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Title: What Trad Bow do you like?
Post by: Savage on January 28, 2011, 01:44:00 PM

Which Traditional bow do you like most, longbow, recurve, flatbow, horsebow etc...? I prefer the takedown recurve.

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on January 28, 2011, 02:10:00 PM

selfbow

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Post by: soopernate on January 28, 2011, 02:17:00 PM

ALL of em....
I have longbows, selfbows, a recurve, boo backed and unbacked, and a carbon D/R...Working on gettin myself a Hill Style stick built after this swap. But I just love to shoot them all.

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Post by: Swissbow on January 28, 2011, 02:20:00 PM

I'm a longbow man, but I'm gettin' more and more into recurves as well lately.

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Andy

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Post by: KellyG on January 28, 2011, 02:27:00 PM

dont really know yet just getting into it. I hope I make a shoot a bunch.

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Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on January 28, 2011, 04:24:00 PM

All of them

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Post by: Andy Cooper on January 28, 2011, 04:26:00 PM

Savage!! If I have to try another kind of bow, I blame YOU!! ;)

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Post by: John Scifres on January 28, 2011, 04:37:00 PM

My two go to bows have been a sinew backed osage static recurve and a glass recurve. I also have a bendy handled osage ambush bow that I shoot really well but I've yet to kill any big game with it.

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Post by: rover brewer on January 28, 2011, 05:45:00 PM

all of them, with a lean towards longbows.

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Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 28, 2011, 06:18:00 PM

All, But I'm a Longbow man for sure.

Shawn

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Post by: Savage on January 28, 2011, 06:38:00 PM

Just trying to find out which is more popular, longbow or recurve. Seems there are more longbow fans out there than I imagined.

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Post by: Dick in Seattle on January 28, 2011, 07:14:00 PM

I've shot all, still have several special RDs and recurves and even an ILF, but all I've shot for the last two years are longbows. Note: I don't consider RD's longbows, in spite of the rules. They're shy recurves... :^)

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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 28, 2011, 08:09:00 PM

I love all types of Trad Bows.

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Post by: jess stuart on January 28, 2011, 08:32:00 PM

I started with recurves. Have been trying the r/d type longbows for the last few years and I really like them, much better than the older type longbows. Sorry Dick. That said I am finding a renewed interest in recurves again. So many bows to build so little time. Ain't it fun.

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Post by: Andy Cooper on January 28, 2011, 09:49:00 PM

hybrid longbows

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Post by: Ricky Wallace on January 28, 2011, 11:57:00 PM

YES,,,, :bigsmyl:

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Post by: stikbow4148 on February 05, 2011, 12:04:00 AM

i like all trad bows..but selfbows give me more satisfaction when i shoot them for the first time..i shoot all bows..i shoot almost every day for years and never get tired of them.. guess i'm hooked..john

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Post by: Blue EagleBum on February 05, 2011, 07:30:00 AM

My top pic is also the takedown recurve. Something about their look and feel. However, I enjoy shootinng any of them.

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Post by: Green on February 05, 2011, 08:14:00 AM

Hybrid longbows here too. With that great job you did on your first TD recurve Savage....building a TD riser and d/r limb set for a longbow should be no problem for you.....and as you're local I'll definitely be interested in your progress as you work towards that "perfect" design.

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Post by: Pat B on February 05, 2011, 09:29:00 AM

I also like all trad bows but especially selfbows made by friends and myself.

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Post by: PV on February 05, 2011, 09:46:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Dick in Seattle:
Note: I don't consider RD's longbows, in spite of the rules. They're shy recurves... :^)

I agree with you there Dick..Must be the reason why they are quieter than any recurve I've built.
;)
I like them all and build them all. My go to is a mild R/D 62-64" but.. here's the two I finished this week.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/Shortbldtr/Bows/IMG_1399.jpg)57" amo glass
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/Shortbldtr/Bows/IMG_1401.jpg) 67" NTN IPE,Maple,Hickory longbow.

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Post by: greyhawk39 on February 05, 2011, 10:39:00 AM

The take down recurve,is the best all round bow.

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Post by: Knawbone on February 05, 2011, 10:58:00 AM

Longbows R/D

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Post by: aric on February 05, 2011, 04:45:00 PM

hybrid longbow has my vote

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Post by: okie64 on February 05, 2011, 05:28:00 PM

Started out liking recurves the best. Guess I'm a selfbow guy now. I especially like shooting the shoot off your hand Indian-style bows.

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Post by: eflanders on February 07, 2011, 11:55:00 PM

I started shooting with a Bear recurve as a kid. I have glass recurves, glass longbows and glass hybrids. I find that I am most comfortable shooting glass hybrids overall. But I am making some pretty nice shooting all-wood Hill style bows as of late. I'm just not sure of how they will be long-term yet.

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Post by: Hermann From Bavaria on February 08, 2011, 01:48:00 AM

I love all types of Bows. Especially recurves and laminated wooden bows.

Greets
Herm

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Post by: JamesV on February 08, 2011, 02:49:00 AM

I like Hybrid Longbows and recurves, would love to try a horse bow if I had more pasture room.

James................

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Post by: fish n chicks on February 08, 2011, 09:28:00 AM

I like the traditional bows that kill stuff. But, if I had to choose one, a recurve is hard to beat.

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Post by: Savage on February 08, 2011, 10:40:00 AM

Thanks for all the input guys!

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Post by: SEMO_HUNTER on February 08, 2011, 11:34:00 AM

I really like the Hybrid R/D longbow designs, selfbows or custom jobs doesn't matter, but I also really like my short Indian style shoot off the top knuckle flatbow I just made. It's really lots of fun to shoot, and I kinda surprized myself with that one. It's one of the coolest feelings to build something yourself that actually shoots accurately, and is a real joy to shoot. It will feel even sweeter when I finally take an animal with one of my own hand made bows.
Maybe this fall?

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Post by: CaptainJ on February 08, 2011, 02:32:00 PM

Those Holmegaards are the thing. I don't have one yet, but they look and shoot great. I may try to make on from all this new elm I have.
But you just can't go wrong with traditional. Any stick and a string will give me hours of fun.
CJ

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