Aggressive R/D hybrid longbow appreciation thread

[Nativestranger]

Ad,
Great shooting and thanks for sharing. All this sounds encouraging to say the least. I agree that beating metal riser recurves with a longbow must have made it much more satisfying.

[Nativestranger]

Originally posted by pavan:
Okay, now you guys have gone too far.  A few years ago I would have thought that these hybrids were too sensitive to make a good hunting bow. But I was told I was wrong and my wife liked bows that had a lower grip. So I got a custom short draw, 26", NAT for my wife. Not only was it not sensitive, it was also faster with the same arrow at same draw length as a reflexed 64" Hill style bow that was 15 pounds stiffer.  So instead of getting one for myself, I came upon a really nice Grooves Spitfire and declared that to be my lighter draw speedy bow.  Dang it all, I want that hybrid more than ever now and once again there are too many choices.  I want to be able to sit flat on my butt pad lean against a tree and have ground clearance and still have a stable bow.  I notice that the NAT is not in the Lost Creek line up and maybe I should get something different anyway.  What do you all think is the best 54" hybrid at a 26" draw for a Hill shooting style shooter?

Keep in mind that the shorter you go the more sensitive the bow especially if you come from a 64" hill style bow.

[Nativestranger]

J-bow delta. Pure Finnish custom bow by Jarkko Kaunismaki. One of my shooting buddy from Finland told me about this great bow which he is going to order. It has some unique design to the limb profiles from the front. The narrow outer limbs works like a Holmgarde design. The performance is 203 FPS with 8,3GPP @ 27"  

 http://j-bow.fi/j-bow/J-Bow_Custom_Bows.html

   

   

   

   

   

   

[mooseman1967]

Just made this one with the help of Heartlandbowyer, I think it counts as being aggressive. Seems very stable unless I really pluck the string. 62"  54@28
 
 
 

[Brianlocal3]

Very nice !!!

[Arkansas Osage]

Two Rivers Longbows. Leroy Buckley. Something like this will be my next bow. Their osage backed with bamboo.

 
   
   


He also makes a take down version like this.
 

 

I would like a once piece with the camo wood riser backed with osage and bamboo, and then copperhead skins to protect the bamboo.

[SKITCH]

Ok. Digging this one up. Some great looking bows in these pages.  Some of the newer folks might like to see them.

[jjwaldman]

Nice.  I love my Griffin.  So many nice bows out there.

[VictoryHunter]

Stalker Stickbow Coyote

 

 

[Bladepeek]

The Lost Creek web site has deteriorated to the point I don't even bother looking at it any more. As far as I know, though, Chad is still squeezing some bow making in with his day job. I would bet he still has the NAT form and probably all the others he's developed. I'd give him a call before giving up on the idea. He does make some mighty quick bows.

[soy]

Osprey made by chad Holm
 

[Nativestranger]

That's a beauty. Love the looks of the Osprey LB. Does it have any hand shock?

[soy]

Not a bit ...and it hits hard.....the accuracy is insane  

[jhg]

Originally posted by Nativestranger:
...Love the looks of the Osprey LB. Does it have any hand shock?

Mine has what I would determine to be zero hand shock. Its just a wonderful bow to shoot. And with tuned arows its like an extention of your spirit- a matching component of your mind and body.
Just fantastic!

Joshua

[soy]

yep what jhg said

[Nativestranger]

Not best picture of my Caribow Peregrine but this will do. The limb action on this one is pretty unique. They bend mostly near the fades and the outer limbs are stiff like levers. I added a velcro rest and leather strike plate. The string is LRU XS2 with dacron pompoms. Extremely quiet and shock free even with 8.3 gpp arrows.
   

     

[bowfanatik]

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[flinthead]

The Morrison Shawnee and Hummingbird 3 piece longbows each have good points. The Hummingbird is very forgiving w/o any hand shock , very accurate and one of the best looking bows around. The Morrison is very fast w/o handshock , but not as forgiving of sloppy form and release. Still find myself reaching for the Morrison most these days. It forces you to concentrate on a perfect shot-which leads to better scores for a average shooter. Thanks, Roy

[Broken Arrows]

 

Dwyer Endeavor.

[Nativestranger]

Originally posted by flinthead:
The Morrison Shawnee and Hummingbird 3 piece longbows each have good points. The Hummingbird is very forgiving w/o any hand shock , very accurate and one of the best looking bows around. The Morrison is very fast w/o handshock , but not as forgiving of sloppy form and release. Still find myself reaching for the Morrison most these days. It forces you to concentrate on a perfect shot-which leads to better scores for a average shooter. Thanks, Roy

Would love to pics of that Humming bird.