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Holy smokes has archery/bows changed!

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October 30, 2017, 10:21 AM
reflex/deflex 64
Holy smokes has archery/bows changed!
quote:
Originally posted by dwright1951:
Started at about 8 with a solid fiberglass recurve and wood arrows, in high school I bought a Howard Hill stick bow from a guy who was getting out of archery (60 lb at 29 inches I pull a 31 inch arrow) he also included a back quiver, arrows, bitzenberg fletcher, feather burner, etc. yep things have changed, I went to a place that sold archery stuff a while back and asked if there was any interest in traditional archery equipment kinda looked at me funny and said not around here. So I now have 3 bows gathering dust in my shed.


Don't underestimate the value of those bows, if they are in good condition. Trad archery has seen a resurgence in these past several years. For gods sake don't shit can them.


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October 30, 2017, 12:55 PM
konata88
quote:
Originally posted by FN in MT:
I absolutely HATE compounds. Not bows to me...Heavy, complex and expensive. IMHO cheater bows for those who can't learn to shoot instinctive.

So there! LOL.


Smile I lean toward recurves also.

To me, recurves are more of a craft. Compounds are more technical.

Now, if I were hunting or using a bow defensively, compound is the better choice.

But to appreciate the craft of archery, recurve is much more interesting and enjoyable.



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October 30, 2017, 01:09 PM
kx90
quote:
Originally posted by FN in MT:
I'm still using several old Bear and a Hoyt...recurves from the 60's and 70's. Did get into stick bows briefly, Black Widow does some wonderful bows.

I absolutely HATE compounds. Not bows to me...Heavy, complex and expensive. IMHO cheater bows for those who can't learn to shoot instinctive.

So there! LOL.
Oh yeah?! Screw all you guys who have to use a string on your stick. Anything past the atlatl era is witchcraft! Wink

I started out shooting a recurve and went to compound once I decided I was going to stick with it for the long term. My current bow is a 6 year old Hoyt Rampage, I regret not buying the Hoyt CRX instead but I didn't think I could get comfortable with the "dead-in-hand" feel.