I just received this true work of art from Dan and man is it a looker and shooter. 52" and 45# @ 28". I told Dan to surprise me with one that has a lot of character and he did not disappoint me. Myrtle riser and veneers with Pistachio accents/overlays (thus the name); what a beauty. Smooth as butter and casts my CE Heritage 150's with authority. I'll post more pics soon.
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/Splitfinger/Pistachio2.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Splitfinger/media/Pistachio2.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/Splitfinger/Pistachio1.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Splitfinger/media/Pistachio1.jpg.html)
Gorgeous! I'm sure it shoots as good as it looks
Beautiful bow!
I love the way you did your arrows as well.
Very nice! It's my specs too, you should let me borrow it for a while :bigsmyl:
Very nice Doug! I just picked up one of these in the classifieds and I'm very impressed!
Beautiful bow.
Wow! That turned out great!
wow
Gorgous veneers!
Kestrals are really sweet shooting for such a short bow.
Good luck with it!
Dan does it again!
Dan is da man!
That is a thing of sheer beauty! Congrats and let us know how he shoots...
Gorgeous!! I love mine too
Very nice. A touch of blood really makes those vineers stand out
VERY nice looking bow Doug, congrats. And IMHO the name you chose fits perfectly.
Let me know if you ever get "bored" with it, I can give her a nice home on my rack right next to the MOAB you sold me a few years back :D Enjoy the pretty new girl.
YB
Now thats a good looking bow
The yellowish wood is incredible!!
Wow,sweet bow!
Congrats, that is one sweet looking bow! :thumbsup: :clapper:
That's one nice looking stick, Doug!
Bisch
Very nice setup.
I like a short bow and the Kestral is probably going to be the next one.
Too much good PR here on the Tolkes.
Here's a pic of the riser. Man, I love this bow.
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/Splitfinger/Pistachio4.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Splitfinger/media/Pistachio4.jpg.html)
Just one more...
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/Splitfinger/Pistachio3.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Splitfinger/media/Pistachio3.jpg.html)
Very beautiful bow, Congrats.
Tom
Doug, those last two pics...wow!
nice looking bow... need to get my hands in one of those...heard only great things about them.
I like the name!
Great looking bow!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Awesome
Doug how far do you draw that bow?
As far. As quiet what's your opinion?
Thnk you
Gator:
I only draw about 27" and for me, this one is about as perfect as it can get. Being a short bow (52") you need to concentrate on your release a bit more but nothing to be concerned with. It seems to be as quiet as the Whip with no hand shock at all. I'm still trying to get the right brace height on it but I feel it should be whisper quiet at about 7 5/8".
Thanks for all the compliments. Dan and Jared are really great folks to deal with.
Up top.
Doug,
Have you got her dialed in yet? What combo works for you?
After a few frustrating days, I think I have finally dialed in the Kestral. To tell the truth, I was getting a bit concerned about this little beauty. After speaking with Dan, he indicated my Selway quiver was placing too much torque on the riser, causing errant shots. However, Dan told me if I prefer to use a bow quiver (which I always do), to select one that has about a 2" set-back for the arrows. I tried a Kanati Pro quiver and it did the trick.
The Kestral has a low tolerance for an "off" release but all things being equal, it is shooting much better for me now. I tried to shoot without a quiver and this bow is so light in mass weight, that I sprayed arrows all over the place.
All-in-all, I am now happy with my Kestral and hope to hunt with it in the next couple of weeks. I want to practice more with it to become totally proficient before hunting.
Thanks for listening to my rambling. I did not intend to get carried away.
:thumbsup:
I shoot my Kestral very well.I draw about 30 inches.I was pleasantly surprised with this little bow.
I use an Eagles flight 4 arrow hooded quiver on it with 3 arrow gripper.The quiver does have some setback.I also have a set of sims vibration dampeners on the limbs starting about 2.5 inches above the fadeouts.
Its a pretty stable shooter and quick and quiet and also smooth drawing.Overall very nice handling bow at 52 inches for me.
Good to hear Doug. Glad you got her dialed in. Dang, that's a pretty bow.
Congrats, that is a great looking bow!!!
Thats a looker for sure.