Do you guys personalize your bows?
06-20-2007, 11:33 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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Do you guys personalize your bows?
Now, when I say "personalize," I don't mean that you go and pick out your own distinct vane color scheme, or pick out your own configuration of rest/sights/quiver... When I say "personalize" in this context, I'm talking about writing certain things on the bow, painting stuff on it, putting stickers on it, etc...
For every buck I shoot with my bow, I take a Sharpie and put a mark on the inside of the limbs. I also scribe the letters C.M. on the bow somewhere - my bow is always named after my old dog, Cookie Monster.
"XX" is wrote on the handle. A Quiksilver surf sticker is stuck on my quiver.
Just dumb stuff that makes your bow more than just a chunk of laminate and aluminum, and turns it into a real piece of you.
My new bow should be arriving any day, and my first order of business is to add the trademark "C.M." to my limb, and put a red XX on the handle. I think I might even go the extra mile and paint it on, then lacquer over it to protect it from bleeding/wear.
I also draw all over the undersides of the bills of my hunting hats. Not sure what that's all about either.
For every buck I shoot with my bow, I take a Sharpie and put a mark on the inside of the limbs. I also scribe the letters C.M. on the bow somewhere - my bow is always named after my old dog, Cookie Monster.
"XX" is wrote on the handle. A Quiksilver surf sticker is stuck on my quiver.
Just dumb stuff that makes your bow more than just a chunk of laminate and aluminum, and turns it into a real piece of you.
My new bow should be arriving any day, and my first order of business is to add the trademark "C.M." to my limb, and put a red XX on the handle. I think I might even go the extra mile and paint it on, then lacquer over it to protect it from bleeding/wear.
I also draw all over the undersides of the bills of my hunting hats. Not sure what that's all about either.
06-20-2007, 11:36 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
my last bow had, "aim small, miss small" on the inside of the limb. My new bow would have it, but i haven't gotten to it. heck, with all this spelling talk on here lately, i'd prob spell it wrong.
06-20-2007, 11:37 AM
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
I do not do anything as far as writing on my bow, but I do make sure to leave a blood streak on it after a successful hunt.
I know it just wears off from handling and rain but it is something I just made a habit of.
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06-20-2007, 11:45 AM
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
I change the poudage sticker from 50-60 to 60-70 so people think I am manly[:-]
Only thing I do is put some felt in the front part of the riser where the handle is, I hate it when it is cold in the winter.
Only thing I do is put some felt in the front part of the riser where the handle is, I hate it when it is cold in the winter.
06-20-2007, 11:51 AM
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
I change the poudage sticker from 50-60 to 60-70 so people think I am manly[:-]
Only thing I do is put some felt in the front part of the riser where the handle is, I hate it when it is cold in the winter.
Only thing I do is put some felt in the front part of the riser where the handle is, I hate it when it is cold in the winter.
Wouldn't the actions taken in the second sentence make the actions takenin the first sentence pointless?
06-20-2007, 11:56 AM
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
ORIGINAL: Germ
I change the poudage sticker from 50-60 to 60-70 so people think I am manly[:-]
I change the poudage sticker from 50-60 to 60-70 so people think I am manly[:-]
]I hang a Fuzzy wuzzy rabbit foot from my cable guard............
06-20-2007, 12:10 PM
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
ORIGINAL: LittleChief
Germ,
Wouldn't the actions taken in the second sentence make the actions takenin the first sentence pointless?
I change the poudage sticker from 50-60 to 60-70 so people think I am manly[:-]
Only thing I do is put some felt in the front part of the riser where the handle is, I hate it when it is cold in the winter.
Only thing I do is put some felt in the front part of the riser where the handle is, I hate it when it is cold in the winter.
Wouldn't the actions taken in the second sentence make the actions takenin the first sentence pointless?
06-20-2007, 12:13 PM
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RE: Do you guys personalize your bows?
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Evidently it doesn't do you any good.
I hang a Fuzzy wuzzy rabbit foot from my cable guard............
Allegheny county is not well known for trophy bucksany way, so I see how your's are way better than the average for your area.
My first topped yours also it was a massive fork horn.
