what are your opinions on this bow?
I really like mine......now. It took a few years to become friends. I bought it (55#@28)used but it had hardly been shot. When I first got it the hand shock was bad, really bad and that was probaly why I got it so cheap. I kept tuning it and evenully eliminated the handshock. But it didn't take much to get it out of tune which was frustrating and I evenually put it on the shelf. When I started using heavier arrows (700gr+) with my other bows for kicks and giggles I decided to give the martin a try again. Wow!! Did it really like them. It is now a pleasure to shoot and it is also one of my go to bows. It accompanied me on my moose trips last fall as my main stick. Luckily for me I didn't give up on it.
There was a very good interesting article about Martin Archery and Larry Hatfield, in the current issue of PBS Magazine. All Martin traditional bows are individually handcrafted and no two are exactly alike. This was in fact impressive and a good thing.