How long does it take most of you to get comfortable with a "new to you" bow?
After setup is done is what I'm most interested in.
I just purchased my second recurve (also have 2 longbows) and shot it today.  It is a Bear Super Kodiak.  My other recurve is a Bear K-Mag.  It was obvious between shooting the two, when I was shooting one I was comfortable with and when I was shooting the new one.
Just curious, as this is, yet another, new experience for me.
Ken

Usually, when I shoot a new bow, I do very well.
Then, after a while, I find out that this bow CAN mIss. Then I explore all the myriad ways that this bow can miss.  Life is full of discoveries. Ain't it wunnerfull?

Killdeer

ahhh...I'd say that's very well put Killdeer.

QuoteOriginally posted by ken613:
ahhh...I'd say that's very well put Killdeer.

x2

New bow syndrome for me!!

I am going to have to go x3 on that.

12 Arrows, give or take a couple.

Very similar to the posts here although it has taken me two years to figure it out.

I tend to be very impressed with new bows. Maybe it is because I just spent a wad of money or traded some good stuff and I want it to shoot well?  Then after a time, just as was noted above, I find the bow might not "out shoot" all the other stuff like I thought.

Two reactions:
1. This is one reason why I like to objectively evaluate my bows, limbs etc. with a chronoy, same bowstrings, silencers, and two weights of arrows.

2. I have discovered that I can evaluate a bow much better at 30 yards than 13. (Duh)  Issues that are unnoticed at close range are magnified at longer distances.  Now I've decided not to trust my close-range judgement until I have put the bow through some paces at 30 yards. By the way, almost all the "issues" that I refer to have to do with the grip and my bow hand set and as that relates to my head alignment behind the bowstring.

Top observation from Killy. That's how it is.

If we have the Toys why shouldn't we play with all of them. I love to take out 4 or 5 different bows when I go to the range to shoot. Its just plain fun.

I just started shooting my old K-Mag and really impressed.Check out my new thread about it.Old bows can still do it and maybe old bowhunters also.Kip a bowhunter getting old.Killy be nice

I tend to be able to hit with a new bow very easily. So far I have not shot a bow that I could not be accurate with out to 20 yards. That said alot of those bows did not fit me, I was just able to adjust to them.

QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by ken613:
ahhh...I'd say that's very well put Killdeer.

x2

New bow syndrome for me!! [/b]

Me too!!

Each bow I build feels and shoots like the best I've ever made, but after a while I end up shooting it as bad as all the rest and end up back at my old standby bow.

I adapt 2 fast thats why i'm always wanting a new bow....    Then my wife gives me the look.