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10-12-2005 | 08:06 AM

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Matt / PA

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From: Dover, PA USA

RE: Good used recurve for $100 or less

I was in the same boat as you only about 1mo ago……wanting to get started and not having a flippin’ clue what where why when or how. Through Arthur’s help and some advice by Chad I’m well on my way to becoming full blown mess.[:-]

I have purchased 2 different bows via Ebay (Which Arthur or anyone else will tell you is a crap shoot but you CAN get a good bow for a great price)
I already havethe vintage 58” Pearson Hunter 709 50#/28” as well as a 60” Bear Kodiak Hunter 50#/28” on the way which I hope is in as good of shape as the Pearson.
I purchased BOTH bows for under $200 total. $89 for the Pearson and $103 for the Kodiak Hunter……
One other bow model I was watching quite a bit was any listing for WING Red Wing Hunters in my desired specs.
As far as stacking with a 58” bow? I normally draw to 30 ¼” on my compounds and draw the Pearson to 29.5” to the front of the riser and it stacks RIGHT THERE. Each day my muscles are adjusting to the different feel and it gets easier and easier to hit that anchor and hold for a few seconds while the mental computer sorts out what I’m looking at.
The first day I got it, I thought “No way am I going to be able to draw it to where I need it to go” Less than a week later it’s almost no problem.
I would say in my limited experience that if you aren't the strongest guy in the world that you might want to start in the 40ish# range for the first bow. You'll concentrate more on proper form than just trying to get the string back far enough.[:@]I'm a gorilla at 6'3" 260 and with my 30+" draw length a 50# recurve @ 28" is as far as I want to push it for a while and I can draw 100# compounds pretty easily.

I just got my arrows crested (I guess technically crowned) and fletched up just waiting on the Bear Kodiak and the new strings I ordered for both bows before I decide where to cut them down. (Beman “Classic” 400’s w/ 5” barred feathers with CE weight tubes)
Currently I’m just messing around with my A/C/C 3-60’s and the Pearson in my basement and even with grossly overspined arrows I can shoot the occasional baseball sized 6 arrow group at 11 yds (Yeah I know 11yds whoopee!

) And it’s so much fun my finger tips are about ready to fall off.[

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A couple new Bear hair rests, beaver balls, stringer and tabs and I’m well on my way to terrorizing anything that will sit still long enough for me to fling an arrow at it.
I feel like an 8yr old kid with a new hatchet.

Thanks again Arthur and Chad for all of your help.

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