What bows have you owned?

[Marcus]

OK Bow-Hoes, what bows have you owned in your archery careers? I know some of these will be huge lists (2Dogs, Shermo). Also give us a short note on each one.

Here are mine, some years maybe a touch out

1989 Pearson Renegade (first bow, very heavy. Black)
1989 Hoyt Spectre 1000 (busted limbs in press, but it was awesome. No centrefight cutout. Grey)
1990 Hoyt Spectre 5000 (looked great, but never shot wel. Bluel)
1991 PSE Fire Flight Elite (fav bow. I put Hoyt cams on it. Awesome bow. Black Hammertone)
1993 Hoyt Super Slam (one of the first 2 in country. Great bow. Snow Camo)
1994 PSE Mach 5 ($2k bow, bust 2 sets of limbs at Jr Nats. Gunmetal grey)
1998 Bear XLR (shot my first 300 indoor with ACE's using this bow. Green)
1998 Jennings Pro Gold (such a bad bow, my dad cut it in half to stop it ever being used again. Gold)
2001 PSE Mach 5 Carbon 2 (secondhand, just returned to archery. Red)
2001 Hoyt Ultratec XT3000 CC (never got it working in 18 months of trying. Killed my confidence. Platnium)
2003 Hoyt Protec XT2000 CC+ (nice bow, rekindled my interest in archery. Blue)
2004 Hoyt Protec XT2000 Cam 1/2 (OK bow, but didn't WOW me. 75% letoff. Blue)
2004 Hoyt Protec XT2000 Cam 1/2 (OK bow, but didn't WOW me. 65% letoff. Blue)
2004 Hoyt Protec XT2000 Spiral (Loved this bow. Great fun to shoot. Blue)
2004 Hoyt UltraElite XT3000 Spiral (One of my favourite bows ever. Silver Flame)
2004 Mathews Ovation (Good bow, just a bit long for me. Got stolen. Blue)
2005 Mathews Switchback (very very nice bow. Easy to shoot. Camo)
2005 Bowtech Allegiance (one of my favourite bows. Shot it for ages and loved it greatly. Black Pewter)
2005 Mathews LX (had it setup great for indoor. Bit heavy. blue)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance (Great bow, hated the colour. Black Marble)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance (current bow. Love it. Is a keeper for sure. (Camo)
2006 Hoyt UltraElite XT3000 Spiral (secondhand 2004 model. For playing with only. Silverflame.)

22 bows. Bit silly really.
10 Hoyts
3 Mathews
3 Bowtechs
3 PSE's
1 Bear
1 Jennings
1 Pearson

[primal]

:hail:

[dbjac]

bloody hell Marcus!!

1998? PSE Spyder S4 Blue. Good little bow for a kid (and i was a LITTLE kid)
2002? Martin Jaguar Blue with those nasty twin cams. POS bow, dont ever get one.
2003 Hoyt Sierratec Blue. Great bow when you've got short arms :(
2004 Hoyt Ultratec Blue. Good bow, would have prefered the spirals though
2006 Bowtech Allegiance Black Marble. Best bow i've shot, improved my shooting 10 fold.
2006 Hoyt Aerotec/Vector Limbs. Got it cheap, then started shooting some awesome scores with the compound and couldnt pull my self away from it. Hardly shot it at all.

[primal]

yes marcus as per usual you amaze me :o

ok my pidlie little list consists of

1995 hoyt pro medalist (1984 model - black dark green limbs round wheels. what a bow)
2005 Martin Jag ( fusion cam, so mine had a wall, everyone knew when i fired it)
2005 Mcpherson Bishop (only bow that i know of that rhymes with 300, gunmetal has a cross on it. is sadly going to sale)
2006 Ben pearson stealth (limited edition black. :thumb: sweetest bow to date :D)

[Hannah]

:rofl: hows this for experience (bearing in mind this is bows you have owned).

1. 2005 Fred Bear Sparrowhawk II (had for about 6 months).
2. 2006 Bowtech Equalizer.

That's it :rofl:

[StevenB]

Wooden takedown recurve (first bow, 28lbs)
Hoyt TD2 (orange 34lbs, shot my first junior nats with it in 95)
Yamaha EX 70" (dark blue, 44lbs carbon limbs. a bit on the heavy side but nice)
Yamaha YTDII (green, 68" 36lbs, stop gap between EX and Eolla)
Yamaha Eolla with Super Ceramic limbs (Blue 68" 40lbs, Shot my first 1100 and 1200 with this bow. IMHO the best cast riser ever. The limbs have been signed by the 2000 Mens recurve medalists) (still have this one and will never let it go)
Hoyt Promedalist with Carbon plus limbs (red, only went to 44lbs, but was a very nice bow to shoot) (was stolen in Newcastle)
Hoyt Deviator (green, 70lbs command cams carbonite limbs, not a bad bow, wish I had kept it for 3D)
PSE Nova (a nice beginers bow)
04 Bowtech Pro 40 Dually (fast and blue. 60lbs Need to shoot it a lot more) (still have this one)
04 Mathews Q2XL (camo, very nice bow, wish I could have kept it)
06 Bowtech Constitution (black marble 60lbs, A bow that I need to get out and shoot more) (still have it)
06 Hoyt Eclipse with FX limbs (black 44lbs, feels nice in the hand, just need to shoot it)

[alexvpaq]

I got a 1976 Hoyt recurve bow 1 piece :rofl:
PSE Optima
I hope I'll get a Helix and M1... for 07 :cool:

[The One]

1998 Sam Wha Wooden Take Down
2000 Samick Progress 1 with Progress 2 limbs (limb pockets fill up with water when it rains :))
2002 Hoyt Avalon Plus - Fade Green (she's a sexy beast!)
2007 ? (something in Riptide, maybe?)

[Flehrad]

1999 PSE Mach 9.5
1999 Hoyt Avalon Plus
2004 Hoyt Aerotec
???? Hoyt Axis (x2, fade blue, and black)

[bbird]

My list: Though not sure of the exact dates.

(Mid 70's) Hoyt Pro Medalist (1 piece all timber bow.)
Hoyt TD/2B (I still have this bow and it will be buried with me...)
1981 -82 Yamaha YTDII
1983 - Saracen (handle made by Gary Wright and used Hoyt TD/2B limbs)
Hoyt TD4
1984 Marksman KG1
1987 Marksman Classic Portland (all timber takedown still own this one)
1995 Hoyt Radian
2002 Hoyt Axis
2003 Hoyt Aerotec
2005 Samick Ultra

Time to update! I currently own in 2008:

Compound:

Blue Chrome 2006 Bowtech.
Silver Chrome 2006 Bowtech.
Black Marble 2007 Bowtech.
Mathews Prestige.

Recurve:
Sky Conquest
Nishizawa T/D 02
Samick Progress 1

Also have had the following briefly:

Mathews LX Compound
Mathews Drenalin
Darton Cyclone
Martin Cougar Magnum.

