PSE Coyote

[Clint.]

I have been hunting with compounds for a while and have been thinking of picking up a recurve bow. Does anyone have opinions on the PSE Coyote? I noticed it has a metal riser and it has a good price tag. Any thoughts appreciated.

Clint

[badshotbob]

I don't know much about this bow Clint but I can tell you this: Shoot it. Some recurves fit one person better than another. When I bought my Bob Lee recurve, I shot dozens of bows over a few month period. I found that the one I ended up with fit me like a glove - from grip to draw to shooting it. It didn't stack as bad a the others and was smooth. Can't explain it too well other than you'll know the difference when you pick up the right bow if you shoot enough of them.

[Wahya]

I'm not much of a PSE trad bow fan. They put their name on the cheapest they could find and called it good. From everything I've read on forums and heard at shoots, they are tricky if not impossible to tune properly and have weak limb construction. Saw one blow on an archer at a shoot and fortunately there were some great people there that helped to replace it with a real bow so he could finish the shoot. His scoring improved just a tad.

[c903]

I tested one for comfort of draw. It was a 60" bow 50@28". I did not like it. I pull a 32" inch shaft on a recurve. The Coyote stacked badly for me. I had the dealer install a longer string. It did not help.

For me, I'll stay with a minimum of 64" length recurves at 48#. Sweet to pull, and does the job quite well. Of course, with my draw length, on a bow that reaches set poundage @28" I am pulling approx 56lb to 60lb, depending on string material used.

[Arthur P]

What wahya said.

Go to www.recurves.com and look at the Chek-Mate recurves. Very reasonable pricing, especially considering they're custom bows. I've got a Kings Pawn on order for myself and I'm going nuts waiting on it.... I know it's not time yet but patience was never very high in my list of virtues.

C'mon, Marc! Chop chop!

[brennenkc]

I would agree with Arthur. Get a hold of Chad at www.recurves.com you will be glad that you did.

As for any bow with a metal riser if you are hunting in the Boondocks where its cold you will be sorry if you have to carry for long. Wood will not conduct heat( or cold ) like metal making easier to hunt late season. Plus you won't have to worry about that awful metal click when you arrow or anything else hits the riser.

My first bow was a PSE Sable and it shoots OK but you can do better for the money.

KB

[PineLander]

I think in a lot of cases when switching from compound to recurve, it seems much easier to make the switch if you select a recurve that has plenty of mass in the riser. Of course, limb action and poundage are no less important. But generally a bow that has considerable riser mass tends to be more "forgiving" when it comes to learning shooting form and tuning the bow for good arrow flight.