Have you ever been awed by a bow?

[nc recurveman]

Hey gangers I just wanted to share and maybe hear similar tales. I struck a deal with a fellow member for a Boyles recurve. I had to wait to shoot it to get some arras, now that I have I have fell in love with it! I thought I'd found a winner in a mohawk I got a few years ago, but this thing is unbeleivable. She's about 67# @ my draw, I paired her with 31" GG 300's w/250gr. upfront. Evertime I shoot her it feels so good I'm scared its going to wind up pregnant!

[PAPA BEAR]

i feel the same way about my griffin.

[Brian Krebs]

Howard Hill cheetah. I am still wowed: and it is on my 'someday' list.

[L. E. Carroll]

YES !!!!! the most beautiful RF/DF hy-bred style bow I have ever seen.  I would be happy just to "sit n stare" at it for as long as I have. Never really even feeling the need to string and actually shoot it.  It was built by Fred Anderson and on display with a few of his other fine bows at the recent TBW shoot in Packwood WA.... I'll never be able to afford one, and Fred is not making many bows anymore....But I can Dream    

Gene

[Benny Nganabbarru]

All of them, when they first arrive!

[Got2strum]

Exactly Ben !!

[limbow]

Still in awe each time I shoot my Lone Wolf Autumn Storm Ultra Carbon. As I set it back down to grab it's little brother (52#) I find myself exclaiming "really"    :rolleyes:  It has prompted me to sell a few bows I swore I never would part with.

[Bill Carlsen]

Five or six years ago my wife told me she would like to bowhunt and she wanted to start with a black bear.  I knew with her short draw and inability to shoot much more than 40-45#  I needed to find her a really high performing bow other than a compound. It was about the time Dave Soza was finishing up his DAS bow design. I called him and to make a long story short because he had a buy back policy and everything he said made perfect sense I ordered her a bow which I believe was a bit over 45 # at her draw. When the bow arrived I set it up for her took it out to shoot to make sure it was solid and after just one shot I walked back into the house and ordered one for myself. I have been shooting since 1951 and had never shot a bow  that was so smooth, dead in the hand, accurate, fast and quiet. That's all I shoot and I love the fact that bowyers are testing and developing ILF limbs. At first us DAS shooters were looked upon as heretics but now it seems everyone is on the iLF bandwagon to some degree. At least we can talk about it with civility on these forums.

[Cherokee Scout]

My suggestion would be to stop thinking of the bow as a "she" and think of the bow as an "it".
It might be better for your mental health and your sex life.........lol.

[kbetts]

I just traded a Widow for a bow I'd never heard of until I did a little research.  It's called a Sapphire Hawk and is unbelieveable.  I recieved a pair of beautiful juniper limbs as well as a set of double carbons.  I can't stop looking at it or shooting it.

[maxwell]

Schafers, Hubu and Das to name a few.  All beautiful and great shooters.  I especially like the adjustability of the Das risers to raise and/or lower limb weight.

[Spectre]

Me, totwotoo. It was at the Idaho Trad expo. I met Brent Rudolph there and he handed me a Sheepeater Spirit. I was wowed big time. I still want me one of those bows.

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

yeah, first time I shot too high and my arrow ricocheted off the top of the fence only to fly 5 houses down on my block. That's when I knew a bow is NO JOKE. I'm still in awe at what my sticks and string can do.

[robtattoo]

Yup. First time I ever shot a Morrison.
I've been addicted to Bob's work ever since & I can't honestly ever imagine that changing.

[artelkhunter]

There are some great bows out there. How can I contact Fred Anderson? Anyone have some pics?

[WildmanSC]

Yes, when I did a search for Dale Stahl T/D recurves and found a really dressed out one with Curly Maple and Cocobolo in the riser and some special twirls and swirls to boot.  I ordered one just like it except with Bocote in place of the Birdseye Maple.  I was really awed when I picked the bow up at The Archery Shop last Saturday.  It had even more swirls and twirls than the bow I used as a pattern for Dale to build this one.        

I was also awed by a Crow Creek Black Feather I bought in the Classifieds.  It has a Bocote and Birdseye Maple Riser with angled stripes of Gaboon Ebony in two locations.  The limbs are Bamboo with limb bolt pads and limb tips out of Birdseye Maple with the angled Gaboon Ebony, too.  The bow is presently in Elmer's shop for refinishing and he is going to build a matching set of recurve limbs to go with the longbow limbs!              

Bill

[Larry Surtees]

I haven't shot a lot of different type bows, but the Kwyk Styk is the stick by far

[Cromm]

We cannot have this topic without photos!!!

[Sixby]

The very first time I shot the first Talon Static recurve I made. It was so much smoother to pull. I just couldn't believe the poundage and how fast the arrow was in the target. It was one of those one more arrow deals where you just have to keep shooting.

[L. E. Carroll]

To find out how to contact Fred Anderson I would suggest contacting Chris Hill aka "CCH" or Lon Scott aka "Blackhawk" both can be found here on TG, and they are both good friends with Fred...

I have seen and handled, and even been lucky enough to shoot many, many different "Customs" by most of the bowyers past and present.  bows owned by myself and others over the years...  When I saw "that bow" of Freds on the table it was beyond belief.. like entering a new deminsion of archery, better craftsmanship I have Never encountered in a bow!  In talking with him he told me he had right at 60 hours of hands on work into it and it definately shows.

I'm sorry I did not have my camera with me at the shoot.. I could at least look at the picture of it occasionally.    

Gene