I guess that's not too many bows for a shooting career (on and off) of about 30 years. My favourites would have to be the Hoyt TD/2B, both Marksmans and the Samick Ultra

[Eberbachl]

First Bow: Samick Wooden Takedown Recurve
Hoyt Superslam ...Meridian limbs and round wheels. Nice bow, but sloppy sloppy wall, and oh so slow. :lol:
Hoyt Stratus ...I consider this my first decent bow. Supreme limbs and command cams. Blew up the riser on it!
Hoyt Stratus Plus ...Shiny silver. A replacement riser for my Stratus, Supreme limbs and command cams. Achieved my ABA Grand Masters barebow with this bow. Also, shot my ABA Barebow PB of 394 with this. It was cool ;)
Hoyt Stratus Plus ...Camo, Supreme limbs, command cams and a very low brace height. Shot my first Men's FITA with this bow. It was LOUD!
Hoyt Magnatec ...Camo, Command Cam +. This was my hunting bow - also shot a few ABA rounds with it.
Hoyt AccuTec ...Shot my first indoor 300 (Vegas round) with this bow. It was very nice. I think it had XT2000 limbs and a Redline Single cam from memory.
Hoyt CyberTec ...hmmmm the CyberTec. It was OK. We didn't really get along though. I think the colour was wrong. XT2000 limbs and Command Cam +
Hoyt UltraTec ...Wow! This bow goes on my best bows of all time list! Command Cam+ XT3000 limbs (I think). I think the Command Cam+ was one of Hoyt's all time great cams.
Bowtech Patriot Dually ...My first Bowtech. Very nice indeed! Waaay fast :o
Mathews Conquest 2 ...I can't complain about this bow really. It was fine. Until one day I was shooting poorly, and decided to trade it in. I guess it just didn't excite me.
Mathews LX ...Very underwhelming
PSE Primos STL ...great bow - not fast, but a real shooter.
Bowtech Pro 40 Dually ...A little sensitive to timing issues, but if the timing was kept right, worked really well. Very quick.
Bowtech Allegiance ...My other bow that gets the all time great bows list! Super fast, and easy to shoot. Shot my Men's FITA pb and FITA Field pb this year at the nats with this bow. Probably should have kept it ;)
Pearson Gen II ...I picked this bow up yesterday. So far it looks nice, but it's too early to tell with any certainty. In a few weeks if I remember, I'll update with more details.


OK.... 15 bows...I think that's all ;)

:thumb:

[Bruce]

1986 Darton 5000. (first bow sounded like a gun going off )
1988 Pearson Renegade
1988 American (took out the cams and put hoyt wheels in it )
Burwood long bow ,
Burwood recurve ,
Bear white night
Hoyt Td4
Hoyt Pro vantage
Hoyt Pro vantage
Hoyt Straight riser , short libed thing , big grip
Hoyt Super slam
Hoyt Magna tec
Hoyt Striker Loved this bow , sold it to a mate and still have a shot of it )
Hoyt Striker 2 (hated this bow , it was a single cam )
Hoyt Radian
Samick Hunter
Hoyt Ultratec
Hoyt Super tec
Mathews Ovation
Hoyt Ultraelite(Great bows these )
Hoyt Ultaelite
Martin Razor x elite ( Latest purchase , awsome finger bow )

[Clare Barnes]

2001 Bagend Longbow, 66", 38#, in Tasmanian blackwood

2005 Hoyt Matrix in platinum, 66" 34# Vector limbs (also have 38# M1 limbs though due to my current lack of shooting now feel like 48# :oops:)

Both look great and shoot far better than I do!

[James Park]

Dates are approximate.
1963 Lemonwood longbow
1964 Trueflight laminated bow
1964 Solid fibreglass bow
1965 Trueflight Agincourt
1966 (Can't remember the make)
1968 Hoyt 4PM 50 pounds (too strong, but fun)
1969 Bowden Stingray
1972 Yamaha YTSL (shot my recurve 1200 FITA with it) Kept it for many years
1975 Drake flight bow
1977 Hoyt 4PM 39 pounds
1992 Hoyt Super Slam (one of my favourites: first 1350 FITA)
1995 Hoyt Super Star (a nasty thing)
1997 Hoyt Avalon (the riser broke)
1998 Hoyt Avalon II (favourite recurve bow, used it for recurve 1300 FITA)
1999 Woomera longbow 63 pounds
1999 PSE Mach 9.2 (won the Nationals with it)
1999 PSE Thunderbolt (camo) (712 FITA Field)
2000 PSE Thunderbolt (blue)
2002 Woomera Longbow 75 pounds
2002 Woomera longbow 94 pounds
2002 PSE Quantum
2002 PSE Accelerator
2003 PSE Primos
2004 PSE Primos
2005 AR34 Single Cam (favourite compound, by far)
2006 AR34 Single Cam (a spare because I liked the other one a lot)

[Progen]

Digging up what's in those little black books, huh? :rolleyes:

2005 - Samick Agulla with Samick Universal 32lb wood / fibreglass limbs
2006 - (2003) (:mad) Hoyt Aerotec in platinum with 40lb Win & Win XQ-1 limbs

See how faithful I am. :lol:

[beetle]

1983 Bear Hunter. Black. Plastic cams. Shot this long for a looong time.
1990 Hoyt Pro Vantage. Something special.
1994 Hoyt Super Slam Extreme. hehehe. snow camo. 80lb monster :o Shot it at 76lbs.
2001 Firebrand Technologies Intensity. Weird. No cams.
2004 Bowtech Pro 40 Dually. A bow that demands respect. Faaasssst!
2004 Bowtech Patriot Dually. Fantastic bow. 50lbs and still bloody fast.
2005 Mathews LX. meh.
2006 Mathews Apex 7. A keeper. You'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.

[Archangel]

A couple of nameless wooden take-downs to begin with. Then:
1993 Marksman Meteor
1996 Hoyt Avalon
1997 Hoyt Avalon Plus (replacement for above)
1997 Hoyt Avalon Plus (emergency backup for flying umbrellas)
2001 Hoyt Aerotec
2002 Hoyt Aerotec
2006 Hoyt Helix

[Erika]

Very approximate dates.. might have missed more, but can't think of any.

1988 Heron Recurve
1989 Yamaha one piece
1990 Yamaha YTD2 (something like that... it was orange)
1990? TD4+ (Champagne Blue) (loved this bow... shot all the junior Nats with it)
1997? Hoyt Radian (Black)
1998? Hoyt Avalon (Some wierd brown camo)
2000 Hoyt Stratus Plus (Silver) (my first 1360)
2002 Hoyt Ultratec (Green) (used to hit my ribs on the follow through...it was really long)
2004 Hoyt Protec (Fade Blue)
2004 Hoyt Axis (Blue) (one of the greats...Sky now shoots it better than me)
2005 Samick Masters (fade blue)
2005 Samick Masters (fade blue)
2005 Hoyt Ultratech 03 (Fade Blue) (only shot a couple months... i wanted sliver flame)
2005 Hoyt Ultratech 04 (Sliver flame) (I changed up the other one to get my hands on this bow)
2005 Bowtech Allegiance 05 (black marble)
2005 Bowtech Old Glory 05 (black marble) (my midget drawlength defeated me with this)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance 06 (Black marble)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance 06 (chrome)
2006 Hoyt Helix 06 (blue) (better than the axis)

[alexvpaq]

Very approximate dates.. might have missed more, but can't think of any.

