Title: I broke my bow!
Post by: Hopewell Tom on May 16, 2012, 08:34:00 PM
Post by: Hopewell Tom on May 16, 2012, 08:34:00 PM
What a shocker!
At full draw, a sickening sound, something nicking me under the eye, pieces on the floor and me holding the remains in my hand. Two days (maybe more) of mourning...
What remains of my 1967 LH Bear Super Kodiak Magnum.
48#@28".
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1143.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1145.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1141.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1139.jpg)
In better days:
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1030.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1031.jpg)
Lucky I wasn't hurt... I guess.
At full draw, a sickening sound, something nicking me under the eye, pieces on the floor and me holding the remains in my hand. Two days (maybe more) of mourning...
What remains of my 1967 LH Bear Super Kodiak Magnum.
48#@28".
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1143.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1145.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1141.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1139.jpg)
In better days:
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1030.jpg)
(http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae293/hopewelltom/IMG_1031.jpg)
Lucky I wasn't hurt... I guess.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Shinken on May 16, 2012, 08:37:00 PM
Post by: Shinken on May 16, 2012, 08:37:00 PM
Glad to learn that you survived without injury!
There are many more bows out there....
Shoot straight, Shinken
:archer2:
There are many more bows out there....
Shoot straight, Shinken
:archer2:
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Orion on May 16, 2012, 08:40:00 PM
Post by: Orion on May 16, 2012, 08:40:00 PM
Glad to hear you didn't get hurt. They don't make more of those every day, but there are still a fair number around. Inquisitive. what's your draw length?
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Goshawkin on May 16, 2012, 08:43:00 PM
Post by: Goshawkin on May 16, 2012, 08:43:00 PM
That's too bad,was a good looking bow. At least you didn't hurt your eye! Just curious,what's your draw length?
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Drewster on May 16, 2012, 09:09:00 PM
Post by: Drewster on May 16, 2012, 09:09:00 PM
I had that happen once with a Herter's bow......NO fun! Glad you weren't badly hurt.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Green on May 16, 2012, 09:15:00 PM
Post by: Green on May 16, 2012, 09:15:00 PM
Glad you weren't hurt when it blew. That's definitely a catastrophic failure. :eek:
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: jess stuart on May 16, 2012, 09:18:00 PM
Post by: jess stuart on May 16, 2012, 09:18:00 PM
Sorry for your loss, stuff happens but it sure don't make it any easier.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: arrowlauncherdj on May 16, 2012, 09:26:00 PM
Post by: arrowlauncherdj on May 16, 2012, 09:26:00 PM
If that were mine id build a form based on the good side, sand thst riser down to get all the glass, lams, and glue off it and remake it. Take more time making the form than doing the rest, just take exact measurements of stack and widths of the limb.
Dave
Dave
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Cookus on May 16, 2012, 09:34:00 PM
Post by: Cookus on May 16, 2012, 09:34:00 PM
I'm glad you did not get hurt brother! I lament the loss of your '67 Kodiak magnum but I'm glad that all is well with you and more importantly... That you can tell the story with no injury! God has blessed you brother!
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: zipper bowss on May 16, 2012, 09:40:00 PM
Post by: zipper bowss on May 16, 2012, 09:40:00 PM
:( A sad day.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on May 16, 2012, 09:45:00 PM
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on May 16, 2012, 09:45:00 PM
Bummer !["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
I know how it feels. Glad you are OK.
I know how it feels. Glad you are OK.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: moleman on May 16, 2012, 10:02:00 PM
Post by: moleman on May 16, 2012, 10:02:00 PM
Glad your OK, but ill say one thing brother, when you do it, you do it up right! LOL Thats a crying shame right there, that was a beautiful bow, sorry for your loss. The pain of losing the bow was far less than the pain of personal injury. Good luck finding one to replace it.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: JamesKerr on May 16, 2012, 10:04:00 PM
Post by: JamesKerr on May 16, 2012, 10:04:00 PM
Sorry for your loss.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: no nothing on May 16, 2012, 10:13:00 PM
Post by: no nothing on May 16, 2012, 10:13:00 PM
Sorry for the loss, but glad you have your eyes !
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: straitera on May 16, 2012, 10:15:00 PM
Post by: straitera on May 16, 2012, 10:15:00 PM
Bummer Tom.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: AngelDeVille on May 16, 2012, 10:19:00 PM
Post by: AngelDeVille on May 16, 2012, 10:19:00 PM
Maybe it's still under warranty?
So sorry for your loss, those are beautiful bows!
So sorry for your loss, those are beautiful bows!
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Bjorn on May 16, 2012, 10:25:00 PM
Post by: Bjorn on May 16, 2012, 10:25:00 PM
What a bummer!! Sorry for your loss!
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: jsweka on May 16, 2012, 10:48:00 PM
Post by: jsweka on May 16, 2012, 10:48:00 PM
Pics like those just make me cringe.
Glad your OK.
Glad your OK.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: wooddamon1 on May 16, 2012, 10:56:00 PM
Post by: wooddamon1 on May 16, 2012, 10:56:00 PM
That sucks! Glad you're OK, though...
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: jarradmears on May 16, 2012, 11:00:00 PM
Post by: jarradmears on May 16, 2012, 11:00:00 PM
Thats a serious tragedy. I would have been really upset with any bow coming apart but especially one of that vintage.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: mwosborn on May 16, 2012, 11:04:00 PM
Post by: mwosborn on May 16, 2012, 11:04:00 PM
Been there! Glad your ok. Now you get to shop for another!
