Im just getting into trad archery for two reasons.
#1- I cant stand the way that tv “hunters” have coerced the public into thinking that if they dont have THIS YEARS newest and most expensive bow…they wont kill a deer.
Matthews,Martin..heck just about all bow manufacturers have driven the price so high,Id darn near have to take out a looan to buy a new compound. They jack the prices skyhigh,due to the popularity of these shows,then move production to China or wherever to lower THIER cost,all the while raping the consumer.
#2- I bought into the “need for speed” concept that is so prevailent in compounds,and then I tried out a recurve at Gander Mountain….it was like seeing Heaven!! The angels sand and the sunlight filled the range!! Here I was…holding a bow that with a quiver full of arrows and sight…was like holding a feather at the end of my arm!! Shooting that ‘slow’ bow,I realised that with speed comes constant tuning to maintain accuracy.
That 50# recurve I tested was far slower than my compound..about 140fps slower…but shot after shot,it was right on the money!!
I figured my longest shot where I hunt is about 30yds..that means my ‘slow’ recurve is gonna take a tad over half a second to reach my target. If a deer is going to hear my shot,react,and escape within that fraction of a second…it was just meant to be.
Ill keep shooting my slow as molasses recurve…and reap greater accuracy from it. Its now a part of me.
Something about the simplistic design,light weight,accuracy and deeper connection to my quarry as I HAVE to set up closer…just makes it a better experiance for me…and thats what its all about.