1988 Heron Recurve
1989 Yamaha one piece
1990 Yamaha YTD2 (something like that... it was orange)
1990? TD4+ (Champagne Blue) (loved this bow... shot all the junior Nats with it)
1997? Hoyt Radiant (Black)
1998? Hoyt Avalon (Some wierd brown camo)
2000 Hoyt Stratus Plus (Silver) (my first 1360)
2002 Hoyt Ultratech (Green) (used to hit my ribs on the follow through...it was really long)
2004 Hoyt Protech (Fade Blue)
2004 Hoyt Axis (Blue) (one of the greats...Sky now shoots it better than me)
2005 Sammick Masters (fade blue)
2005 Sammick Masters (fade blue)
2005 Hoyt Ultratech 04 (Fade Blue) (only shot a couple months... i wanted sliver flame)
2005 Hoyt Ultratech 04 (Sliver flame) (I changed up the other one to get my hands on this bow)
2005 Bowtech Allegiance 05 (black marble)
2005 Bowtech Old Glory 05 (black marble) (my midget drawlength defeated me with this)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance 06 (Black marble)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance 06 (chrome)
2006 Hoyt Helix 06 (blue) (better than the axis)


Wooow But why two samick masters and in fade blue color?

[Jay.G]

2005-win&win trigger (twisted limbs, still shot alright tho)
2005 lol- Aerotec with G3s (my lovely darling :))
2006- Aerotec (same one) with CRXs) (smooth draw, reliable)

[alexvpaq]

2005-win&win trigger (twisted limbs, still shot alright tho)
2005 lol- Aerotec with G3s (my lovely darling :))
2006- Aerotec (same one) with CRXs) (smooth draw, reliable)
why dyou moved from G3 to CRX!?!?!

[Marcus]

Yamaha Eolla with Super Ceramic limbs (Blue 68" 40lbs, Shot my first 1100 and 1200 with this bow. IMHO the best cast riser ever. The limbs have been signed by the 2000 Mens recurve medalists) (still have this one and will never let it go)

Word! The Eolla made everyone just stop and stare when it came out.

[Erika]

Wooow But why two samick masters and in fade blue color?

The Masters limbs were a custom job for Jade B. And they ground grooves into the limb pockets which meant the Extremes didn't fit right.... then we worked out that the limbs were all different anyway so the new riser didn't help.....and I like blue.

[Ja]

wow, my 3 bows look like nothing to you guys :(

2003-2004 Blue Rolan
2004-2006 Red Winstar
2006-???? Black Helix (with G3s)

[Shermo]

OK here goes:D

1984 PSE Scamp (I was 5 years old, had to put the bottom wheel on the carpet to pull it back, got replaced instantly)
Bear Compound
1984 PSE Scamp (This one was black and I was & so could pull it back easily)
1991 Perks Compound (The first model they made with Recurve laminated limbs and the fastflight system, busted 2 sets of limbs within a month or so, replaced them with straight laminated timber limbs and kept it for a few years)
1991 Hoyt Gamegetter II (Had this while my Perks was being repaired)
1993 Hoyt Super Slam Eclipse in Brown Camo (This was a great bow to use from the cub peg in ABA, 27" Draw & 48lbs at 11 years of age was an advanatage)
1995 Flashpoint Supreme (This bow had the Master cams which were the first modular cams Hoyt had made, it was fast, but pretty heavy due to the bulky cast riser. Was considered a short bow at the time at 41" ATA LOL)
1996 Hoyt Alphatec Carbonite in Acapulco Finish (Looked awesome, was the first tec bow, Shot this one over in NZ in 1998 for the WFAC)
1997 Enticer Supreme Camo (This bow shot well but was a little slow so I replaced the Command cams with Master Cams and then it was pretty quick and shot well. I used this bow for 3D for a few years, funny looking back now that I shot it at 67 pounds when I was 15/16 years old from the Junior Peg)
1999 CSS Express Black w/Silver Limbs (This bow had plenty of hand shock, but it did shoot well, was around 36" ATA and had a single cam, did 301 fps at 29" Draw with Beman ICS 500's)
2000 CSS Challenger Camo (This bow didn't work for me at all)
2000 CSS Challenger Blue With Black Limbs (This bow was on 52 pounds because I had a broken left arm, I also had my cast set so that I could hold me bow easier LOL Managed an 18th (Nothing really) At the Cabela's 3D Nationals in Nebraska, Pins Division)
2000 CSS Challenger Blue with Silver lImbs 70lbs (This bow shot really well, shot a 291/300 with it at the Bendemeer 3D in 2000 then quit Archery, Old Dog's nephew has this bow now)
2001 Mathews Q2XL Blue (Decided to shoot the 2002 3DAAA Nationals and needed a bow, this bow sucked something just wasn't right with it)
2002 Mathews Q2XL Camo (used this bow for my first proper shoot back into Archery, not a bad bow but a little log in the draw)
2003 Hoyt SuperTec (Fast, good shooting bow. Swapped it back and fortha few times with Wardy, don't know why seemed like a good idea at the time LOL)
2003 Protec XT2000 Blue Cam.5 (Not too bad a bow nothing flash though, swapped it to 2dogs)
2003 Ultratec XT3000 Spiral in Red (Got this from 2 dogs, good bow but to long in drawlength, sold it to Robbo)
2003 Protec XT2000 Black Cam.5 (I liked this bow but it was just an interim)
2004 Protec XT2000 Spiral in Purple Fade (Great bow, had it while waiting for my Pro 40 Dually)
2002 Bowtech Pro 38 Solo (This bow was fast and shot Ok for a little while but I had a lot of trouble with it soon after)
2004 Bowtech Pro 40 Dually Pewter (Great bow, loved it)
2005 Bowtech Constituion (OK Bow, but the riser seemed top heavy to me)
2005 Bowtech Old Glory Camo L/H (Left handed proved to be a dumb idea)
2005 Bowtech Independence (Great bow for Indoor, aimed really well, little slow for anything else)
2004 Pro 40 Dually in Red Marble (Considerable Hand shock, went off like a cannon but it shot well and held solid)
2006 Allegiance Red Chrome (This bow shot really well, But after 3 sets of limbs on a bow in 4 weeks I gave up)
2006 Trykon XL Blue Fusion - In the classifieds (Shot this for one 3D shoot early in the year and a couple of Indoor rounds)
2006 Trykon Camo (This bow was pretty quick and grouped well, but my brother needed a bow so I gave it to him:D)
2006 ProElite XT2000 Spiral Green Fusion (Best bow I have ever owned bar none, recently got it back after a two week loan to a mate turned into 3 months LOL)
2006 Mathews Apex 7 Gold (Pretty good bow, really nice grip I liked it)
2005 Hoyt Vtec Camo (Just going to muck around with this for Indoor and see how it goes)
2007 Hoyt Vulcan 70 pound Black (On the way:D)

[Jay.G]

wow... thats some list there! :0

[Jay.G]

why dyou moved from G3 to CRX!?!?! o it was too heavy at the time, it was about 36lb, going to shoot it next year, tried it last week (increase in draw made it 38lb), feels pretty heavy but loads more speed than the CRXs, but I'm not shooting that much now, since the exams so i should be alright when i get more opportunity to shot it, good preparation for 90m though...

[burt666]

OK here goes:D

2005 Bowtech Old Glory Camo L/H (Left handed proved to be a dumb idea)


bi-polar disorder or what?!? :silly:

[puddin]

well my list is short compared to some here.

