GEREP,

The only reason I went " off topic" was I thought it intriguing that the title of the thread was " Chek-Mate Forum. NOT!" It struck a chord with me about the BW forum. And I guess my comments are not really directed at Ken Beck because what he is doing IS wise on his part, to an extent.

My comments really were directed at some of the sophomoric comments I have seen from BW owners, and YES I must admit BW haters/needlers/bahers/or whatever they are. I believe an honest objective opinion can be made without being bashing.

For example, it is my opinion that the BW T/D recurve risers look like a 2X4 that has been shaped to form a rather blocky looking riser. (By the way, I have the same opinion of Habu recurves) Now if I post that as my opinion, am I bashing BW? I guarantee the BW enthusiasts will take it as bashing. There often is no leeway allowed for posting an opinion without it being interpreted as bashing. That is why I most often just bypass the BW threads.

I frankly can' t afford one of them and would buy other bows in the price range first if I could! I am strictly a longbow shooter, and from what I have read, their longbow is not a top performer like their recurves. Just MHO.

Bi