I started with recurves. Over the past year and a half or so I have read much on this forum about longbows, and ChekMates in particular. I decided to see if I could find a used Crusader.

While looking, I noticed that Arrowsmit was selling some of his longbows so he could buy another one. I sent an e-mail inquiring about the bows he was selling.

One of the bows, a Fox reverse handle bow sounded intruiging, so I asked for more info. He sent 5 pictures and in the time it took me to open the 5 pictures, I decided the Fox needed a new owner, ME!

Since I received the bow, I have found it to be very sweet to shoot and it is a beauty to boot. From what I've seen, I don't believe Arrowsmit buys any ugly bows!

I have also found the Fox to have a quality I have read much about but had not experienced until it was in my hands. It has excellent "pointability"! If I focus on a point on the target, come to fulldraw, hold and focus, focus, focus, the arrow goes where I am focusing.

As best as I can describe it, that IS pointability! My recurves did not have the quality. Perchance I should restate it by saying I was unable to bring out that quality in the recurves. I am quite sure that in the hands of a master, all bows have that quality. I just know that in MY hands the Fox has that quality.

Bill