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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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I am gonna go with a recurve, light weight (40#) or less maybe. So what brands are best and easiest to shoot? I am a beginner traditionalist so go easy on me. Been shooting a compound for over two decades.
Will be split finger release/glove. Back in the day I shot instinctively, so there is that. Got a lot to learn. What info you are willing to give I would appreciate it. Just keep it simple. |
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Eight Point
![]() Join Date: May 2016
Location: Tex. and La.
Hunt In: Tex. and La.
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#3 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Tx
Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado
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My first recurve was a Martin X200 and its still my primary bow.
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#4 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Im not even sure what to look for, what a good vs bad bow is. How to tune a recurve. Im basically ignorant on this subject. So that being said, an entry level bow is probably the ticket. Not sure what to do just yet.
Thanx for the contacts so far. |
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#5 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Searching
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Read the Stickys. Google is your friend. Ask lots of question. Get you an inexpensive, low poundage bow like a Samik/Galaxy Sage or one of the OMP bows, some closely spined arrows and work on your form. If you live near an archery range, see if they offer lessons.
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#6 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Thanx, that's good info. Might get me one of those Black Rhino starters kit ![]() I was watching some youtube today and a lot of the entry level bows are loud/twangy. Last edited by lovemylegacy; 10-04-2019 at 10:06 PM. |
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#7 |
Six Point
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: New Braunfels
Hunt In: SoTex
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Hard to beat a samick or mandarin black hunter. I let my friend borrow my samick sage this year since I moved from recurve to longbow. He already took a doe 45# limbs. Lancaster also sells galaxy bows. I have a galaxy black ridge hybrid longbow. It's not fancy but priced right and I'm harvesting game. I didn't want to spend alot of money to find out if I prefer longbow over recurve. Now I know what I like and I might upgrade eventually. Its nice to have a bow that can get knocked around and doesnt make me cringe though.
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#8 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Coke County
Hunt In: at home
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#9 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: S.Texas
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I’d look for a good used sarrels on here. Though not a starter type bow you won’t have to buy another until you get totally hooked on trad.
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#10 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: North Texas
Hunt In: Anywhere
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Samick/Galaxy - Sage. Well made and budget friendly. Had mine for years. Love the interchangeable limbs. I can start low at 20 lbs and move up in 5 lb increments.
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#11 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Atascosa, county , Anderson county
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look into a black hunter I bought one a month ago for a kid to start with I put it together played with it and was shooting bulls eye at 20 yards not bad for a beginner . and only cost 89.50 it took a week and a half to get here . I did put another string on it the one that came with it was not to good . I think it would get you started and cost is just to good to pass up .
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Beeville
Hunt In: Mason ,Brady,Menard
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Man U just opened up a can
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Highlands
Hunt In: Texas
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I have 40# Samick Sage that I will make you a deal on... If you want make an 1.5 hour drive west I will help you get started.
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#14 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: North Texas
Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country
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I shoot a Great Plainsman longbow. I have had a half dozen others over the last 20 years. It is still my favorite!
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#15 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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#16 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Well this thread dried up on the vine
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#17 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Coke County
Hunt In: at home
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LOL, I don't think that there are a lot of guys frequenting this forum. You can go over to archerytalk.com and get about twenty five guys to tell you that an ILF set-up is the way to go. I can almost write their answers for them because I've seen the same advice so many times now. Asking for advice on "what is the best bow" or "what bow should I buy" opens a can of personal biases. You are quite likely to get a different answer from everyone that chooses to participate.
My advice is to buy a used Samick Sage. You can find them anywhere from $60 to $80 in the classifieds of most sites or on Ebay. The beauty about this bow is that you can also find limbs from 20 to 60 pounds for about $45 on the used market. They are a 62" bow. Not too long and not too short so it is a good starting point. The riser has inserts installed that allow for the use of bow quivers, fishing reels, and elevated sights. IMO, you get quite a lot of bow for very little money. Use it, abuse it, what ever. They seem to just keep on going. When you are ready to move up in quality or quit, you can sell them and get most of your money back. For what they cost, I think a lot of guys just hang on to them. I have four now. Two in left and two in right handed. The standard advice is to put a good string on them. The stock string is fat and slow. It will get you started but a lower strand count string made out of harder material really wakes these bows up. |
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#18 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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What brand of beer, car, toilet paper, etc?
That's the can of worms. There is no "best". Many start out with the Sage as 60D said. I did. Killed my first trad deer with it. Bought it used and sold it for what I gave for it. Chances are, if the discipline grows on you, you will trade "up" as you go. Although a Sage, Black Hunter or other lower end bow will do pretty much what any bow will most like to have what fits their fancy at some point. Some shooters want nice wood and laminates with horn overlays etc. Others want a metal riser and carbon limbs. It's all personal and for most it evolves as their journey and way of enjoying it develops. Gary |
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#19 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Lavon, Texas
Hunt In: Maverick, Texas
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If I were you, I would take caughtandhobble's offer. There is not better way to get started than with someone who has been around for a while.
Samick Sage is a good bow. They don't have all the fancy treatments that custom bows have, so they don't look quite as good, but they shoot quite well. I have four or five custom made longbows and one recurve, a Samick Sage. Wayne |
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#20 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
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Everyone thinks their recurve is the best....and it could be, to them....you need to get your hands on as many recurves as you can and see which one fits you better.....there is a reason you will find a price difference on bows, bows made in china will be cheaper and you should know why, but mass production bows will be cheaper than a bowyer that makes his bows.
