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Title: What is the longest longbow you have used?
Post by: beyondmyken on January 19, 2012, 06:55:00 PM
Just curious.
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Post by: daveycrockett on January 19, 2012, 06:56:00 PM
66" for this season just passed.
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Post by: YORNOC on January 19, 2012, 06:57:00 PM
76" selfbow that my buddy built for himself. It broke after about 6 months.
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Post by: MAGICMAN on January 19, 2012, 07:02:00 PM
68" longbow. Never had any problem with the length.
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Post by: ronp on January 19, 2012, 07:05:00 PM
For hunting, a 68" Mohawk.  Never noticed any issues with the longer length.
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Post by: typical2 on January 19, 2012, 07:11:00 PM
70" HH Wesley Special and Cheetah
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Post by: 30coupe on January 19, 2012, 07:21:00 PM
My 66" Shelton is the longest so far. I haven't blooded it yet but have hunted with it a few times and have not felt handicapped by the length thus far.
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Post by: Smithhammer on January 19, 2012, 07:23:00 PM
62" which is plenty for me.

I don't really get the appeal of longer bows, at least from a practical hunting perspective, but maybe that's not what it's about.
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Post by: Ben Maher on January 19, 2012, 07:23:00 PM
68"
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Post by: Terry Lightle on January 19, 2012, 07:24:00 PM
68 inches
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Post by: ronp on January 19, 2012, 07:24:00 PM
And that Mohawk was sure pretty to look at while sitting in a tree!
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Post by: giff on January 19, 2012, 07:24:00 PM
68"
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Post by: dragonheart on January 19, 2012, 07:26:00 PM
70" tip to tip MR Hamilton Scorpion.  She is out in the shop, delaminated.  That was a good shooting son of a gun.     :(
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Post by: misfire on January 19, 2012, 07:28:00 PM
My Zona...68"
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Post by: JamesKerr on January 19, 2012, 07:32:00 PM
64"
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Post by: Rob W. on January 19, 2012, 07:38:00 PM
Isn't there a saying about guys who shoot loooong bows?   :D
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Post by: Michael Pfander on January 19, 2012, 07:39:00 PM
I have two 70" bows.  I hunt with one 60#@28" and the other is for form work.  I killed my Texas hog with it last year.
MAP
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Post by: doubleo on January 19, 2012, 07:39:00 PM
A 64" Earth Archery ridgerunner. The longest i'll go these days is 60".
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Post by: Smithhammer on January 19, 2012, 07:58:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Rob W.:
Isn't there a saying about guys who shoot loooong bows?     :D  
Long bow socks?   :saywhat:
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Post by: Orion on January 19, 2012, 08:04:00 PM
68-inch Hill. I like the 66 inchers better for a 28-9njch draw.  Come to think of it , I also shot a 70-inch yew selfbow.  Very smooth, but no arrow shelf.  Took a little adjustment, but a nice shooter.
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Post by: Ken Taylor on January 19, 2012, 08:10:00 PM
68" Bow River longbow by Rick Lepp. You don't seem to run into too many longer than that anymore.
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Post by: sticksnstones on January 19, 2012, 08:30:00 PM
70" Hill so far, building a 72" currently.
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Post by: randy grider on January 19, 2012, 08:51:00 PM
69" sky Trophy Longbow, it was a good shooter, hard as hell to shoot out of a treestand, never killed a deer with it.
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Post by: michigan bill on January 19, 2012, 10:21:00 PM
i am 64" tall.
i shot a 72" longbow some time back.
they said i looked like an olympic pole vaulter.
bill
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Post by: David Yukon on January 19, 2012, 10:23:00 PM
68" for me, still do, my BowRiver Whitetailer 68" 72#@30 made for me, my first custom bow, a mild R\\D!
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Post by: David Yukon on January 19, 2012, 10:25:00 PM
I would love to have a JD Berry 70" or a Miller in 70"....
One day...
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Post by: Raging Water on January 19, 2012, 10:55:00 PM
72" English War Bow
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Post by: michigan bill on January 19, 2012, 11:30:00 PM
i tried to shoot one of raging water's 100# bows last year.  i'm still walking very slowly.
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Post by: smoke1953 on January 19, 2012, 11:35:00 PM
I'm currently using 70" HH Redman.
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Post by: Night Wing on January 19, 2012, 11:59:00 PM
I've only owned one hybrid longbow in my lifetime and that was a 68" Belcher "Longhorn".
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Post by: huntsmanlance on January 20, 2012, 12:02:00 AM
My 73" welchman ELB!!!

