This time of the year as the season approaches, I tend to narrow my shooting to one or two bows that are usually very similar to gain consistency... It always gets me thinking, why not just go to these two bows all the time and sell off the rest? I really like the nastalgia of using the same bow year in and year out... But, looking at my bow rack I always seem to have a rotating stock... With a few exceptions that always seem to stay with me...
For now, I don't see me being the 1 or 2 bow guy, but I really wish I could... right now anyway...
Jeff,I am with you on this! This is the reason i have a rack for only 100 bows. :laughing:
My wife says I have a bow fetish. When ever she gripes I tell her to hush up or I will trade her in on two 25 year olds.
That usually gets her off griping about all my bows :)
Naw, never a one or two bow guy, but I am a two bowyer guy, Schafer Silvertips for recurves, got 4 on the rack and one on order, and Cari-Bow for longbows, got two on the rack and keep looking at a special one on Abe's in stock page, may have to pull the trigger if it is still there after hunting season.
Felix,
I envy you.
If I had kept every bow I ever owned I would have close to 200 on the rack,LOL and would have to build an addition to the house to store them and probably have a very mad wife, LOL, but I just tell her, I do not drink, smoke or look at other women so my vice is not so bad. So many beautiful bows.
It would be tough to have only one or two bows. I am trying, but it isn't easy. Especially with all the great bows for sale.
Danny,wives are mad anyway,LOL!I just don't smoke......
QuoteOriginally posted by HighTecRedNeck:
My wife says I have a bow fetish. When ever she gripes I tell her to hush up or I will trade her in on two 25 year olds.
That usually gets her off griping about all my bows :)
My Dad tried using that line on my Mom one time except he said two 20 year olds...She responded "You aren't wired for 220"
I love bows too much to be just a 2 bow person.
Good luck with that one Brother :biglaugh:
Trade in for 2 (25) year olds, why so you can be wrong twice all the time :knothead:
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Trade in for 2 (25) year olds, why so you can be wrong twice all the time :knothead:
Now thats FUNNY
Jeff, you know me, I have traded and bought well over 100 custom bows and had as many as 10-12 customs at one time. I now have 2 bows that are my go to and have sold off all the others. I still have a couple Bears and an Old Wing and 2 selfbows but they are more just sentimental. I now have a Caribow Tuktu EX 58" and a Belcher/Border Hex-6H ILF that are my two go to bows. I have them set up to shoot the exact same arrow as well which keeps it simple. I can grab either one and be very confident!! You should try it, you could take all the money from selling those bows and go on a Grizzly Bear Hunt!! I know its tough my friend!! Shawn
It's fun buying, selling, trading and trying different bows. Hunt with your favorites and enjoy the rest!
It's fun buying, selling, trading and trying different bows. Hunt with your favorites and enjoy the rest!
During hunting season, its just one bow for me. I have several others that I could swap that bow with and be right on the mark. The rest are there for my enjoyment, to look at and fondle after hours. In the spring and late winter I will take them out and shoot with them. I might pick one for the next year and if so it will be my bow all summer leading up to season also.
Limit myself to 1 or 2, never.
Fighting the same battle right now. Nothing finer than a beautifully crafted bow, a true work of art and I have more than a few in the stable :) I'm heading to Missouri the end of the month to hunt the Kennym lease and I won't know what I'll be shooting until the truck pulls out of the driveway, it'll be two of something :dunno:
One wife and many bows works for me... :D ... Although I did fall out of love with many of my recurves and am now turning into a reflex-deflex longbow guy... :rolleyes: ...
Dig them Kanati, Vortex, Hummingbird and Shrew bows!
... mike ... :archer2: ...
Mike
I don't think you can count to 2
:thumbsup:
I have slimmed down my bow and gun collection.
BOWS: Bezaleel Real McCoy 3 piece longbow 66" with 63# & 56# limbs, McCullough Griffin longbow 60" 52#, that brings me to myresurrection bow which has a Sovereign ballistick riser with modified Eaglewing Talon 2 limbs 60" 68#.
Guns: well that's my business
I can only have one main shooter and a back up. I hate to say it but it drives me nuts having more than that.
Rob
So many to try :thumbsup:
I find it hard to just own a few with 5 grandchildren who shoot, beginners who are always coming around wanting to try to shoot, ladies trying to shoot.
I have 3 bows I hunt different things with, one bow for 3-D shooting and some sentimental bows I'd have a hard time parting with not to mention the 4 or 5 grandkids bows/beginners.
I am at only 2 bows myself. I have a bad habit of collecting things, but I don't want to start that with my bows. I have a caribow wolverine and a bear grizzly. If I find something I like more than I will sell one of the ones I have to do so. My limit is 3 tops. Save that money you would spend on bows and use it for hunting trips to actually put your bows in use ! Remember you cant take them when you go, but memories from your past hunts will be with you forever. SS
Over the past 2 or 3 years, I've bought/sold/traded several bows.
I posted a thread a few months back about finding yourself in traditional archery. I think one aspect of that, for some, is finding the one or two bows that just work for you and your style.
I think, though, I could be happy with my couple of MOABs, my Kwyk Styk, and my Stalker.
But there are so many bows out there I've not even held (let alone shot). Sixby is building me one of his Talon II's and I've really got it bad for a Hill Country Bobcat.
So, I guess the short answer is: No, can't do just 1 or 2 at this time...LOL
The last three I bought were going to be the last bow I bought.
I am a one bow guy, but am currently checking the classifieds for a mistress. :bigsmyl:
I have 7 bows- 3 Habus,( 2 RC & 1 LB) a Schafer RC, an Eagle wing LB, one Hill Country Bobcat LB, and a Blacktail Elite RC. I've narrowed down this season to the Eagle Wing & the Schafer as back up.
