Feather Shooters and Rain

[MrGroundhog]

1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

Loving the widow  Its a PCHXS (58" and 50lb).  If you are looking for an all wood bolt down recurve, I would highly recommend it.

That's sweet. I've been wanting one for like the past five years, but it's a big investment. That's exactly what I have been eyeing is the pch in 56". 

[moog5050]

5 minutes ago, MrGroundhog said:

That's sweet. I've been wanting one for like the past five years, but it's a big investment. That's exactly what I have been eyeing is the pch in 56". 

Not sure your DL, but I had a used 56" for a while.  It was too twitchy for me and stacked a bit.  I have close to a 29" DL with the recurve and the 58" is perfect.  As short as I will go to maintain my accuracy and draws smooth.  Could have just been the bow I had, but I am much more accurate with the 58".  I would at least try one before dropping the cash.  They have a program where they will send you one to try.  Good luck.  You are welcome to shoot mine if you are near Rochester.

[MrGroundhog]

43 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Not sure your DL, but I had a used 56" for a while.  It was too twitchy for me and stacked a bit.  I have close to a 29" DL with the recurve and the 58" is perfect.  As short as I will go to maintain my accuracy and draws smooth.  Could have just been the bow I had, but I am much more accurate with the 58".  I would at least try one before dropping the cash.  They have a program where they will send you one to try.  Good luck.  You are welcome to shoot mine if you are near Rochester.

Yeah I think I sold you the camera arm a few years back. My DL is pretty short (25") so I was thinking the 56 might be a good bow for me seeing I like tiny bows anyways. I have a 58" grizzly now and it seems maybe a little long for me in the tree stands. What grip did you end up going with? I've shot one widow before and it had a very deep grip compared to my grizzly. I was thinking about trying their low wrist grip if I test drive a bow. Also how long did it take to receive your bow if you remember? 

[moog5050]

34 minutes ago, MrGroundhog said:

Yeah I think I sold you the camera arm a few years back. My DL is pretty short (25") so I was thinking the 56 might be a good bow for me seeing I like tiny bows anyways. I have a 58" grizzly now and it seems maybe a little long for me in the tree stands. What grip did you end up going with? I've shot one widow before and it had a very deep grip compared to my grizzly. I was thinking about trying their low wrist grip if I test drive a bow. Also how long did it take to receive your bow if you remember? 

Standard grip and I think it was around 6-8 weeks for the bow.  Much quicker than I expected.  That said, I waited until they had lumber I liked to place the order.  BW will send photos of the actual woods available if you email them.  At 25", 56" may be perfect for you.  You might want to also look at the border covert hunter if you want something short that shoots like a longer bow.  The big hooks on those limbs result in a longer AMO but in a very compact package.

[dbHunterNY]

"custom" recurves always seemed fast to me compared to "production" recurves.  I don't use feathers but shoot synthetic fletches.  they seem to do well.  I do give them a little flick with my finger to knock the droplets off them though.  I shoot off the shelf so solid vanes are out for me.

Edited September 29, 2016 by dbHunterNY

[Bowguy 1]

1 hour ago, dbHunterNY said:

"custom" recurves always seemed fast to me compared to "production" recurves.  I don't use feathers but shoot synthetic fletches.  they seem to do well.  I do give them a little flick with my finger to knock the droplets off them though.  I shoot off the shelf so solid vanes are out for me.

Not to divert the op's post but another custom recurve advantage is the shape of the riser. It's not just speed. From my understanding it's not real easy to get the shelf "proper". The shelf needs, imo, to be shallow which puts the arrow very near your knuckle. If it isn't the more you roll the bow the more it shoots to the side. Also being close to the knuckle aids instinctive shooting. It's possible to shoot instinctive w any stykbows or compounds for that matter but the arrow next to your knuckle def helps. 

[agross]

I just did the same thing in prep for this weekend.  Sprayed my hunting arrows down with camp dry for my recurve.   Also if it is also raining or even misting i will put a zip lock or sandwich bag over my fletching while i walk to my stand and on stand.  Once i have an arrow nocked i will do what i can to keep the water off my fletch. Even cover it with my hand or shirt until its go time. 

 

Good luck to all

[biggamefish]

Do you think its the recurve long bow being faster or it fits you better and you get better performance because of that?

[dbHunterNY]

22 hours ago, Bowguy 1 said:

Not to divert the op's post but another custom recurve advantage is the shape of the riser. It's not just speed. From my understanding it's not real easy to get the shelf "proper". The shelf needs, imo, to be shallow which puts the arrow very near your knuckle. If it isn't the more you roll the bow the more it shoots to the side. Also being close to the knuckle aids instinctive shooting. It's possible to shoot instinctive w any stykbows or compounds for that matter but the arrow next to your knuckle def helps. 

I have a little knowledge but haven't really been schooled on recurve design.  just enough to tune and know that some are built to shoot off the shelf and some are not.