I am thinking of adding a new Kanati model, just hunting for ideas! Thanks
i like short bows only because i am a short ass and have a short draw 26"
I like the 58" hybrid. I love the coco one you have on your site for sale. Just trying to figure out how to pay for it! :banghead:
Mild reflex/deflex D style for me Jason.I have a 62"er that I'm very fond of.
Since you can only choose 2, I picked other. I like them all, except the 3 piece T/D. I would add Hill style bows to my list also.
I have 8 LB's ranging from 56" Shrew to 68" Northern Mist string follow and some R/D in between and can honestly say I love them all, and would have trouble parting with any of them.
The 3 piece adds weight and unnecessry wood to the bow, kind of takes away from what a LB is supposed to be, to me any way. If I was forced to take one it would be a Pronghorn, or something with as small a handle as possible.
Eric
I have a 62" MOAB that I dearly love.
HOWEVER!
I have always preferred longer bows with my slightly over average draw length. I've never been sorry for buying a bow too long, but I have definitely felt the pain of buying them too short.
I like a lot of stuff. I have had 58"-66" R/D bows. 58-60" R/D and the 3 pt TD 60-62" are my personal favorites. Look at what I shoot. I like the speed of the recurve with the quiet shooting of the LB. I just got my first 3 pc. TD, and I must say I am loving it. The extra weight really steadies the bow down yet a small riser R/D LB is not the same as the large riser curves. It is a nice all around package with the best of all the bows I have or have owned.
3 piece takedown. I like the added mass weight.
My next longbow will be a Kanati - pre-owned....
Shoot straight, Shinken
Thanks for all your comments guys. So far the Poll is going just as I thought it would with the 60-64" R&D in the lead!
62" Pronghorn takedown
The only thing I would like to have that I don't already is a 3 piece Kanati about 58" and around 50# draw weight...but you already knew that, lol!
Oh, and the grip would have to match that of my 46# Kanati.
I owned a Shrew 54" Hybrid and loved it.. Now I have a 70" N2N selfbow I made and really love it, too.
kempf longbow...58" is smooth and fast in both the one piece and T/D model.
I also only have a 26" draw and side with HO'NEHE JEFF. Short, stable 54"-58" Longbows. Dark in color for woods hunting,
Beautiful grain of limb woods for Breakup,
Leather grip for hand comfort and warmth,
very quiet with little or no hand shock,
Good light weight 4 arrow quiver that dont slip, and light weight for this old guy to carry.
And if possible, make it so it attracts mature Bucks.
Thanks Jason
I shoot the shortest longbow I can shoot at my drawlength(30"), that length seems to be 62"....Im in the process of looking for somthing shorter now, would love to find somthing 58-60" that felt good out to 30"...
I love my Beeler 56" hybrid. I would also like to have one of your Kanatis too, in a 56" as well.
No option for a classic D shaped bow? I chose other.
I believe a new longbow should have the following;
Length: 62" R/D
Grip:Low pistol-type locator
Center cut: 1/16" before center with hair sideplate gluded on
Rest: Cut where feathers will clear. Rest itself to be sealskin
Brace height approx.7"
Riser: About 21 to 23" with actionwood and black micarta to add weight
Limb core: Actionwood or Actionboo
Limb veneers: Zeberawood stained dark to let the black streaks be natural camoed. The front and back will be darker so you can hunt with it up close.
String: A 8 strain Flemish twist
Silencers: Bowyer test bow for quietest ones and installs them
Quiet: Bow must be the quietest(one very important thing)
Accuracy: A must
Finish: Non-glair
Bow name: JK SILENT THUNDER
Partial to longer D style longbows, not R/D
Used to shoot a very mild R/D 64" longbow but it stacked a bit short of my 32" draw and led me to bad habits.
I now shoot a 66" heavily R/D longbow that pulls butter smooth beyond my draw length and it's made all the difference.
My "Other" vote is for the American D-shaped longbow (Hill-style); I like mine at 70".
Mild reflex/deflex D style. "Traditional" not recurve grip. 64" or better, y'know, a LONGbow! I like hybrids, I just don't think they should be called longbows; especially the ones that look even more like recurves. They are what they are-hybrids! My favorite quote on the matter and one I wish I could take credit for is: "Hybrids are for people who want to say they shoot a longbow without having to actually shoot a longbow!" Probably not entirely true for some but funny! :D
I think my 56" Kanati is the perfect longbow. Would love to try a 54" about 55#28". But the fit of my 56" bow is great.
I messed up my wrist so I have to hunt with my recurve right now. Have to have my wrist locked to pull my bow. I keep trying the Kanati as I get better. I am up to 3 draws before the wrist folds. I did punch a tag with the Kanati in early season so she is not feeling that left out.
How about a Kanati recurve? Maybe a take-down Kanati?
I think the Charcoal riser w/ amber-bo limbs and the red and black overlays is very classy!
Katie
A 62" Kanati would work for me!
I have yet to find a longbow that shoots as good as my ACS. But believe it or not i may sell it because im really into the recurves. I can shoot all my recurves really well.
Count me in with the short guys.
With a height of only 5'6" and a 26" draw length I find that I like my longbow to be comparatively short. My current longbow, a beautiful bamboo-backed yew R/D longbow by Mark Smeltzer is 60" ntn and it suits me just fine.
short bow 52-56"
My favorite longbows are 64" with a slight R/D and a straight-limbed Hill style bow. Honestly, I shoot the R/D bow better.
If I shoot a longbow it will be a Howard Hill :thumbsup:
I like one that is short on price and I can kill with it.
I already build those lpcjon2 :D
Thanks for all your input guys and gals, I have been designing a 62" prototype for a while now, it's the same build as my current Kanati, just longer so I was kind of hoping it would take the lead. I sure wish I had the time, money and space to do them all!
I have really favored a 3pc R/D with a grip like a recurve for most of this year. I am shooting it better than anything right now.