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Title: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: S.C. Hunter on April 12, 2011, 10:03:00 PM
Thoughts on this bow please. I am looking at one and will probably end up with the bow. Just want some feedback from users current and old. Thanks
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Ringneck on April 12, 2011, 10:04:00 PM
Wish I wouldn't have sold mine   :knothead:
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Sean B on April 12, 2011, 10:22:00 PM
I shot Shawn Leonards and was totally impressed.  so much so, that I ordered one a few days ago.  The draw was smooth through out, it felt good in hand, and I shot it very accurately.  it was a 54" bow and I have a 29" draw, no finger pinch.  Shawns was actually the first Arroyo that Kevin made.  I'm sure that he will chime in as soon as he sees this post.
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: S.C. Hunter on April 12, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
Thanks keep it coming.
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Shawn Leonard on April 12, 2011, 10:53:00 PM
Yup, great bows, all of Kevins bows are nice but the Arroyo is very smooth, quick and quiet. I have the 54"er and love the way it shoots. Workmanship is second to none as well. You will not be disappointed!! Shawn
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Over&Under on April 13, 2011, 01:17:00 AM
Hard to find a quieter recurve.
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: SveinD on April 13, 2011, 03:07:00 AM
I think you'll find only good comments here..
I've never read anything bad on Arroyos!
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Running Buck on April 13, 2011, 08:26:00 AM
I own two arroyos. All things being equal, you won't find a better recurve even if you spend twice the money. Flawless workmenship in a high speed tack driver. It surprises me that you don't hear more about these bows.
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Wampus on April 13, 2011, 08:28:00 AM
Still loving my 62" after about 4.5 years.  It's just a fun and easy bow to shoot well.  It has a little twang bare with ff string, but it's really quiet with limbsavers and string leaches.  I have a couple of take-downs for travelling, but the Arroyo is my main bow for shooting and hunting locally.
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Post by: John Stockman on April 13, 2011, 08:38:00 AM
I have a 58" Arroyo.  It is one of my favorites.  The workmanship is superb.  The bow is quiet and shoots where I look.

John Stockman
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Keefer on April 13, 2011, 08:49:00 AM
I have Kevin's 4th Arroyo that I got in a trade and I can tell ya it is a smooth bow to draw ....Mine is all Bocote and I only wished I waited to find a lighter weight one to trade for...Don't get me wrong cause it draws smooth for 52# but I have a reattached hand that was severed in a logsplitter and I wished mine was a mid 40's in weight just cause I can handle that much better and I jumped the gun and got the first one offered to me in a trade...I can tell you this the arroyo is really quiet,no finger pinch and has a really nice grip ...RER is one of the finest bows I've ever shot...You won't go wrong buying one ....God Bless, Keefer's <><
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: Zmonster on April 13, 2011, 09:59:00 AM
The first custom I ever owned thanks to Shawn Leonard. He squared me away when I was just getting started, and pointed me in the right direction. I owned 3 Arroyos after selling my compound, and just like everything else, I started experimenting and ended up selling them off to fund other bows in search of the "One". Still haven't found it, but man I sure do miss those Arroyos. If I could get my hands on the first one I had, I would be ecstatic. 60" Tiger wood with a Zebra flare. #55 @ 28". You still out there?????????

Out of all the bows I've owned up to this point, I have to say the Arroyo is the best recurve I've owned, and I've had a lot that cost twice as much.
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: jesse cales on April 13, 2011, 10:01:00 AM
wish to heck i still had mine.let her go in a weak moment.
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: tecum-tha on April 13, 2011, 01:25:00 PM
Draw characteristics are superb and it shoots real nice. I never liked the grip on the bow, which is very deep into the riser. The all  bocote LH was beautiful. I sold it with a profit... That is hard to do with any used traditional bow..
Title: Re: R.E.R. Arroyo
Post by: 6feathers on April 13, 2011, 05:08:00 PM
DI have a 62" Arroyo 53#.  I would not trade this bow for the world, easy bow to shoot, smooth to draw and quite fast.