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#21
RE: Evolution of bows
I don' t really begrudge anyone trying to develop new products, but I am pretty analytical when they start telling me I need them.
#22
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 259
RE: Evolution of bows
JoePA and I seem to be on the same path. I also have a compound, WB, basic pin sight, and a Winn release. I couldn' t be happier and I shoot great with the combo. I actually, purposefully, pushed my equipment hard on this last hunt. The bow rode bunjied corded to a plastic tote in the back of my truck for almost 500 miles, was carried through the thickest black spruce you could imagine, and was pushed ahead of me army-crawl style acrost frozen crunchy snow on the open tundra in a few failed stalks. It didn' t fail me and when I got home it still hit exactly as when I left. HOWEVER, I had to constantly rub the ice off of my cables and string serving throughout the first couple days. That' s why the bow ended up riding in the back of the truck...warm bow and cold weather=ice. The minor troubles we go through are still often less than rifle hunters with optics go through in inclement weather.
#23
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,862
RE: Evolution of bows
AKDoug:
Being I have never used one, I do not hate the " Whackin' Basket," I simply cannot accept the design vs. what a rest is supposed to do or not do.
As for the suggestions of going back to the basics, I believe it is a right move in the right direction for less problems, less cost, and more bowhunting pleasure. However, I definitely do not believe that one has to go back or go to the recurve or longbow to get " basic."
In fact, unless a shooter is proficient or once was proficient with a recurve or longbow, I would not recommend that a person revert that far unless he or she is ready and willing to put in the time to learn how to shoot a stick and string.
Some very good compound designs, setups, and accessories are available that can qualify for a return to the basics and still be a mean killing machine, durable and reliable, and far less stress (shock) and down-the-road negative affect on the bow and your body.
Being I have never used one, I do not hate the " Whackin' Basket," I simply cannot accept the design vs. what a rest is supposed to do or not do.
As for the suggestions of going back to the basics, I believe it is a right move in the right direction for less problems, less cost, and more bowhunting pleasure. However, I definitely do not believe that one has to go back or go to the recurve or longbow to get " basic."
In fact, unless a shooter is proficient or once was proficient with a recurve or longbow, I would not recommend that a person revert that far unless he or she is ready and willing to put in the time to learn how to shoot a stick and string.
Some very good compound designs, setups, and accessories are available that can qualify for a return to the basics and still be a mean killing machine, durable and reliable, and far less stress (shock) and down-the-road negative affect on the bow and your body.
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: Evolution of bows
I actually have an Osage tree near me that needs to come down, so maybe 6 or 7 years from now when I am older and wiser I' ll cut that puppy down split it into staves and whittle myself out a few, in the truly traditional way.
This topic has me thinking of the movie " Robin Hood: Men in Tights" where Robin had a Patriot guided arrow. I swear, it looks like a lot of stuff guys are already carrying into the woods was dreamed up by Mel Brooks. LOL