Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: amazonjim on July 21, 2009, 07:24:00 PM
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I have a bow by archery traditions, by Dan Quillan, Its a great bow but seems real stiff compared to my swift wing bow, both are recurves and I like the grip of the archery traditions but when you start the pull it is stiff from the beginning. A friend said the same and has more trad expierence than me. Reasons?
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Different designs preload differently. Some load heavy early, others don't. Are the draw weights the same? Did you measure them on a scale. The stiffer feeling bow could just be heavier.
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The Canebrakes(one piece) had a of of preload and loaded up right from the start. They are good shooters and are pretty fast for their draw weight.
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what is the weight of the bow? Maybe you should let me shoot it for a while and soften it up? The Canebrakes and Patriots have a lot of front end load and ease up when the limbs start to break over. I love these bows.
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The bow is 50#@28 according to my scale, I think the pre load is what I am dealing with. Now Three Arrows, does this really happen do they soften up or you just pulling my leg because I'm new to traditional.
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My Turkey Creek loads up early ,and at first feels heavy, but then smooths out, as mentioned above. Not sure, but this seems to be a common trait among some of the faster bows.
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I am sorry Amazon, I was making jokes... The bows do not soften up, you get stronger and the bow feels lighter. Most recurves I have used are heavy feeling at first draw. 50 lbs is a bit on the heavy side unless you shot traditional bows before. I started using 50 lbs over 20 years ago and hindsight says to use less poundage and work up in weight over the years.
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Canebrakes were preloaded, the Patriot was much smoother. The Original Canebrakes were not centercut and measured at 26" not the AMO 28". The Canebrake flat out shot though, good bow.