Favorite Brand of Recurve
#3
Blacktail recurve bows are my favorite. I have two take down models. Upon arrow release, the bowstring never slaps my arm so I do not wear an arm guard. They're very quiet and since they are so quiet, string silencers are not installed on either of my recurves. Since they're cut 3/16" past center, they can shoot a variety of differently spined arrows simply by changing point weight and/or raising or lowering the brace height. Since I have small hands and short fingers, the bowyer told me when I ordered a bow, to send a tracing of my hand on a piece of paper and he would modify his normal grip to accommodate my hand size. He also told me if the grip wasn't to my liking, to send the bow back to him and he would rework it until it met my satifaction. The grip on both bows feels great. I didn't need to send any of my bows back to him. They shoot where I look and his bows are "lookers" too. The only drawback is the long wait to get one.
http://www.blacktailbows.com/
http://www.blacktailbows.com/
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Adirondacks
Posts: 1,305
The only recurve I have experience with is my Martin Hunter.IMO it's a very good bow for the money.I've read quite a few reviews on recurves including Norb Mulaneys on the Hunter.It's as smooth and fast as many custom bows costing far more.I like it a lot!
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
Posts: 15,296
Chek-Mate, for lots of reasons. They are priced for the average guy, but you get much more than an average bow. They look and shoot as good as any. They can do this because they don't advertise, or have brochures, or videos, etc....and the bowyer isn't getting rich. That, along with more experience than most will ever garner goes a long way. The company is well over 40 years old, the bowyer has been there for 25 years and built well over 12,000 bows. Who else can say that? Almost forgot--he (the bowyer) is only 42 years old--he's still got a lot of years, and a lot of bows, left in him.
Although he sometimes posts, you'll never see the bowyer bragging about how great his bows are, or how much better than are than another, etc. He actually brags on other bows.
I shoot one of their longbows 95% of the time, but I have a recurve too.
Although he sometimes posts, you'll never see the bowyer bragging about how great his bows are, or how much better than are than another, etc. He actually brags on other bows.
I shoot one of their longbows 95% of the time, but I have a recurve too.
#6
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 18
Chek-Mate, for lots of reasons. They are priced for the average guy, but you get much more than an average bow. They look and shoot as good as any. They can do this because they don't advertise, or have brochures, or videos, etc....and the bowyer isn't getting rich. That, along with more experience than most will ever garner goes a long way. The company is well over 40 years old, the bowyer has been there for 25 years and built well over 12,000 bows. Who else can say that? Almost forgot--he (the bowyer) is only 42 years old--he's still got a lot of years, and a lot of bows, left in him.
Although he sometimes posts, you'll never see the bowyer bragging about how great his bows are, or how much better than are than another, etc. He actually brags on other bows.
I shoot one of their longbows 95% of the time, but I have a recurve too.
Although he sometimes posts, you'll never see the bowyer bragging about how great his bows are, or how much better than are than another, etc. He actually brags on other bows.
I shoot one of their longbows 95% of the time, but I have a recurve too.
#10
ya dude when i get my black widow ill probably not go in to much thick woods most likely will use it in a tree stand