What was your first bow?

[dbd870]

1971 (I think) Ben Pearson Cougar

[drewsbow]

50# Shakespeare Necedah.

[mnbwhtr]

45# Paul Bunyon custom recurve in 1960. I still have one at 50# to shoot once and a while.

[singlestring]

'70  Bear KMag #45 that I still hunt with.
My dad bought off a guy at work fo $50  back in the early 80's.

[DeerSpotter]

My first bow was green and  made of fiberglass with a plastic handle. It could be shot right-handed or left-handed, a double shelf. I must have been 10 or 11 years old at the time.

I don't remember what the name of it was, I thought it was a Bear but I don't think so.  It was either 1959 or 1960 when I got it.


Carl

[Hud]

First commercial bow was a 1953 Bear Polar (semi-recurve), bought it from Howard Valentine, Bear Rep. Later traded it to Glenn St Charles for a dual shelf Kodiak (55 or 56) and then a 1957 Kodiak. Never kept a bow until I bought a 1962 Howard Hill Longbow (72#) from Hugh Rich.

[Workaholic1]

My first bow was one of those plastic/fiberglass jobs from the hardware store.  Otasco's if i remember right.  Had the fletchless arrows with the suction cups.  Didnt last long though.  Figured out the arrows would stick to glass better if you licked them.  Several evenings of dad coming home to a bunch of rings on the tv screen from it spelled the end of that one.  Next was a 1966 Bear Alaskan, 66" and 35@28.  Bubinga riser and white face and back.  Has tje blank off plate for the Bear Premier sight,  brush rest, and the little screw in adjustment kinda like a berger button.  Got in back whem i was 10 or 11 i reckon.  That would have been around 1980 or 81.  Friend of the family was cleaning out his garage, found it, and gave it to me when dad said i could have it.  Its hanging in the same room as the guns, the type 1 c riser, my ilf rig, the round wheel compound i bought in 84 or 85 and the Onieda leverbow.  Still shoot the Alaskan on a regular basis.  For some reason it just feels better and shoots better than any other bow i have.

[indianalongbowshooter]

1st bow was a Ben Pearson Cougar w/white glass 35# bought with S/H green stamps back in 1971-73

[mwosborn]

Blue Stripe Bear Kodiak Mag #45.  Christmas present from mom and dad in mid 70's.  Shot a nice doe with it 3 days after unwrapping it at Christmas.  Still have it and still hunt with it occasionally.  It is the one bow that I will never let go of.

[Gen273]

Darton JR-50 Recurve when I was 7 years old. That little bow sparked a fire that has burned for almost 40 years.

[BMN]

Howatt Hunter. I still use it for bowfishing.

[Floxter]

45# Darton Ranger recurve I bought off **** about 17 years ago. Wish I still had it.