A wise man once told me that I should "fear the man with one bow". After meeting many traditional bowhunters in person and online I have determined I have no one to fear including myself!!!
Just curious how many of us really only have one bow on the rack.
Me! I've shot the same bow for over 10 years. The replacement has been ordered, but for the time being just one for me.
I had one.......once :biglaugh:
I'm down to three from a high of 10 or 12. But really I only shoot my #1, my Elkheart, with any real regularity since June of this past year so I'm getting closer than I have ever been to being that one bow guy. I don't regret it. The 56" 2pc Elkheart is a great bow to be faithful to. LOL
Does shooting one at a time count?
I vaguely remember the day I only had one...
Thanks,
Shot the same bow for 3.5 years now. I have a dozen or so that collect dust, but only one real shooter.
Not possible with any weapon. They breed too fast.
I usually shot the same bow for one to 3 seasons. This past year I bought a used Centaur in February and shot 2 hogs at the end of the month. BY September I bought another used Centaur 4# heavier and shot that for elk hunting and the rest of the season. Don't see me changing in the near future. Have about 12 long bows and I'm going to start to thin the herd soon.
I certainly DONT have just one. But I've been better about spending quality time with just 1 for an extended amount of time
I have only one bow (62" Tall Tines)
I used to have a "back up" bow, but have since decided it is silly for me to keep a beautiful bow on a rack all the time...especially since I have only had one bow ever fail on me in 41 years of shooting bows...when you find the bow that fits you like a glove, I see no reason to mess around with others...unless of course, you enjoy playing with different bows...I get no extra thrill from different bows...for me, the act of shooting is so much fun that I never feel a need for a different bow...
I do have lots of arrows though...
Still, there's really nothing to FEAR
Well I am not on the to be feared list. I have twelve.
I only have one bow that I shoot (64 Howatt Hunter). I have one other bow that I hold onto for sentimental reasons. (Ben Pearson I bought 34 years ago).
I only have one bow that I shoot. I have some older and heavier bows that just sit on the shelf.
I also have one of those old solid glass bows with the molded plastic handle that I picked up for a beater but I don't use it much.
I have a piece of hickory out in the shop that I intend to carve into a bow...
But I only shoot one bow.
Nothing to fear here and not because of the number of bows I have or shoot.
Unless there's a season (on you) or a reason I don't think I'd be flinging any your way...lol
As bowaholic in remission...I am proud of the way I've pared down over the years without a whole lot of the detox effects showing (Not now at least)...lol
God bless,Mudd
Well lets see, I have about 8-10 bows, about 2-4 I never shoot ( collectables ), so that leaves about 6 bows, when I do shoot them, recurves and long bows, all the arrows do end up in hitting the same place, so yeah I guess you should fear me.
Don't forget, you didn't say the arrows had to hit the target, but they all do end up in the someplace, that's why it's easy for me to dig them out of the ground, and I hardly ever lose any !
P.S. I think some of these guys are pulling your leg, I've seen some of them shoot !
Nothing to fear here. but i do have good excuses for each of my bows.
Back in the day when archery was an "on again off again" hobby from about 1970 to the 1980's I had only a Ben Pearson recurve. But when archery came to the forefront of my interests, that changed real quick. Now I have about 6 recurves, 11 longbows, and a couple of primitive bows. I WANT MORE! So, nothing to fear here, that's for sure.
I have 10 and keep making more.. :)
I shoot only one bow. I still have my first "real" bow - an old Stemmler with a twisted limb; shootable, but it just sits on the rack. Also an old lightweight Pearson that I never shoot.
So, pretty much just one bow. Nothing to fear; I'm still learning to shoot this one well.
While I'd like to try more, I can barely afford one nice bow at a time, and I sure like my Javaman Falcon.
The rabbit that is feeding under my bird feeder right now is not even afraid of me. I was trying to become one of those scary one bow guys, but I am weak. I am buying another bow this week and I am keeping all the bows I was going to give away or sell. I needed an excuse so I could build a bunch more Surewood arrows, it makes perfect sense that way. I need to make arrows.
I have two. but someday I'd like to be down to one.
