NEWBIE: Bow info?

LURP DOG · 03-01-2002, 05:45 AM

I looked at an old Bear bow I keep in my workshop and found the following info on it.
Its a 1953 Bear Polar, AMO 66", 45#.
Can anyone tell me more about the bow? What type of string I should use? Length, etc...

THANX
LURP DOG

irishcajun · 03-01-2002, 05:52 AM

If you go to Stickbow.com they have a search feature, if you put in "Bear" you will find a lot of information on Bear bows. There are a lot of collectors of these bows that would be gald to give you infomation.

PowDuck · 03-01-2002, 06:48 AM

I don't know anything abou tthe bow except it sounds like a collector's item. Neat find.

Here's the link to Bear history and info:
http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/Collector/beararchery/

Most people are happy to give out information especially about things they are interested in. Not too many get GALDED about it. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> (Sorry, IC. Just couldn't resist.)

Romans 8:28

LURP DOG · 03-01-2002, 11:53 AM

It seems that the 1953 date on the bow is the date the recurve limb design went into place. The bow could have been made between 57-70. In any case the bow is in excellant condition but I still need a new string. Does anyone know what I need?

THANX
LURP DOG

AK NIMROD · 03-01-2002, 12:36 PM

AMO 66' WOULD BE THE LENGTH WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY BE AROUND 62" NO FAST FLIGHT. DACRON ONLY. NUMBER OF STRANDS WOULD BE BY THE POUNDAGE....? 12.....A PRO SHOP SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX YOU UP WITH THE CORRECT STRING.

LURP DOG · 03-04-2002, 01:46 PM

I finally found a bow shop (went to 3 different ones) in my area that knew something about traditional archery and had a string that would fit my bow.
After stringing the bow (with a bow stringer), I measured the brace height. It measures almost 8". Does this sound right? It seems a bit long to me. I measured the bow's AMO and it was 66", the string (66)measured out about 62" so all seems right.

THANX
LURP DOG

Floxter · 03-04-2002, 08:54 PM

A brace height of about 8 1/2" would be a good starting point for a 66" bow. Adjust the height upwards/downwards in 1/4" increments 'til it sounds the quietest. Set the nock about 1/2" high and adjust it up/down in 1/16" increments 'til you get the best arrow flight.

Jack

c. rexer · 03-04-2002, 09:41 PM

LURP (?)-Here is some advice I would give to you just starting out.Sounds like you've got a real nice bow to get started out with.Instead of standing yourself out in front of a target, for the first day anyway,go out to the woods or a field and just rove around and take shots at anything you see(I shouldn't have to stress safety at this point-right?).You see ,I believe that shooting a stick bow is a very natural thing everyone knows how to do it -I realized this while tying to teach my grandson-heck he just picked up the bow and started shooting it I was amazed!What i am trying to say is that this exercise will introduce you to shooting your bow-you'll kind of get to know one another, shoot at stuff near or far don't worry about form or rules unless you want to for this first meeting-have fun thats what it is all about. CAM <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>