here are the brackets tournament style 64 bow builders. You vote for your favorite in each round
1 seed plays 8 seed 2 seed plays 7 seed and so on
here is the 64
northwest bracket
1 blacktail 2 habu 3. brackenbury 4.wes wallace 5. fox 6. checkmate 7. cascade 8. stalker
rocky mountain bracket
1. trailsend 2. shafer 3.centaur 4. robertson 5. toelke 6. mohawk 7. marriah 8. bearpaw
midwest bracket
1. blackwidow 2. predator 3.rer 4. welch 5. whippenstick 6. bruin 7. dwyer 8. apex predator
greatlakes bracket
1. shrew 2. a&h 3. griffen 4. thunderstick 5.border 6. st joe river 7. striker 8.belcher
east bracket
1 morrison 2. blackcreek 3. zipper 4. greatnorthern 5. fedora 6. tomahawk 7.roseoak 8. lewis hollow
south bracket
1. bob lee 2. blackswan 3. greatplains 4. foley 5. big jim 6. sarrel's 7. acaidian 8. dryad
alaskan bracket
1. tradtech 2. howatt 3. bear 4. hoyt 5. j.d berry 6. kimsha 7 das 8. mahaska
london bracket
1. kwik stick 2. tall tines 3.howardhill 4. caribow 5.hornes 6. bezaleel 7. navajo 8. pronghorn
round 1
blacktail vs stalker
trailsend vs bearpaw
blackwidow vs apex predator
shrew vs belcher
morrison vs lewis hollow
bob lee vs dryad
tradtech vs mahaska
kwikstick vs pronghorn
first eight matches
vote now till 12noon est 10/21
also pic the final four bows and your name will go in a hat for a prize.
Round1:Stalker-Bearpaw-BlackWidow-Shrew-Morrison-Dryad-Mahaska-Kwikstyk
Round #1:
Blacktail vs Stalker.......Blacktail
Trailsend vs Bearpaw.......Bearpaw
Black Widow vs Apex Predator.......Black Widow
Shrew vs Belcher.......Shrew
Morrison vs Lewis Hollow.......Morrison
Bob Lee vs Dryad.......Bob Lee
Tradtech vs Mahaska.......Tradtech
Kwikstick vs Pronghorn.......Pronghorn
Final Four.......
Blacktail
Schaefer
Zipper
Black Widow
Winterhawk1960
round 1 stalker trailsend widow shrew morrison lee tradtech pronghorn
Dave Beeler's bows didn't make the tourney?! His bows should have received an at-large bid. If not, then I guess his bow team lost it's conference tournament. Oh well, maybe next year with some new recruits.
Yes alot of great bows didnt make it. But what would the tourney be with out someone feeling slighted ,and a bloke like hoyt making it in
Ya, any tourney without a Lost Creek in it can't be a sanctioned event.
It is amazing how many great custom bows are out there and even some mass produced bows that are great. cant get them all in. Maybe lost creek will get a bid next year
Dont forget to post your pics for the final four those that pic the correct final four bows will have their name in for a drawing for a prize. pics have to be in for drawing by the time there is only 32 bows left good luck
A shocker Dale Dyes trails end bows are falling behind the eight seed bear paw
Blacktail, Trails End, BW, Morrison, Bob Lee, Trad Tech, Jack Kempf Kwyk Styk
rocky mountain bracket
toelke
midwest bracket
blackwidow
greatlakes bracket
belcher
east bracket
morrison
south bracket
blackswan
alaskan bracket
tradtech
london bracket
howardhill
Final 4
Belcher
Morrison
Toelke
Howard Hill
round 1
blacktail vs stalker = Blactail
trailsend vs bearpaw = Bearpaw
blackwidow vs apex predator = Widow
shrew vs belcher = Shrew
morrison vs lewis hollow = Morrison
bob lee vs dryad = Dryad
tradtech vs mahaska = Mahaska
kwikstick vs pronghorn = Pronghorn
Final 4
Cascade
Widow
Shrew
Howard Hill
I'd say most people will be voting without ever having shot (or even seen) most of the bows on the list. I'd also say that makes this a popularity contest. I have shot a lot of the bows listed but not all. I see we should vote for our favorite, but is favorite based on how the bow looks, best bowyer customer service, best workmanship and detail, best shooting? There are a lot of things to consider.
