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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: mmgrode on January 21, 2008, 01:02:00 PM
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Hey Gang,
I thought since the political races are getting into swing it would be fitting to post a poll. ;) It would be interesting to see what kind of preferences we have as a "gang" overall as far as bow preferences goes. Now, this poll is for the bows you most hunt with/your go-to bow. Happy polling, Matt
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Love my Dwyers ... Defiant and Dauntless!
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Short Hybrid longbows for sure!
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Love my recurves, RER Arroyo and like Mike, my new Silvertip! Shawn
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Longbows with a reverse handle. JD.Berry, Tipan,and Ron La Clair's Shrew.
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recurve...
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Longbow
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Mississippi Lake Long Bow - sweet!
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I decline to participate on the grounds that I can not make up my mind :rolleyes:
Started out the year with a recurve, but ended it with a longbow. Might prefer something else again next month ;)
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What's your definition of a hybrid?
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Robertson Longbow
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I went with longbow, since there wasn't a box to check for "all of the above", lol. I'm just a bow junkie, be it my Appalachian longbow or the little osage selfbow by Steve Nuckels. As long as it's a stick and string, I'm there.
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Longbow. They are soooo quiet and cool. Sorry about the Packers. I wanted to see old school in it again also.
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Recurve is all I have for now. Hopefully that will change by the end of April.
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Mikuta "hybrid" longbows for me!!!!! :thumbsup:
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Shrew
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ironwood widow recurve or maybe my acs cx when it comes.
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Matt,
For now it's my recurve but I have my eye on a longbow I'm thinkin I can't live without.
Ed :archer:
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I like the J D Berry Renaissance longbow and a old Dan Berry Longbow I made back in 1997 when I was handcrafting bows.
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I had to think a bit before deciding whether a longbow or hybrid. If I had to narrow the herd down to one, I guess it would be the hybrid, so that is how I voted. The answer might have been different had I looked at this tomorrow. :confused: :archer:
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My self made d shape longbow
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Well, the results have been just about what I expected. Recurve tops the list with hybrids and longbows about equal. I wasn't expecting there to be zero selfbow guys. Ferret must not be around ;)
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Find it, fell it, saw it, stave it, season it, strip it, shape it, string it, shoot it, eat! :jumper:
What was the question again? Oh yeah, selfbow
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I like the feel of the grip, the smooth draw and release and consistancy of a recurve. The recurves of today also are often center cut and can shoot a wide range of spine weights.
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Recurves because Papa Bear taught me how.
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Thunderstick MOAB, it will be hard to beat. JMVHO These bows have the best of both worlds. I have heard them called "straight limbed recurves".
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wow, only three people voted selfbow!
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4....but my go to bow really isn't technically a self bow-it is a sinew backed Owl. My Back -up bow is a true selfbow
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Howard Hill Longbow is my go to bow. Very interesting statistics.
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Recurve since 1968
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"Longbow" and "hybrid" are kinda misleading as both are what most folks consider to be a "longbow" - where the string's loops only touch the limb nocks (as opposed to a recurve).
"Classic IFAA longbows", like the straight limbed Howard Hill longbow, have that classic "D" shape when braced. Hybrid longbows show a smattering of limb tip reflex when braced.
To confuse matters more, there are "stealth hybrids" (such as the 21st Century Edge and Horne 62" Combo Hunter) that show lotsa reflex when unbraced and a classic "D" shape when braced - make no mistake, these are fast hybrid longbows!
Hmmm - if you add up both poll categories (longbow and hybrid), longbows are in the majority (so far!).
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Longbow - Turkey Creek!
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Hickory self bow.
DR
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I believe that there are now 4 self bow votes. I'm sure there would be more but they are probably either making another one or out looking for more wood. It's as addictive as hunting...,almost.
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My Zipper will out-shoot you all... as long as I'm not standing behind it!!!! Great bows though.