1998 26 pound wooden takedown
1999 32 pound wooden takedown
2001 34 pound W&W toz ( sidewinder limbs)
2003 same riser with winact limbs 38 pound
2004 old pse that i started copound with. long ATA and very slow
2005 Bowtech constitution 60 pound
2006 W&W Toz with Winex limbs 40 pound. (44 at draw length)
2007 Hope fully a nexus with the winex's

[shannonhearse]

1988 - Yamaha TD2 (Yellow)
1990 - Hoyt TD4+ (Beautiful bow, shot it for years, Still have the reiser)
1998 (ish) - Hoyt Avalon Plus with Sky Limbs (Loved this bow also).
2001 - W&W Exefeel (Faverote Recurve Ever - Still shooting it).
2005 - Mathews Apex (I finally evolved and stoped dragging im knuckles on the ground, UG).

[Chris Madeley]

1994ish Great big bit of pvc pipe with a string attached.
1996 Little Hoyt Recurve thing (cant remember the name)
1998 Turtleship or something (cant remember the name of that either)
1999 Marksman Meteor
2001 Marksman Ikon w. Marksman International limbs
2002 Sky Conquest (didn't really own it, but on permanent borrowing)
2005 Hoyt Avalon Plus w. FX limbs (also briefly shot with c+, samick masters)
2006 Hoyt Matrix w. G3 limbs
2006 Hoyt Avalon Plus
2006 Hoyt Matrix w. Vector limbs (in the post)

They're all blue (or fade blue) except for the meteor. The years are when I shot them, not when they were made. The last two are repeats because they replaced stolen bows.

[hoyt for life 2]

2002 sam wa takedown(piddins old one)
2004 hoyt td4, W&W challenger craft limbs (soon changed to FX, never fitted quite right though)
2005 hoyt areotec, fx limbs (off the td4)
2005.5 G3 limbs instead of the FX

[yify]

PSE Nova (grew out of it in now time)
Browning Rage (blue)
and now a Conquest 4 (the best bow ever!)

[keno88]

1) Wooden takedown recurve (first bow, 28lbs, club bow)
2) Silver W&W Winact

a very short list though i have been shooting for only 6 months

[Liam]

2004 - PSE Nova, camo, #40. Horrible, horrible bow. But decent enough to start with.
2006 - (2005) Bowtech Allegiance. Great bow, still shooting it. Not planning on upgrading for a while. (Unless I win tatslotto or something...)

[pmoney29]

Holy sh*t Shermo! I'm impressed! :o.

Well for me it's:
2002: Red Rolan with Sam Wha limbs.
2004ish: KAP Evolution II with evolution II limbs
2006 Hoyt Helix with Epic Limbs

[Mike13]

1994ish Great bit bit of pvc pipe with a string attached.
Best ever.

[Mark Elliott]

1994 martin cougar
1995 bear fist strike This one exploded when a limb snapped!!
1996 golden eagle iron eagle The worst bow i have ever owned
1997 hoyt alphatec
1999 hoyt intec
2004 supertec great bow should have kept it
2004 protec on loan while waiting for ultraelite
2005 ultraelite by far the best ive owned
wheres your list 2dogs it should be impressive!!!

[Eberbachl]

Hey 2 dogs wheres your list?

He might be still working on it!

It may take a while ;)

I wonder if the forum database can handle it?

:rofl:

[Mark Elliott]

a list of his different releases hes had would be interesting

[DanceswithDingoes]

Here's mine
York Boss
Hoyt Rambo
Golden Eagle Hunter
Hoyt Hunter
Alpine Silverado Lite
Jennings Buckmaster
Browning 6T6L Pro 600
Oneida Tomkat
Martin Cheetah
Martin Sceptre
Alpine Fast Trac Extreme
Merlin Shadow
Alpine Denali
Hoyt Cybertec
Hoyt Protec
PSE Quantum
Mathews Q2
Mathews Q2XL
Plus an equally large list of Recurves, Longbows and Selfbows
Do you think I have a problem?

[arngeir]

my list:
1991: samic SMT-7 w/ 68" 36# LIMB GOLD bougt it used newwer got it to work
1994: merlin eclipse black a-a 46 shot at 53 pound liked it but very loong
1998: PSE Mach 7 black cherry first time over 1300.
2000: PSE mach 7 rebuilt whith mathews cams. no suksess but fun trying it
2001: PSE mach 11 silver/blue /red perfekt bow my personal best 1361. (kinda miss it)
2003: PSE x-faktor black cherry hmm nice (miss this one to, thinking of buying it back)
2005 Matthews apex black out blue. good bow a tad heavy and long.
2006 matthews apex7 black out blue. in order, get it next week but i would think its perfekt.

[Ant]

Long ago:
1st bow- Heron recurve (Mrs Anear: Do you still have yours?)
Hoyt T/D 2B (The first imported into Australia. Still in residence.)
PSE Phaser II: Very, very nasty. (Shudder).
Hoyt Pro Hunter- stacked like the Laura the Bowtech B***ch.
Recent History:
Reflex Grizzly: Didn't like it for some reason...
Reflex Gamegetter: Basic bow which I still love to shoot with fingers.
Reflex Caribou: I've never been able to shoot a bow more accurately. So of course, I sold it...
Mathews XT: Enough said. Bewdiful.
Checkmate Hunter II recurve: Terrific bow. Can't shoot it for S**t.
Cartel El Cheapo Longbow: Bizarro: Shoot "tight" groups with this monster.

[primal]

Here's mine
York Boss
Hoyt Rambo
Golden Eagle Hunter
Hoyt Hunter
Alpine Silverado Lite
Jennings Buckmaster
Browning 6T6L Pro 600
Oneida Tomkat
Martin Cheetah
Martin Sceptre
Alpine Fast Trac Extreme
Merlin Shadow
Alpine Denali
Hoyt Cybertec
Hoyt Protec
PSE Quantum
Mathews Q2
Mathews Q2XL
Plus an equally large list of Recurves, Longbows and Selfbows
Do you think I have a problem?
you forgot your bishop.....twice :D

[Enlightened One]

2003-hoyt ultratec-blue fade #50

2005-Bowtech Old Glory-black marble #60

2006-Bowtech Old Glory-Red Chrome #60

2007-Bowtech Guardian-Black Marble #60

2007-Bowtech Commander-Smoke Chrome #60

2007-Mathews Conquest Apex 7-Red #60

2007-Mathews Conquest Apex 7-Green #60

[Erika]

Long ago:
1st bow- Heron recurve (Mrs Anear: Do you still have yours?)

I think it got sold to a beginner at Taroona Archers.

[OldDog]

More than I can count, I stopped trying at 60:rolleyes:

[Ant]

I think it got sold to a beginner at Taroona Archers.
(Sigh). Hmph! I'll continue my quest to replace my childhood with symbolic-metaphoric symbols of potential unfulfilled. Or have another beer. Whichever comes first.

[Marcus]

Feel your pain, been looking for another PSE Fire Flite Elite in black hammertone. Sigh.

[2Dogs]

I've only ever owned a Mathews. Cause when I shot one it was enough to put a tear in the eye of a small boy..........

And if you Yall don't believe me ya can go suck my large male chicken!

<strum banjo here> :rofl:

[OldDog]

I've only ever owned a Mathews. Cause when I shot one it was enough to put a tear in the eye of a small boy..........