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#21 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Yeah, Im gonna start cheap, incase I cant hit a barndoor with it. Probably a Sage or Blackhunter
I just wondering what yall liked. Back when I first started bowhunting I was toying with using both kind of bows, glad I didnt. Back then I was looking at a Schaffer Silvertip, not sure if they still make those? . |
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#22 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Location, Location. Pick a spot.
Hunt In: a Tripod usually or Ground Blind.
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All my bows; 1 recurve and 3 Longbows are no longer made.
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#23 |
Six Point
![]() Join Date: May 2014
Location: Rosenberg , Texas
Hunt In: Boling
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Check you local bow shops, they may have a few old ones put up some where. When I started traditional bows I went to a shop in Houston and ask if they had any , by luck they pulled 5 out from a back room . We looked them over put new string and I bought three. That was a few years back but I still shoot them today.
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#24 |
Six Point
![]() Join Date: May 2014
Location: Rosenberg , Texas
Hunt In: Boling
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Forgot to tell you , when your ready for the really nice ones check out Great Plains bows and black widow custom bows .
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#25 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas Back Roads
Hunt In: Where I am
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This is not a dig at custom bowyers, But:
I would (especially knowing what I know now) start by getting a good "metal" ILF riser (JC Optimus), and a good set of limbs I could afford. Maybe two sets of limbs to have a backup. There are lots of very well constructed, and top performing ILF limbs out there at very reasonable prices. I could/can do all of that, and have a bow, that performs way better than most high dollar custom bows, and cost me 2/3rd's less. The only upgrading I would ever desire (not necessarily need) would be in limbs, because the riser will last me a lifetime, and work as well on "my last day" as it did on "it's first day". Yeah - ILF all the way for me from now on. I wish they had been available way back then. Rick |
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#26 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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Metal bows have no soul Rick. Lifeless entities doomed to roam the void forever.
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#27 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas Back Roads
Hunt In: Where I am
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#28 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2015
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And on an ilf bow you can put those ****** uukah (i probably misspelled that) big hook limbs. Every time I think of getting a custom recurve I remember those limbs and decide that if i ever dump that much money in a bow an ilf is what I will do. I probably would go wood riser though
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#29 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Ok what is an "ilf"
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#30 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2015
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International limb fitting, or something close to that. If you buy an ILF riser or bow and later want to change limbs you can choose from a huge amount of limbs from a large number of manufactures. And the limbs go from inexpensive to $$$, and recurve and longbow
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#31 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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Metal risers definitely have structural advantages.
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#32 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas Back Roads
Hunt In: Where I am
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#33 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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The weight is a negative for me. Even thick riser wood bows seem cumbersome. And I prefer a low wrist grip which I'm sure you could get in an ILF configuration.
That's one thing I do like about the traditional side. If I own a Hoyt compound it will look very similar to everyone else's Hoyt even if it is a different model. Same with Mathew's or PSE etc. With a custom bow, even though the bowyers design is pretty static in construction,all the little things make it more personal for me. That said, starting out there is no way I could drop several hundred or a thousand plus on a custom. And I believe it would have been unwise to. Gary |
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#34 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Katy, Tx
Hunt In: Lee, Bee, Nueces, Uvalde
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For those that suggest new strings, any suggestions?
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Location, Location. Pick a spot.
Hunt In: a Tripod usually or Ground Blind.
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#36 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2015
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This is it's whole own can of worms. Some only want high end skinny strings because of feel and performance benefits, some only like old school dacron because of feel and easier quietening, some like one type on recurves and another on longbows. Basically you gotta try a few and see what you like.
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#37 |
Six Point
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: New Braunfels
Hunt In: SoTex
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#38 |
Banned!!!
Join Date: May 2015
Location: NA
Hunt In: Red-River County
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start on a 62'' or 64'' recurve, it really helps developing form and consistency which builds confidence....and probably start with a 40# bow or less..find out if you like 3under or split finger method, check out joel turner youtube videos, he helps with the form and mental side of the spectrum in a simple but efficient way....
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#39 |
Four Point
![]() Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southeast Texas
Hunt In: Newton County, Houston County, Angelina County and South Texas
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I've got a custom built Ron Foley Wave recurve I'm looking to sell. It's 42#@28. I live just down the road from you in Deweyville if you'd like to shoot it. Just prefer shooting my Sarrels lynx. I paid $1000 for it and I'd take $500. Shot VERY little. PM me if you're interested.
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#40 |
Four Point
![]() Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southeast Texas
Hunt In: Newton County, Houston County, Angelina County and South Texas
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Here's some pics
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#41 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Im probably gonna hold off till January.
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Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Katy, Tx
Hunt In: Lee, Bee, Nueces, Uvalde
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#43 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2015
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Do it...do it now.
Good luck on your trad endeavor MrLegacy. |
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#44 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Searching
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#45 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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#46 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tx
Hunt In: Where ya'll take Me
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A real bow has no metal or glass! All the above is good advice. Hook up with caughtenhobble you won’t be disappointed. Arvin
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#47 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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#48 |
Four Point
Join Date: Apr 2013
Hunt In: El Pico Ranch/Anywhere
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Black Widow for recurve, Toelke for longbow
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#49 |
Six Point
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Tyler, Tx
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Savage Bows of course, but I'm kinda partial to them.
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#50 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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