I have only one bow....a 58in tall tines. But I'm on the list for a new centaur.
Jeff
When I had my first bow I used it daily for 1.5 years. I used a match box as my target up to 15 meters and hit it with 4/5 arrows.
I currently have 4 (used to have 6) bows and since they use different arrows on them my brains are constantly calculating and I'm not nearly as good shooter anymore.
Now that I just received a new Bigfoot bow I'm planning to dedicate all my time shooting with it.
back in the late 80's early 90's i only had one bow, a 65lb bighorn recurve, it was my first "custom" bow i really shot that bow well, then i started gathering longbows as well as recurves, swapping them around and buying and selling. I bought a 62 lb schaffer tip off Chuck earlier this year, it took me a while to bond with this bow, but its all i have shot since i got it, and am really shooting it well, i firmly believe that i personally need to stick with a bow to shoot it like i should be able to. This 'Tip may have me selling or donating a few bows all except my original bighorn, its staying. So im probably gonna be dang close to 1 bow
Eric if you are ever up working Sell's counties or attending the greatest gatherings of Dutchmen on the planet, other than the one in Pella, stop by and we will see what we can do about that desire to be bow deficient.
I heard a wise man say, beware of the man that can shoot ANY bow.
:campfire:
No real reason to fear me... but I only have one bow, the one in my signature.
I don't suppose I should count the one my grandchildren shoot.
When my wife was asked how many pair of shoes she had, she replied "I really only have one or two pair that I actually wear".
I am like that. Until this year I would occaisionally buy a bow to try, but end up pretty much shooting the same bow- my Blacktail. I now have a Shrew (again) that has possibilities. And thinking about another bow. Just too much fun trying different bows.
Geez, I ain't THAT bad a shot, don't need to fear me (unless you are standing behind me when I shoot).
CHuckC
Fear the wife of the man who only let him own one bow.
Of course, the statement, "beware the person with one bow, gun, etc., he probably knows how to use it," is a myth. The implication is that he/she shoots it better than those who own more than one. Just not so. There isn't a champion in anything who has only "one" of his chosen implement.
I would never be without a back-up, particularly on an out-of-state hunt. Bows don't just fail. Usually folks figure out ways to break them, closing them in car doors and trunks, driving over them, dropping them over cliffs, into lakes or rivers, out of trees, etc.
It's never happened to me, but I'd sure hate it if I somehow managed to break my only bow at the start of a two-week hunt 1,500 miles from home. :saywhat:
I suppose you should have feared me when I was 9??? Lol
I have only one ....... but that's because My "tastes" are expensive!! :saywhat:
Why would anyone want just one?
I currently have 4 longbows MOAB, Whippenstick,Centaur and a Bigfoot. I have my Assenheimer recurve. I shoot all them well. I WILL ALWAYS keep a spare bow. I had an A&H delaminate on the second week of hunting season! I am looking to sell a few though! ha
I currently have three with a highly anticipated TT Stickflinger in the works.
However for the past two years I have been so pleased with my Morrison Cheyenne I have not touched my other two.
But they sure do look good on the wall when I knock the dust off of them every know and then!
Don't fear me but yep - I'm a one bow man.
Hey Gary....you know you have nothing to fear with me! I have two bows and a third coming :shaka:
One wife one bow love them both ... no need for two of either .
I have one bow....since 2007. A Black Widow PSAX 71@31. Before that I had one bow since 1991. It is my weapon not a bowmance.
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I heard a wise man say, beware of the man that can shoot ANY bow.
:campfire:
Wise words. I have just one. I have had others and at times more than one. For the better part of the last 10 years I have had just the one. It's the only one I have had that I can pick up and hit with anytime without a warm up. It just fits.
Roy Hall Navajo Chief 58" 59# @ my draw.
Chria
I have one bow and an extra set of limbs, I can't see the reason to have any more.
I only have one . One for each situation. Lots and lots of situations.
Well I really shoot one bow for hunting and all my practice and roving and it's my Black Widow PLX takedown 60# @ 28". The only other bow I shoot at times is my Tomahawk diamond series SS which is 55# @ 28" and I do admit to occasionally shooting it but it's mainly my bowfishing bow. But I love shooting it and during the summer time it gets almost as much love as my Widow!