And if you Yall don't believe me ya can go suck my large male chicken!

<strum banjo here> :rofl:
You only wish you had a large male chicken.;)

[2Dogs]

You want some Pedro? ;)

[OldDog]

Anything you had you posted pics of in a jar a couple of years back. Go get a strap on.;)

[DanceswithDingoes]

I've only ever owned a Mathews. Cause when I shot one it was enough to put a tear in the eye of a small boy..........
So that would be a 'Mathews' recurve on the bottom of the Macintyre River? ;)

[2Dogs]

Dam Right Sunshine! :)

[BennieDaBlade]

Hmmm, not as many as you guys.

1974 - apple stick with carpenters string (after me dad the carpenter showed me how to cut grooves in the ends to stop the string slipping. ;-)

1994 - Hoyt Pro Vantage, somewhat amazed I could hit targets with it. Friendly Bow

2006 - 03' Bowtech Pro 40 Dually. Not quite 1/2moa, but hell of a bow.

2007 - Bowtech Commander, and I don't care what you think of the looks. If the Mrs says I can I will. ;-)

Cheers

Nigel

[Sandy Hancock]

Samick Agulla Ultra (light blue) / Ultra Carbon Graphite limbs - beautiful looking riser with superb grip. Top limb bolt thread stripped - still waiting for replacement part by slow boat from Korea. Paint prone to chipping.
2005 Hoyt Matrix (blue fusion) - excellent solid working class riser. Grip not as nice as the Samick. Still using the Samick limbs.
2006 Hoyt Helix (black) - not really mine (bought for my daughter). Haven't yet shot it enough to comment on how good it is.

Armstrong laminated American flatbow 70" 43 pounds @ 28" - delaminated.
Armstrong laminated American flatbow 70" 60 pounds @ 28" - great until it snapped at full draw
Bag End laminated American flatbow 70" 50 pounds @ 28" - go the Joe Bow!

[ninevalleys]

2004 - 2005 Martin Jaguar Z cams (nice bow, really spongy wall, i got ripped off when i bought it, but didnt know what i was buying)
2005 - Hoyt ProTec XT4000 cam.5 (very nice bow, at 60# it was so easy to pull shot nicely, but i had to give it back to its owner.i borrowed it for 6 months)
2005 - Hoyt ProElite Xt2000 Spiral cams (very nice bow, loved the cams shot my best and worst scores with it.)
2006 - Hoyt ProElite XT200 Cam,5 (biggest mistake in my enitre life, should not have changed cams, yes they were less agressive but i didnt feel comfortable)
2006 - Samick Polaris (my interim bow til middle of next year)
???2007 - Hoyt Nexus or Helix with M1 limbs (havent decided, i may even get a matrix)

cheers NV

[Scooter1]

Well here's a fairly eclectic collection for you. Many of these were hunting bows as a good bit of my early archery career involved mainly hunting and 3D. I lean more toward recurves now. Never realized I had that many bows. Sheesh! Man I have a good wife.:thumb:

Browning something or another (old one piece wood compound slow as heck, but was my first bow)
High Country sniper (shot barebow and then with all the tricks including then new Beman carbon arrows and an overdraw. A very good solid round wheel bow at the time)
Shakespeare recurve (old and slow, but still have it)
Oneida areo force (LOUD prone to breaking strings and spiting parts out from time to time. I did shoot my first deer with it though)
Bear recurve (twisted limb and too much weight for me)
Hoyt Super Slam Supreme (Good fingers bow. Quiet but the grip was too big)
Hoyt Provantage (My first target bow. Nice bow, better bow than I could shoot at the time)
High County supreme (One of the first hatchet cam bows. Hot stuff at the time)
High Country Royal Hunter (same as above just with recurved limbs)
High Country Excalibur (3D target bow machined riser hatchet cam bow I put some special cams with sealed bearings on it (can't remeber the name). Short at the time at 38")
Mathews Ultra light (Even shorter still 36". One of the early Mathews 80% let off bows. Too light for my tastes)
Hoyt Defiant Fast flight limbs and Master cams (Had the radian/super star type grip which I had to heavily modify. It shot really good. Hoyt's first try at hatchet style cams. Very solid and heavy bow.
Hoyt Tenacity Carbonite (Modified with mathews fx cams. This bow was quiet, fast as heck and shot great)
Bighorn recurve (never shot this bow worth a hoot. Very wispy limbs)
Mathews Legacy (good solid bow, I shot well once I replaced the factory grip with a shrewd one)
Bear polar longbow (Old and slow but fun to shoot)
Super shrew longbow (Nice bow, wish I hadn't sold it)
Lone Wolf longbow (never could get comfortable with this bow)
Jerry Hill longbow (Replaced two fillings while shooting this bow....JK)
Black Widow SAIII (Shot my first deer with a recurve with this one. Should have kept it. Good shooting and fast)
Samick mizer / W&W Synerzy (My first foray into the world of Frankenbow hunting recurves)
Gamemaster (Nice factory hunting recurve. Could have been faster)
Warfed black bear / W&W Synerzy (Very nice bow I won a traditional league with)
Warfed Hoyt Spectra / G3 (Best riser for warfing IMO. Great bow)
Hoyt Avalon Plus / Sky limbs (Nice shooting bow. My first foray into FITA style recurve shooting)
Hoyt Axis / G3 limbs (Screwed up on this one. Way too heavy a riser and limbs at that point in my career. Possibly to blame for some shoulder issues I still deal with)
Hoyt Matrix / G3 and Sky limbs (nice bow I just didn't love it)
Hoyt Ultratec (nice bow, bent riser)
Hoyt Oasis (nice heavy fingers bow)
Sky hunter supreme (super factory hunting frankenbow. Target riser with hunting weight limbs. Go on with your bad self Earl)
Hoyt Protec xt 3000 (nice target bow although I have not shot it much)
Hoyt Trykon XL (Very nice hunting compound. Fast and quiet)
21st century longbow (It was at this point that I decided I can't shoot longbows for spit)
Quinn Stallion (Good value for the dollar traditional recurve. Fast and better shooting than most high dollar traditional bows. One a second 3D league shooting this one mostly)
DAS master hunter (The ultimate hunting recurve)
Old Black widow recurve (Bought it shot it, put it in a box)
Best Moon/ various limbs (great, finish, great balance, great manners, great barebow riser)
Best Zenit / Sky carbon limbs (It's early, but WOW. Everything nice I said about the Moon in a FITA bow. Great limbs as well)

[omnivore]

We shoot oneida bows, and if you shoot one or are interested in seeing pictures of them you can check them out at www.oneidabows.net.
Thanks Joe

[Friar Tuck]

1986 - Darton something or other (Shot alot of game on the farm in NZ)

In Between lots of other toys which have nothing to do with archery - Raced motorcycles, went scuba diving, sky diving got into fishing (that one lasted a while)

fast forward.....

2004 Merlin Max 2000 (Ex Randall Wellings bow)
2005 Merlin Max 3000 New - Bit of hand shock but a great looking bow with the classic recurve compound limbs - I still miss that one
2005 Bowtech Black Knight - I like the bow but not enough to keep - being replaced this year (is my hunting bow)
2006 Merlin XT - Favourite bow I have shot so far
2007 High Country Archery - Stilletto 380 Carbon Riser Trinary Cam (My new hunting partner)

[orchyboy]

so the new riser didn't help.....and I like blue.


lol, true female logic at hand...



