I don’t know OL Adcock well, but did visit his home a few years ago when Ed Ashby was recuperating there after major surgeries. He showed me the prototype though I didn’t shoot it. There are two ways of looking at a bow like this: traditionally/aesthetically and technologically. So far as I know it is easily the fastest “traditional” bow on the market, with a price to match. Aesthetically I doesn’t speak to me. And the price is even higher than a top-end Black Widow, which is the most pricey line I’m aware of. So, if max speed is a shooter’s goal and money no problem, it can’t be beat so far as I know. But if you’re looking for a bow that “speaks” to you from a traditional standpoint, this may not be it. On the other hand, rocket science speaks poetically to some folks (eh, SG?) so it comes down to a personal choice. I would never want to own one but I’d sure love to shoot one. And who’s to say that a stick-and-string bow that can blast an 800 grain arrow at some 180 fps (I’m guess-timating here, based on the reported top speeds well above 200) is not in itself a work of art and beauty? But at 20 yards I just don’t need that sort of pop. That’s all I know about it and probably more than I know.

Ah tink Ah felt ma ears burnen…

We have a fellow that shows up for our Tuesday night shoots with an ACS bow. They really don’t look much different than a normal trad bow.

There was an interview in a recent TBM about A&H archery that might be helpful too.

I didn’t shoot the bow because it is a 65 lb bow which is way out of my universe. So I can’t really say anything about it beyond that.

I’ve got one of the last bows O.L. and John built before their breakup. It’s a three piece. I’ve also had one of O.L.’s one piece ACS. This is the third ACS I’ve owned. Even though I rearly shoot it anymore I wouldn’t part with it period. O.L was a master when it came to getting the most one can ask for out of a bow.

As for those making the ACS bows today,,, I havn’t shot any of them. I’d just be guessing, but figure they shoot just as good.

Troy