Up until recently I only shot 60" and shorter recurves. I just picked up a longer 64" recurve and am loving it. It is a pleasure to shoot. Anyone else like the longer recurves?
I do. When I shot competitive FITA events, my recurve bows were either 68" (outdoor) or 70" indoor. My new Tall Tines recurve is 62" and I love it! There is definitely something to the smoothness and stability of a longer recurve. Enjoy your new bow!
I love long recurves. 64 is a dream, 66 is even better!
I have a WW and a Brackenburry 62in. and 64in. I've always liked the longer recurves, just seem more stable to me.
64 in quinn & it shoots really well compared to the 60`s I used to have. Mike
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I have a 62" Browning Explorer and a 66" Wing Presentation II. Both are fine shooters and a pleasure on the draw and release.
I hunt with the Browning. Fast and the arrows go where I am focused.
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I've always liked 64" recurves best. Had to go with a 62" on the last one..long as it is offered and can really tell the difference in it and my 64"er's.
I have a Zipper that's 64"......I also have a set of limbs to make a 60", both a about 48# at my 29" draw. The 64"er is really nice to shoot....I sometimes use the set up to travel with....one riser , 2 sets of limbs...same poundage, same arrows. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I have a 66" Stotler Medalist Elite that is about as smooth shooting as they come.
Here is the 64" Robertson Fatal Stik that I picked up. 46@29 and so smooth. Hope to break it in on an antelope in a couple months. And another set of heavier limbs is on the agenda as well.
My favorite recurve is 64". I have one on order that is about a week away that has two sets of limbs and they are both 64" long but different weights. I love the smooth feel of longer bows.
Just picked up my first 64" recurve and really like it.
I gave my only 64" to my son. Offered to replace it this year but he said no thanks. I guess he must like it. It is an old Cheetah that I bought for $65. about 15 years ago.
I liked it but 60" just seems right for me now. I wouldn't mind trying a 62" tho.
All Grayling 64" Kodiaks and Super Kodiaks in the 40lbs range, and all 1957-1963 Kodiak Specials in the 64"-70" range are junk and anyone wishing to get rid of one should contact me immediately. I'll pay shipping so you can rid yourself of said bows. LOL
Shawn, that is a beauty of a bow! Congrats and good luck with it. I too prefer a longer recurve. 62" - 64".
Thanks! I'm really enjoying it. Good luck with your new "toys" as well :) .
My two main hunting bows are 66"
A Jack Howard Gamemaster Jet and a Martin Venture.
I like the feel of a longer bow.
I have been thinking of selling off several bows which are less than 62"
64" for me with my 27.5" draw, smooth and stable. I know I can get by with shorter, but I like it.
my preference is 60" for HP recurves,, BUT I have a T-Bird that's 63" and it feels like I'm shooting a longbow,, I also have a 53 64" Kodiak static - not sure if that's the same thing.... I just need to shoot a few arrows to lock in the whole hand/eye coordination thing going from center shot to off center.
I picked up a 65#@30" 66" Brackenbury Legend on the TG classifieds. Smooth, zero finger-pinch, whisper-quiet, and feels like it pulls 10# lighter than it is. A real pleasure to shoot.
Shawn....that is a beautiful bow.....just my specs also....lol!
I bowhunted 2 yrs with my Howard Gamemaster Jet, 66" 60#. I always shot 62" recurves but the smoothness of that added 4" was a pleasure. Unfortunately, as a ground hunter, I blew an easy shot from a kneeling position on a nice buck when the lower limb bounced off the ground when drawing the bow back.
Although I took 2 deer with the Jet when still hunting, I found 66" not conducive for my kneeling shots. Sold the Jet and have regretted it ever since. Should have kept the bow for small game and stump shooting. Longer is smoother and stable.
I've had 58" - 60" recurves, but just picked up a used Acadian Woods 66" curve. A real joy to shoot.
I'll probably hunt my 60" Mojostik because with some faded snake skins, it's already camo'd and it draws very nicely all the way back to 32" (3.5" beyond my draw). Having said that, for target shooting or stumping, this long, tall new one is sweet.
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QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
Shawn....that is a beautiful bow.....just my specs also....lol!
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Bear TD...B Riser and #3 Limbs... and my other favorite is a '70 Super Kodiak in the 64" length..
Nice lookin' rig Shawn!
My son and I have been drooling over your knives this afternoon...one of these days! :pray:
Thanks, Allen! The Robertson is wearing one of your awesome strings. I'd love to build you a knife when you're ready. :campfire:
I know a guy here in Michigan that has hunted with the same 72" Assenheimer for 30 years. It's too long for me, but it is a smooth shooting bow.
Up until recently I had been shooting 62" bows. Then I acquired a 64" of the same model. Wouldn't have believed 2" would have made such a noticable difference. Now I prefer the longer, smoother bow.
My go-to hunting bow configuration is an RER LXR...it has a set of 62 inch static tip limbs and a set of 64 inch deflex/reflex longbow limbs...when I started hunting with traditional bows about 4 years ago all I had was a 1963 Kodiak Special and a 1963 Polar, both 66 inches...those bows are so easy to shoot I would take both of them with me all the time...I call one Whitetail and the other Mulie...just depended on which type of deer I felt I was more likely to encounter on a particular hunt which bow I would carry...not uncommon to be chasing a bunch of mulies around here and turn and see a whitetail cruising past...I still kick myself for not buying a 63 inch 1963 Kodiak Special in new-in-the-box condition...so yeah I like longish curves
DDave
Yeah man, I like longer bows.