I only have two bows and mainly shoot one.
But the only time you should fear me is when I eat beans....
I like trying different bows. If there was only one bow on the rack- I would loose interest quickly. Do a lot more target shooting than hunting anymore. Have a ILF, made a riser for a set of Robertson longbow limbs, 2 Widow PAS,s, one Bear Gizzley, and a Hummingbird 3 piece longbow.
Looked at them yesterday and can not see one I can part with.
Sometimes I even hit the target with an arrow. Do not fear me. Thanks, Roy
a newbie should stick with one stick bow 'til all the shooting and hunting bugs are worked out. but after that, the itch will probably add a few more to the ascham (look that word up :D ).
i now have but three longbows, with a specific task in mind for each. the list of bows i've owned and shot since 1953 totals 114. what a waste of wood but the trip sure was fun .... :cool:
I keep finding myself using the same old Martin X-200. It is my work truck, if you know what I mean. If it were a real truck it would have 300,000 miles on it.
Then I have the five dozen other bows that are seldom shot but look awesome on my living room walls.
Fear me only if I have the Martin in hand.
I think I would have to sell about 20 to be feared!
I am down to two, mainly shoot my silvertip. I used to have the itch to try a lot of bows. My Kodiak was my first bow, so it's not going anywhere. My tip was my last, not going anywhere either. It scratched the itch, so to speak.
Always had more than one for many years then none up to three years ago. Boy did that change, now I have eight. They will probably bury me on the fourty-four with these. Six are my favorite and I need the other two.
I once heard that and said YUP I'm sticking with one bow and these guys bettah (Mass) LOOK OUT!
yeah that lasted about as long as it took me to sneak my first peak into the classifieds and well now it takes me 10 minutes to a 1/2 hr to decide what bow I'm bringing that day, what bow, what arrows, what broadheads, what wool coat, what spot am I hunting, what stand, what time should I leave, what time will I get there, what what what I think I have the disease.
Never fear anyone. "Respect the hell out of" sure. But fear, no.
Thanks for all the replies everyone. I can sleep in peace tonight knowing i have little to fear
I only have one at this point...my widow pchx...can't say that I wouldn't own another bow but after probably 100 different bows I found that buying more meant selling more and shopping more, which became a hobby in itself. Right now I'm just focused on shooting but may eventually get back in to the buying and selling market.
I have only had one bow for almost two years, a 60" foley recurve. I have a timberghost ordered, though. At the risk of sounding like a fool, I have a relationship with my foley. I've shot it thousands upon thousands of times. I know it well and it knows me. Even though I am very excited about getting my timberghost and acquiring more bows, me and my foley will always have a special bond.
Jake
Actually I'm not so sure that "Fear the man with one bow" is really true. Yes he will become very good with that one bow. But you learn so much from shooting other bows.
Tuning. Grip. Longbow or Recurve. Short or long. Etc etc. Then as time goes on you're better able to make good decisions about future bow acquisitions. You then own several bows but have a favorite "go to" bow that really works well for you.
I fear the day my figures out how much money I have in bows!!! :eek:
I only have one recurve, and two longbows, so be afraid and half afeerd!!!!
I only have one bow but im sad about it :(
If the bow fits the shooter and is well designed then i'd say the statement holds true. I enjoy shooting different bows too but am much more accurate when I shoot one exclusively
Anyone who thinks they can switch around often and shoot 4-5+ different bows with the same accuracy as just one is fooling themselves.
Just the one Widow for me...for now.
I usually dedicate myself to just one. I have a Bob Lee recurve that was,the one for 5 yrs now it's on the rack. I know shoot a big Jim buffalo. It is now the one. The only one so fear me :mad:
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Well I am guilty of more than one.. I am an addict, I do not know how many I have, some where between 30 ad 40. I just donated 10 a while back to kids. If I see a deal I get it.
The Cayuga is the only one... for now. I have a 25 year old Quicks Peregrine recurve with a broken limb in my workshop, but that doesn't count.
