A couple of years ago, I picked up a bow that Tippit had brought on a turkey hunting trip. It was one of the Morrison aluminum riser ILF's with some spray painted limbs. Out of curiosity, I picked it up and sent an arrow though it. I just had to know how something so silly looking would shoot. Well, I was stunned at how this rig felt and shot. A thousand questions later, Tippit had me convinced I needed to find myself one of these little risers and get into the ILF game.
I have shot recurves and long bows over the last twenty years and have never been completely satisfied with a bow. Loved many but never had one that seemed like the go to for every situation. I've always shot 50s style recurves best. However, longbows can be soooo quiet and takedowns are soooo convenient. Most takedowns have toooo much mass in the riser, wrist is tooo high etc. The most beautiful bows I've seen never seem to feel like practical hunting weapons. I've just never been able to get everything to suit me in a bow and therefore, have never dropped fortunes on custom bows that would have left me wanting something else.
I found a 13 inch alum Morrison and started buying, selling and borrowing different ILF limbs. I got the shelf built out just right, had a custom grip made to meet my "low wrist, skinny throat" preferences. I finally had her fine tuned, was shooting this thing incredibly well and knew, looks aside, I was zeroing in on my perfect "hunting bow."
And then..........Tippit told me he had some Morrison limbs that were too heavy that I should try out before he sold them. I wasn't prepared for the Max1. I never imagined anything could be so fast, smooth and quiet. I really felt like I was playing in a different league with these things.
I really felt like I had the best bow I could get for me. It did feel strange that something made mostly of aluminum and carbon would be the best traditional hunting bow I could have, but that was the deal. "Hey Tippit, got any spray paint?"
Topic: Bill "Outdunn" Himself (Read 718 times)
