Just found a 115# recurve in the garage!

[sorefingers]

Archie that is a awesome bow. Sure would like to stretch that one, If you sell it I hope you sell it to a trad ganger. That bow should be shot not hung on the wall to look at. SWEET!!

[Archie]

Yes, all the men in the family are bowhunters.  Click on my screen name and look at my profile pic... that's us with dad.  My brother is a TradGanger as well, and just finished a trad hunt with his son in Australia a few days ago.  

Funny story from the early 70s;  My dad ran an archery shop in San Diego, "Roman Archery", and at least once had a booth at the fair.  He had a real heavy bow  (I don't know if it was a recurve -- maybe this one -- or an old compound), and had a sign that if you could draw it so many inches, you could keep it.  A bodybuilder show was going on somewhere else at the fair, and all those musclemen ended up walking by and tried, but failed, to draw it.  They thought it was rigged, and demanded that Dad produce someone that could draw it.  Dad, at 5'9" and about 170 pounds, picked it up and drew it to full draw.  End of story.

[lpcjon2]

Cool story Archie, but how do you get to keep the bow and your brother doesnt.  

[ron w]

Neat stuff.......that has to be a real beast to draw....I need to take some Advil just thinking about it!

[Ric O'Shay]

Jack Howard purchased many Howatt Hunter blanks from Damon Howatt. Jack then finished the bows and sold them as his "low end" bows as opposed to his Gamemasters and Jets. Howatts were the only bows other than his that Jack would put his name on.

[Raging Water]

Originally posted by sorefingers:
Archie that is a awesome bow. Sure would like to stretch that one, If you sell it I hope you sell it to a trad ganger. That bow should be shot not hung on the wall to look at. SWEET!!

LOL. I wondered how long it would take Frank to sniff out a 115# bow in the air.


   

Matt

[Archie]

I guess I need to clarify... that bow doesn't belong to any of us boys... it's Mom's now!  And she wouldn't sell it unless she doesn't want to shoot it herself...!     :D

[turkey522]

Great bow and story,thanks for sharing.

[lpcjon2]

If she does shoot it then Matt will have to hit the gym really really hard!to keep up with her, and I would do whatever she said if I were you...LOL

[Mike Theis]

That is one big recurve. Thanks for giving us a look at it.

[Raging Water]

Back to the main thrust of this thread.

Wonderful bow and story.

Sorry for the loss of your Father. Hug and Kiss your Mom.


Any 170 lbs man that can draw a 115# bow, has a permanent Man Card. My respects to him.

Matt

[Archie]

Just talked to my brother-in-law.  He thinks that my dad told him that this is the bow that was the "if you draw it, you can keep it" story, above.

[reddogge]

But the bow in question has nothing at all to do with Jack Howard. It's a Howatt made in Yakima, WA by Damon Howatt, '73 perhaps.

[Archie]

Richard (reddogge), do you know whether this would have been a special request at this weight, or if there may be other heavy Howatt Hunters like this one floating around here and there?

[elkbreath]

Amazing to see one at this weight!  Hunters are one of the best shooting bows out there, IMO.

I would absolutely love to shoot this bow!  or at least see video of someone doing it.  

After matt gets done arm wrestling your mom for it, let us know if its up for sale      

[marlon]

nice bow. if it was a lefty i would buy it heart beat. nice bow.

[59Alaskan]

Is that enough for deer?  LOL

That is one of the coolest bows I have seen.  No way I could get it back but that is just plain cool!  Would really like to see it be shot.

[Bud B.]

Sorry 'bout your Dad.


I think that photo of you, your Dad, and your brother needs to go in the Hero shot thread.

I'd never sell that bow. My Dad sold his Bear Alaskan, with nice mint green limbs if I remember correctly, while I was away in the Air Force in the 80s. I'd give just about anything just to have it back.

Congrats on the treasure find.

[Tom Phillips]

Cool story about your dad's bow.I was a Howatt/Martin dealer and I did have pair of Hunters a 90# & 100#er that they had on closeout.I was able to order Custom bows with different woods & weights.I never did ORDER and special orders over 70#'s.

[Keefer]

That will make an awesome "Chipmunk" bow!