Besides, its a bit far to shoot over the Atlantic ocean... Nothing to fear from me.
I shoot only one bow but have many. I'm in a pickle when it comes to getting rid of my bows because they are all 70# and up! I told my wife if something happens to me just throw them all away because nobody can shoot them any way!
QuoteOriginally posted by md126:
Anyone who thinks they can switch around often and shoot 4-5+ different bows with the same accuracy as just one is fooling themselves.
Wow, pretty absolute statement there Mike.
Maybe I've been fooling myself, but I've also fooled a lot of animals with different bows through out the year, or even same week, and even killed animals with different bows on the same day.
QuoteO:
QuoteOriginally posted by md126:
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Anyone who thinks they can switch around often and shoot 4-5+ different bows with the same accuracy as just one is fooling themselves. [/b]
Yep, that's the old 'If I can't do it nobody can' mentality.
Sound like I'm the weirdo of the bunch. :) I've been shooting the same bow since 1998! It's a Silvertip that Dave Windauer made for me. I am on my third set of limbs, if that counts for anything!
I should've said its the ONLY bow I've had since 1998.
Yeah, I know plenty of guys that can shoot lights out with what ever bow they pick up or show up with. They can hang with what ever bow they are shooting, and out shoot a lot of other guys I know that usually shoot the same bow.
Form is what its about, and form can transfer from bow to bow.
I once shot with a guy that showed me something about form. He shot while holding the bottom fade out just to prove his point. I could not believe how accurate he was shooting this way. Almost as good, I mean almost, as good as when his hand was in the grip.
Funny how obsessed we can become, I play guitar, and for years I was buying, trading and selling guitars like crazy, in short I had a bad case of g.a.s. (Guitar acquisition syndrome) I finally got over it but I fear it's switched to bows, I already want to buy more and I have only owned my first trad bow a few months. I Need help.
I didn't say you couldn't hunt and/or kill animals with different bows, even on the same day Terry. BUT in my opinion you will be much more accurate sticking to one. Far too many variables between different bows, arrows, and stings to be as consistent as one.
Try this experiment fellas... Shoot a 3D course with 30 different bows, 1 for each target. Then shoot it with one bow, a bow you shoot exclusively. I guarantee you the 1 bow will be the best score. Absolutely
I shoot one, Centaur, and don't see a reason to own anymore until I can find one better, for me everything else I have shot is a disappointment in comparison.
Nothing to fear here either, as I only have three now
Got parts for my old Quicks Peregrine today. The limbs of a Samick Red Fox fitted my old riser perfectly. So now I have two bows, and thereby nothing to fear.
Put me in the do not fear category I currently have two bows and one on order.
The last time I only had one bow was 1962. Most since then are still here.
Jack
md126 ....I hear ya....but I don't shoot 3D courses....shot one back in 2003, can't remember shooting one since...that was my 1st and last. Had a great time, and enjoyed the company as it was great also. Shot pretty darn good with a borrowed bow out of Bob Morrison's booth. One I'd never shot before. Charlie Lamb, Dean Torges, Spudley, or the late Mr. Jerry Peirce's son could tell ya how I did.
Not at all saying that shooting only one bow was a bad thing...and agree probably best. But being able to shoot a host of bows well is obtainable also, and also not a bad thing.
:campfire:
I just replaced my very used Black Widow recurve. It has been my only bow for 18 years. I just slap wore it out. I replaced it with a PSAX widow and I swear I feel like I am cheating on my old girl when I hunt with it. It may well be my last bow.
I remember Bisch showing up at Solana a couple of years ago with his 'go to bow'....and he decided to give the St Judes bow a try on the deer target. He shot it better than he did his bow and actually took it hunting that week.
Ya never know.... :campfire:
I think the best concept is shooting one style of bow.....same type, length, handle shape, same type of arrow etc. Essentially the same bow but maybe different weights. I have 5 HHA longbows all made by Mr. Schuls in different weights...found the type of wood arrow I prefer....now after about 20 more years shooting and hunting I bet I'll be pretty sure where my arrow is going to go and how to get it there without so much as a glimmer of conscious thought :-)