Oh yeah, then there's the old Bear Kodiak Hunter and Ben Pearson Cougar that I have out on loan to beginners.......
I can only be a 1-2 bow guy from Aug-Dec! :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
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Oh yeah, then there's the old Bear Kodiak Hunter and Ben Pearson Cougar that I have out on loan to beginners.......
Good for you. You are furthering our sport by keeping bows to lend out to beginners. Personally I think we all should keep a beginners bow or three around plus arrows, gloves and armguards to become mentors in archery.
I have settled on two great longbows and two great recurves. It just depends on what I am using this season. This year it will be my Palmer recurve as the primary.
Anything less than a dozen and you're below the poverty level. Seriously though my hat is off to anyone who gets into this hobby and can restrain themselves to 1 or 2 bows that to me is the ultimate act of will-power.
Eight on the bow rack, and I bought another one today. Oops . . ..
Who dies with the most toys wins.
I am a one bow guy and prefer it that way. I can only hunt one at a time anyway so why not be the best I can with the one bow that I have?
I buy and sell 2-piece take downs a little. I've been looking for one that shoots better than my one-piece longbow for a few years and have yet to find one that does, so they all get sold. I'd prefer a 2-piece because they would fit in my truck easier and don't have the bulk of a 3-piece, but I refuse to give up performance, a perfect grip, or a smooth as silk shot cycle to gain the utility of a 2-piece. If I ever do find a bow that I feels out-performs my 1-piece then, I'll sell the Sierra and quit buying bows all together but until then I am a 1-bow man looking for a 2-piece to replace my 1-piece.
I'm limited to one wife so I say more than one bow for sure hahaha. I will say after trying many different bows of all types my current top three, two of which are forever keepers, are my Stewart, Habu, and Robertson. The Stewart and Habu quite often make me consider being a 2 bow guy, but I just can't stop trying new ones.
Very interesting to read everyone's views, and my utmost respect for you guys that can stick with one or two bows... So many great ones out there I feel like I could easily have 20 or more if I had the funds to do so... But, as it is now, I've got nine... Our daughters each have one also, and my wife has her wheel bow...
Mine are:
2 MOABs
3 Thunderchilds
2 Widow recurves
2 Kwyk Styks
With Curt's recent review of the Timber Ghost, I find myself really wanting to order one... Maybe 56" Hybrid triple carbon in camo... and maybe two sets of limbs... I'd also like to get another MOAB about 10# heavier then my other two... Would also like to get a Widow PCH in camo with 2 sets of limbs...
Wait... I was thinking of selling most of my bows not buying three more... I'm weak... :(
At least you are still in the single digits Jeff! I've got one MOAB, and a sweet Kodiak Special that my wife, oldest daughter and I can all shoot. Every time I think about getting another bow one of the kids outgrows theirs and I have to buy another one for them! Mike Mecredy is on speed dial.....
Once I get caught up on kids bows I may have to call Ron Foley or Bob Sarrels, still haven't decided yet.
I think I could be a two-bow guy; I'm at three right now, and only shoot one of them regularly. Now that I've identified the features that both appeal to me and that are essential for me to shoot well, I'd like to convert the two back-ups into a primary bow.
I would never want to be a one-bow hunter for the same reason I'd never want to be down to one string for my favorite bow. Though I wonder if there isn't a school of thought that it's as easy to buy a bow as a string, given the number of sticks some of us own :D
I'm down to 2 griffins a zipper and a few selfbows. I'd like a 1 piece tip soon but other than that I'm shooting the best I ever had and I think its from shooting the same bow since last march.
Izzy, don't go confusing things with facts and experience... The thought of shooting one bow for an extended period of time gives you a more intimate relationship with it and thus able to shoot it better/more consistently... That's so crazy, it just might work! ;)
My problem is, which bow would I pick to keep? The thought of selling any one of the bows I currently own would be a tough one... They all seem to have their niche in the grand scheme...
I have had as many as 10 bows at one time, I have settled on the "D" style Longbow's and have 3 right now. I also have an old Recurve that was my dad's that I will never part with and intend to use a couple of times this season. I can shoot pretty much the same woodies in any of my Longbow's and shoot them all about the same, so I am happy for now, but I did see another nice one for sale on the classified's. Lol....
Its takes blind faith in one bow and crazy will power like Ive never experienced before. I hate to objectify women but forgive me this one trespass. No, never mind, but take my word for it when the right one comes along you're gonna know it. Bow that is.
I just have one bow now, a Sage. But, I don't know. There's nothing wrong with having many bows. Just not for me.
I have about six now. Three I regularly shoot. Like somebody said, it drives me nuts trying to decide which one to take hunting.
But I think it is good to have a couple of back-ups. So I do.
I have re-considered my view on this, I have 1 bow and 35 back-ups.
I always get down to one or two bows for hunting season, but I have owned LOTS of bows over the years because I love buying and selling bows. It's always fun and exciting to get your hands on a new/ used bow and try her out. There are some real beauties out there. My current go to bow is a "used" Tall Tines all Myrtle and I love shooting it. I try to shoot a critter with each bow I own unless it is a bow that just does not work for me, I have had very few of those. I used to struggle with letting one go but I have pretty much gotten over that ... except for my ever trusty Bill Stewart Multi-cam. Like Jeff I might have to try that Timber Ghost ....
I have one pig nut hickory flat limb, that has a shelf on both sides. If i cannot kill a deer with that there is something wrong with me. The problem is I shoot left and right handed. For a while there it was looking like an archery Noah's ark in my bow room. I am down to 3 Robertsons, two Hills from blanks, 3 recurves, 2 Schulz, and no reverse handle longbows. I know that i am as good with that pignut as anything else, but I sure wish I had a reverse.