Simple question: How many traditional bows do you own?
Please respond through the polling link below. This will help talley up some demographics for the members on this site.
Last time I posted a link to another polling site and it got removed but I've figured out how to poll within Tradgang so here goes again...
Here are the results after a couple hundred members have responded. This should give a generally accurate estimate of the answer to this question...
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I just started this sport, so I only own 1 at the moment. BUT, I'm already thinking what Trad bow #2 will be. Looks like it could be a snowball affect....
As a follw up question, "How many does your wife think you have?"
As of 2/12/13 I own 3, I just started shooting Trad this time last yr. I'm addicted.
QuoteOriginally posted by onewhohasfun:
As a follw up question, "How many does your wife think you have?"
That's mighty dangerous but I may post that poll here in a few days.
I only have 1 right now...the results were interesting...lots of bowaholics in here!
Not as many as I would like to!!!!!!
When you found the right bows, you don't need to own that much..... I keep telling myself...
Thanks to all who have responded. Lets keep this going.
Poll results at 68 votes:
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I think I'm at 16 right now just looking around my office, might be some more bows laying around somewhere else though! But I only shoot 1 bow most of the time!
last count was 40
I have and only need one-Tall Tines baby! I will get a "backup" bow here sometime. One for hunting turkey's and one for big game (camo patterns differ) But make no mistake it will be a Tall Tines! I may eventually get a longbow when funds become available.
And here I felt guilty when I had 3 bows!
I'm up to 19. I haven't learned to sell any yet.
i have owned over a hundred but only keep around 3 i have found my bow finally lol
QuoteOriginally posted by rnharris:
i have owned over a hundred but only keep around 3 i have found my bow finally lol
Finally found it you say... :biglaugh:
I'm currently at 5, have been as high as 7 or 8.
101 or more?..dang..sounds fun!
I know Barry but its true lol
I'm canadian and I plead the 5th Amendment! LOL.
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I'm with the majority. I wish that had happened in November.
at 12...
5 vintage Browning recurves
1 Jeffery Royal Hunter
1 Robertson Montana Falcon
1 Habu
1 John Strunk, vine maple
1 Joe Mattingly, osage
1 Prestige Longbow (Lee Robertson)
1 Noble Longbow
and 1 partially completed hickory selfbow I started using info from Murray Gaskins.
still think I am going to get another Robertson Fatal or Primal Styk one day....and one more from Mr. Strunk...then start making my own selfbows. :)
oh, forgot I have a Vintage Works 59/60 Hybrid on order....hahahaha
Brock how could you forget. :knothead: :knothead: :bigsmyl:
Currently down to 2, but with 2 more on order.
In the event that you are a P.I. hired by my wife...I refuse to answer :)
People not going to page one can't see thier vote don't count :)
I have owned 28. I own 3 at the moment.
A hunting bow, back up hunting bow and a
3D bow
I caught the trad bug last June. I own 7 and #8 should arrive in the mail today. I think I'm HOOKED :bigsmyl:
I have had several, but as of now I am down to 3. These 3 Bows have survived the cut, when many others did not.
1. Aspen "D" shaped Longbow.
2. Thunderstick II R/D Longbow.
3. Chek-mate Hunter I Recurve.
I currently own 10. Some I don't shoot anymore because they're too heavy for me....Dave
QuoteOriginally posted by Gator1:
Brock how could you forget. :knothead: :knothead: :bigsmyl:
Easy, wife does not know it is on order...figured why kick the hornets nest when the wait is 18 more months. :)
Seems like I always have one less than I want ...
O. Just sold my one and only last week. But Black Widow will be getting a call sooner than later
6 :goldtooth:
Only the one. Sold the 2 Mohawks to finance my custom Howard hill. Loved the Hawks probably will regret it when I'm older but Vince doesn't make higher lb hawks. I do love my Hill it my keeper till it kills me.
Ralph Harris found his bow. I thought that was a needle in a haystack
Including the bow I got at i4 years of age I have 9 . I only shoot two since the early bows are left hand and I now shoot righty. I have never sold a bow but it's about time. I got the first one in '53.
The question might be, how many have you owned, not how many do you own.
I have 5
2 of them were given to me by my grand parents and I bought the rest
Right now I only own 6 bows.
Just one is all. Honestly, just one. That's what I tell my better half. She doesn't believe me...
18 bows. Two are my gf's and 1 is the grandson's. Out of the 18, 4 are ILF risers and 5 sets of limbs, making for 20 more bow combinations
The count is now at 21, not counting several youth bows I have set aside in anticipation of my grandson's entry into the game.
Make it six now, LOL. Up one from my first post.
QuoteOriginally posted by bruinman:
Make it six now, LOL. Up one from my first post.
I know what you mean. I just traded a knife for a Bear riser with ILF limbs and bought another set of TT 45lb ILF recurve limbs since my post....which was only 6 hrs ago! :help:
I am up to 10 now. And, I have been shooting trad for only about a year now. However, I will be selling most of them to concentrate on just a couple to see if that helps my shooting.
I have 3 of my own... my daughter has 2.... I'm planning on having no more than 2 bows maybe going down to one in a couple of years!!
2 recurves for shooting carp
2 longbows for hunting
1 recurve for hunting
1 long bow and 1 recurve for my son
1 long bow for the girlfriend
Still want to get another recuve for hunting but thinking i shuold kill somthin with the ones i have, first.