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Howard Hill Big 5. Frank
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the only bow I have is a Shrew 54" hybrid
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Bamboo backed Osage!!!!!!!! Nothing shoots so sweet as wood making meat!!!!!!!!!
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I know my handle says Recurve but I've since sold both of my recurve bows and now own a long bow.
Turkey Creek Longbow 62" 45# @ 28"
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Today, it is a recurve, but, tomorrow it could be anything, longbow, hybrid,etc.
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Dale Dye Medicine point recurve. Also my Black widow SAIII recurve.
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longbow,no wait recurve ,i mean longbow,yeah thats it longbow!
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Recurves. I have a Zona, I'm buying a gorgeous used Dale Dye and I have a Marriah Thermal on order.
Bill
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What a question. Some of us will have a short circuit trying to decide! :help:
Let's see, right now I'm head over heals with a Black Widow PGA. However my ol' reliable bow is a Bill Stewart MCTD. But I do have a small army of longbows of several varities to choose from - and I have an enduring fasination with English longbows.
For now though it's a recurve. ;)
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68" Wes Wallace Royal longbow, just something about longbows, I can't put it down.
I do like the grip on my Wes Wallace Mentor though, have not found another recurve in fifteen years that fits my had like that bow. Quiet too!
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64" Black Widow PLV Ironwood longbow, 46#@27,!
Or the Tomahawk Diamond Desert Fox rf/df longbow,
64" 52@27!
Well.......maybe the Martin Serengeti recurve,
60", [email protected]..
I have a headache and need a drink!
Don't ask such complicated questions!
Can't we just discuss chaos theory, nonlinear equations or the functions of population dynamics or something simple!
John
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Does Turkey Creek have a web page ?
Thanks
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You can try: [email protected]
or google Turkey Creek Longbows
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Mine is a JD Berry longbow.
A Yellowstone Longbow.
A Dwyer Dauntless on order.( due Aug)
And A Ramhorn hybrid that is now 3 months and no phone calls or emails answered over due... Just writin that one off as ""ain't never gettin..."
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Howrd Hill 69" 55#
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Silvertip recurve 64"
gotta love the tip!
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I had to vote for the longbow, but only because I just bough my first and love it. :-D
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My Dauntless without a doubt, drawing about 50lbs.
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Matt.. I can shoot my recurves a little better than my longbows, but I sooooo love shooting the longbow that I always grab that instead. Sometimes perfection is seen in different ways thru different eyes..
ChuckC
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Schafer Silvertip, Great bow crafted out of tried and true materials, customer service at its best, craftmanship is excellent all at a fair price.
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I won't know until I've tried them all
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Selfbow. :) Jawge
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bob lee hunter 60in 51 at 28
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out of all so far love and shoot my Pronghorn best!!!
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i can see the visual differences between a longbow and a hybrid but for all intents and purposes is it worth making a difference?
I guess I would also need to hear the definition of the hybrid bow if anyone could please educate me on this.
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widow, they are names to describe shapes... essentially. You know what a recurve is. You know what a classic Hill style( D shaped when strung)longbow looks like.
A hybrid is a name that has been bestowed on what seems to be a more modern blending that starts with a deflexed riser and reflexed limbs and that (now) classic sweeping limb shape that kinda sorta resembles a recurve bow with skinny limbs.
Still, in all, I believe it is held that if the string touches the limbs after the nocks, it is a recurve and if not it is a longbow.
ChuckC
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so if im understanding this right, what most call a reflex/deflex longbow is actually a hybrid?
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A hybrid has a reflex/deflex limb and a more sculpted handle similiar to a recurve. The Martin Viper is a good example.
The D-bow owes it's shape to the cross section of it's limbs, not the shape while strung. A lot of bows like this in fact have a little setback that can be seen while unstrung. Their limbs are thicker front to back then the typical reflex/deflex with a taper toward the belly side. Howard Hill's bow are the classic example.
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Longbows. The straighter the better