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Author Topic: Any recovering bow-a-holics?  (Read 727 times)

Offline threeunder

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Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« on: June 07, 2014, 09:18:00 PM »
Those of you that know me, know I do a lot of bow trading (right now I have 23).

Seriously considering committing to one bowyer and shoot those bows from here on out.  I have found a  bowyer that I am completely happy with and am considering getting rid of all my others and have a second riser made identical to the one I have and then have a couple of sets of limbs made.

Would like to hear from anyone who has done it, or is considering doing it.  Pros vs. Cons?  Those that have done it, how did it go?

Just some thinking during the off season.  Thanks for indulging my curiosity.

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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2014, 09:22:00 PM »
Thought about it......but like too many different bows to settle on just one. As with most things YMMV and to each his own for sure. Know several guys who shoot only one bow and do it very well.

PS: Keep me in mind when you sell off all those other leftys!
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2014, 09:26:00 PM »
Gotcha John!!!!  Will do!!!
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Offline David Mitchell

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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2014, 09:27:00 PM »
Now what fun would that be?   :D   I am a bow-a-holic but not a recovering one.  Too much fun and I just couldn't choose just one bow or bowyer.
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2014, 09:31:00 PM »
I have my go to bows that always make the cut when the season rolls around (amazing how you come back to one or two,) BUT this is way more than just hunting and shooting perfection. Just flat out fun to play and see what all the fuss is about certain bows. I am down to 10. Almost 11 last night on st judes.
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2014, 09:32:00 PM »
23 yikes and i thought the 16 I once had was bad LOL.  I'm down to 5 and have 2 for sale, soon to be 3 for sale and want one more no compromises bow and then thats it for a while.  I have settled on more or less two or three bowyers.  Mainly two.  Can't deny I still like to try new things but this is the year I'm pretty much needing to call it quits for a while, I've now shot pretty much a lot of the top shelf stuff and I know what works for me and what I expect for my money.  There are really only a handful of bowyers out there who I believe are the right mix of near perfection in finish combined with performance.  I've narrowed the list and so now when I browse the classifieds not much jumps out at me anymore that I 'have' to try.
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2014, 09:41:00 PM »
Yes I am an unrepentant bow-aholic. Currently at 12. I recently confessed to being a Hill head as well. Nothin' wrong with me (no matter what my wife says)....
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2014, 09:43:00 PM »
You do not want to hear from me, I fell off the wagon at a garage sale today.   :banghead:
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2014, 09:49:00 PM »
Ken,you're one of the main reasons why I can't recover,LOL.  :biglaugh:
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2014, 09:57:00 PM »
I think there's several here Roger that I am to blame for.

It's okay Charlie...right there with ya.  I made the mistake of swapping emails with nineworlds9 yesterday.
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2014, 10:03:00 PM »
Ken,
We have traded bows on the back of the Lowe's parking lot at Pikeville so many times they are looking at us like drug dealers,LOL.
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2014, 10:04:00 PM »
I have 11 and am working on ordering number 12!  You mean therenare some that recover?  Wow I would not have thought that possible.  I don't see it in my future.
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2014, 10:05:00 PM »
Ken

I'll betcha you'll shoot better have more confidence hunting.


I say go for it...

P.s. What did you land on so I can order one..

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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2014, 10:13:00 PM »
I have 27 or 28, all different kinds. But I do have a favorite bowyer and I have 5 of his bows. 2 Hills,  2 Black Widows, 3 Northern Mist, 3 Zippers, 2 RER, a bunch of old bears, a bunch of ILF limbs a Mohawk and some self bows and 5 bows made by Chad Holm. Variety is the spice of life.....LOL!
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2014, 10:18:00 PM »
Mitch,
I'm not gonna call out my favorite at this point, but I sent you a PM.
Ken
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2014, 10:28:00 PM »
Roger,
Yeah, I'm beginning to think you and I ought to go ahead and designate our own parking spaces there.  LOLOL
Ken
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2014, 11:05:00 PM »
Why would u want to recover??  LOL!
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2014, 11:15:00 PM »
I've done it several times.  Well, not quite.  Have managed to get down to two or three bowyers and a half-dozen bows, but up to 7-8 bowyers and quite a few bows again.  Just too many really good bowyers and bows out there to limit myself to one.    :bigsmyl:
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2014, 11:21:00 PM »
Keith,

That's a very good question.  The answer, I guess, is two-fold.

First:  I know if I am only shooting one bow design I will shoot better.

Second:  I feel like I could put the money I spend on bows to use funding hunts.  LOL

Those are my thoughts at this point anyway.  LOL

Ken
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Re: Any recovering bow-a-holics?
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2014, 11:26:00 PM »
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Keith,

That's a very good question.  The answer, I guess, is two-fold.

First:  I know if I am only shooting one bow design I will shoot better.

Second:  I feel like I could put the money I spend on bows to use funding hunts.  LOL

Those are my thoughts at this point anyway.  LOL


Ken
I agree either a person is a collector or a hunter...
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