I've had this bow for about 30 years and it just hung on the wall except the day I took and had Earl sign it. I have been reading how everyone is shooting old Bear bows and got to thinking, (why not Hoyts) I pulled it off the rack and made a new string (B-50). The bow is 66" long, 50# @ 28" left handed and I tried it out with my GT's 35-55 with 225 gr up front. All I can say is wow. Take a look at her.
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Just how cool is this?... Way!! Thanks GB for sharing a treasure of yours with us.
Looks good and apparently doesn't shoot too shabby either.
God bless,Mudd
NICE!
Straight up sweet!
Very nice!
That's a good one!
You should take that old girl out and do some hunt'n .......nice.
Awesome bow thank's for shareing !!
What a beautiful piece of history.
Nice!
Nothing like taking an old stick and letting it be a bow again.
Yes I really love the way old bows shoot,no much worst than today customs.
Very neat! Thanks for sharing.
GB, that's a sweet looking Hoyt and one I'm sure you'll never part with. I say throw a couple of broadheads on those GT's and take her to the woods. I think she'd appreciate that.
Yep, 1954 and looks like a deflex reflex to me. So what's new??
I shot all my deer this year with a 1968 Howatt Monterey.
Now That Is An Old Beauty! Like Ron said... Take her out on a date in the woods.
... mike ... :archer: ...
"Take her out on a date in the woods."
Yep, it's more gratifying to take a deer with one these older bows. :campfire:
That's great, maybe it will inspire me to hunt with one of my old bows soon. Thanks.
Wow,what a beautiful bow!
Beauty!!
I would protect that signiature before the weather gets to it!
Just one of quite a few unique Hoyt beauties in his arsenal.
Like has been said, there is nothing really new in archery.
What a great, great bow.
But I was wondering, Jerry, when you laid the carbon arrow on the rest...did the bow make a funny little sound or shiver just a little?
Just kidding!
Bill
Real nice, looks like it shoots great too! :thumbsup:
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Yep, 1954 and looks like a deflex reflex to me. So what's new??
If memory serves me correctly, they called them semi-recurves back in the day. So really, what's new is the name, lol!
Other than the materials, there really aren't all that many changes one can make to the stick and string.
I had a Bear Cub that was about the same design. They were great shooting old bows, but they would thump you rather smartly (hand-shock...oh, my!). That probably had more to do with the fat dacron strings than the bow itself. My Mahaska is pretty similar in design and switching to a padded loop 8 strand D97 took all of the shock out of that one.
Extremely cool.
Good lookin bow Jerry.
QuoteBut I was wondering, Jerry, when you laid the carbon arrow on the rest...did the bow make a funny little sound or shiver just a little?
No it didn't shiver or anything but I thought I heard it say "Hey Grizzly" watch this.
Nice Bow! and a lefty! I am looking at a matched set of Hoyt Huntmasters custom that are beautiful. I love all the old bows
You just gotta love this stuff!!
Hey 30, I still have one of those old Bear Cub's. If you haven't been to the dentist for a while, it will definately shake a few fillings loose.
I've also made quite a few 8 strand D-97 strings lately with padded loops and they really make an old bow sing a new tune.
Great looking old bow
That's cool. I'm with joebo. make sure the signature doesn't wear off.
I love the elderly bows!!!
I have an old Ben Pearson Rogue that I just love.
Who needs training wheels, give me a stick and a string any day.