The best bows out there...
12-11-2008, 02:55 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 3,882
RE: The best bows out there...
ORIGINAL: GregH
I've been saying this for years! I took my biggest buckwith my old bow and haven't come close to it since I switched to the newer ones. Next year, I'm going back to "Old Faithful"
I've been saying this for years! I took my biggest buckwith my old bow and haven't come close to it since I switched to the newer ones. Next year, I'm going back to "Old Faithful"
What kind of bow do you shoot now? I dont think Ive ever heard you say....
12-11-2008, 02:57 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Darrtown, OH
Posts: 4,210
RE: The best bows out there...
BTW for my opinion
i currently have aold $200 browning that i found hanging in the back of a pro shop i like it but its a little loud and inconsitant i killed a nice 9 pnter with it but im planning on purchasing a $500 MATHEWS MISSION UX2 this summer
i currently have aold $200 browning that i found hanging in the back of a pro shop i like it but its a little loud and inconsitant i killed a nice 9 pnter with it but im planning on purchasing a $500 MATHEWS MISSION UX2 this summer
12-11-2008, 02:58 PM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Chatsworth IL USA
Posts: 5,012
RE: The best bows out there...
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
A burnie custom r-d longbow. In osage and bambo, or even brazilian walnut and bamboo. I hear they are the tops.
A burnie custom r-d longbow. In osage and bambo, or even brazilian walnut and bamboo. I hear they are the tops.
12-11-2008, 02:59 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Warsaw,MO
Posts: 2,046
RE: The best bows out there...
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
I personally think that the best bows are the oldest bows possible. They've been broken in- heck, they're even better if they've been broken in the past! They've got heart and soul and makes the shooter better. I learned on an old long bow. Much better than mostpeople with one of those high-tech bows with all the bells and whistles on it. I once knew a guy that wouldn't shoot his bow anymore because he didn't have a peep sight. Another guy wouldn't take his bow out until he got a little wrist sling. GEEZ people... when did the skill go out of bow hunting? I personally useda bottom of the barrel low-tech cheap bow that wasn't even a brand name and was about 10 years old at the time. I took a beautiful buck with that bow! At what point does the shooter rely so heavily on technology that he's inept to shoot without it?
I personally think that the best bows are the oldest bows possible. They've been broken in- heck, they're even better if they've been broken in the past! They've got heart and soul and makes the shooter better. I learned on an old long bow. Much better than mostpeople with one of those high-tech bows with all the bells and whistles on it. I once knew a guy that wouldn't shoot his bow anymore because he didn't have a peep sight. Another guy wouldn't take his bow out until he got a little wrist sling. GEEZ people... when did the skill go out of bow hunting? I personally useda bottom of the barrel low-tech cheap bow that wasn't even a brand name and was about 10 years old at the time. I took a beautiful buck with that bow! At what point does the shooter rely so heavily on technology that he's inept to shoot without it?
Wayne
12-11-2008, 03:01 PM
#27
Matriarch Doe!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Waterloo, Oregon
Posts: 16,449
RE: The best bows out there...
I can't believe people even spend money on bows. I made my best bow out of a BBQ fork and a bungee cord.
Granted, it only had a range of about 8 & 1/2 feet, but with my skills, that's all I needed.
Granted, it only had a range of about 8 & 1/2 feet, but with my skills, that's all I needed.
12-11-2008, 03:03 PM
#28
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Chatsworth IL USA
Posts: 5,012
RE: The best bows out there...
ORIGINAL: hntngirl
I can't believe people even spend money on bows. I made my best bow out of a BBQ fork and a bungee cord.
Granted, it only had a range of about 8 & 1/2 feet, but with my skills, that's all I needed.
I can't believe people even spend money on bows. I made my best bow out of a BBQ fork and a bungee cord.
Granted, it only had a range of about 8 & 1/2 feet, but with my skills, that's all I needed.
12-11-2008, 03:04 PM
#29
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
RE: The best bows out there...
ORIGINAL: IL_BOW_MAN
Burnie...when should I place my order for one of these? Seriously...I really want one this spring after I get some tax money!! If you are interested in making me one that is...
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
A burnie custom r-d longbow. In osage and bambo, or even brazilian walnut and bamboo. I hear they are the tops.
A burnie custom r-d longbow. In osage and bambo, or even brazilian walnut and bamboo. I hear they are the tops.
12-11-2008, 03:04 PM
#30
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Escondido
Posts: 479
RE: The best bows out there...
ORIGINAL: 2 Lunger
First of all I want to say welcome to the bowhunting forum huntingirl 89. Don't believe I've seen you in here before.
I'm with you on this one. I myself hunt with an old PSE bow from time to time and have taken 2 P&Y animals with it. I don't know if some of us feel like we have to keep up with the Jones' or what, but I have no problem with someone shooting an older bow. I would put my old PSEup against some of these guys with these new Bowtechs anyday!
First of all I want to say welcome to the bowhunting forum huntingirl 89. Don't believe I've seen you in here before.
I'm with you on this one. I myself hunt with an old PSE bow from time to time and have taken 2 P&Y animals with it. I don't know if some of us feel like we have to keep up with the Jones' or what, but I have no problem with someone shooting an older bow. I would put my old PSEup against some of these guys with these new Bowtechs anyday!
Sounds to melike you have Bow envy. Why name Bowtech specifically? Personally I have a Bowtech and I am confident in my ability with it. It may not be as new as some but it is an 06. I guess according to you I am Keeping Up With The Jones'. Nice generalization on your part.
How's the handshock on that old bow of yours? Noise?
Whatever....