Bow jumping can''t be good

[JParanee]

Usually before the season I will try and narrow it down to one bow and just concentrate on using it

But the older I get the harder it seems to be to commit to anything   .  

Case in point just the other day I picked up a Bob Lee and after cleaning it up and setting it up it's really got me thinking about using it in the late season

Usually it only takes a few shots to adjust from bow to bow but I  know I would be better off not switching around so much but I really enjoy shooting different bows whAt are yours guys thoughts on this

So many bows so little time  

 

 

[DannyBows]

That's a fine collection! Is the fourth one from the top your Curly Maple Fedora?

I wish I could get down to 2 bows, and similar as one'd be a back-up, but it's tough.

[JParanee]

Hi Danny

No that one is tiger maple riser with black locust limbs

The one your thinking  about I think is 4 th from the bottom

Thanks

[Lamey]

I will make it easier for you Joe ,   send me that out of place Longbow at the top!!

[Hot Hap]

I agree. I'm going to unload a dz. or more bows pretty soon. Hap

[Fritz]

Doesn't bother me at all switching from bow to bow. I shoot them all equally bad! Lol! Seriously, I try not to make a switch mid-season, but like you I like to shoot each and every one. Started the season with my widow, killed a couple with that. Put some skins on my pronghorn the other day and decided to finish out the season with it. Nice bow collection!

[JParanee]

Originally posted by Lamey:
I will make it easier for you Joe ,   send me that out of place Longbow at the top!!

Matt its a Monarch Royal and it's 69 # at 27 inches

U might be right got anything to trade    


Thanks everyone

 

[Benny Nganabbarru]

The smart thing would be to stick with one bow, but nobody ever accused me of being smart.

For me, it isn't just about hunting; it is also about the magic of the bow, and I have loved trying-out many different ones.

I usually stick with one bow for a few months, and then a yearning to get reaquainted with an old favourite on the rack makes me hang one up and try another.

[JParanee]

How long does it take u guys to go from one bow to another and feel confident

[Big Ed]

I have been trying to stay with at least on brand.

[ishoot4thrills]

How do you reach the ones at the top of your rack??

[JParanee]

Originally posted by ishoot4thrills:
How do you reach the ones at the top of your rack??

Ladder  

[ishoot4thrills]

Oh, okay! (duh!)      :rolleyes:

[straight_arrow]

Less is more. Shoot the one you have the most confidence with.

[Shawn Leonard]

I can switch pretty quick, maybe 15-20 shots. That said I have been staying with one bow lately. Although I did shoot a doe with a yard sale Bear I picked up opening day this year and used it 5 days later to kill her! Shawn

[Hill Hunter]

listen and see which one is talking to you, take that one. why have them if you aren't going to take em all out from time to time...... I think I hear a different one calling come to think of it.

[Orion]

I've been shooting longbows and recurves for more than 50 years now and have never had a problem switching from one to the other.  About 80% of the time, I shoot the same longbow, but I might use a different bow in the afternoon sit than I used the same morning.  Mostly depends on my stand situation.  A short recurve works better in very tight quarters or a blind.  Longbow is fine in most other situations.  My bows and arrows are all pretty close to the same weight so there's little adjusting to do. Though I prefer a straight grip,i t's no trouble changing to a medium recurve grip.  About the only grip I really don't like is a very high wrist recurve grip, but I don't own any bows like that.

I don't buy the argument that sticking with one bow,or one gun, or one anything, will necessarily make you better with it than if you alternate among several.  Proper practice is what makes you better.

[JamesKerr]

Easy choice for me. I would go with the Black Widow I love their recurves. But I have a passion for longbows. I only shoot 1 bow period and it's my T-Hawk.

[Night Wing]

I own two recurves.

For me, it's easier to go a different poundage bow so long as the two bows are the same model of recurve.

I know I can put my 42# Blacktail down, pick up my 37# Blacktail and with the very next arrow, put the arrow on a spot on a target where I want the arrow to hit without skipping a beat.

[Hit-or-Miss]

You are right, jumping bows is not good. But it sure is fun! As long as they have high grips, I don't notice any difference, I seem to miss just as much!!!