Boom sticks are cool...but show off your bow!

[rjthehunter]

Alright, let's get a little love out here for the lefties in the group. Hoyt torrex xt. Got it late 2021 and love it so far. Just built some new arrows and have been playing around with them for a few days now.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Awesome!!! I started out w the old 6wheel Bear Whitetail Hunter

My first compound was a Bear Polar LTD. I upgraded a couple of years later to a Jennings Arrowstar which was THE bow at the time.

The Arrowstar:


BTW - I was pretty proud of this buck as I shot him while still hunting during rifle season. He was my first bow kill and I watched him drop before he ran out of sight. I would be leary of going out in full camo nowadays but back then, I rarely bumped into anyone else.

 

[BackofBeyond]

My first compound was a Bear Polar LTD. I upgraded a couple of years later to a Jennings Arrowstar which was THE bow at the time.

The Arrowstar:
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BTW - I was pretty proud of this buck as I shot him while still hunting during rifle season. He was my first bow kill and I watched him drop before he ran out of sight. I would be leary of going out in full camo nowadays but back then, I rarely bumped into anyone else.

Ahhhhh the good old days.

 

[wytex]

Predator Longbow and bois d'arc footed doug fir arrows.

 

[sagebrush]

Hoyt RX1 Turbo. I keep looking at newer bows, but this thing weighs just 3.9 lbs bare. The 32 1/4 ATA is a happy medium between the too short 30's and the too heavy 34's.

 

[rjthehunter]

Hoyt RX1 Turbo. I keep looking at newer bows, but this thing weighs just 3.9 lbs bare. The 32 1/4 ATA is a happy medium between the too short 30's and the too heavy 34's.

Unless you're a gear snob or always want the newest, there's really no reason to upgrade bows if the one you have is fairly new. I upgraded mine because I was having some carbon fiber splinter off one of the limbs, and I needed a new string. Decided to quickly trade it in on a new bow as the cost of limbs and a string would've put me near the cost of a mid grade bow.

They're all fast and they all shoot good when properly tuned and taken care of!

 

[Buckskinbob]

Here are all my self bows, RIP

 

[Dougfirtree]

Here are all my self bows, RIP

My first cracked. I had one explode on the tillering stick, several other less-dramatic screw ups... You'll get the hang of it.

 

[gouch]

It's hard to get a good picture of my longbow but I found my 4-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter's bow laying in the back yard. (I get severely chastised when I don't include the "and a half")

 

[Buckskinbob]

My first cracked. I had one explode on the tillering stick, several other less-dramatic screw ups... You'll get the hang of it.

Tillering is definitely an art

 

[shb]

My first compound was a Bear Polar LTD. I upgraded a couple of years later to a Jennings Arrowstar which was THE bow at the time.

The Arrowstar:
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BTW - I was pretty proud of this buck as I shot him while still hunting during rifle season. He was my first bow kill and I watched him drop before he ran out of sight. I would be leary of going out in full camo nowadays but back then, I rarely bumped into anyone else.

Polar LTD

You had to be a young knuckle head just to lift those things.

 

[mevertsen]

Recurve my dad made in 1974.

It is going out this year.

Did not connect last year.

 

[shannerdrake]

 

[Dave N]

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Hang on, folks! The haters are gonna go nuts! Myself, I like it!

 

[p_ham]

Hoyt Nitrux packed up with the biggest bodied deer I've seen. It has since missed 2x 30" wide 3x3s.

 

[Howie]

Like carrying a feather.

 

[Hammsolo]

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Do all people that shoot crossbows drive 80’s Camaros, drink Naty Ice, and open carry when they shop at Walmart?

 

[kiwi hunter]

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some serious money power there. if you bring it down under we can share hunt, ill be your guide

 

[grizzly63]

Probably a flat brimmer as well!

 

[JV842]

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No no no!!!