Static Tip Curves: Which Bowyers have Mastered It?

[Diamond Paul]

So, if they are the best then it seems there is something about this style of limb that is not going to work for me, since I've tried one and it did not work for me.  I was hoping there might be differences between their bows and other static tips that might make a difference.  I was thinking perhaps I might like one of the others that have a bit more mass in the handles.  I've been reading quite a bit about static tips lately and had hoped that maybe one of the two I mentioned might work for me.

[nineworlds9]

I totally forgot about the Toelke SS, Scott reminded me.  If you don't mind a 64" bow they are a fabulous shooter, probably the most like a longbow static I have shot.  Likely the quietest besides a Java Man Helms Deep or Assyrian.  

Of course you could just forget this stuff and come over to the dark side and find yourself a Habu triple carbon like I've got.   :D   Best performing recurve I've shot, bar none.

[JDunlap]

My RER is quiet and smooth--especially at the end of the draw. It does have to be tuned correctly; right now I have an 8 strand string on it....and if I let the brace height get below 7 7/8ths it makes some noise. between 7 7/8ths and 8 inches and it has a nice thump and smooth shot. I mention the 8 strand because it seemed to be less finicky when I had a 12 strand on it..strangely enough.

[Bjorn]

There are many good ones around and the newer T-Birds by Jay St. Charles are DaBomb; superior shooters and easy on the eyes. I have a 53# and a 58# both in yew and osage with yew limb veneers.  They are beautiful. Check them out on Jay's site!  

[ed cowden]

Lone Wolf Kayapo, Firefly , and Hill Country wildcat. I like statics better than standard recurves. Timbergost and Bigfoot and Eaglewing also make them and I have owned each. This is old technology and Bear and others have built bows for years.

[katman]

Bigfoot SS works very well with extremely stable limbs and quick.

[duncan idaho]

Bigfoot or Eaglewing....Two of the best ever.

[Bowwild]

This isn't a response to your static question but...

I've owned Fox High Sierra and now own a Maverick. Both great bows with really good grips. However, if I buy another bow (recurves only for me) it will be a Stalker Wolverine, probably with non-static limbs.

I had one for a few months earlier this year. It was the easiest bow for me to shoot consistently that I've owned. The grip is a bit different from the Fox. The grip felt great but more importantly it set in my bowhand properly from shot to shot.

[Limbhanger]

IMO RER 'curves were/are one of the quietest, out-of-the-box bows on the market.

[rjackson]

Jack Kempf!!  Raven or Kwyk Styk

[Dan bree]

Jim belcher before he bought sky built me a  copy of. Nels grumley deerslayer   Great shooter.

[sidebuster]

Curtis and Rick Byrd of Center Point Tx made great Static Recurves. The Comanche was their main recurve
I am lucky to have one.  Not made any more

[beaunaro]

Love my RER static tip.

I'm sorry to hear that you were not happy with yours.

To give an opinion on your question..."does that mean I will not like ANY static tip bow?"...I guess you might want to borrow a different brand and try it.

If you still have the RER, you might want to call them.

Pretty sure they would have a solution.

Hope this helps.

[Bullfrog 1]

John Fazio and Ballistik back in the day.   BILL

[Diamond Paul]

No, the RER was years ago.  I had forgotten about it till I started re-thinking statics again.  They made it right; I ended up returning the bow because it just wasn't the right bow for me.  I don't think the company is even owned by the same people now.  It's not an indictment of RER; it just wasn't the right bow for me.  I'm just wondering if the static design had something to do with me not liking it at that time.  I read that some people do not like them because they have a different draw cycle.  I remember that the bow I had was fairly slim and light, and I do not tend to favor that style of bow.  Fifties style one-piece recurves and longbows, I have learned, are not my cup of tea, so to speak.  Stalker does have a test drive program, but I don't think Dryad does, and I don't know anyone around here that has one.  I looked at Abe Penner's site, but that syle of bow is not going to suit me.  The Javaman either, I'm afraid.  Those are just not the kind of bow I like.  Too slim and light for me.

[Diamond Paul]

I called Stalker.  He is going to have a demo bow in a couple of weeks with static tips, so I'll do a test drive and see how I like it.  That style has the mass weight that I like in a bow. Once again, RER makes a fine bow, and the post was not intended to criticize them.  It just didn't do anything any better than what I was used to seeing out of dynamic limb bows for me.

[TaterHill Archer]

My caribou Tuktu EX is pretty nice.  I've had two Kwik Styks and would recommend them as well.

[Tajue17]

Originally posted by Bjorn:
There are many good ones around and the newer T-Birds by Jay St. Charles are DaBomb; superior shooters and easy on the eyes. I have a 53# and a 58# both in yew and osage with yew limb veneers.  They are beautiful. Check them out on Jay's site!      

are you saying the new Tbirds are statics and Jay isn't using the original Ghost forms anymore?  I have a 2nd gen Tbird and I'm curious what has changed.

[Diamond Paul]

Talked to Dryad.  Very, very informative.  Learned a lot about statics that I didn't know.  Very impressed.

[Pierre Lucas]

For a short static Timber Ghosts are very impressive...great cast to them and quiet.



God bless,