Shooting "new" bows

[threeunder]

How long does it take most of you to get comfortable with a "new to you" bow?
After setup is done is what I'm most interested in.
I just purchased my second recurve (also have 2 longbows) and shot it today.  It is a Bear Super Kodiak.  My other recurve is a Bear K-Mag.  It was obvious between shooting the two, when I was shooting one I was comfortable with and when I was shooting the new one.
Just curious, as this is, yet another, new experience for me.
Ken

[Killdeer]

Usually, when I shoot a new bow, I do very well.
Then, after a while, I find out that this bow CAN mIss. Then I explore all the myriad ways that this bow can miss.  Life is full of discoveries. Ain't it wunnerfull?

Killdeer

[threeunder]

ahhh...I'd say that's very well put Killdeer.

[kennym]

Originally posted by ken613:
ahhh...I'd say that's very well put Killdeer.

x2

New bow syndrome for me!!

[meathead]

I am going to have to go x3 on that.

[LoneWolf73]

12 Arrows, give or take a couple.

[Bowwild]

Very similar to the posts here although it has taken me two years to figure it out.

I tend to be very impressed with new bows. Maybe it is because I just spent a wad of money or traded some good stuff and I want it to shoot well?  Then after a time, just as was noted above, I find the bow might not "out shoot" all the other stuff like I thought.

Two reactions:
1. This is one reason why I like to objectively evaluate my bows, limbs etc. with a chronoy, same bowstrings, silencers, and two weights of arrows.

2. I have discovered that I can evaluate a bow much better at 30 yards than 13. (Duh)  Issues that are unnoticed at close range are magnified at longer distances.  Now I've decided not to trust my close-range judgement until I have put the bow through some paces at 30 yards. By the way, almost all the "issues" that I refer to have to do with the grip and my bow hand set and as that relates to my head alignment behind the bowstring.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Top observation from Killy. That's how it is.

[StickBowManMI]

If we have the Toys why shouldn't we play with all of them. I love to take out 4 or 5 different bows when I go to the range to shoot. Its just plain fun.

[Kip]

I just started shooting my old K-Mag and really impressed.Check out my new thread about it.Old bows can still do it and maybe old bowhunters also.Kip a bowhunter getting old.Killy be nice

[JamesKerr]

I tend to be able to hit with a new bow very easily. So far I have not shot a bow that I could not be accurate with out to 20 yards. That said alot of those bows did not fit me, I was just able to adjust to them.

[jsweka]

Originally posted by kennym:
 

Originally posted by ken613:
ahhh...I'd say that's very well put Killdeer.

x2

New bow syndrome for me!! [/b]

Me too!!

Each bow I build feels and shoots like the best I've ever made, but after a while I end up shooting it as bad as all the rest and end up back at my old standby bow.

[stickbowmaniac]

I adapt 2 fast thats why i'm always wanting a new bow....    Then my wife gives me the look.