HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Tradcat]

Ha ! Thanks evgb127 for sharing pics of my bow with the group! I appreciate the help!  Tradcat

[Old Gray Hill]

Hey Ben, good to see you Mate! Hope all is well down unda! Beautiful bow Tradcat! Steve does a really nice job. He built a Classic for me years ago that was gorgeous, but the grip and I could never get it together so I sold it. Best of luck with it! 

[evgb127]

Anyone catch the bug recently?   

Pennsylvania squirrel season opens tomorrow. I’ll be out with my ASL. 

[Old Gray Hill]

Good luck man! I can smell the squirrel stew already 

[Tim Reese]

Awesome! I have never really went small Game hunting with a ASL. I did hunt wood chucks and rabbits a few times years ago when I was new to trad but had recurves then. I bet it’s much easier to drag them out too lol

[Michael Guran]

Rainy and foggy opening weekend in the NC mountains.  No critters were harmed in this outing but it was nice to get out in the woods.

[Stealth Man]

Such a daunting thread.  Trying to search and read and cannot find anything about pros and cons of these types of bows.  Could someone direct me?  Why are they so popular? Easier to shoot? Accuracy?  Tuning? 

[evgb127]

Pros and cons can be subjective.  You will probably get a lot of varying opinions, but I will try to offer an objective response… emphasis on “try.”  As for pros, ASLs are quiet, point well, are easy to string without a stringer (they are practically bombproof), and the D-shape is easy on the eyes (oops… that’s subjective). As for cons, (and this is subject to much debate) they require a lot of work to shoot well, and they are slower than other bows. If you invest the time into shooting them, you may find that you don’t want to shoot anything else. If you’re looking for stats and instant gratification, then you may not like them.

[evgb127]

Might as well add some pictures while I’m on my soapbox.

[Old Gray Hill]

The bow chooses the archer Mr. Potter - at least it seems that way sometimes. 😁 I think a lot of folks migrate to the ASL after shooting other styles for a while, and for various reasons. I started with a recurve and then went to the R/D longbow. I shot both fairly well but when I went to the ASL my shooting improved immensely. For me it is the most stable and forgiving design, especially the string-follow profile. As for speed, it’s not everything (see my quote below) but a well designed ASL will be right there with many other designs when using a heavy hunting arrow. Like EVG said though, they do require some effort in finding the right grip and controlling the bow arm as they are very light in the hand without one of those arrow thingees hanging off the side 

[Tradcat]

Well said Old Gray Hill !

[UncasUK]

For those who might be interested,  at the Queens vigil in St. Giles Cathedral Scotland,
the coffin was flanked by the Royal company of archers, the Queens bodyguard when in Scotland.
They had their traditional  longbows and Eagle feather bonnets  they were formed in 1676, wonderful.

[Tradcat]

Really cool

[Brazos]

Interesting on the Queens Royal Archer bodyguards.  I went and looked it up.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/royal-company-of-archers.html
I need that gig.

[Tim Reese]

Neat

[Charlie Lamb]

 

[Tradcat]

Very nice Charlie! What bow make and model is that in the first pic? Thanks.    Tradcat

[Charlie Lamb]

That is one of the bows I used to build. 68" brown back, white belly, bubinga riser

[toddster]

Charlie is awesome, great hunter, great bows, great stories

[Tradcat]

That’s awesome Charlie!