Wanna take the plunge but I said I would never buy another new bow unless I shoot it first. Anyone near Toledo, OH that would be willing to let me throw a couple arrows through one? Thanks.
sorry I am in Canada cant help you try one ...... been looking for a 1959 LH kodiak in around 60# for ever...finally bought the new kodiak that is built from the same form and replicating the 1959 in every way...all I can say is buy one ......or get an original if you can....I guarantee you won't be disappointed....smooth, fast nice to look at quiet fits nice in any hand it seems...all you would ever want
try posting on collector forum..a lot of fellas have one .....maybe someone close to you
Bill,
Are you a righty or lefty? I have an original 59 Kodiak that is 45# @ 28, but I am a lefty. I do live in Temperance though and I am a member at Tomahawk.
D.P.
I'm a righty Dave. I used to shoot at Tomahawk all the time. Was a member for a few years.
If you are considering a new one then try to get to the Kalamazoo, MI expo in January. It's not horrendously fa from you. You'd be able to shoot s bunch of bows there
Bill, I was up in Toledo and Temperance for a week last month..my dad was in the hospital. The 59 Kodiak quandary is a complex one. The new ones are very well made, come with a warranty , are fun to carry but are like a new car and lose about 15-20% of resale value immediately, no matter how good of care you take with it. An original in very good shape can be had for about half what a new one costs , with wide variation, and they shoot very similar to the re-issue. If you decide its not for you, however, if you buy well on an original you will get your money back out of it on re-sale. Then there is the issue of form and materials differences between 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962 Kodiaks, 56" vs 60" vs 64". I like 1962 better than 1959, but only slightly, but the glass on the limbs has held up better on 1962's in my observation. Any 1959 to 1962 Kodiak is a elegant piece of equipment , as is a new 59'er, but some folks, like me, favor a bit more heft.