Martin Recurves?
Michael Brady
Any impressions you can share will be greatly
appreciated.
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Michael Brady
mich...@corp.sgi.com
"We are what we do"
Stormtrooper
Mark W. Miller
<korn...@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
> I would like to know also.Thinking about going traditional.
I've been using the Martin Hunter (55# @ 28") for the past two years, and
have had great success. It's very easy to tune, it shoots rather quietly,
and it has with stood some heavy punishment.
I've just starting shooting a Martin Hatfield - Take Down (65# @ 28") the
last couple of months, and am still undecided on it's performance. I'm
still messing aroung with the brace height - I keep getting what sounds to
be a vibration coming from the ball sockets that were used to hold the
limbs in place. I'm not sure if this is the problem though. Also, the
bow is considerably heavier - but I kind of like that.
A few thoughts - hope it helps in your decision.
Deadman
RE:>Anyone out there shooting Martin recurves?
I have a Martin Takedown Recurve I have been shooting for 6 months
now, and I love it. Of course, i was used to school equipment, so I
guess just about anything would be great.
I am currently competing in the University of Toronto Postal Match (
http://www.utoronto.ca/archery ) and am doing very well for a twice a
week shooter.
I have added a different Arrow rest, sight, and stabelizer to it. It
was very easy to upgrade, and has been a real value.
Bob Lawer
Scott Golden
Have two sets of limbs, 60# and 70#. Quality workmanship through and
through!
Take Care
Scott G.
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Sammy
>
> Anyone out there shooting Martin recurves?
> appreciated.
I am now shooting longbows, but did shoot recurve for years. My
favorite recurve was a Ventura. It is a 66" bow, and drew very smothly.
Bowbuff
wait a little longer for it. It's just my opinion(perhaps unfair to
Martin because they make some real decent bows)but I think if you buy a
Martin recurve or longbow-and if you shoot it around others with custom
bows-your Martin will be retired in a year. You will suffer no more
depreciation on a custom bow than on a factory bow(if kept in mint
condition)...its only a matter of initial outlay.
Good Luck!
s. gleason
It's a new bow for martin this year, but it's a re-make of a late 50's
early sixties Damon Howatt "Del Rey" target bow.
It's long enough (62") to be a comfortable bow for a finger shooter,
yet not so long as to prevent hunting ( I plan to hunt with it this
fall).
It has very beautiful woods laminated into the riser, and a nice
coating of "bo-tuff" on the wood limbs.
It has a moderately low brace height, which gives good velocity, but
don't forget your armguard!
Everyone I've shown this bow to has been impressed.
Bill & Pat
Yes, I am currently shooting a Martin Hatfield takedown. It is a 62
inch bow drawing 60lbs. @28 inches. It shoots well and looks great.
doug_surplus
>
>Anyone out there shooting Martin recurves?
>Any impressions you can share will be greatly
>appreciated.
>
In my family we have the following Martin recurves:
Myself - Super Diablo 50#
- Buffalo Hunter 50# (limited edition bow)
Wife - Howatt Hunter 40#
Son-in-Law - Hatfield Takedown 60#
14 yr old daughter - Mamba 30#
17 yr old daughter - Saber LH 50#
All these bows are very nice. They shoot well, draw smooth and are nice to look at, too. I find the Diablo to
have quite a bit of 'snap' to it, while the Hunters and the
Hatfield have very smooth draw. I have shot all but the Saber, and would use any of them, with the possible exception of the Mamba. It is just a little too short (58")
for me. We have also shot our neighbor's X-100 which
we did not like at all - not attractive and no zip. Stick
with the upper end bows and I believe you will be quite
pleased. I know that we are and would not hesitate to buy
Martin again.
John Kelly
from Dan Quillian: his Canebreak or Patriot recurves (Arrowhead
Traditional Archery: catalog 800 773-4373). Super fast bows. Maybe a
little OUGLY, by comparison to more expensive custom bows, and maybe
even compared to Martins (some of which look very nice), but the top
custom bows won't outshoot a Quillian.
Alternatively, there are a lot of fine bowyers: you should be able to
get something good USED, for even less money. Right now, here in an
otherwise expensive shop in Albuquerque, there are undisputably GREAT
used 55-60# bows from Fazio, Lee, Groves, all under $400, several at
$300. Not great bargains, but all better than a new Martin. That should
be similar to the case with any good sized archery pro-shop anywhere
else.
And, in the end, a Martin is just fine.
JK
doug_surplus
Why would shooting around others with custom bows matter? If a factory
bow shoots well, what difference does 'uniqueness' make. IMHO, most 'custom' bows I've seen are not really custom - the bowyer is just a one
or two man manufacturer. They sell their own models, and there really is
no customization. We have 6 Martin recurves in my family, all different models, and have only found a couple of 'custom' bows that we might like. I'm not being down on the custom bowyers, they make good bows, just as Martin does, some of which are very attractive. Pretty, though, doesn't necessarily shoot well.
Bowbuff
Chris Holmes
<Pine.A32.3.91.960417...@vth1.vth.colostate.edu>,
sgo...@vth.colostate.edu says...
My brother-in-law has a Hatfield takedown. He loves it! I've shot it,
and it's a nice bow. He also bought a Martin recurve for his wife. Nice
bow too. So nice, I'm buying one for my wife next christmas, who wants to
get into the sport.
Chris Holmes
holm...@lewiston.com
Doug Surplus
In message <4l5j41$a...@news-f.iadfw.net> - sgle...@iadfw.net (s. gleason) writ
es:
I agree. We got my oldest daughter one in 50# (Left hand) and its a beauty.
If I didn't already have a Super Diablo and a Buffalo Hunter, I'd be tempted.
Doug Surplus
Magnanr
Got a Martin Hunter (55# @ 28") 2 yrs ago. VERY nice bow for the price,
which is about 1/2 of what a custom would cost. No stacking, nice &
quiet; I shoot off the shelf and the radiused shelf (spelling?) is very
helpful for this sort of instinctive shooting. Nicely made; suggest you
compare glue lines on the edges of the limbs to, say, Bear products.....
Also see from the catalog that they're coming out with clear glass limbs
on a slightly longer bow.
Price to value, they're teriffic products.