What bow do you use?

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Oookster
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Location: Nottingham

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

Hello Merlin light storm 2 Then I upgraded the limbs to the new short ones and the viper cams. My bow is now faster than the new XS and XT but ssssh don`t tell anyone. The reason I did the upgrade and didn`t buy the new bow is simply because I like the old one. Chris

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Bow: Custom Merlin
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Arrows: Broken & lost
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Liam
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject:

Thats fair enough Chris, if you like the bow and your happy with it then why change it? I shot recurve with a 15 year old bow and I shot it well, I never changed it because I loved it. _________________ Why not?

Club: Long Eaton Field Archers
Bow: Karel Osage Orange Hungarian Reflex Bow 50lb @ 28"
Sight: Not Brilliant
Arrows: Sitka Spruce 11/32's @ 31"
Accesories: 2 Funny gloves with not enough fingers on them

Steve B
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject:

Smart move Chris, if you like it why the hell not use it. Besides I am sure people only upgrade cause they can , not because they have a valid reason. A Valid reasson is not because you want one mind you I use that and don't get into to much trouble.

Club: Phoenix Field Archers of Sale. Victoria , Australia
Bow: Bowtech Commander
Sight: Copper John Ants
Arrows: Gold Tip Pro's
Accesories: Carter Just-B-Cuz

lemming
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:44 am Post subject:

I have two longbows at present. Bickerstaff - laminate - 35lb Ron Palmer - laminate - 50lb I also enjoy shoting Bowhunter (for which I borrow a compound from a friend), but my first love is the Longbow. _________________ Target Archers do it in the fields Field Archers do it in the woods

Club: Spirit of the Greenman
Bow: 2 x Longbows , 1 x AFB
Sight: what's one of them then?
Arrows: wooden - self made
Accesories: quiver, glove, bracer, cork screw, bottle opener... All accounted for!

Steve B
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:34 am Post subject:

Thanks for sharing Lemming. Do you have any pics of the bows or links so I can have a look em? please

Club: Phoenix Field Archers of Sale. Victoria , Australia
Bow: Bowtech Commander
Sight: Copper John Ants
Arrows: Gold Tip Pro's
Accesories: Carter Just-B-Cuz

Nick
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject:

A 50 lb American flatbow, started on take down recurve. _________________ Bridgewoods Field Archery Club Events Organiser + Tea Boy

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Bow: 50lb AFB
Sight: Pure Luck
Arrows: Sticks
Accesories: Map and Compass

dtalbot
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:

Mongolian horse bow for field (just starting at that)

Club: Black Arrow, AIFA
Bow: Mongolian horsebow, Spiga Revolution
Sight: Shibuya dual click or eyes!
Arrows: Homemade POC, XX75 Platinum Plus
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stovie
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject:

any old bent stick that casts a straight stick 'n' feathers to the mark _________________ Aim small...miss small...

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Bow: Bent Stick
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segolden
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

I'm one of those oddballs who sold their bloody expensive compounds to go back to something from their youth. I found the technology wonderful, but I hated the constant tweaking, like a motorcycle that is always needing a bolt tightened or replaced after every cruise. Quinn Comet XL (extra-long riser) 64" target recurve, snakeskin-camouflaged by original owner. Click to see full size image Click to see full size image Click to see full size image The limb bolts have been replaced with weighted turn-knobs painted to match the new finish, wool puffballs to silence the string, Sims SRS stabilizer and limbsavers, with bow-quiver and SRF sight on order. _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13 http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/ http://www.melaniephillips.com/

Club: none
Bow: Quinn Comet XL, Grozer Horsebow, KG ELB, Two Rivers R/D
Sight: DAS Kinetic SRF
Arrows: Easton X7 Eclipse 1916's, GT XT Hunter 3555's
Accesories: Sims SRS stab, enhancer & Limbsavers; Dawgware side-quiver

Awaiting MBLLC Phoenix bow

ratty
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

at the moment i shoot a scythian bow and a longbow

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Glennan_Carnie
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject:

Here's me with one of the last of the Don Adams English self-Yew warbows. 120lb @ 32" The arrow is a 1/2" x 31.5" 100g livery arrow. (Oh, and the big white bulge is just baggy braies. Sorry ladies. )

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Bow: English livery (war) bow
Sight: Mark1 eyeball
Arrows: 1/2 x 31.5" 50 - 100g war arrows
Accesories: Tassle and bollock dagger - who needs more?

Joe(thebow)M
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

Hickory longbow's, 35lbs & 44lbs... I do own some compound bows but haven't used them in years since taking up the woodbow. _________________ Joe(thebow)M

Club: White River Brigade
Bow: #38 to #55 @ 28" English Longbow
Sight: None
Arrows: feather fletched wood
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JimN
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject:

Joe M wrote:

Hickory longbow's, 35lbs & 44lbs... I do own some compound bows but haven't used them in years since taking up the woodbow.

That's what we like to hear

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Club: Black Arrow Field Archery Club
Bow: Internature Viper AFB (45# @ 28")
Sight: Staring maniacally
Arrows: 31" POC
Accesories: Silver patent leather slingbacks

Malcy
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject:

I put Recurve as it's what I mostly use. I do however has an ELB and in the pipeline is an AFB and Hun. Although I'll only ever use the Recurve for target archery. Field is just for fun.

Club: Cockermouth Company of Archers
Bow: Helix/Border TXG / Border Super Reiver / Bickerstaffe
Sight: Sureloc
Arrows: Nav FMJ / CT Cheetah / Easton SuperSlam / Sticks
Accesories: Love 'em

Selwoc
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject:

Malcy wrote:

Although I'll only ever use the Recurve for target archery. Field is just for fun.

Do you mean that target isn't fun

Club: Westcott Archers
Bow: Merlin Elite & Border Hex4 - Unmarked Field
Sight: Sure-Loc
Arrows: CT Cheetah & ACE
Accesories: Full HMC Scaffolding

Helix & 900CX- Marked Distance