And Bill i would love to one day be able to try out a 150# ELB!!!  Ive already had all the kids im gonna!!!   :biglaugh:

Lance
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Post by: huntsmanlance on January 20, 2012, 12:15:00 AM
My 73" welchman ELB!!!

And Bill i would love to one day be able to try out a 150# ELB!!!  Ive already had all the kids im gonna!!!   :biglaugh:

Lance
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Post by: don_h on January 20, 2012, 01:31:00 AM
64 on foam, thanks Bowhuntingfool.
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on January 20, 2012, 01:53:00 AM
72" target, 70" hunting
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on January 20, 2012, 06:03:00 AM
70" for my Hills. I have three like that, with a fourth on the way. Coming from a 64" Black Widow PL background, I was a little worried about how long a 70" Hill would be. No need to worry, it isn't much of a difference, but it makes a world of difference in how well I can shoot the Hills.
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Post by: straitera on January 20, 2012, 06:29:00 AM
70" Tembo & Big 5.
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Post by: The Whittler on January 20, 2012, 08:11:00 AM
My first a 64" JD Berry. It's was what the bowyers recommend.
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Post by: two4hooking on January 20, 2012, 08:16:00 AM
69" Sky Trophy Longbow.   Killed my first two deer with that bow.  I am now considering a 70 inch Hill.....
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Post by: David Mitchell on January 20, 2012, 08:41:00 AM
70" Hill Big Five has been my longest.
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Post by: JR Williams on January 20, 2012, 09:07:00 AM
68 in. Just for 3D, not hunting,66 in for hunting. Although I don't feel a 68 in hunting bow would be a handicap. We humans are quite adaptable.
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Post by: Shortlongbow on January 20, 2012, 09:08:00 AM
66" here
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Post by: SpikeMaster on January 20, 2012, 09:25:00 AM
68" Jerry Hill I hunted with one season about 20 years ago.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 20, 2012, 10:07:00 AM
68"
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Post by: Stumpkiller on January 20, 2012, 10:14:00 AM
72" Dick Palmer Hunter. Still have it.
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Post by: elkhunter45 on January 20, 2012, 10:29:00 AM
66" Legend
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Post by: TooManyHobbies on January 20, 2012, 10:43:00 AM
68" Kohannah Longbow. 2 shots, no blood yet. Sweet to shoot, no problems in the woods yet.
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Post by: Bladepeek on January 20, 2012, 02:08:00 PM
70" Ben Pearson "Ol Ben" D type longbow. It was marked 55# @ 28", but felt like I was trying to bend a 2x4. Owned a Marriah Thermal 55#'er that felt like half the weight of the BP. Think it was badly mis-marked. Didn't have that one long!
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Post by: sawtoothscream on January 20, 2012, 03:06:00 PM
66" economical archery grey wolf hybrid.  broke, but was a great shooter.

my replacement 62" verison will be here soon
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Post by: Gray Buffalo on January 20, 2012, 11:27:00 PM
72"
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Post by: Bob B. on January 20, 2012, 11:28:00 PM
70 inch Cheetah ... wish I never sold it.

Bob.
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Post by: sou-pawbowhunter on January 21, 2012, 07:55:00 AM
68" Jerry Hill.
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Post by: daniel boon on January 21, 2012, 08:17:00 AM
68" OWL bow
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Post by: Austin on January 21, 2012, 08:56:00 AM
72" self bow I started on... didn't like being drawn to 31"
It cracked through the grip at 1000 shots or so.
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Post by: Arwin on January 21, 2012, 08:58:00 AM
68" Martin Mountaineer 60@28 on a bunny
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Post by: Austin on January 21, 2012, 09:02:00 AM
Anybody here shoot one of those strange asymmetrical aisian longbows? Those things are really long!
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on January 21, 2012, 09:16:00 AM
68" Abbott, Martin, Greatree
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Post by: Mudd on January 21, 2012, 10:38:00 AM
GB if I remember correctly the "Goatherders Staff" was a good bit over 72".

I'm thinking 80 plus tip to tip.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: Gray Buffalo on January 23, 2012, 10:40:00 PM
You got it right. It was made out of Missouri cedar
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Post by: Steve95 on January 24, 2012, 03:21:00 AM
66"
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