New longbow....opinions please

[Bob Macioch]

Hey guys
I have a Tomahawk longbow and it was my first.Now I'm hooked and want another longbow.
I need your help.Which one to get next.I want a sweet shooter in 50-55 lb range with no hand shock.Please give me your thoughts on longbows you've shot.
Thanks

Bob

[DEAN]

turkeycreeklongbows.com

[elk ninja]

I love Centaurs.  Jim Neeves is a great guy to deal with.  Griffins and Shrews are great as well.  Those Turkey Creeks look good as do the RERs.... you wil probably be able to narrow your choices better if you look for length and the type of grip you shoot best rather than the draw weight.  50-55# is just about what "everybody" is looking for and I don't believe their is a bowyer who won't make you something in that range.  I have shot all the above and they all shoot nice, have no handshock if tuned properly.  My advice would be to go shoot as many as you can, get together with other trad shooters there in NY, contact the bowyers and see if they have a shoot it before you buy it program.  Shoot a lot of different bows before you buy your next bow...
Good luck,
Mike

[MCNSC]

Shoot as many as you can. personally the Black Widow PL and Pronghorn TD are at the top.
Mike

[Ga.boy]

I spent some time shooting my brother-in-law's new Crow Creek Blackfeather over the holidays while he was in town, and it is the sweetest shooting longbow I have ever handled. A Crow Creek will be my next custom longbow for sure.

[jeff / sc]

Too many bows, not enough time...or money.  Would have to second the Widow PL, but then I haven't shot the others mentioned.

[8th Dwarf]

There are many good longbows out there.  You have a dilema.  Robertson, Great Northern, Morrison, Centaur, Wolverine to name a few.  Personally, I am currently shooting Morrison long bows for my heavy "on the ground" bows and a Centaur for my lighter tree stand bow.  Both are fabulous shooting bows with ZERO hand shock.

Bob Morrison and Jim Neeves fall into that rare catagory of truly NICE people.  Dealing with them is a real pleasure.

Having said all that, I would still check with Dick Robertson and the boys at Great Northern, since they make great bows and happen to be nice guys, too.

Cheerio from New Zealand!

Too Short

[mike g]

Longbow and Hand shock in the same sentence I don't get it....

[8th Dwarf]

It is intirely possible to shoot longbows with NO HAND SHOCK!  Reflex/deflex bows lend themselves to this very well.  The old, straight longbows, such as the ones Howard Hill shot, can kick like a mule.

I have many longbows, although much shorter than what longbows used to be, that are free of hand shock and are wonderful to shoot.

Too Short

[Bob Macioch]

Thanks Guys... any more opinions?

[Pete Patterson]

About a year ago, I had  Great Northern make me a Critter Gitter because I had previously bought a used one and found it to be an incredible shooter.  That's the only reason I had them make me a new one and that's all I was expecting.

Well, when it came, I was overwhelmed by the quality of workmanship and the sheer beauty of it.  AND, it's still the shooter I was expecting!

[KELLEY40]

Griffin longbows.

[FJTOYMAN]

http://www.montanabows.com/index.html
You can't go wrong with a whip.

[alligatordond]

Well, I was a recurve guy until I shot a Robertson. Not the fastest in the world but I'd rather hit slower than miss faster. It shoots exactly where I point it and has no hand shock that I can detect,which was always an issue regarding longbows for me. Keep in mind I have a stable of Schafer recurves and Robertson recurves and I shoot the Robertson longbow better than those.

Like Mr Dwarf said, try as many as you can, everyone has different tastes and styles and there are many great longbow bowyers out there.

DonD

[bowquiver]

Another vote for a Toelke Whip.

[Recurve50LBS]

Turkey Creek

[Bruce Martin]

got to endorse the Crow Creek bows by Elmer Patton. Proud of his bows as an old Arkansas boy, but they shoot great anyway.

[Bob Macioch]

Guys ..How bout everyone picking the same bow so my choice would be easier...HeHe

Thanks for the replies I really appreciate it.


Bob

[Bullseye803]

Give Wes Wallace a look at. Extremely nice guy and builds a great bow.

[PrarrieDog]

If youuu spend time with a Pronghorn, you won't be sorry.
Prarrie Dog