what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot

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Originally posted by Builder:
I have owned a ton of bows and I would say the slower and heavier mass bows are the most forgiving, they help mask your mistakes whereas the smokin fast bows make you pay for that bad release or drop bow arm.

Yup.... this must be the answer, you have time to say prayers before the arrow hits anything...  


Seriously.... the forgiveness of a bow is how well the bow fits your natural hand position giving you a repeatable grip location. if you have a tendency to grip your bow. a long bow cut less than center with properly tuned spine is going to be more forgiving than a riser cut past center with stiffer shafts.

I'd have to say tuning arrows to the bow has more effect on forgiveness than the bow itself in many respects. but forward placed grips are more forgiving to slight hand torque.

[BubbaPA]

Stewart Slammer

[Kevin L.]

My Appalachian Flatbow. It's the plainest one on the rack, but shoots better than any bow I have tried.

[Mr.Magoo]

Quinn Stallion.  Good grip, nice weight, smooth draw, easy to tune, shoots where you look.

[easyup]

I can't believe ILFs have not come up.  To me nothing can match the forgiveness of a good ILF, tuned for shooter, grip, weight, plunger tension, etc.

[DamselflyFarm]

Granted, I've never sot a high end bow, but I think my Bear Grizzly is pretty forgiving, compared to my Martin ML-14 Longbow.

[S C Mercer]

My Jack Howard Gamemaster Jet.  Best shooting stickbow I have ever shot.  ~Steve

[chanumpa]

Martin/Damon Howatt,Its the grip,dead in the hand,fast,smooth limbs,consistant.My fave,hands down.Some of the old Howatts with the Brazilian rosewood were just stunning and constant performers always.

[wigeon]

Most forgiving bow for me is my 60 inch long Stewart Slammer,and its also the quietest bow I personally have ever shot.

[nineworlds9]

That Raisin I'm trying to sell in the classifieds is prolly my most forgiving bow, so I'm kinda silly for selling it, but I've got a few others that aren't bad and I'm trying to get good with a Hill bow right now so I stopped shooting the Raisin with any regularity.  It's an r/d, I think what makes it forgiving is the high wrist locator grip, the short riser and long limbs and uniquely for an r/d the limbs strongly resemble the limbs on a Hill, very narrow, but thick.  Also the bow isn't blazing, more middle of the road and it likes a high brace height, very high for it's 60" acutally.  Great bow.  Tom Moran does em right.

[daniel boon]

My 62" S-Tip, great grip, good weight in the riser, stacks arrows. And the 60" 1pc is not far behind.

[longbow guy]

My Two Tracks "Longwalker" seems the most forgiving to me.

[ISP 5353]

70" 21st Century longbow for me.  Very smooth to draw and shoot.

[RunninWild77]

I have an old Shakespeare necedah that is real forgiving for some reason, it ain't pretty but she'll send an arrow right where I want it to every time. The two best long bows I've ever shot were a black widow 60" 55@28, not sure of the model, and a timber hawk falcon, 55# @28 60", I think this year I might have to buy a falcon if I see Scott at denton hill this year. That falcon shot like the black widow....

[reddogge]

My Hoyt Buffalo is heavy, steady and tracks an arrow dead center out to 50-60 yards. My Titan III riser (no plunger) and Samick BF Extreme limbs is the same.

[Brock]

My Habu is very forgiving but the Robertson I have in classifieds is likely the best compromise of forgiving and easy to shoot accurately....it is a sweet bow for sure and if it does not sell it wont hurt my feelings too bad....though the cash would be welcome. LOL

[falconview]

74# Harrison, it just won't miss. Ever

[59Alaskan]

Ones I have owned:

62" AMO Bear Grizzly
1959 Bear Kodiak Specials )66" and 64"
Hill Country Wildcat - 64" forward riser R/D longbow.

I have shot several 64" take down recurves by various bowyers.  They were all exceptionally forgiving.

[Bjorn]

My ACS CX forgives me every time I shoot it!  

[Tradcat]

My 64" Robertson Purist (mild R/D) is the best bow I've ever shot BUT for a R/D design I'd have to say either my 62" Treadway or 62" Great Northern Fireball would run a close second...with that said, I've always wanted to shoot a Bob Lee Stick & a Stewart Slammer as well as a Thunderstick 3 to see what the "buzz" is all about...by the way, I have also shot a Kohannah Windwalker & give it an excellent rating for forgiveness as well as being hands down the quietest bow I've ever shot. Hope this helps