recomedations for recurve
10-05-2002, 05:13 PM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: California
Posts: 600
RE: recomedations for recurve
Nice Doe Jason. Makes our little coastal blacktail does look like small dogs in comparison, lol.
I gotta fall in line and recommend the Chek-Mate product. The wife shoots a CM hunter II takedown recurve and I shoot one of their Crusader takedown longbows. I also recommend Marriah. The bowyer makes a very nice shooting and beautiful T/D recurve. Black Widow is another bow I'd recommend without hesitation, but they are costly as compared to the others.
As a side note, if this is your first stick, I'd recommend going used in a weight around 40# at your draw. Low weight makes it easy to concentrate on form and release instead of concentrating on trying to tug back a heavier bow. Once you've got form and all down and your accuracy is starting to come together, then you might consider attending an all traditional shoot where bowyers set up and sell their wares. Shoot as many as you can and see what you like in a bow. What's great for us, may not fit you at all as far as grip, riser length, limb length, weight and so on. If you're just trying to upgrade, never mind. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
I gotta fall in line and recommend the Chek-Mate product. The wife shoots a CM hunter II takedown recurve and I shoot one of their Crusader takedown longbows. I also recommend Marriah. The bowyer makes a very nice shooting and beautiful T/D recurve. Black Widow is another bow I'd recommend without hesitation, but they are costly as compared to the others.
As a side note, if this is your first stick, I'd recommend going used in a weight around 40# at your draw. Low weight makes it easy to concentrate on form and release instead of concentrating on trying to tug back a heavier bow. Once you've got form and all down and your accuracy is starting to come together, then you might consider attending an all traditional shoot where bowyers set up and sell their wares. Shoot as many as you can and see what you like in a bow. What's great for us, may not fit you at all as far as grip, riser length, limb length, weight and so on. If you're just trying to upgrade, never mind. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
10-09-2002, 10:45 PM
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: White City OR USA
Posts: 3
RE: recomedations for recurve
I hate Checkmates, Dont order on and for goodness sakes never order 2, please heed my words, Do Not Order A Checkmate,
Ok guys if we could get less people to order thease Awsome bows we could get ours faster<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>
Nate
Edited by - The Welchman on 10/09/2002 23:47:48
Ok guys if we could get less people to order thease Awsome bows we could get ours faster<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>
Nate
Edited by - The Welchman on 10/09/2002 23:47:48
10-09-2002, 10:49 PM
#15
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: White City OR USA
Posts: 3
RE: recomedations for recurve
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I hate Checkmates, Dont order one and for goodness sakes never order 2, please heed my words, Do Not Order A Checkmate,
Ok guys if we could get less people to order thease Awsome bows we could get ours faster<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>
Nate
Edited by - The Welchman on 10/09/2002 23:47:48
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Nate
I hate Checkmates, Dont order one and for goodness sakes never order 2, please heed my words, Do Not Order A Checkmate,
Ok guys if we could get less people to order thease Awsome bows we could get ours faster<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>
Nate
Edited by - The Welchman on 10/09/2002 23:47:48
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Nate
10-12-2002, 06:45 PM
#17
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: BELLAIRE Texas Republic of Texas
Posts: 51
RE: recomedations for recurve
my recommendations would be a:
Palmer TD
Bob Lee TD
I hunt with a Partners TD which was made by Palmer&Lee about 15yrs ago. I also have a Bear"B"riserTD from the 70s that I still use.
The picture is of a Partners bow when Bob Lee & Mike Palmer were building bows together. This is what the current Palmer bow looks like.
CaptJack
Be a better Hunter - Get a better Shot
Edited by - CaptJack on 10/18/2002 11:37:05
Palmer TD
Bob Lee TD
I hunt with a Partners TD which was made by Palmer&Lee about 15yrs ago. I also have a Bear"B"riserTD from the 70s that I still use.
The picture is of a Partners bow when Bob Lee & Mike Palmer were building bows together. This is what the current Palmer bow looks like.
CaptJack
Be a better Hunter - Get a better Shot
Edited by - CaptJack on 10/18/2002 11:37:05
10-13-2002, 09:02 AM
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: In a Tarpon Boat
Posts: 846
RE: recomedations for recurve
My favorite recurves in no particular order are...
1 Trails End
2 Sley
3 Dakota
4 Blacktail
5 Big East
6 Wings of the Wind
7 Schafer
8 Hummingbird
9 Wes Wallace
10 Marriah
11 Soverign
12 Chek-Mate
13 Bob Lee
14 Habu
JMO, the best built recurves I have ever seen are the Sley and Wings with the double bolt attachment system. The Sley with the double bolt system is purely hell for strong.
Sag.
Edited by - Sagittarius on 10/13/2002 10:03:18
1 Trails End
2 Sley
3 Dakota
4 Blacktail
5 Big East
6 Wings of the Wind
7 Schafer
8 Hummingbird
9 Wes Wallace
10 Marriah
11 Soverign
12 Chek-Mate
13 Bob Lee
14 Habu
JMO, the best built recurves I have ever seen are the Sley and Wings with the double bolt attachment system. The Sley with the double bolt system is purely hell for strong.
Sag.
Edited by - Sagittarius on 10/13/2002 10:03:18
10-13-2002, 10:00 AM
#19
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: BELLAIRE Texas Republic of Texas
Posts: 51
RE: recomedations for recurve
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the best built recurves I have ever seen are the Sley and Wings with the double bolt attachment system. The Sley with the double bolt system is purely hell for strong.
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Sag-
That's what I like about the Palmer bow. It's a double bolt limb.
It also has phenalic limb tips so it uses a FastFlight Flemish string.
CaptJack
Be a better Hunter - Get a better Shot
the best built recurves I have ever seen are the Sley and Wings with the double bolt attachment system. The Sley with the double bolt system is purely hell for strong.
Sag.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
Sag-
That's what I like about the Palmer bow. It's a double bolt limb.
It also has phenalic limb tips so it uses a FastFlight Flemish string.
CaptJack
Be a better Hunter - Get a better Shot
10-13-2002, 01:26 PM
#20
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
Posts: 15,296
RE: recomedations for recurve
I'm gonna' go out on a limb here and give my opinion (remember what opinions are like!). Two bolts per limb seems like overkill to me--kinda' like killing a mouse with buckshot. Sure it will do the job just fine, but is it really needed? For an example, I will use the company I am most familiar with, Chek-Mate. They obviously know what they are doing--you don't stay in bussiness for 30 years under the same ownership if you aren't doing something right--and they use one bolt per limb, and an alignment pin. The connection is tight and solid, and it seems to me that anything severe enough to misalign the limb would destroy it anyway. Maybe I am missing something here? Honestly, I was just wondering, what practical advantages are there with the two bolts over one?
Chad
Long Bows Rule!
Chad
Long Bows Rule!