What is it with having several bow's ?
How many do you really need ?
Well I guess you need a good hunting bow .
A nice bow for 3D shoot's .
One for stumpin' .
Well , you might need a short one for blind hunting turkey .
But really ....
Yeah , that really perdy one with the awesome looking wood .....
Never mind ...
What an addictive hobby .
Apparently the number is........47
QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
Apparently the number is........47
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Only 47??? Pikers!
I don't "need" any, but I sure "want" a few.
one more....
The next one will always be the perfect bow.
How many do you need I guess one more. :-)
QuoteOriginally posted by jsweka:
The next one will always be the perfect bow.
Thats what I tell my wife.lol
Graps. I need a bow for every situation you mentioned. But you forgot about backups. I also need a back-up for every one of those. Never can tell when you might need it.
Also, need to be testing out a few more to determine whether they might replace the go-to or back up bows in each situation. And, of course, there are always a few lying around that didn't make the cut but I haven't had the time to sell yet.
All in all, I'd say a dozen to 20 bows is about the right number for the average traditional shooter/bowhunter, though I certainly wouldn't begrudge a person for experimenting with a few more. :goldtooth:
Only you can answer that question.
What does need have to do with it?
Well , what brought this on is , I got three custom bows in less than a year .
Fortunately my wife understands .
Oh , she got another one herself .
I'm with BAK, it's not a matter of need it's a matter of want!
Just this ONE last one, then thats it.... unless I find one I think might be better...lol!
I am in the process of parting with several of my heavier bows again. It is something that I need to be patient about, finding the right person that will use it, that it fits and by also avoiding those that say they want and need, but don't have the funds with the reason they don't have the funds is because they are making payments on a $30K Harley that takes precedence over his family. Also, there is always the problem of greedy guys just wanting my stuff for free.
I told my wife it like this, "one of each"
I never thought of it as a need, just another. :thumbsup: One less than the number of days in a month, that way I can sell one and buy another.
beware the bowhunter with one bow; he knows how to use it.
I have six...for now......
About 25 with another on the way. Oh well I keep telling myself there are worse addictions!
I only have one bow that I shoot and hunt with.
That's enough for me except that I'd like to put together a warm weather pig hunting trip and I think it would be practical to have a backup.
I do have a few "heavy" bows that I don't shoot anymore and a couple "kiddie" type bows laying around.
I can only hunt with one bow at a time. What I need is more arrows!
The question is not how many bows. Rather it should be how high can you count?
Yes to to the "just one more" answers.
But, how do you choose which one you are taking hunting?
I have enjoyed dealing with the bowyers who are contributors here so much that I feel a little guilty when I don't use their bow!
QuoteOriginally posted by Msturm:
one more....
+1
Well I've been shooting trad right at a year, and I have 4 with a Black Widow on the way that should be here in a couple weeks. I'm not bringing any more bows home. But I may get a few to stash at the camper that my wife won't know about.
Apparently, I need 22.
I had sixty five, sold thirteen, bought seven. I need to sell a few duplicates so I can buy some more.
I don't need any. The question is how many do I want. That answer varies from day to day.
I only need as many as I can hang on my current bow racks...as they stay nearly full...so for me the number is 16....but 5 are old vintage Browning classics, 1 was gifted to me by Joe Mattingly, 1 was my very first traditional bow I got from Owen Jefferies when he had his shop on Pepper Street in Columbia SC and I was stationed in Sumter SC.... Really the only ones I would consider getting rid of is one of my Brownings...a mint condition Cobra II.....and maybe my Habu from 1999 unless I get lower weight limbs which if Chris wants to charge current prices on that old limb design will never happen as they are as much as I paid for the whole bow back then. LOL I have two hickory staves to make into a selfbow....maybe one more glass bow and anything else will be selfbows once I start making them for myself.
Honestly, after I got my Black Widow Longbow I don't need or want anything else. :)
:archer2:
Need has nothing to do with it. If I want another bow, I buy it.
This topic sounds familiar. How many bows do you need?
My wife believes a man cannot have too many bows.
Jack
I guess this is a lot like gun collecting
I've been giving this subject some serious thought and there are a couple that I can no longer shoot with comfort or as accurate as I used to.
Time to thin the herd I guess...
How many ridges do I need to crest and see what's on the other side?
I've got a handful but only shoot one, and one is all I need. Except my bow fishing bow...gotta keep that one.
Always -ONE MORE!
Luckily I've never felt that urge or addiction, but I do love building bows. :goldtooth:
Tracy
How many do I need? One!! How many do I have? Way more than 1!!!
Is it one or more if it's the same bow with multiple limb draw weights and both left-handed and right-handed risers?
.For myself, I have one bow that fills all of my needs. The problem is that I have hundreds of arrows and arrow shafts that need a different bow than that one.
Was living a personal dream hunt on the other side of the world. Had a limb fracture while taking a few practice shots just minutes before heading out on the first pursuit.
Thoroughly thrilled that I had brought a matching backup bow. A dream was permitted to unfold and come to fruition.
Well I just got rid of my training wheels about a year ago and only got into archery about 2 years ago. I have 3, building one and have a riser ready to be warfed. And I'm pretty sure all my money is going to archery and whitewater from now on so I'll let you know in a few years.
But to be honest I do need a few more already.
Few years ago black dog went out of business and I bought a ton of stuff and a new bow from tom and Ryan. I promised my wife that was my last bow for 2 years and somehow I've ended up with another 7 lol. But Since I'm a collector I couldn't pass them up being older bears. It's an obsession and a passion. But it's all good.
Heck, I don't need half or more of what's out there...... ( I shoot lefty, I don't need any of the righties !)
ChuckC
I think I'll just keep going at the rate I am. My herd grows by about 2 bows per year, so if I keep that up for 60 years or so....let's just say I'm going to need to build a lot of bow racks!
My wife has asked that same question and the answer is....
One more! :bigsmyl:
Shoot straight y'all. :archer2:
I have the perfect bow for me a Stalker Wolverine. I have 6 others that I don't shoot anymore. I will be getting another Wolverine as a back-up because I do not want to ever go a day without one.
Every time I review this thread, I come up with reasons to have more bows, never a reason to cut back.
At this point, any time I use the term, " Just one more", I get a dirty look from the Missus!!..
It's a good thing that bows ain't like women, the first one would kill us in our sleep before we got the third one. If you get a new puppy, the wife will like that a lot more than your new bow. I tried to get my wife a new bow, "What's wrong with the bow I have?" Every time I get a new bow, "What's wrong with the BOWS you have?"
I collect selfbows, primarily. For me a well made selfbow out of a beautiful wood is irresistible. Most of my collection is from John Strunk, but I also have bows from Dean Torges, bless him, JD Jones, Gerald Welch, Gordon (if you know selfbows you know who that is) and the list goes on from there.
I have several glass bows too from some of the guru level bowyers who've been making bows for 30 years or more. Tom Parsons and Jerry Brumm are at the top of that list.
Bow collecting is a passion for me. I don't really collect anymore. I'm pretty happy with my collection as it is, but every now and then I'll see a yew or osage or vine maple selfbow on a forum that celebrates selfbows and I start to pine, and plot.
Nate, don't you miss that store? Guess I didn't realize just how lucky we were.
I'm turning 76 in another few weeks and have finally learned to quit lying to myself. I only need one bow.
My old boss used to tell me never confuse needs and wants. Now let's talk about wants :)
Always room for more.. My Hoyt collection.
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