Several years ago I was attending an indoor 3D tournament in Fargo, ND, just across the MN border. There was a vendor there offering people to shoot his recurve/longbows at a target there.
Man o' man! Did the longbow feel awesome. It virtually had no hand shock and the recurve was equally as impressive. While I wasn't into traditional as much then, I did have a Great Plains at the time.
It was a pleasure shooting those 2 two demo bows that day. They were the Cari-bows and have remembered them since that time... about 13 years ago, maybe longer.
Next year I'm getting one of their recurves. I'll be sure to order early too!
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