View Poll Results: How old is your bow
New bow each season
3
3.41%
1-3 years
31
35.23%
4-6 years
27
30.68%
older than 6 years
27
30.68%
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How old is your bow?
08-16-2011, 06:09 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
I have a Matthews FX new in 2004 when my Nephew bought,he upgraded and passed it on to me for a good price. I really like the way it look feels and shoots for me,so as long as it can drop deer I'll keep it.
08-16-2011, 05:03 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: So. Indiana
Posts: 288
Great shooting bow, but the grip was just too wide for my comfort.
I never really could get accustomed to it.
08-16-2011, 05:32 PM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 872
Well....I started in the late 60s with a recurve...Bought a Bear Whitetail in 1975 used this bow until 94-95 and bought a used Mountaineer...I'm still using it... 
I shoot fingers and frankly there just aren't many good finger bows left so I'm keeping her until she or I wear out...
I shoot fingers and frankly there just aren't many good finger bows left so I'm keeping her until she or I wear out...
i shoot a bear charge. but i just got a Bear Kodiak Hunter Recurve, i love the simplicity of it! i think thats what makes it so fun for me. i'll try and take a deer with it this year.
08-17-2011, 12:45 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 3,372
My bow is a 2yr old Bowtech Captain. I got it from a guy who had had it for only 6 months. Prior to that I had a Hoyt Oasis that was 12yrs old. I personally love those guys that have to have a new bow every year. Gives me an opportunity to get an almost new bow for alot less than brand new. When I bought my six month old Captain, I paid about half of what it would cost new.
Blessings......Pastorjim
Blessings......Pastorjim
08-17-2011, 08:26 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location:
Posts: 368
I had a 6 year old Parker Buckhunter until Monday when I traded her in that evening for a new Diamond Outlaw. I didn't need to but was hankering for something a little newer and faster. The Parker helped me slay 8 deer and was a good bow. I got a third of what I originally paid for it on the trade in so I thought that was a good value. Frankly, I'm hoping this Outlaw lasts me longer than six years, or rather I don't want anything "nicer" before then as I really like it.
08-17-2011, 09:21 AM
#19
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6
I put new one each year being this is my first year an my first bow.
I just bought a readhead Kronick.
So far I love it. I have had a few problems at first. The rubber tube on the peep broke twice. An while that was getting fixed the guy at the shop noticed I was lowering my head to see out of it. He then moved it up. But when he did that the peep was to small.
I then went to a string splitter. Its basically an upside down V.
That is working great so far. I can still see all of my sight an have a constant sight picture. Im not leaning my head down either.
Not sure how much hunting Ill get to do this year bot hope to get at least one deer.
later
DAVE
I just bought a readhead Kronick.
So far I love it. I have had a few problems at first. The rubber tube on the peep broke twice. An while that was getting fixed the guy at the shop noticed I was lowering my head to see out of it. He then moved it up. But when he did that the peep was to small.
I then went to a string splitter. Its basically an upside down V.
That is working great so far. I can still see all of my sight an have a constant sight picture. Im not leaning my head down either.
Not sure how much hunting Ill get to do this year bot hope to get at least one deer.
later
DAVE
08-17-2011, 09:28 AM
#20
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bloomfield, NM
Posts: 5
I had my Parker Huntermag for 5yrs before some *&%,^%#@,#&^*(# stole it out of my shed. Looked into a new one and finally settled one the Omen Pro from PSE. Super fast and smooth!!! Cant wait to take it out in 2wks and lean it up against a downed bull!! Think if my old one was still here with daddy, I would hav been toting it in the woods. Ha!! Happy huntin!!