I have been thinking about getting a TD. Just thought it would be nice to have two sets of limbs, one for hunting and one for 3d and pleasure shooting yet still shoot the same bow. I do want a bow that is rather quick to help with my short draw(27").I looked at the Check-Mate web site and they seem to be nice bows for the money. What are some good shooting TD's that are pretty quick?
I honestly don't know how quick my Zipper T/D's are but I really like the bows and how solid the limb bolt-up is. Besides, life is too short to shoot and ugly bow, so a Zipper T/d works on many levels. I'm thinking of ordering a third.
This is a very subjective subject and no "right" anwser. What's quick to you may not be quick to me,how a bow suits my shooting style conflicts with your, ect,ect.
I have several TD's and only one has more than one set of limbs, a Zipper-good stuff!. I also target/stump shoot with the same weight/rig I hunt with. I want to get to know my huntin bows real well. Not all TD's are the same so I would advise you to get to one of the larger shoots, shoot as many TD's as you can so you can get a feel for what you like and go from there.
Having the option to change limbs is nice. Having the ability to break your bow down and pack it in is another plus. I bet 99% of the TD bows out there rarely get taken apart. Production vs custom gives you option to have the grip made to your liking, choose woods, ect.
The fastest TD I have ever shot is a Border Swift TD but keep in mind, speed isn't everything. If you can't contol the bow, all it allows you to do is miss em faster!
Good luck in your search.
JL
Check out www.Huntersniche.com (http://www.huntersniche.com) Ron Pittsley makes an awesome bow and is fitting to your handle he makes the Predator Recurve.
very fast and forgiving bow at a very fair price.
But also agree with JL's post above, try as many bows as you can.
and check out Ron Foley at www.Foleycustombows.com (http://www.foleycustombows.com)
Take a close look at RER bows they are fast, quiet and very stable at a fair price. Good luck with whatever you choose.
Dave
All the top flight bowyers, at least recurve bowyers, make bows that are very close to one another in speed; within a few fps in my experience. Bob Morrison is known for making bows on the upper end of the speed scale, though. It's more important that the bow fits you and appeals to you, and that you shoot it well, in my opinion. Good luck, Paul.
Good advice already given above. When it comes down to it, the difference between well made bows is negligble. They all are more than adequate in the speed department.
More important by far is how well you can shoot it. Smoothness of draw, quietness, grip style, etc. are really more important considerations than speed.
For being able to interchange limbs quickly and easily while still having what may be the best shooting bow out there, you might want to look at Bob Morrison's ILF bows. I particularly like the Mini-14 riser because it is so short. Various limbs can be used with the riser, but I would recommend Bob's own limbs, either the Dakota longbow limbs or the recurve limbs. Another advantage of the Morrisons, regardless of the takedown model, is that the limbs are not fitted to a particular riser, so any compatible Morrison limbs can be interchanged, so you can buy and sell sets of limbs for any Morrison Shawnee, for instance, without having to send the riser back for it to be fitted. The same is true on some other models of bows.
I agree that there are many great three piece bows out there, and I have quite a few of them.
Allan
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Look at the Quinn stallion, great bow, great people, great bargain. Real shooters!
Been satisfied my my Zipper and had an injury and returned my riser and got another lighter set of limbs made.(mine is an old one I got, used off **** years ago)
Love my Zipper recurve. I put the lighter set of limbs on and matter of fact have never put the heavier ones back on. It's just so sweet with the 40# @ 29" limbs it's my fun to shoot bow.
My wife just about took it away from me though. She likes the light weight and she can pick it up and shoot it better than any bow I've bought for her.