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Andy Cooper on May 16, 2012, 11:08:00 PM
Post by: Andy Cooper on May 16, 2012, 11:08:00 PM
I'm glad you're ok. I broke a very nice Dye recurve once...only a handful of hours after it arrived. It is sickening! Rifle shooters have something called the Order of the Scarlet Crescent...named for having one's eye too close to the scope. Perhaps we bowhunters need an Order of the Friggin' Disaster, or something, to commemorate our bow fractures!?!
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Hopewell Tom on May 17, 2012, 05:12:00 AM
Post by: Hopewell Tom on May 17, 2012, 05:12:00 AM
Thanks for the condolences, folks.
I draw 28", maybe a little less. That's right, lots more bows out there. I hate doing it to an old one, though. I wanted one of these since an article in TradBow mag. Bought it off the classifieds here.
Bill is going to make me a new Zipper, so the healing will be quick, I'm sure.
I draw 28", maybe a little less. That's right, lots more bows out there. I hate doing it to an old one, though. I wanted one of these since an article in TradBow mag. Bought it off the classifieds here.
Bill is going to make me a new Zipper, so the healing will be quick, I'm sure.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Stone Knife on May 17, 2012, 05:36:00 AM
Post by: Stone Knife on May 17, 2012, 05:36:00 AM
I'm speechless :(
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: doug77 on May 17, 2012, 09:06:00 AM
Post by: doug77 on May 17, 2012, 09:06:00 AM
Man that bites, glad your not hurt. You could get a knife made out of the risor to remember it by
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: cacciatore on May 17, 2012, 09:16:00 AM
Post by: cacciatore on May 17, 2012, 09:16:00 AM
I am glad you are OK,very sad to see one of these Black Beautys crashes.
I get a very similar one,lefty too,it isn't shoot really much,I hope it will last long. :banghead:
I get a very similar one,lefty too,it isn't shoot really much,I hope it will last long. :banghead:
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Bill Carlsen on May 17, 2012, 09:48:00 AM
Post by: Bill Carlsen on May 17, 2012, 09:48:00 AM
I've recently seen quite a few of them on the auction site. Shot my first deer with one of them back in 1966. Glad you are not hurt. You still have plenty of time to find a new one before hunting season.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: on May 17, 2012, 09:56:00 AM
Post by: on May 17, 2012, 09:56:00 AM
Glad you were not hurt! It happens sometimes!
Bisch
Bisch
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Pon on May 17, 2012, 10:29:00 AM
Post by: Pon on May 17, 2012, 10:29:00 AM
Glue it! still a pretty good looking wall hanger
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: stujay on May 17, 2012, 06:40:00 PM
Post by: stujay on May 17, 2012, 06:40:00 PM
Bummer. Was a good looking bow. :(
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: SveinD on May 17, 2012, 06:43:00 PM
Post by: SveinD on May 17, 2012, 06:43:00 PM
rip. glad you're ok!
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: Hopewell Tom on May 17, 2012, 08:25:00 PM
Post by: Hopewell Tom on May 17, 2012, 08:25:00 PM
I might do that Pon. I've been wondering what to do with the pieces. Or...
Maybe a big bon type fire, have a bit of a cremation. Looking at it everyday might be tough knowing I can't shoot it any more.
Maybe a big bon type fire, have a bit of a cremation. Looking at it everyday might be tough knowing I can't shoot it any more.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: shedhunta on May 17, 2012, 10:39:00 PM
Post by: shedhunta on May 17, 2012, 10:39:00 PM
Man that is definetly a bummer. Saw it happen one time and I don't know how the guy didn't get his eyes ripped out. Glad you are ok. Mourn for awhile, but there are more bows out there.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: sawtoothscream on May 18, 2012, 02:30:00 AM
Post by: sawtoothscream on May 18, 2012, 02:30:00 AM
I know how you feel. My longbows limb snapped at full draw last summer. that bow was a real shooter. builder ended up building me another though 2" shorter and 5# heavier.
I never want to experience that again though.
I never want to experience that again though.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: cahaba on May 18, 2012, 04:02:00 AM
Post by: cahaba on May 18, 2012, 04:02:00 AM
Glad your OK. Sorry for your loss. I would use that riser to make something. It would look good as a base for a lamp.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: JO_EZ on May 18, 2012, 08:18:00 AM
Post by: JO_EZ on May 18, 2012, 08:18:00 AM
I am a 1967 Left Handed model, also, and my limbs are getting a little brittle, too!
Had a shoulder dislocation over spring break this year playing street hockey with the boys.
Too bad that rest, ibuprophen and rehab doesn't work on bows.
Good luck finding its replacement.
Had a shoulder dislocation over spring break this year playing street hockey with the boys.
Too bad that rest, ibuprophen and rehab doesn't work on bows.
Good luck finding its replacement.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: dragonheart on May 18, 2012, 07:12:00 PM
Post by: dragonheart on May 18, 2012, 07:12:00 PM
Every bow has a shelf-life.
Title: Re: I broke my bow!
Post by: monsterchelli on May 18, 2012, 08:07:00 PM
Post by: monsterchelli on May 18, 2012, 08:07:00 PM
:(