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Title: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: Bob Abeln on March 07, 2016, 05:34:00 PM
Got a new one coming next week. Are they any different than the standard model as far as speed. quietness, smoothnesss etc?
Title: Re: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: Biathlonman on March 07, 2016, 05:52:00 PM
Excellent timing, just getting ready to ask the same thing.
Title: Re: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: Rob DiStefano on March 07, 2016, 06:31:00 PM
since i initiated the sparrowhawk design and worked with vince on its prototype years ago, and also named it, i think i might be able to answer yer questions.    ;)  

while i loved the mohawk and it did everything i wanted in a mild r/d hybrid longbow that braced to a classic "D" shape, i kept thinking about a version of the mohawk that was closer to an AFL (american flat longbow, or in essence a hill style longbow).  

what i wanted were narrow and thicker limbs, and that's what the sparrowhawk is all about.  with its mild r/d, added 5th core lamination and deeper limb cross section, the s'hawk is a tad smoother, a bit more stable, and points easier for me.  that's about it!  ENJOY!    :D  

 (http://i.imgur.com/KpQvykd.jpg)
Title: Re: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: dnovo on March 07, 2016, 07:09:00 PM
I have 4 Mohawks. 3 of them are 64" longbow models and the other is a 66" Sparrowhawk. I really can't attest to any big difference in shooting them. I must say they are my favorites as they are such a smooth sweet bow
Title: Re: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: Biathlonman on March 07, 2016, 07:47:00 PM
Now if someone just a answer my WTB add in the classifieds for a 2 piece!
Title: Re: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: Terry Green on March 07, 2016, 10:11:00 PM
I have 2....what Rob said. ...plus.....

Soooooooooo quiet with Hush Puppies!!!

what a pleasurable bow to shoot
Title: Re: Any Mohawk Sparrowhawk shooters?
Post by: Brock on March 07, 2016, 11:11:00 PM
Rob covered it...I was actually lucky enough to buy the Sparrowhawk he shot as a prototype and wrote his initial review while I was waiting on a Robertson Primal Styk.  I love the Robertson but wish I kept that Mohawk Sparrowhawk as it was a sweet shooting bow.  I may get another just because it was such a sweet bow.

Light in hand, quiet, shot heavy arrows with authority...just a pleasure to shoot and own.