Do you guys prefer a bow quiver on your Longbows or not? Thanks. BILL
I love to shoot my longbow without a quiver because that's the way I think they should be shot. I hate to hunt without a bowquiver because I think that's the way you should do it. So, I spend half my time putting the quiver on and the other half taking it off and end up hunting 90% of the time with my recurve!
I'm more consistent without a quiver on the bow. I normally use a CQ1 or something similar.
I prefer not to use a bowquiver.
I shoot with one on....I started doing it a while ago, and just stuck with it because I was used to it
I use a bow quiver when Turkey hunting,but thats about it.I seem to prefer a cat quiver.
BIll
When hunting, I take the quiver off once I get to my spot. I used a back quiver for a while, but it was a hassle with my back pack and all.
I just can't get myself to put a quiver on a longbow. It just doesn't look or feel right to me. JMO.
I use a bow quiver when hunting with my Liberty, but use a back quiver or the GFA with my Hills. The bow quiver has no effect on my accuracy with the Liberty and it even quieted the bow considerably! I wouldn't put a quiver on a Hill if you tied me down a forced me to read PETA brochures LOL!
I use a quiver on all my bows when hunting.
Its the only way to shoot a longbow!
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I quit using a bow quiver when I found that it changed my tuning enough that I had to drop one class in spine. I feel that it is robbing energy from the arrow, although it may be that the additional mass makes the bow move more slowly to the right while being shot, interfering with the shaft enough to make a lighter spine necessary to clear the riser.
I use a Skookum Duel Stalker on my longbows. It weighs next to nothing, doesn't interfere at all with shooting. It holds 2 arrows only, although they make a single also. Then I use another quiver on my pack that holds 4 more arrows. I used it in Colorado this past Sept. and it worked great.
BOB
Quivers will always be a compromise, but I've been using a GN strap on with my longbows for years. As Don stated, you do need to check tuning with the quiver attached and loaded minus one arrow. :readit:
I'm going to play with a GFA style a bit, tho. :banghead:
Does anyone use or know of a small backpack that incorporates any style of quiver into its design.
QuoteOriginally posted by razorback:
Does anyone use or know of a small backpack that incorporates any style of quiver into its design.
Check out the Cat Quivers.
Just as longbows aren't the same, bow quivers aren't either. There are large bulky quivers that hold lots of arrows and smaller quivers that hold less and weigh less. You also have several ways to attach to the bow. I have heard praise and criticizm on each of them. Personally I believe that it's an individual thing. If you only need 3 or 4 arrows and shoot a moderate size two blade broadhead, then why have a bulky quiver on the bow. That is the group that we targeted from the begginning, those who wanted only enough quiver to handle these 3 or 4 arrows, and did not want excessive weight to change how the bow shot.
There are also those who shoot larger or longer broadheads and need just a little more hood to accomodate them. We now make a Jumbo I and Jumbo II to accomodate most of them, but we continue to keep the weight down.
There also are those who use their bowquiver as a stabilizer on the bow. We don't make those. We are content to keep our quivers well under 6 ounces which makes it the lightest weight quality quiver on the market.
Can't abide a quiver on my longbows. Doesn't bother me a bit on a recurve, but I can't take having my long listing to one side all of the time.
There's no more convenient way to carry your arrows, but they just drive me up the wall when I am shooting.
I've shot mine both ways.....and now prefer to NOT use one (on my bow). I like the added "zip" my arrows have without it, and my new arrowmaster is the cat's meow.
Not that the bow shoots any "worse" with it on....I actually like the added stability.
Just personal preference. No right or wrong way to do it.
Good luck!
i prefer a little extra weight on the bow to help me stabilize it. So I shoot mine with a quiver on it.
No quivers on my longbows.
I just took my Eagle Quiver off because it slides down after several shots. I have decided to shoot without it for now then practice with it some before the next hunting season. I have found it is easy enough to adapt to it for that purpose. When I hunt with my recurve from a treestand, I always just take it off and hang it on a branch.
no! (though I use a "solo-stalker" or single/dual arrow quiver to hold a single one). The rest go in my ArrowMaster or Bobby's (High-Noon-Hunter) stalker.
Plus, 35" arrows just don't work on 56" bows :scared:
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I just took my Eagle Quiver off because it slides down after several shots.
