Well, since getting back into trad I've shot a Morrison takedown. My Cheyenne and Shawnee have been my "go to" bow for the past 4-years. It's a bow that you feel like you can hit anything with everytime you pick it up(except those S.C pigs!lol)Now I've played with several longbows in search of one that I really like and shoot good. Back up bow per say. I must say I've not had a bad looking one and they all shot pretty good for me. For one reason or another I've sold them all and my quest continues.
A few months ago I tried a Morrison Dakota and really liked it. Never shot it much due to being in mid season and I don't switch bows in mid season. But the last couple weeks found me shooting this bow when the chance arose. The more I shot my longbow, the more I liked the feel. Not just because it's a Morrison,but because the longbow in general started to feel good in my hands. I've always been a recurve guy probably because I shot them so well. I'm gaining that confidence with this longbow now.
Anyhow,not sure where this might lead, but if this is any indication, I unstrung the recurve today and broke it down. Time will tell.
I guess I've rambled enough. Time to go to work.
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And NO, my Shawnee is not for sale!!!! At least not right now. :bigsmyl:
Been there. Done that.
I started trad with a Colorado Bighorn takedown. Enjoyed it for a year or so until I shot a friend's longbow. Fell in love. Long story short: All I have now is longbows.
ENJOY!!!!!
I think he has the bug. :laughing:
That is a good looking bow! Shoot straight and enjoy.
Merry Christmas.
Yep, longbows are addictive. I currently have 4, with another on the way.
It is fun to change once in a while.
It's not hard to fall for Bob's long bows, I have a few.
It goes in cycles!...I have 2 longbows and two recurves. I'll shoot one recurve for a season or two then pick up one of the longbows and think wow!!!forgot how sweet this shoots, and shoot that one a while. Sometimes your brain just needs/wants a little change of pace.
Still got that "jarhead" haircut I see, lol
Thats a sweet looking longbow for sure, for me in my house I just keep picking up the ol curve!
I never had to make any switch other than from selfbow to modern glass backed longbows.
I have just come in from shooting my
Howard Hill Cheetah 66" 60@28(soon to be a Jay St Charles yew T/D)
Jerry Hill 68" 50@28
incognito ASAT BW 66" 48@28
H.H. Big 5 68" 50@28
Bama Hunter 64" 46@28.
I think there might have been one or two more but.. that memory thingy again..lol
Any way the more I shoot my Hills and Hill style bows, the more I love them.
God bless,Mudd
God bless,Mudd
I started with a longbow and have always shot the longbow better than the recurve. I've shot some good recurves but, cannot ever see myself becoming a recurve guy. I just love the feel of the longbow better. Good luck with your bow. :thumbsup:
Yeah man, hang on to your recurves. I have been shooting a recurve for the last year and a half but Monday night, I unstrung my Swamp Rooter and strung up the BW longbow. No reason. Just wanted a change.
Nice looking bow Mike. The best of success with it.
I still love my recurves, but since acquiring a Griffin LB I have really enjoyed shooting it. They are both fun in their own way I guess.
nice looking Bow Mike :thumbsup:
semper fi !
This topic is one of the reasons I wouldn't dare to even try a longbow. I don't trust me.
I don't want NOT to love my curves!
QuoteOriginally posted by Bowwild:
This topic is one of the reasons I wouldn't dare to even try a longbow. I don't trust me.
I don't want NOT to love my curves!
TOO FUNNY....I hunted the other morning with my recurve in a stand...it got really windy, and so I decided after an hour and a half to go for a walk through the big pine lot that was behind me. BUT, I walked back to the truck 1st and got my longbow!!!
I just don't like walking with my recurves at all. BTW, it was a good call, saw 11 deer in that thicket, 5 of them bucks.
It's not that I don't want to NOT love my recurves, it is simply that I found my comfort zone with the longbow. My Massie Model "M" gets exercised a couple times a year. After each session, it comes apart and goes back into the Kathy Kelly case then back in the chest of drawers where it safely rests until the next urge is flung upon me. That's the way it has been now for the last 7 or 8 years.
Danny
Package that nasty old recurve up and mail it to me. I'll pay postage. They are no good anyway.
The Dakota turns heads. LB's only for me over 3 decades straight. It's a fascination & it's fun! Best of luck.
Yep, I haven't gone back to my recurves since I got my Whip a few years back. Some suggest longbows can be mroe difficult but I found the opposite to be true. It feels much more natural to me.
With the handles of the long bows now they are easy to get consistant with them.
I love how easy a long bow strings and how quiet they are.
BUT, I love the looks of my recurve also.
Good to have choices.
Change is good.
Earl
I'm willing to switch to a longcurve.....
I been traditional for a long long time. shot em both ,and own a whole bunch of each. The last three years I discovered the Shrew. I now own a long one, a short one, and a mid size one. They turn out to be the Holy Grail I been huntin for. I'll be shootin them till I'm horizontal.