assenheimer should be in this too
Only gonna vote for our Canadian bowyers as that is all I really know much about so:
Chek-Mate in Northwest bracket
Kwyk Styk by Jack Kempf in London bracket
Just shot an Adcock on Monday and not sure how he got left out
DDave
blacktail vs stalker.............blacktail
trailsend vs bearpaw.............bearpaw
blackwidow vs apex predator......black widow
shrew vs belcher.................shrew
morrison vs lewis hollow.........morrison
bob lee vs dryad.................bob lee
tradtech vs mahaska..............mahaska
kwikstick vs pronghorn...........pronghorn
final four
black widow
morrison
big jim
howard hill
Morrison
Centaur
Dale Dye
blacktail vs stalker Blacktail
trailsend vs bearpaw beapaw
blackwidow vs apex predator apex predator
shrew vs belcher shrew
morrison vs lewis hollow morrison
bob lee vs dryad dryad
tradtech vs mahaska mahaska
kwikstick vs pronghorn kwickstick
blacktail vs stalker.............blacktail
trailsend vs bearpaw.............trailsend
blackwidow vs apex predator......black widow
shrew vs belcher.................shrew
morrison vs lewis hollow.........morrison
bob lee vs dryad.................dryad
tradtech vs mahaska..............mahaska
kwikstick vs pronghorn...........kwikstick
looks like people are still voting for first round matches lets let it go till 12pst after that those matches will be over.
first match winners
blacktail
bearpaw
widow
shrew
morrison
kwikstick
mahaska
losers are
stalker
dale dye
apex belcher
lewis hollow
pronghorn
trad tech
lee and dryad tied will go agaist each other
again in new series of matches
second series of matches still first round
habu vs cascade
shafer vs marriah
predator vs dwyer
a&h vs striker
blackcreek vs rose oak
blackswan vs acaidian
howatt vs das
talltines vs navajo
bob leevs dryad
voting end 630pm 1022
cascade-shafer-predator-a&h-rose oak-acadian-das-talltines-dryad
habu-shafer-dwyer-striker-rose oak-acaidian-howatt-talltines-dryad
Habu vs Cascade.......Habu
Schaefer vs Marriah.......Schaefer
Predator vs Dwyer.......Predator
A&H vs Striker.......A&H
Blackcreek vs Rose Oak.......Rose Oak
Blackswan vs Acadian.......Acadian
Howatt vs Das.......Howatt
Talltines vs Navajo.......Talltines
Bob Lee vs Dryad.......Bob Lee
Winterhawk1960
habu vs cascade.........habu
shafer vs marriah.......shafer
predator vs dwyer.......dwyer
a&h vs striker..........a&h
blackcreek vs rose oak..rose oak
blackswan vs acaidian...blackswan
howatt vs das...........howatt
talltines vs navajo.....talltines
bob leevs dryad.........bob lee
Tonights pics:
Habu, Schafer, Predator, A&H, Rose Oak, Black Swan, Howatt, Tall Tines, and Dryad :thumbsup:
Gene :coffee:
Final Four: Blacktail-Shafer-Black Widow-A&H
Habu
Schafer
Dwyer
A&H
Rose Oak
Black Swan
DAS
Navajo
Dryad
Habu
Schafer
Dwyer
A&H
Blackcreek
Blackswan
Das
Talltines
Dryad
Blacktail
Bearpaw
Widow
Belcher
Morrison
Bob Lee
Tradtech
Pronghorn
Final Four: Blacktail, Schafer, Predator, Rose Oak.
Champ Game: Blacktail and Schafer
Champ: Schafer
I don't understand how the regions play together so what I've suggested above might not even be possible.
habu
shafer
predator
a&h
rose oak
acaidian
howatt
talltines
lee
winners 10/22
habu shafer predator a&h roseoak howatt talltines dryad
out is cascade marriah dwyer striker blackcreek das navajo bob lee
tied going into O/t acaidian and blackswan
tonights first round matches
brackenbury vs checkmate
centaur vs mohawk
rer vs bruin
griffen vs st joe river
zipper vs tomahawk
greatplains vs sarrel's
bear vs kimsha
hill vs bezaleel
blackswan vs acaidian in ot
brackenbury vs checkmate = Brackenbury
centaur vs mohawk = Never shot
rer vs bruin = Bruin
griffen vs st joe river = St. Joe River
zipper vs tomahawk = Tomahowk
greatplains vs sarrel's = Greatplains
bear vs kimsha = Bear
hill vs bezaleel = Hill
:rolleyes: :saywhat: :rolleyes:
Where is the Blacktail? Is there an east coast bias in bows too? haha........