I have the same problem, went back to my Selway rawhide quiver. I love having a quiver on my bow. I tried a Catquiver, but found it a pain to hang up when in a treestand.
I never liked a LB with a quiver?? I have one on my recurve and it dont feel right without one on my recurve?
I might be crazy,
J
I have one, but I don't use it. I'll use a hip or back quiver instead.
No quivers on my longbows. It might be handier to have a quiver on my bow, but I can't do it.
It is a hate hate relationship for me! :banghead:
No quivers on my longbows either. I use a back quiver or Jack Bowers Chief most of the time (when I'm not using my GFA or Cat quiver).
I shoot with quivers on all my bows: longbow and recurve. I found it too much of a hassle to be dragging some kind of side or back quiver through the brush. Personal preference I guess.
I don't like a quiver on my longbow, I think it destroyes the balance & just doesn't look good on a nice trim longbow. I made mine into a copy of the GFA & like that a lot better. Frank
I put Eagle's Flights on my 3 Longbows. Don't even know they're there.
Curveman & Arwin, Try a piece of double sided foam tape on the inside of your Eagles Flight. It will stick to the limb when pull the strap tight. I use my 3 arrow....Eagles Flight or an old GN strap on kids quiver on my longbows. Doc
How about a back quiver that will hold your bow as well as the arrows.
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QuoteI use a Skookum Duel Stalker on my longbows. It weighs next to nothing, doesn't interfere at all with shooting. It holds 2 arrows only, although they make a single also
I'm with arkybob on this one. I don't like a bow quiver but when one is needed for certasin situations this is the one I use. I also have a set of piggybackers and a broadhead sheeth so I can carry one extra arrow to my spot with me. I just put the piggy backers in my pocket while I'm hunting.
My longbows just seem out of balance when I've tried to use bow quivers. They never seemed to shoot as well, and it never occured to me that tuning would be affected as mentioned by some of the prevous posts. Besides, my back quiver helps me gauge how fast I am moving. When my arrows start to rattle, I need to slow down. Granted, bow quivers don't seem to be as much of a problem in brushy areas.
Never use them, I understand that they are useful but I for one can not abide them on any of my bows, you know the term BARE BOW. That's the way I like them. Just a bow.
Oberon
Thanks Tippit! I think I was pushing it too far up on the "slide" of the riser as well!
No, back or side for me.
RonP
BACKQUIVER!!!!!!!!!! :bigsmyl: :archer:
I agree with the "just doesn't seem right on a longbow" line of thought. I have never used a bow mounted quiver as it just seems to take away from the bow. I use the GFA quiver and like it very much. Very smooth to use while "skulking" around. John
I don't use a bow quiver on my bows. I have tried them and found that I can mess up my arrow fletchings pretty quick with a bow quiver.
Another reason I don't use one is IMO if ya use bright feathers critters pick up the movement when you move your bow. My friend uses a bow quiver and uses yellow feathers. I can spot him in a tree from a mile away.
I do however use one of those leather sheathes that ties on to your bow limb to carry a single arrow.This works great for still hunting since the arrow is at your finger tips and requires very little movement to get it nocked on the string. I bought mine from 3 Rivers.
Other than that I use a Cat Quiver II for protecting and hiding my fletchings and my broadheads from getting dull.
I used to like bow quivers on light mass weight and short bows.No doubt it helps make a steady hold.Now I shoot longer bows in the 68-70" lengths.They have a bit more mass and the extra length makes a steady hold easy enough.I quit useing the bow quivers.
I do use a bow quiver, but not on my bow. It hangs in the middle of my back, held on by an old bow string that goes over my shoulders and hooks to my belt in front. The arrows are out of the way and out of sight when stalking, but easy to access.
I like the little 4 arrow EFA quiver on my longbows. Steve
I wish I shot good enough to tell if the little 3 arrow quiver I use makes a difference.
There are a million different ways to strap a quiver on to a small backpack. The trick is making sure it stays positioned so you can reach an arrow quickly.
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I use an EFA quiver. Like others have said before, you hardly notice it is there. I've tried hip quivers in the past, found that they are a pain in the butt going through heavy brush, bouncing off of everything and such. Using a quiver attached to the bow has more advantages than disadvantages from my experience. Hunt with it on and practice with it on seems to work for me.