Larry
Good luck and great fun with your new longbow. Its a beaut!....Phil
Yea, it may just be a phase, but I'm enjoying shooting the longbow right now. I love the light weight feel of it.
Not to worry biggster, I'm not selling anything yet. The longbow must pass the trials of missing those piggies at that dentist fellows place.
QuoteOriginally posted by Jon Stewart:
Still got that "jarhead" haircut I see, lol
Since the day I got out back in 1987.
Nothing like the feel of a Good Longbow! .....KY
I bought my Pronghorn Longbow to go to a the Longbow Safari, and every since I got it is all I shoot and it is sweet shooter, my big problem is that I have a Blacktail Recurve on order.
I'm the opposite. I can't get used to a long bow. They don't feel like my recurves and I don't shoot them as well as I do my recurves. I shot a 68" Belcher "Longhorn" hybrid longbow for 2 years, but ended up selling it to another TGer on here. He loves the Longhorn.
i embraced longbows also about 3 years ago. still like recurves, but prefer longbows now.
I changed to recurves maybe 7yrs ago,, after getting to use Hope for a month I fell in love with the longbow again,,, people above who say hang on to the recurves are right, I used to shoot longbows, had a morrison dakota, Chinook, ridgerunner, 2 widows, a cherokee mag Elburg, Green mountain, and just ordered a MOAB before they where even on the website yet,, once the Moab came I didn't even shoot it I sold it that night and within a week every longbow was gone and replaced by recurves,,,,,, now I'm regretting that so hang on to all your bows.
I bought my first LB this year at ETAR, use to shoot a recurve (1957-1974)before going to the dark side in 96. Got really good with it for this hunting season, then realized how pretty it is, and figured it would be harder to shoot out of a treestand, and it might get all marked up walking through the woods. So I bought a recurve and hunted with it, shoots really good, shot it a lot since about Sept. got really really good with it, now that the bucks are dropping their racks I figured I'd take out the LB, haven't shot it since August.
Wouldn't you know it, my first ever, true one arrow stuck in the other Robinhood and the first sticking into the bulls eye, expensive shot but worth it, and done with my too pretty to take into the woods Leon Stewart long bow.
I guess I'm lucky as I seem to be able to go from one to the other without much trouble.
Merry/happy to all
I went out in the spotlight and was hitting bulls tonight. I'm zoning in with these longbows guys. I see a kill in the near future. Maybe widshful thinking, but next week will find me in a stand with a buck tag left. I have a few pics of a nice one I'd love to stick. Maybe wishful thinking but I got a feeling.
So why not just shoot'm all!
I have both and have shot both. I blew out my elbow back in Nov and can't shoot a bow at all. Please just enjoy what you shoot. I have always shot trad and now I can't shoot anything. I have had surgery and may be able to shoot again in a year or two or never. It is a pure pleasure to shoot so just enjoy the moment and appreciate each arrow and make each arrow count no matter whay bow you enjoy shooting.
Jeff I am sad for you my friend. I hope you have lots of good books and videos to get you through this time.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
God bless,Mudd
PS: Remember every day that passes, you're one day closer to being back!!
Thanks Mudd. You still got them squirell dogs?
Yeah! Them biscuit eaters aren't going anywhere.
It would be like me giving away one of my kids to let one go these days.
God bless,Mudd
The fun has just begun ,, wait till ya try a "Long" L/B of Mild R/D or Straight Hill style ,,, Oh Oh ....
I like anything with a string on it!! lol
I shot the Horne Brushbow and ordered one immediately. I paid for the Brushbow with the money I got when I sold my Blacktail Recurve and Black Widow Recurve.
Now I own two Horne T/D Brushbows and am going to order a Maddog Mutt in a lighter weight.
I love the R/D longbows.
Yes, you will love the longbow, but hang on to the recurve. You will from time to time still enjoy shooting it. I have hunted exclisively with the long bow since the 90's, but still take out the recurve now and again and fling a few arrows. Its all good!
QuoteOriginally posted by Widowbender:
I like anything with a string on it!! lol
I'm with you Widowbender!!
I just shoot some better than others and the ones I shoot best happen to have longer straighter limbs.
They seem to forgive my mess ups better than the shorter limbed recurves.
But I still enjoy shooting all kinds/styles of bows.
God bless,Mudd
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Sorry!
God bless,Mudd
QuoteOriginally posted by AdamH:
The fun has just begun ,, wait till ya try a "Long" L/B of Mild R/D or Straight Hill style ,,, Oh Oh ....
I'm headed over to longbowbens right now and I'm going to check his out. I'll work with this one right now but you never know:)
68" is a good "minimum" length, {N/N}, for a 28" draw. 69-70" are about the cat's meow. Especially with the hunting weight Hill bows.