2006 PSE Nova RF...

Yes i am a noob... hahah:D

[alexvpaq]

:) got to update that list,
PSE Optima 30# - 66inches
Hoyt Helix + M1 38# 68 inches
:thumb:

[Ozzy]

Longbow - yew. Was a small boy.
Apollo Steel bow. What a shocker.
Browning Recurve . Superb bow in it's day.
PSE Thunderflight - Pink ( egad, what was I thinking )
PSE LC2000 - Magenta ( Long ATA. Smooth & slow. Limbs de-laminated a few times.)
PSE LD - Blue. first PSE's with machined risers. Best bows of the time.
PSE Millenium. Blue. Slow spongey & smooth. Round wheels etc.
Merlin. - Aqua. A bit rough & harsh , but shot some reasonable scores.
Hoyt Protec 2000. C.5. Blue. - Loved this bow so much. Such a joy to shoot . Maybe shouldn't have sold it ?
Mathews Ovation. Blue. - Smooth . Heavy in hand. Trouble with worn string suppressors, so removed. Worn draw stop. Have just recently picked up after a year + layoff. A tad long @ 40", but a pleasure to shoot & very stable.

Where to now ?

[The One]

1998 Sam Wha Wooden Take Down
2000 Samick Progress 1 with Progress 2 limbs (limb pockets fill up with water when it rains :))
2002 Hoyt Avalon Plus - Fade Green (she's a sexy beast!)
2007 ? (something in Riptide, maybe?)

2007 Hoyt Helix in Riptide with G3 limbs :cool:

Still hanging onto that Avalon Plus, though :p

[Sandy Hancock]

Where to now ?

Go on. Order that Commander. I know you want to ;)

[nzo]

i had a win and win trigger (rh yellow)
hoyt elan (rh black)
hoyt avalon plus (rh black)
hoyt aerotec (rh fade purple crappy colour)
hoyt aerotec (lh fade red)
hoyt proelite lxpro limbs (lh fade blue)
my list is pritty small compared

[puddin]

well my list is short compared to some here.

1998 26 pound wooden takedown
1999 32 pound wooden takedown
2001 34 pound W&W toz ( sidewinder limbs)
2003 same riser with winact limbs 38 pound
2004 old pse that i started copound with. long ATA and very slow
2005 Bowtech constitution 60 pound
2006 W&W Toz with Winex limbs 40 pound. (44 at draw length)
2007 Hope fully a nexus with the winex's


2007 infinite with winex's ( hoping to have a nexus soon or maybe the W&W inno)

[Brett k]

PSE polaris
PSE Fire Flight
PSE LD2400
Darton Cyclone (Best compound I ever shot, but went trhough 4 sets of limbs)
Hoyt Oasis- meridian limbs

PSE ZONE (still shoot same riser)
PSE carbon limbs
W@W XQ1
Samick Extreem

[GuyDawg9]

holy c@#p people that to many bows

[primal]

yes marcus as per usual you amaze me :o

ok my pidlie little list consists of

1995 hoyt pro medalist (1984 model - black dark green limbs round wheels. what a bow)
2005 Martin Jag ( fusion cam, so mine had a wall, everyone knew when i fired it)
2005 Mcpherson Bishop (only bow that i know of that rhymes with 300, gunmetal has a cross on it. is sadly going to sale)
2006 Ben pearson stealth (limited edition black. :thumb: sweetest bow to date :D)
i now have to add

2006 Pearson stealth (camo 70#)
2006 Pearson Gen II (short, single cam, black, man this is a nice bow to shoot :D )

[Eberbachl]

First Bow: Samick Wooden Takedown Recurve
Hoyt Superslam ...Meridian limbs and round wheels. Nice bow, but sloppy sloppy wall, and oh so slow. :lol:
Hoyt Stratus ...I consider this my first decent bow. Supreme limbs and command cams. Blew up the riser on it!
Hoyt Stratus Plus ...Shiny silver. A replacement riser for my Stratus, Supreme limbs and command cams. Achieved my ABA Grand Masters barebow with this bow. Also, shot my ABA Barebow PB of 394 with this. It was cool ;)
Hoyt Stratus Plus ...Camo, Supreme limbs, command cams and a very low brace height. Shot my first Men's FITA with this bow. It was LOUD!
Hoyt Magnatec ...Camo, Command Cam +. This was my hunting bow - also shot a few ABA rounds with it.
Hoyt AccuTec ...Shot my first indoor 300 (Vegas round) with this bow. It was very nice. I think it had XT2000 limbs and a Redline Single cam from memory.
Hoyt CyberTec ...hmmmm the CyberTec. It was OK. We didn't really get along though. I think the colour was wrong. XT2000 limbs and Command Cam +
Hoyt UltraTec ...Wow! This bow goes on my best bows of all time list! Command Cam+ XT3000 limbs (I think). I think the Command Cam+ was one of Hoyt's all time great cams.
Bowtech Patriot Dually ...My first Bowtech. Very nice indeed! Waaay fast :o
Mathews Conquest 2 ...I can't complain about this bow really. It was fine. Until one day I was shooting poorly, and decided to trade it in. I guess it just didn't excite me.
Mathews LX ...Very underwhelming
PSE Primos STL ...great bow - not fast, but a real shooter.
Bowtech Pro 40 Dually ...A little sensitive to timing issues, but if the timing was kept right, worked really well. Very quick.
Bowtech Allegiance ...My other bow that gets the all time great bows list! Super fast, and easy to shoot. Shot my Men's FITA pb and FITA Field pb this year at the nats with this bow. Probably should have kept it ;)
Pearson Gen II ...I picked this bow up yesterday. So far it looks nice, but it's too early to tell with any certainty. In a few weeks if I remember, I'll update with more details.


OK.... 15 bows...I think that's all ;)

:thumb:

OK:

Update.

The Pearson Gen II lasted...well about three days.

Now I have a Bowtech Old Glory '06, and a '05 Constitution.

The Old Glory is a dream :D Not Allegiance quick, but quick nonetheless, and very accurate.

The Constitution feels pretty nice...haven't had it long though. Will be my indoor bow.

:D

[primal]

OK:

Update.

The Pearson Gen II lasted...well about three days.

yeah thats the one i have now :D

[Bruce]

My latest addition
a finger shooter
Martin Razor x

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/kelleher/P2200015.jpg

I know I know its not a hoyt , but its a damn fine finger shooting bow

[dilligaf]

1983 PSE Phaser II (My first bow, think it was 25lbs camo green, my father bought it for me for school sport and said it would be the last thing he would ever buy me it i gave it up, well dad i may need a new one shortly)
1991 Browning Mirage (nice bow very unforgiving unitl i got sights and a release aid)
1993 Hoyt Superslam (need i say more what a bow they were. I won two IFAA nationals with this one)
1994 Continental Olympus (Nice bow very thin riser didn't shoot it that well)
1997 Hoyt Smoke I may have the date wrong (extremely fast nice to shoot as well)
2001 Matthews Ultramax (was an excellent bow when i got it and it's still shooting well today.)
2007 Currently looking for my next one.

My all time fav bow would have to be my Matthews Ultra max, my next bow has alot to live up to.

