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Old 01-02-2013 | 08:35 PM
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LBR
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...a lot of people have never shot a bow with zero hand shock and have no idea what it's like.
From a purely technical standpoint, nobody has because a 100% efficient bow just doesn't exist. I have shot a few that had very little if any felt shock--no doubt there's a world of difference in those and one that rattles your teeth.


Its all good, no argument here, shoot what makes you happy, I do. I was just answering the OP's question!
Same here. There are very few answers in this sport that are set in stone--and tons of opinions. The bow one person loves the next may not like at all. The best you can do is garner opinions, then you have to do your own hands-on research.

For instance, I once shot Bob Wesley's personal "Wesley Special". I've shot Rod Jenkin's Apogee riser with Adcock limbs. Neither of them felt that great to me, but the owner's have done some amazing shooting with them. I could never say those aren't great bows, they just aren't great in my hands. My old osage selfbow that a friend made for me has been used to win the Howard Hill--TWICE--but most folks wouldn't care to shoot it. It's relatively slow and has some shock...but it has worked well for me.

Point being, only you can decide what you like. The Tomahawk is well made, backed by 3 Rivers, and has out-lived several other bows. That being said, the one I shot wasn't "the" bow for me...but I didn't think it was bad.
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