Anyone prefer a lighter mass longbow??

[Bullfrog 1]

Iam back and forth between my beloved Dwyer original and a 3 piece takedown longbow?  I can shoot both about equal. Wondering if anyone actually prefer a lighter mass bow. I have a ligjt quiver on both. Thanks.  Bill

[maxwell]

Nope- I really like a little mass in the riser to help with my lousy form.  My Leon Stewart TD's are perfect in this regard

[threeunder]

I'm with you Bullfrog.  My favorite bows are 1 pc longbows that are light in weight and no bow quiver.  
My Big Jim Thunderchild, MOABs, Toelke Whip, and Northern Mist Classic are perfect in that sense.
Traveling can definitely be a pain with 1 pc bows though.
Ken

[BWD]

Yeah, mainly the ones I intend to hang a bow quiver on, to give them more mass, without being too heavy.

[Rick Wiltshire]

I prefer a lighter riser takedown longbow, or a one piece.  My Pronghorn fits the bill for a takedown.

I find that with a heavy riser takedown longbow I can tend to drop my bow arm if not careful.

No bow quiver.

[Red Beastmaster]

My 1pc 64" Abbott is but a wisp as it floats by my side through the woods. My arrows are on my back, as they should be with such a weapon.

My takedown recurve with bow quiver and 5 arrows feels like I'm lugging my wife's suitcase.

[threeunder]

Originally posted by Red Beastmaster:

My takedown recurve with bow quiver and 5 arrows feels like I'm lugging my wife's suitcase.

         

That's about right!

[Altiman94]

I just received my hybrid long bow from Don Dow and can absolutely say I prefer the weight of it over my hoyt buffalo.  I hunt public land and walk in quite a ways, so having much less weight on me is a benefit, especially if I end up packing out an animal.

[awbowman]

Love a light bow.  Guess I am showing my age.  lol

[joe skipp]

I like some heft in my recurves but prefer the lighter weight in my longbow. Feels like I'm not carrying anything when sneaking through the woods.

[Sixby]

For hunting I love a super light weight bow. Like a feather. As said the arrows go at my side or on my back. they do not need to impeed the speed of my bow or my ability to get her into action. I am going to build one such bow for moi; It will be with a Zebrawood or Maple and walnut laminated riser and super light eastern hard maple cored carbon limbs; It will be light and lightening and I may just name her that.
It will be so light I will occasionaly have to check to see if it is still in my hand.

God bless you all.Steve      

[njloco]

I like 2 and 3 piece LB bows, that said, I also like light LB but find that I must remember to keep the bow arm out there like a steel piston.

[m midd]

I like my longbows light with no quiver.

[UrbanDeerSlayer]

I used to use a quiver on my longbow, but I prefer the lighter mass weight without the quiver.  When hunting I'll probably go back to the quiver for convenience, but when shooting alot of targets the extra weight kind of tires out the bow arm.

[TxAg]

The lighter, the better. Love my Whips.

[awbowman]

My Super D will forever be by my side.  The yew veneers have begun to darken and life's to short to carry a heavy and ugly bow!

All joking aside I believe it's harder to shoot a lighter bow, but it's so worth the challenge!

[maineac]

Just got as Whip, it could be called a whisp because it weighs as much as whisp of fog.  I am loving it.  I tried my EFA quiver on it yesterday, as I like a bow quiver.  The weight of the three arrow and quiver seemed to more than double the weight of the bow.  I am now searching for a back quiver idea I will be happy with in hunting situations.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I hate heavy bows for the most part, although Hate is a strong word, I am a sissy and cannot carry them far without resting lol.

I do shoot some of the heavier mass bows well, they are just not what I like to carry while hunting.  a 3d course or something would be different though.

[Canadabowyer]

I thought I was the only one. I love a lightweight longbow.My favorite right now is a cherry riser with a curley maple accent and cherry limbs with a maple core. Weighs just over a pound and carrys like a feather!!   Bob

[donw]

i find a balance between proper "Mass" and weight in relation to arrow weight comes in to play.

too light of an arrow shot from too light of a bow can generate too much vibration/noise/hand-shock

my longbow quiver is a three arrow and i occasionally use a 1 arrow quiver...these bow quivers i carry broadheads only...that's not perceptible weight. i shoot 400 grain carbons...three arrows=less than three ozs.