Toelke whip vs Martin Savanah

[Jorja Boy]

Zradix,

I purchaced a 50 LB Martin Savannah for my first bow this passed Christmas. I think that the finnish is pretty good over all quality was pretty nice. Only complaint is that the string that came with it had to be unraveled to about 1 twist per 2 inches to get down to max brace height. I called the shop where I bought it and Martin sent me another string. Same problem. I called Martin myself and explained my situation. They said they would have a new string inspected for proper length and send it to my dealer. Third string was the same length as the first 2. Strange.  

Anyhow, after my first session (maybe 300 arrows), I ordered me a 64" 46# Lynx LB from Mr. Toelke. I know its apples to oranges , but Lynx has way way less shock than Savannah (not even noticeable), It is way quieter also (although I never put silencers on savannah). As a bonus Mr. Toelke seems to be a wealth of knowledge concerning form and he is willing to share what he knows with his customers. I was worried that he would take offense to concerns I had regarding fit, form and function of bow. He quickly alleviated those concerns and proceeded to provide me with some  guidance (over the phone, for about an hour) to help correct some of the plethora of flaws in my infantile form. I know my opinion carries very little weight right now and this is not exactly what you were asking for, but I hope it helped.

[Zradix]

Thank you!
That is very reassuring!
 

[Tron]

The Whips are amazing.  It's hard to put a price on knockout beauty.  They are absolutely gorgeous and both Dan and Jared put an incredible amount of time into the overall look and finish.  No they probably aren't any faster.  But they are smooth, and oh yeah, did I mention beauty?

[Zradix]

I thought I'd answer some of my own questions here.

I received a 62" 45#@29" Whip HS ( a Plenty Coups Special) a couple weeks ago.

The whip is head and shoulders a whole other HIGHER  class of bow.

The whip is faster, lighter, waaay quieter, waaay less shock, better build quality..it's just plain better.

I always thought my Savannah looked really nice.
..Like a well made custom bow really.

My whip makes my savannah look like amateurs built it.

Also, the whip is so narrow in the limbs ( not the grip ) it makes the savannah look like a tank.

The grip on my whip is actually wider and much more comfortable than the savannah.

So anyway...
If anyone else is looking at this thread asking themselves the same question I was there's my take on it.

Whips are awesome!

[huntmaster80]

I have a 58" all phanolic riser whip HS being shipped to me as I am writing this hopefully!!! I can not wait to get it and see how it performs, I shot a friends whip HS and loved it, mine is just a touch lighter in draw weight.

[Zradix]

sweeet!

[TomBow]

Uh Zradix...do you LIKE the Whip? We can't tell.  

I feel the same way my bruddah!
Whip's So pretty ya almost wanna cry!  ENJOY!

TomBow
TomBrissee

[Zradix]

oooo...they're ok..lol