One Piece or TD: Do You Have A Preference?

[Hookeye]

For me it's like asking if I like brunettes or redheads.

I like both  

[carpenter]

I prefer one piece bows,don't know why,just do.

[L. E. Carroll]

I have several of both 1 piece and 3 piece design..Love the looks of the 1 piece bows, especially my beautiful "new to me" Hyak longbow by Fred Anderson.   :eek:        

However, seems like every time I head out the door hunting... I always pick up a 3 pc td.. Morrison, Schafer, Kwyk Styk or Tall Tines.. they definately are the ones I shoot the best...          

[BigJim]

I don't even consider building myself a one piece anymore. My two piece adds little to no weight to the bow and is nearly impossible to identify as a two piece. you certainly couldn't tell by shooting it or by noise. I know of no one using this takedown design on one of  the larger riser recurves, but it is certainly possible. It would just eliminate the possibiity of changing limbs.

BigJim

[PA-Spot]

Cant decide I love em all

[R. W. Mackey]

One piece bows for me,  even though I have a few take downs for travel, they just look and feel like a traditional bow should.  RW

[JEFF B]

well i like t/d for traveling. if not traveling a one piece. longBow or recurve.

[cacciatore]

I am glad to have both and love both the styles,but if I had to own only one it will be a TD.

[Rob DiStefano]

if yer *absolutely* sure yer not gonna fly out to hunt, a 1pc makes dollar $aving $ense.

most 2pc piece bows will feel just like a one piece.  any 3pc just won't do it, for me.  having the advantage of easy airline traveling makes a 2pc the only longbow type for me ... and it sure do feel like a 1pc!

[coaster500]

Takedown means one less pc of luggage but beyond that it's up to U......

[wtpops]

I really dont have a perference untill i go to get on a plane or ship my bow to a hunting spot then i love my 3 piece

[DannyBows]

I'm with Big Jim on this one. I get the benefits of a TD with the looks of a one piece in Longbows. I do prefer a 3pc in my Recurves though.

[BCD]

I'm very picky and have never liked the look of one piece bows and never will. I would never own a one piece, that's just me. I love 3 piece takedowns.

[Oregon Okie]

I like the convenience of the take down since I travel some... but I really want a one piece Toelke Whip... so... don't know.

[Airborne]

I love the three piece--the extra weight and the ability to travel with it make it a clear winner in my book.  I do think that one piece bows are very pretty though

[Foxtail]

I think it is safe to say that if you're travelling, you're gonna choose function over form, and go with a TD. But as clearly indicated here, most guys appreciate the aesthetic lines of a one piece over a TD. Not wanting to be negative here- but I think a one piece Silvertip or a Dale Dye is almost perfection. However, even if you were giving it to me for free, I would not accept either in a TD.

[RAU]

I too like the looks of one piece bows, but cant argue with the convenience of takedowns for travel or changing draw weight with different limbs

[Spinealigner]

Take down for me

[flycastr]

I have always liked the looks of  TD's better than one-piece bows, although I have been tempted by a few.  I have finally recognized that to shoot consistently well, I need to concentrate on one or two bows and reduce the inventory.  So for me, takedown's offer not only the carrying and packing convenience, but allow different draw weights.  Kind of like the competition skeet shooter--.410 through 12 ga with the same gun, just different barrel sets and the total weight, balance and swing all the same.

[COLongbow]

My next, and LAST bow will be a td.

Ya never know when your gotta tuck that sucker in your apacolypse go-bag.