How can you tell the quality of a longbow??

[fatsbucknut]

I was at an archery shop over the weekend back home and noticed that he sells long bows now. He said a 15 year old amish kid makes them. He wants $195 for the bow, quiver and five arrows. The price sounds very good but i'm not sure how to tell the quality of the bow. They look very nice and it shot nice. Any suggestions. Thanks.


Zach

How it feels on the draw cycle is important. Also how its tillered. You can look at that with a bow square.

[fatsbucknut]

Thanks for the info bigcountry. Could you explain what tillered is? Thanks alot. I just dont wanna buy one of these when i could spend a little extra and get something better. Thanks again.


Zach

[the Razorhead]

it should look pretty much symmetrical from the grip to limb tips both braced (sitting there strung) and drawn

the limbs should look uniform in thickness also

[Snood Slapper]

For me, if I feel the bow stack when drawn, it tells me a lot about how well it is made. If the bow isn't symetrical, the tillering is off, the limbs twisted, etc., I'm gonna feel it in the draw.

[bowhunter010]

yea it should look symetrical.

[WolfWithBow]

Hey. What do you guys think the lowest draw weight is for hunting any sized game?

[Redneck Bowhunter]

There are laws to this in specific areasbut here it is #45. This is for deer tho. If you want to hunt anything bigger like moose I beleive it be like 55-60 plus not sure tho.

[WolfWithBow]

What draw weight do you think is appropriate for small game?

[WolfWithBow]

I think anything 25 and above is the good draw weight for hunting small game.