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Ok….so here’s what happened:
Last September, I ordered a Tribal Styk from Robertson (one of their recurve designs). After a month of thinking about it way too much, I contacted them to ask if they had started on my bow yet, and if they hadn’t, that I would like to change my order to a hybrid instead. They said they would make the change.
Fast forward 6 months, and my new Robertson arrives. I take it out of the box to find….a Tribal Styk! Once I got over the shock, and continued to fondle this gorgeous bow, I quickly knew I had to string it up and shoot it. And then the following day I shot it some more… And it didn’t take long for me to be blown away by the handling and speed (and craftsmanship) of the Tribal Styk.
A couple days later, Vikki Robertson contacted me, profusely apologetic about the mix up, and insisting that I send the bow back, and that they were starting immediately on building me a hybrid instead. She was pretty surprised when I told her that there was no need – that there was no way I was going to send this recurve back to her! We had a good laugh over it.
So, in a funny turn of events, I got the bow I originally ordered, and that I’m now convinced is the bow that the Fates intended for me to have. And I couldn’t be happier.
*As a side note – I don’t want any of the above to give a remotely negative impression of Robertson customer service, by any means. I have dealt with them on a couple of bows, and various other equipment purchases, and my experiences have always been excellent. I would (and someday will) order another bow from them in a heartbeat. Thank you Robertson clan, for another remarkable bow, whose only rival in my collection is my other Robertson!
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Well, I’ve either been at work, or it’s been gloomy and snowing (and usually both) so it’s been hard finding the right time and good light to get some decent pics, but here are a couple:
And here you can see the drop-dead sexy piece of cocobolo used for the riser:
Specs:
60″
#54 @ 28″
Limbs: Myrtle w/horn tips
Riser: Cocobolo
In addition to the impressive speed, I’m also blown away by how light this recurve is. It hardly feels any heavier than my longbows.
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