Looking for recommendations

[bsimm78]

My first and only is a fred bear montana longbow. I've been extremely happy with it. As for price, 329 at basspro or cabelas. For that price i'm not afraid to take it on a spot and stalk for hogs in the thick east texas woods.

[Txnrog]

Smitty - the Samik route is a good one, but one thing I will say is that if you invest a little in a quality USED bow like a sarrels, old kodiak, etc, and you DON'T end up hooked on it, you can turn it around without too big a loss. As long as you don't beat it up, the number of users past one doesn't have much impact on the value of those bows. Samicks are not going to be worth much if you turn around and try to sell just because you can get a new one for so cheap.

As mentioned above, don't overbow yourself for your first one.

Start watching here as the christmas time gets closer - I have noticed a trend in the classifieds that a number of bows pop up on the list about that time or shortly thereafter.

BTW, If I am not mistaken, Samiks are made in Korea.

[MarkG3]

Any Suggestions would be great

I'm just getting started and I'm currently looking at 3 possible bows to purchase.
The Ragim (G&H Outdoors) Wolf Custom, The Martin L-100 or the PSE Sequoia.
They all are around the same price. I like the look of the Wolf Custom, although I'd have to order it through my local shop. And I'm always nervous about buying something before trying it out.
I drove up to Cabela's this past weekend because they showed that they had both the Martin and PSE. However, the only Long bow that had in stock was a #60 Bear Montana. I might have gone for it if it was closer to #40. Since I'm just starting out, I know #40-45 would probably be my max weight.

If any of you have any other bows I should look at, please let me know.

Thank you,
Mark G

[tombow]

I have been working on the "wheels to trad" transition for a few years now. All the above sage advice is valuable and right on the money. I started with an ebay cheapie that was a little too heavy (55# at 28") and spent a few years reading Instinctive Shooting 1 & 2 by G.Fred Asbell and Shooting the Stickbow by Anthony Camera, and watching the Masters of the Barebow 1 & 2 videos and shooting as much as possible. I would have saved time by getting with someone to watch my form and give me pointers on how to improve. Shooting the Stickbow is a detailed book which covers proper form, equipment choices and is very thorough overall. Ignore the draw weight on the bow and go by what feels best to you. Trad. shooting is very personal and what works from someone else may not be right for you. One thing to consider relating to draw weight is to remember that hunters have been harvesting game with traditional gear since man first put a stick on a string and sharpened another stick to use as an arrow. Listen carefully to what experienced trad. people have to say, get a bow that is comfortable to shoot for long sessions and pretty soon you might just put your compound away for ever.

Best of luck to you and yours,
TomBow

[ShaBow]

That's one of my problems...Where I live everybody is hung up on high end super fast compounds..I don't know of anybody that shoots traditional. Deb, that is what I plan to get if I like traditional bows. I spoke with bob once and he is a super nice guy, I just don't want to spend that much on a bow to learn on. Plus, supporting some good qaulity american made products is what I'm all about...Oh yeah, Blue Tick I live in Southeast Texas near Beaumont...

Not everyone! There are more people in your area than you think that shoot Trad.!PM me if you have questions or need some help(maybe even can help you get a bow)! I live in Sour Lake about 10 miles west of Beaumont.

[jreyna920]

Fannet has a 3d club that has a lot of trad guys, I'm in Katy on the west side of Houston so if your ever plan to be in the Houston area, shoot me a pm.... I'll go fling arrows