arrow too! Got my first and so far only trad kill this year with it. Launched a 630gr, 30" Griz Stick Alaskan through the shoulders of a small buck @ 17 yards.

A little more arrow that should probably shoot but I like the way it thumps inside 20yds.

[Soonerlongbow]

You know.. Never really noticed the tip like that. Hmm..

[JamesKerr]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 

Originally posted by JamesKerr:
... my 3 piece Tomahawk legacy series
   
 

not at all a mild r/d classic "D" braced longbow - look at the flip to the tips. [/b]

You know I never noticed that before but it's clear as day in the picture

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by JamesKerr:
 

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 

Originally posted by JamesKerr:
... my 3 piece Tomahawk legacy series
   
 

not at all a mild r/d classic "D" braced longbow - look at the flip to the tips. [/b]

You know I never noticed that before but it's clear as day in the picture [/b]

those tommies are Great bows!  i got to shoot a few and was mighty impressed!

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by jeremy1517:
My Kestrel R/D longbow from Mike at Wild Horse Creek Bows. It is 51# @ 28". It is 60# long with Cocobolo Riser, Tamo Ash Limbs with a Hard Maple Core.

Re-sized Pic

       

PLEASE, let me ask you, sir - did you read the original post in this thread, and you actually looked at the pics of what IS and what IS NOT a mild r/d classic "D" braced longbow?  

if so, do you really think your longbow qualifies as a "D" shape?

and if not, well, please go back to the first post and review.  

thank you.

[sticshooter]

Funny the first longbow I had was RER Mild R/D
D shape longbow.But had to have a more radical R/D. Now I am back to D shape and happy. Just wish some of mine were a bit less weight LOL.<><
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Also have a Robertson Purist that I love. Would love another Robertson is mid 40's but never seen one that light.<><

[Brianlocal3]

Those are some nice pics stic

[Josh Perdue]

I have a buddy that shoots a Howard Hill longbow and it is much quieter than my "hybrid" longbow. Are the mild r/d bows like the mohawks, kotas, and super d as quiet as the hill style bow?

Assuming shooting same poundage, arrow weight, silencers, split finger, etc... Meaning all variables the same or is this difficult to answer? Please excuse me if this was a stupid question.

[JamesKerr]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 

Originally posted by JamesKerr:
 

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
   

quote:Originally posted by JamesKerr:
... my 3 piece Tomahawk legacy series
     
 

not at all a mild r/d classic "D" braced longbow - look at the flip to the tips. [/b]

You know I never noticed that before but it's clear as day in the picture [/b]

those tommies are Great bows!  i got to shoot a few and was mighty impressed!

I sure do like mine! Their grips fit perfect in my hand.

[Moots]

I had a Robertson Stykbow, and it was a fine bow.  Never thought I would sell it, that is until I bought a Mohawk Sparrowhawk.

[DannyBows]

[KYArcher]

DannyBows...What is the major difference in the Sparrowhawk compared to Vinces standard Mohawk?....KYArcher

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by KYArcher:
DannyBows...What is the major difference in the Sparrowhawk compared to Vinces standard Mohawk?....KYArcher

if dannybows and you won't mind me answering yer question ...

i asked vince to build a narrower width limb mohawk that was also deeper (thicker).  this lead to a few prototypes for me to test out and thus the "sparrowhawk" was born (yeah, blame me for the name, too).  it's just closer to a hill style longbow limb cross section than most mild r/d "D" braced longbows.  most find this design promotes enhanced shot stability while still retaining the good r/d longbow speed of limbs and arrows.

[KYArcher]

Thanks Rob! I like narrow limbs, my Robertson has very narrow limbs.The narrowest of all my Longbows.

[Mississippi bow hunter]

This is not really a vs question. But I would like to know the difference between an Abbott and Mohawk. I have been interested in the two bows for some time now. I have looked at both web sights and there is only so much you can tell from the pictures. I was hoping I could get to comments from some of you that has one of each or has shot both. Thanks.

We had some time off from deer watching and I did a serious test of my shooting abilities with my hill style bows and my R/D bows. No difference, for accuracy and not much per pound in performance. However, my fingers and joints certainly noticed when I spent most of an afternoon shooting the heavier bows, so I am in the process of selling off all of my bows over 55 pounds at my draw, which happen to be all of my Hill style bows and one Robertson. I am going to have the Robertson redone and reduced a few pounds, so it is the same as my other ones. I am down to just three bows. My favorite yew, my favorite all around bow, (but a few pounds to heavy for my joints), my Half Breed from a blank,, and the last one that will be going is my Schulz Legend. I got rid of three of them just spending a day at a local archery range. I have gone from 18 Hill style bows down to these last three, times change, I guess.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Mississippi bow hunter:
This is not really a vs question. But I would like to know the difference between an Abbott and Mohawk. I have been interested in the two bows for some time now. I have looked at both web sights and there is only so much you can tell from the pictures. I was hoping I could get to comments from some of you that has one of each or has shot both. Thanks.

for the most part they're both mild r/d longbows that brace to a "D" limb shape. the rest is in personal experience, and remember that no two bows of any parentage are gonna be exactly alike.  you won't go wrong with either if the mild r/d is yer cup of tea.

[Bladepeek]

I had a beautiful Abbot and now have a Sparrowhawk.

I can only compare apples and oranges here. The Abbott had a straighter grip and a string like a rope. I sold the Abbott because of excessive handshock. The Trad Ganger who bought it loves it and says he gets no hand shock. I would like to pad that Abbott lower grip out just a tad and put a skinny string on it and compare it to my Sparrowhawk just for grins. They might be verry close then. Pics of the grips:

Abbott
 

Sparrowhawk
 

[Ralphie]

Just got a new Fred Anderson Rover. Fred described it as a
 "Hill-style", bow, made from a reflex/deflex/reflex (or "duo-flex") form.
It is quick and soft shooting.
I love the workmanship!

Not really sure if it "qualifies" as a "D" shape R/D but it sure is fun to shoot.

It is a Yew-wood core with a Tulip-wood riser, nocks are Black palm-wood.

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[Brianlocal3]

Gorgeous