QuoteOriginally posted by bretto:
Now Glenn it seems to me that You have gone to great trouble to explain to the Mrs. that You need a new bow.

Can't You be like the rest of us and just sneak it into the house under the cloak of darkness?

bretto

That is exactly how the last one came home!

If I don't like the way looks or if it just does not feel right, then I move it down the line. A few years ago I was buying and selling 1-3 bows per month and I kept that up for a year. But I got to shoot a bunch of bows and now I have a much better idea what I like.

It's funny, I had a longbow that didn't have "it" and sold it off to a guy I work with. Every time I see him he goes on about how he just loves it and can't believe I let it go.

QuoteOriginally posted by dhermon85:
It's funny, I had a longbow that didn't have "it" and sold it off to a guy I work with. Every time I see him he goes on about how he just loves it and can't believe I let it go.

You should have charged him more for it!  

I think that is part of the allure to this trad shooting stuff. I've had many great bows that didn't have "it" but when I sold them almost everyone that bought them still have them. Likewise. I have bought used bows that others didn't fall for but to me they have "it". Which is why I check the classifieds regularly even though my wallet is empty  

I am the opposite of Mudd, it is all about how the bow shoots for me. If I flat out shoot it great I could care less what it looks like. I am lucky that my new Caribow Tuktu EX blows my hair back everytime I pick it up, it not only is gorgeous, I shoot it as good as most any bow I ever owned. The only bow I shot better was a Blacktail I once owned and will own another someday! Shawn

It's not that this bow is ugly.  In fact just the opposite.   Shoots good, looks good, just doesn't excite me.  Will hold onto it for awhile longer but think that it will go down the road someday.