[ReG_C]

PSE Nova 2006 - learnt the ropes with this bow, took me to 1st class in 2 months, now have it set for hunting at 70# with everything attached to take the thump out of it release

Ross CR334 - a slightly higher end bow, 60# very very smooth draw, ultraquiet release (quietest on the line at BHCA) somehow has managed to help me to MB status

not the most impressive list, but i've only been shooting a year, still tempted to get an APA Black Mamba Gen 2, just to feel the raw speed of one of the fastest bows on earth :o

[StuNVA]

Me
2002 = Darton (something put together at Archery Supplies)
2004 = Hoyt UltraMag
2006 = Switchback
2006 = Apex 7
2006 = UltraMag (Hunting), (Josh got the old one)
2006 = Elite Energy.
Josh
2002 = High Country Kids bow
2005 = Martin Jag
2007 = High Country Iron Mace when they hit Oz
Jodi
2005 = Mathews Mustang
2006 = Mathews Prestige

[ttamas]

Some hungarian traditional bows. I still have one of them (the first, got it in 2000)
2003: PSE The Beast, 60#, 39" ATA, SP75 cams. My first compound bow, by means of which I passed the bowhunting exam. It was a wonder after the traditional bows. Made me love the compound archery.
2005: Mathews Ovation, 70#, 40" ATA, camo.
My first very good bow, smooth draw, quiet, fast enough (comparing to the earlier), forgiving, shot exactly where I aimed. It was too strong for FITA field and target archery, so I changed it to a...
2006: Mathews Ovation, 60#, 40" ATA, camo.
the same, but better suit for my purposes. Great bow, I really love it. I replaced the fatty wood grip to a Hick's one. The result: less side scatter. I won my firs gold (and still the only) with it. I think I keep it forever...
2006: Mathews Ovation, 60#, rootbeer... a real beauty.
After a grip replacement, I shot 4000 or so indoor. The same feeling as above, but better look. Still have it for indoor.
2005: Hoyt Ultramag, 70#, 36 ATA, good grip, but a bit aggressive. Not impressed at all, sold after 6 months.
Now...I'm hesitating to buy (replace the rootbeer to) an Apex....

[hmz91]

Hello

1982: Marksman KG1
84: Hoyt TD4
86:Martin Cougar magnum
88: PSE Magna Flite ( 4 or 5 of those!! )
92: Hoyt super slam ( 4 , won few French National tittle with it, FITA, Field, Indoor )
95: Hoyt Oasis ( won few more National titles, )
99: Hoyt protec and stop serious archery competition
03: Bowman Accuriser
04: Martin Scepter
05:Bowman accuriser II
Still shooting last 3 for fun!!.



philippe

[mike]

1992 - Pearson something or other - kids compound bow really, red

Long break from the sport


1998 - started again - PSE something flite elite - old - blue riser - good starting bow with just plain old wheels and teardrops. Shot my first GMB indoor (289) with it in 1999 and took me to MB outdoors. But really wasn't a good bow at all.

1999 - High Country Max Force - "Aztec Marble", one of the few target colour High Country bows in the country I believe. Very nice bow - they came with the Mathews MaxCam. Shot first 1300 FITA (1329) with it, first (and only) 60 at 90m, PB FITA (1344), won a state title with it (Vic Field 2002), came second a few times and generally enjoyed shooting with it. Problem was that the draw length was too long. Favourite bow still...

2005 - Hoyt UltraElite XT2000 spiral cams - fade red - So far haven't been able to get it to work well, best with it is about 1320 FITA and 297 indoor, and I think 354 Field. Pretty much want to get rid of it but seeing as I hardly shoot these days can't justify it...

Next bow....hmmmm....wouldn't mind trying the apex or C4 from Mathews. Have decided that twin cams (or Cam and 1/2) suck and I want to go back to my beloved single cam..

[Bia]

Well, didn

[Eddie C]

2003 Golden eagle gold ( bare bow shooting, not a bad bow )
2003 Reflex Extreme camo ( shot this bow ok. Hated the chunky grip though )
2004 Hoyt Magnatec camo ( hated this bow! Bloody quick but I was inconsistant with it )
2005 Mathews Conquest 3 rootbeer ( my first Mathews bow and I loved it!!! Made my shooting improve alot )
2005 Mathews Switchback ( Very smooth bow to shoot but I had drama's with grouping. I was tourqing the bow with that chunky grip but I thought I just couldnt shoot the bow. Silly me. )
2006 Mathews LX blueberry and camo ( Excellent bow to shoot. Could have it way out of spec but it grooped well. Bought the camo one for hunting but didnt want to do it in the end. Shot alot of PB's with this bow. )
2007 Mathews Prestige ( An awesome bow and bloody fast!!! My current 3d and ABA bow.
2007 take down Recurve ( cant remember the brand it was a cheapy off ebay )
2007 Mathews Switchback ( bought it cause it was cheap and low poundage just for mucking around with barebow shooting ) Also might use it for indoor.
2008 Mathews Apex 7 ( Just got this bow. It will be my fita and iffa bow. Nice to shoot. )
As you can see im abit biased :silly:
Mathews are very well made bows, easy to set up and ive never had any problems with limbs, cams or risers with these bows. Touch wood. Ive been temted to try other bows but I think im still in lust with Mathews bows :silly:

[Sandy Hancock]

From the three recurves and three longbows mentioned in post #57, add:

2005 Bowtech Old Glory
2007 Hoyt Vectrix XL
2008 Hoyt ProElite / XT3000

That's in less than five years of archery :o. I'd better slow down or I'll end up like Marcus (or DWD :silly:)

[Marcus]

Here are mine, some years maybe a touch out

1989 Pearson Renegade (first bow, very heavy. Black)
1989 Hoyt Spectre 1000 (busted limbs in press, but it was awesome. No centrefight cutout. Grey)
1990 Hoyt Spectre 5000 (looked great, but never shot wel. Bluel)
1991 PSE Fire Flight Elite (fav bow. I put Hoyt cams on it. Awesome bow. Black Hammertone)
1993 Hoyt Super Slam (one of the first 2 in country. Great bow. Snow Camo)
1994 PSE Mach 5 ($2k bow, bust 2 sets of limbs at Jr Nats. Gunmetal grey)
1998 Bear XLR (shot my first 300 indoor with ACE's using this bow. Green)
1998 Jennings Pro Gold (such a bad bow, my dad cut it in half to stop it ever being used again. Gold)
2001 PSE Mach 5 Carbon 2 (secondhand, just returned to archery. Red)
2001 Hoyt Ultratec XT3000 CC (never got it working in 18 months of trying. Killed my confidence. Platnium)
2003 Hoyt Protec XT2000 CC+ (nice bow, rekindled my interest in archery. Blue)
2004 Hoyt Protec XT2000 Cam 1/2 (OK bow, but didn't WOW me. 75% letoff. Blue)
2004 Hoyt Protec XT2000 Cam 1/2 (OK bow, but didn't WOW me. 65% letoff. Blue)
2004 Hoyt Protec XT2000 Spiral (Loved this bow. Great fun to shoot. Blue)
2004 Hoyt UltraElite XT3000 Spiral (One of my favourite bows ever. Silver Flame)
2004 Mathews Ovation (Good bow, just a bit long for me. Got stolen. Blue)
2005 Mathews Switchback (very very nice bow. Easy to shoot. Camo)
2005 Bowtech Allegiance (one of my favourite bows. Shot it for ages and loved it greatly. Black Pewter)
2005 Mathews LX (had it setup great for indoor. Bit heavy. blue)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance (Great bow, hated the colour. Black Marble)
2006 Bowtech Allegiance (current bow. Love it. Is a keeper for sure. (Camo)
2006 Hoyt UltraElite XT3000 Spiral (secondhand 2004 model. For playing with only. Silverflame.)