Havent shot enough of these bows to vote, but am interested in the resu (http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/popcorn.gif)lts.
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Thanks for letting me play even if I haven't shot all of them, it is still fun to make a harmless choice.
Ohhhhh....owlbait, where's the Blacktail? No Stalker? Me thinks this is an erred event!
Brackenbury vs Checkmate.......Brackenbury
Centaur vs Mohawk.......Centaur
Rer vs Bruin.......Rer
Griffen vs St joe river.......Griffen
Zipper vs Tomahawk.......Zipper
Greatplains vs Sarrel's.......Greatplains
Bear vs Kimsha.......Bear
Hill vs Bezaleel.......Hill
Blackswan vs Acaidian.......Blackswan
Winterhawk1960
Snag, the Blacktail won its first round match, against my Stalker! I figured since they have a similar ancestry that maybe the less expensive and shorter build time would help my Stalker out, no such luck. I think we will ask for an at large bid into a different region next year!
Some real tuff regions but think about a shafer vs blacktail in the elite 8 that would be cool.
maybe we will see a widow vs shrew match up in the elite 8. I think morrison will have the easist road to the elite 8 but may stumble in a match agaist kwikstick but who knows what will happen we started with 64 and we will finish with only 1
brackenbury vs checkmate - Checkmate
centaur vs mohawk - Mohawk
rer vs bruin - RER (seriously, not a contest)
griffen vs st joe river - St Joe River
zipper vs tomahawk - Zipper
greatplains vs sarrel's - Great Plains
bear vs kimsha - Kimsha
hill vs bezaleel - Hill
blackswan vs acaidian in ot - Arcaidian
Its a shame we can't shoot them all. Trying to find that magic bow that transforms one into Howard Hill can cost alot of money. If ever...
Oh good, I missed that Owlbait. Tough competition out there. I think there should have been 3 divisions though...recurve, longbow, and r/d longbow.
I don't know how you judge one category against another..?
You don't, you just have fun with it.
Ya I give the boyers extra credit when they build a complete line like toelke or whippenstick, but there is something to be said for those that stick with one proven design. Gonna let the current match play till monday night
This should be voted BEST THREAD OF THE YEAR,,,Centaur will be the #1 finnisher
NOPE !!! :thumbsup:
Gene :coffee:
Could never say a bad thing about a Morrison,I have owned several,,but I prefer the Centaur,,,all in all great thread bumped to the top
winners 3 vs 6
brackenbury
centauer
rer
zipper
greatplains
hill
acadian
last matches of round 1
wes wallace Vs fox
robertson vs toelke
welch vs whippenstick
thunderstick vs border
greatnorthern vs fedora
foley vs big jim
hoyt vs jd berry
caibow vs hornes
and in ot bear vs kimsha
griffin vs s joe river
fox-robertson-whippenstick-thunderstick-greatnorthern-big jim-jd berry-caribows
kimsha
griffen
wallace toelke whippenstick fedora bigjim border berry centaur bear
caribow
you missed listing one of the winners from lasts week was it Griffen or St. Joe River ???
It's "Griffin" not Griffen..... kind of bugs me when a name isn't spelled correctly.. :thumbsup:
wes wallace Vs fox.......Wes Wallace
robertson vs toelke.......Robertson
welch vs whippenstick.......Welch
thunderstick vs border.......Border
greatnorthern vs fedora.......Fedora
foley vs big jim.......Foley
hoyt vs jd berry.......JD Berry
caibow vs hornes.......Caribow
and in ot bear vs kimsha.......Bear
griffen vs s joe river.......Griffin
Winterhawk1960
Very subjective contest in my view.
I have shot some of all these good bows. And my Bezaleel Recurve is in alignment with the best.
regards
tj