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Title: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: Benha on February 03, 2007, 01:35:00 PM

Looking for input on which bow you feel is easiest to learn to shoot.

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: John57 on February 03, 2007, 02:00:00 PM

Keeping in mind most (so called longbows)out there are not longbows at all,I voted recurve.
Maybe you should of included hybrids so all the pretenders had a vote as well.

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: bentpole on February 03, 2007, 02:07:00 PM

Your 100% correct JOHN57 there should be a catogory for hybrids. I didn't vote guess I'm a pretender huh?

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: Benha on February 03, 2007, 04:57:00 PM

TTT

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: flungonin on February 03, 2007, 09:22:00 PM

you should also ask which is the most fun to shoot and also include hybrids as mentioned above

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: Lefty on February 03, 2007, 09:33:00 PM

Hey John I didn't know Chrissie Hynde shot a hybrid longbow.  I love their music and shot a hybrid also, though it is 64" long.  How long do they have to be before it counts?

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: kennym on February 03, 2007, 09:44:00 PM

I can't vote as none of em are easy for me,but I do pretend to shoot a D/R hybrid.......  :D

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: Mike Burch on February 03, 2007, 09:46:00 PM

I voted for the recurve as been the easiest, especially converting from a compound, to learn quickly.

I'm more accurate with a recurve and like shooting them, but I have more fun shooting the "hybrid" longbows....Mike

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: OkieJ on February 03, 2007, 09:57:00 PM

I voted for recurves. I fell like long bow should be classic or R/D style bows without the recurve style grip or riser. JMO

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: Mudfeather on February 03, 2007, 10:17:00 PM

It might just be a hybrid with a recurve riser and longbow limbs.

I really love to shoot the ones I'm making  right now.

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: sswv on February 03, 2007, 10:39:00 PM

hey John57!  not real sure what you meant by "pretender" and I'm VERY curious so would you please explain?

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: Rob DiStefano on February 04, 2007, 07:13:00 AM

IMO, there are four basic stickbow types - recurve, hybrid longbow, stealth longbow and straight/reflex longbow.  

Y'all know what a recurve is, right?    :cool:  

The hybrids can have mild to very aggressive r/d limbs and although the string won't touch the limb tips, they have a snakey tip braced look that's closer to recurve than longbow.  Y'all have seen a glut of these puppies and they're the most prolific of all "longbows" these dayze.  

Stealth longbows can have mild to very aggressive r/d limbs but when braced these bows form a classic "D" limb shape.  Examples are the 21st Century Edge and Horne 62" longbows.
 
Straight/reflex longbows are all in the Hill style, with straight or slightly reflexed limbs that form a classic "D" shape when braced.

But heck, IMHO, as long as only the string loops touch the limb tips I'll call it a "longbow".  YMMV.

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: bentpole on February 04, 2007, 08:21:00 AM

YEH What Rob said!

Title: Re: Easiest to shoot?
Post by: mike g on February 04, 2007, 12:28:00 PM

I picked Longbows....
Howard Hill Big 5.
Saxon American Traditional.