Hey there, new trad guy here. I've been shooting a 35lb recurve for about a year and looking to buy my first hunting bow. I'm interested in the Black Hunter 60" recurve but would also like to try shooting a fixed crawl. Being a mass production bow, it's obviously not tillered for a fixed crawl and I've heard that trying to tune a bow less than 62" AMO for fixed crawl can be finicky. Wondering if anyone has experience or insight with shooting a fixed crawl on a 60" bow. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to give some advice to a newbie.

Is MarkTom still selling this .015 twill carbon?  I cannot find the contact for him.

Anyone recently order some?    Kirk

Honestly.... The 500's tuned well will be more forgiving to a less than perfect release that a stiffer shaft.  Foc balance is a highly controversial subject. Especially the EFOC theory's.

I went down that road years ago and didn't care for the arrow flight on EFOC arrows. Anything past 20-25 yards and they drop like a stone. A better balanced arrow with decent fletching doesn't do that nose dive the EFOC arrows do. just my experience on that...

penetration on animals have much more to do with broadhead style, sharpness, and arrow placement than anything else.... My .02 cents....

I hunted with a good friend this fall who had just finished a self bow that he backed with clothe snakeskins.

I thought they looked really good even from a couple of feet away.

They look good indoors,, in the sunlight do they look real?

Probably better if taken outside but nasty weather here now. This is the cloth backing. Wanted Timber rattler but weren't available. I like Limbsations but wasn't sure how well they would apply to the Self bow's irregular surface.

Looks great. I may have to try a one of my bows.

I just remembered...from a YT video...Traditions Only Barebow shafts were reviewed as slightly larger diameter and stiffer than similar arrows, due to the color wrap.  The YT'er got maybe an extra 50gr than a standard 500/.204 shaft.  He said it spined like a .450.

I went ahead and ordered one too. Figured for 30 bucks it would be worth it to try.

Thanks for the picture Orion. When I saw it I knew I recognized that setup. I looked through my old books and found it.