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Title: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: JCJ on July 03, 2009, 07:17:00 PM
Pretty tough to beat the beauty and shooting qualities of the older Damon Howatt bows. Here is a nice example that I've been shooting courtesy of a good friend. 62" Monterey. 33# @ 28". I draw it a little over 31" so I'm shooting it in the low 40's and it shoots full length 1916's with 145gr. tips beautifully.
(http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/jcj138265/HowMont.jpg)
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: acadian archer on July 03, 2009, 07:19:00 PM
yup, beautiful stick
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: Chris Wilson on July 04, 2009, 01:05:00 PM
Nice.
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: Coop on July 04, 2009, 01:10:00 PM
Very nice!

I had a High Speed that I really regret selling.
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: ron w on July 04, 2009, 07:39:00 PM
nice bow...
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: red44 on July 04, 2009, 09:22:00 PM
I just picked up a lighter draw weight one. 28@28 Sweet bows. Yours looks great!
 (http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii107/red44photos/DSCN2029.jpg)
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: Chris Surtees on July 05, 2009, 12:32:00 AM
Nice!
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: Hatrick on July 05, 2009, 10:49:00 AM
Love the old Howatts. My current inventory shows. I guess some day I need to get a picture of them all together.  

62" 43# Howatt hunter
62" 49# Monterey
58" 50# Diablo
58" 45# Diablo
60" 45# Super Diablo
58" 45# High Speed
60" 45# Coronado
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: FubarFred on July 05, 2009, 06:15:00 PM
Hey Dave, a friend of mine shot a Super Diablo. We were going hunting one morning so he laid his bow on the sofa for the next morning. He and his crazy wife got into a spat and she stormed out of the b-room and flopped on the sofa. Snapped the bow in half at the handle(she had a BIT of a heft to her). Thats the story I got, anyway.
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: michigan bill on July 06, 2009, 10:26:00 PM
Nice bow, Jay.
The 1972 Bubbinga with a rosewood stripe Hunter I got from you is still shootin' great.
Bill
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: 2Blade on July 06, 2009, 10:29:00 PM
My first recurve was a Howatt Hi Speed 45lb @28 great shooting bow ill never get rid of it.
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: JCJ on July 06, 2009, 10:43:00 PM
Bill:

That is a good one!
(http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/jcj138265/Howattriser.jpg)
This one shoots the same be it with 1916's rather than 2018's that worked best at my draw length out of the 45# Hunter. If you ever get tired of it, let me know.

Jay
Title: Re: Nice Damon Howatt
Post by: Bowhuntah on July 06, 2009, 11:33:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/altimobile/PICT0008-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/altimobile/PICT0002.jpg)40# Hi-Speed, and 55# Mamba. Love them both