Do you guys personalize your bows?
06-20-2007, 12:25 PM
#12
Join Date: May 2007
Location: McDonald, PA
Posts: 158
RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
the only thing that I do is attach a picture of my two kids to the top limb, I use packing tape and it makes it waterproof and it comes right off with goo gone so there is no damage for resale
06-20-2007, 01:33 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
Right now I have a quote from a multiple time world champion archer on the bottom limb of my Scepter 4 that I use for indoors/fita/field.The first time I read this it sent chills up my back, and to this day itinspires me to actually train on perfecting each piece of what it takes to shoot a perfect arrow instead of just flinging arrows at a target. I can see this quote being onevery competition specific bow I setup in the future.
I do also take a piece of label tape and write the pin settings for all my pin sights on the back of the riser and then put tape over it so it is waterproof. Right now I have 26, 33, 40, 47 on there so I don't forget. I am also the signature pr1ck at the 3D shoots with the all black arrows, I have done this since I started and take a lot of good natured harrassment about it from the locals........[8D]. I also always have the loudest colored strings possible on every bow I shoot as well, and have stickers all over every bow case, toolbox, etc. that I own.
"I am in control of this arrow. I want to drill this "x". I have spent my life learning how to put this arrow in the "x". Watch me do it."
06-20-2007, 01:43 PM
#15
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
Every time I shoot a deer I take a three-corner file and file a small notch (about 1/8" deep) on the limbs of my bow. I make sure to alternate sides and make the notches directly across from each other. Once I fill up the top limb I start on the bottom limb. When both limbs are filled up it signifies that it's time to buy a new bow. I get quite a few admiring looks when people spot my bow at shoots![:-]
06-20-2007, 01:54 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Where the ducks don't come no more
Posts: 4,420
RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
ORIGINAL: GregH
Every time I shoot a deer I take a three-corner file and file a small notch (about 1/8" deep) on the limbs of my bow. I make sure to alternate sides and make the notches directly across from each other. Once I fill up the top limb I start on the bottom limb. When both limbs are filled up it signifies that it's time to buy a new bow. I get quite a few admiring looks when people spot my bow at shoots![:-]
Every time I shoot a deer I take a three-corner file and file a small notch (about 1/8" deep) on the limbs of my bow. I make sure to alternate sides and make the notches directly across from each other. Once I fill up the top limb I start on the bottom limb. When both limbs are filled up it signifies that it's time to buy a new bow. I get quite a few admiring looks when people spot my bow at shoots![:-]
I do, however, keep and often reuse arrows that I kill deer with. If the fletchings are still good, then I'll take a sharpie and make a hash mark on the index vane. I have one carbon...now retired...that I took 6 deer with. Conversely...if you look at that arrow and inspect the two hen feathers...you will see three trees drawn on one of them....you can guess what happened [:@]but the arrow held up and continued to shoot the best until deer number 6, which snapped the broadhead at the ferrel...leaving the threads in the insert. So its retired....with the back half of a Muzzy still in it.
06-20-2007, 01:56 PM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The OH-IO
Posts: 7,103
RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
Every time I shoot a deer I take a three-corner file and file a small notch (about 1/8" deep) on the limbs of my bow. I make sure to alternate sides and make the notches directly across from each other. Once I fill up the top limb I start on the bottom limb. When both limbs are filled up it signifies that it's time to buy a new bow. I get quite a few admiring looks when people spot my bow at shoots![:-]
I bet your bow looks like it was tied up behind the truck and drug down the interstate with all the good bucks you have put down
06-20-2007, 02:15 PM
#18
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
ORIGINAL: buckeyebuckhntr
You have got brass balls my friend!
I bet your bow looks like it was tied up behind the truck and drug down the interstate with all the good bucks you have put down
Every time I shoot a deer I take a three-corner file and file a small notch (about 1/8" deep) on the limbs of my bow. I make sure to alternate sides and make the notches directly across from each other. Once I fill up the top limb I start on the bottom limb. When both limbs are filled up it signifies that it's time to buy a new bow. I get quite a few admiring looks when people spot my bow at shoots![:-]
I bet your bow looks like it was tied up behind the truck and drug down the interstate with all the good bucks you have put down
06-20-2007, 02:17 PM
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
ORIGINAL: GregH
Yeah, I just made that up because it sounded cool, sort of wild, wild west like.
ORIGINAL: buckeyebuckhntr
You have got brass balls my friend!
I bet your bow looks like it was tied up behind the truck and drug down the interstate with all the good bucks you have put down
Every time I shoot a deer I take a three-corner file and file a small notch (about 1/8" deep) on the limbs of my bow. I make sure to alternate sides and make the notches directly across from each other. Once I fill up the top limb I start on the bottom limb. When both limbs are filled up it signifies that it's time to buy a new bow. I get quite a few admiring looks when people spot my bow at shoots![:-]
You have got brass balls my friend!
I bet your bow looks like it was tied up behind the truck and drug down the interstate with all the good bucks you have put down
