Bow Blind(umbrella)?
08-10-2005, 01:57 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Roxboro, NC
Posts: 144
Bow Blind(umbrella)?
Has anyone of you ever used or know someone who has used one of those bow blinds. They are camo umbrellas that mount in your sabilizer hole and have a hole in 'em to see/shoot through. They look like a pretty neat idea to conseal your draw. Anyone?
08-11-2005, 07:35 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: Bow Blind(umbrella)?
I don't have that particular one , but I got busted by two does last year while hunkered down behind a similar product , and it was a foggy morning . Note to self: Shower before hunting next time ... 
I have to think that having something that heavy hanging from your bow could alter your shooting form adversely .
I have to think that having something that heavy hanging from your bow could alter your shooting form adversely .
08-11-2005, 12:32 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Roxboro, NC
Posts: 144
RE: Bow Blind(umbrella)?
They claim it's really light. It only measures like 36". They claim it actual work like a sabilizer and reduced shock/vibration. Just don't know any one who has used one. Any one know who makes it? Or where to get/look at one?
08-12-2005, 08:49 AM
#4
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: Bow Blind(umbrella)?
It's a relatively new product , I only saw it once just before season last year , haven't seen one outside of this site though .
Acts like a stabilizer ? Pffftttt ! I didn't see anything on it that looked like it could absorb or dissipate vibration . It reminds me of the one I have , a Port-A-Roof , and neither of them have any vibe blocking capability . There's nothing on the shaft that looks like a shock absorber of any kind . Weight isn't the only consideration either , what about wind ? My Sims Modular won't act like a sail when the wind kicks up , that thing will , and it will wait for the worst possible moment to do it .
Acts like a stabilizer ? Pffftttt ! I didn't see anything on it that looked like it could absorb or dissipate vibration . It reminds me of the one I have , a Port-A-Roof , and neither of them have any vibe blocking capability . There's nothing on the shaft that looks like a shock absorber of any kind . Weight isn't the only consideration either , what about wind ? My Sims Modular won't act like a sail when the wind kicks up , that thing will , and it will wait for the worst possible moment to do it .
08-12-2005, 08:59 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: Bow Blind(umbrella)?
I have not used one personally but I would have a hard time believing all of their claims without giving one a thorough workout. Drawing on a tom or buck typically involves movement with more than just the bow arm. That movement would be transferred right into the blind. Bush-looking or not, that movement is going to catch game's attention and potentially spook it.
As for it acting as a noise and vibration reduction device....it is lightweight and just an attachment to allow the umbrella section to open up then I don't see how it could do it. If the handle had some Sims Navcom material installed inside of it or was free floating like a doinker then maybe but without either of those I would be hard pressed to believe noise and vibration reduction.
Sorry for being the pessimist but they are just my thoughts.
As for it acting as a noise and vibration reduction device....it is lightweight and just an attachment to allow the umbrella section to open up then I don't see how it could do it. If the handle had some Sims Navcom material installed inside of it or was free floating like a doinker then maybe but without either of those I would be hard pressed to believe noise and vibration reduction.
Sorry for being the pessimist but they are just my thoughts.
09-08-2005, 05:20 PM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Posts: 56
RE: Bow Blind(umbrella)?
There is one called Adavanish:
http://www.triplecrownoutdoor.com/
I have one and plan totry it out this year. Idid practice with it a few times last year and found if its windy it can be difficult to hold the bow steady. I also would like it a little better if it was more rigid, with all the moveable parts(it folds down to one of those small umb's) there seems to be some slop when its fully extended. I do like the concept.
http://www.triplecrownoutdoor.com/
I have one and plan totry it out this year. Idid practice with it a few times last year and found if its windy it can be difficult to hold the bow steady. I also would like it a little better if it was more rigid, with all the moveable parts(it folds down to one of those small umb's) there seems to be some slop when its fully extended. I do like the concept.
