I will be sending a MA II back to Black Widow to be brought back to its original state (minor cosmetics) before I sell it.  It has always felt a little too long for me at 62".  When I get it back, I'll be looking for a longbow at either 58 or 60.

Longbows are QUIET, lightweight graceful and deadly...!  Love them and love them well.

Hair color??  Remember a lot of the time the carpet does NOT match the curtains...  LOL


John III

QuoteOriginally posted by kbetts:
Could I be a blonde lover who really is in love with red heads?

I'll bet that once you get the red head, there'll be a lovely brunette strolling by^^

kbetts,
Listen to Mudd. He's telling you the truth. I thought, who needs a longbow when I've got a really decent Kmag. Well, I picked up his Spirit bow & shot it at camp. Two weeks later I traded for a Montana. Then A Black Swan.It was66ins. & taller than I am. Traded it for a 58in. Thunder Stick Mag. I've found my place. When Mudd tells you not to shoot a longbow, believe him! I really & truly am very happy with a longbow. No quiver to mess up the balance. So light in your hand you don't even realize it's there till your ready to shoot.

I agree, once I shot a longbow I dont care for the recurve much, I do have 2 recurves though, one is a static tip recurve and that shoots more like a longbow. The other is a 62 bear polar, just have a soft spot for the old bears.

I'll take both, thank you.  A longbow is no more traditional than a recurve, especially if you use the word traditional in its proper context.
Both are great bows, but frankly there is little difference in how they shoot anymore with new def/ref designs and smooth drawing hybrids.  

Shoot what makes you happy but don't starve yourself of either.  I like both....did I say that?

I personally think they are more fun to shoot, even though they are harder...for me anyways.

I'll take a 60" hybrid Longbow any day of the week! Wicked Weapons!

I too started with a recurve had lots of fun, just seemed something was missing. Something about a "D" shaped longbow that has a lot of deep meaning. After shooting my longbow last year's hunting season, I picked up my recurve and shot her, she doesen't feel right anymore.

I am the anomaly here... I started on recurve, moved to compound, went to a longbow and now basically shoot recurves... BUT, if I had extra $$, I'd get Black Widow longbow, Martin Savannah (I really like the look of those!), or maybe the Bear Patriot    

I should also add that my PSR III has a 'Longbow" grip/riser/window and recurve limbs... don't know what that means but it shoots better than most other recurves I have put my hands on.

OH, and my profile pic, yeah, that's a White Wolf Longbow  

They are just fun to shoot. I personally shoot both longbows and recurves and like them both.

posted by wile coyote: I dont know what bolong is drinking but based on the use of capitalization in his post, I'll have one. LOL ....thats funny stuff   :D

They are all good as long as you enjoy shooting them

For me it's a matter of mass. After shooting Hill bows for a while, large-riser recurves feel like clubs to me. I've shot some 50s style recurves that seemed to combine the best of both worlds, but figured that would complicate life too much.

I like to believe in the forgiveness factor of straight-limbed longbows espoused by manufacturers of straight-limbed longbows, but it might be purely psychological.

Oh, and let me know if you want to meet up and try one out for yourself. Forgot that we're in the same neighborhood--