22 bows. Bit silly really.
10 Hoyts
3 Mathews
3 Bowtechs
3 PSE's
1 Bear
1 Jennings
1 Pearson
I can add to this
2006 Bowtech Allegiance (was suppose to be for a few weeks shot for 6 months. Chrome)
2006 Hoyt Trykon XL (really enjoyed shooting this bow. Blue Fusion)
2007 Bowtech Allegiance (current bow. Love it. Black, then changed to Gold)
2004 Hoyt UltraElite XT3000 Spiral (shot one FITA with it. Silver Flame)

26 bows.
12 Hoyts
5 Bowtechs
3 Mathews
3 PSE's
1 Bear
1 Jennings
1 Pearson

[whiz]

Hmmm.

1984- Darton Compound that I can't remember the model of. (black)
1985- PSE Vector (black)
1986- PSE Mach 2 (black then yellow)

Slight gap in years

2007- Win&Win Winact (blue)
2007- Hoyt Axis (fade blue)

[primal]

yes marcus as per usual you amaze me

ok my pidlie little list consists of

1995 hoyt pro medalist (1984 model - black dark green limbs round wheels. what a bow)
2005 Martin Jag ( fusion cam, so mine had a wall, everyone knew when i fired it)
2005 Mcpherson Bishop (only bow that i know of that rhymes with 300, gunmetal has a cross on it. is sadly going to sale)
2006 Ben pearson stealth (limited edition black. sweetest bow to date )


i now have to add

2006 Pearson stealth (camo 70#)
2006 Pearson Gen II (short, single cam, black, man this is a nice bow to shoot )

1 more on the list.

2007 Diamond black ice 70# camo

[rachel]

1986 Wooden take down recurve (shot well with this, just didn't like recurve)
1986 Proline Intermediate (still going for beginners at Queanbeyan Archery Club)
1987 Hoyt Contender (Dad just got one so i wanted one too)
1992 Browning MTsomething-or-other (shot my first 1300 with this even though draw length was waaaaaaay too long)
2000 High Country Z bow (converted from twin cam to one cam by Leigh Cornish)
2002 High Country Brute Force (got 1350 FITA star)
2008 Mathews Prestige (see other thread, just showed up)

[2Dogs]

From memory

1987 - Hoyt Pro something (steel cable)
1988 - Hoyt Pro Vantage
1989 - Hoyt Pro Star ? )first machined)
1990 - Hoyt Defiant
1991 - Hoyt Pro Star
1992 - Bear/Jennings XLR
1993-1996 Jennings XLRS
2002ish - Hoyt Ultratec
2003 - Martin Scepter 2
2003 - Hoyt Ultratec
2004 - Hoyt Ultra Etlite
2005 - 2006 6 x Hoyt Ultraelites
2006 - Mathews Ovation x 2
2006 - Mathews LX
2006 - Mathews Apex x 4
2006 - Mathews Apex 7 x3
2007 - Mathews Con4 x 2
2007 - Mathews Apex7
2007 - Mathews Presteige
2008 - Mathews Apex7 x3

I won't count the Recurves :)

Hoyt 1982 to 1996..... Farking lots :)

[migilicutie]

um gee..........my list is huge
2007 perfect line youth bow(heavy but great starting bow)
well glad i could remember all that!!!
:hail: :archer: :bolt: :angel:

[aussie]

2001 Some green thing with limb hangers for the cams
2001 Golden Eagle
2001 Hoyt Viper
2002 Fred Bear Extreme
2004 Martin Sceptor 2 x 2
2004 Martin Cougar
2004 Martin Jaguar
2004 Jennings (something)
2006 CSS (can't remember)
2005 Mathews Legacy x 2
2005 Mathews LX
2006 Mathews FX
2005 Mathews Q2XL
2005 Hoyt Ultra elite
2006 Mathews Mustang (wife's)
2007 Mathews Presteige (wife's)
2006 Mathews switchback
2006 Elite Energy
2006 Mathews Apex 7
2007 Mathews Conquest 4
2007 PSE x Force x 2
2007 Ross 334
2007 Ross Cardiac
2006 Bent Stick
2006 PSE Recurve

Pretty scary for such a short time.
I only hope no one starts a thread on how much have you spent on arrows or archery, cause this list scared me enough.

[shannonhearse]

Im so lame in comparison

1986 - 1988ish YTD2 (yamaha recurve for the youngsters)
1988 - 2000 TD4+ (stoped shooting for a few years inbetween)
2000 - 2002 Avalon Plus
2002 - 2005 Win & Win Exefeel

Then, Overcame me, The Power of the Dark Side Did.
Strong it was.

2005 - 2006 Conquest Apex
2006 - 2007 Allegiance 05
2007 - Current Allegiance 07

[primal]

Year Model
1995 hoyt pro medalist (1984 model - black dark green limbs round wheels. what a bow)
2005 Martin Jag ( fusion cam, so mine had a wall, everyone knew when i fired it)
2005 Mcpherson Bishop (only bow that i know of that rhymes with 300, gunmetal has a cross on it. is sadly going to sale)
2006 Ben pearson stealth (limited edition black.
2006 Pearson stealth (camo 70#)
2006 Pearson Gen II (short, single cam, black, man this is a nice bow to shoot )
2007 Diamond black ice 70# camo


another one to the list

2008 Hoyt 06 Ultratec xt200 70# with cam1/2

so that makes
1 ancient hoyt
1 Hoyt
4 Pearsons
1 Martin
1 Diamond

thats 7 bows since 2005. i am not quite up there with DWDingo's.
an average of 5months per bow.

[Eberbachl]

You bought an UltraTec?

Good move ;)

[primal]

You bought an UltraTec?

Good move ;)
it was supposed to be for my brother in law, but then i saw it and thought "yeah i like that" ah well.

[tropicalshot]

Samick Progress 1 (28# & 36# limbs)

Samick Progress 2 (36# Limbs)

Hoyt Aerotec (Agulla ultra limbs 38# then Gold medalist 40# then more recently G3'S 42#)

contemplating a set of darts, not as far to throw. ;)

[Eberbachl]

it was supposed to be for my brother in law, but then i saw it and thought "yeah i like that" ah well.

Target colour or camo?

[primal]

Target colour or camo?
camo. like in the picture ;) that way i can blame all the accuracy on myself ;)

[Eberbachl]

camo. like in the picture ;) )

You think I look at your avatar that closely?

:rofl:

...nice bow though. Pity it's camo.

:p

[primal]

You think I look at your avatar that closely?

:rofl:

...nice bow though. Pity it's camo.

:p
i thought it was the last thing you looked at before you went to sleep every night ;) :p

[Eberbachl]

i thought it was the last thing you looked at before you went to sleep every night ;) :p

SSShhhh!!!!!

Don't tell everyone!

:rofl:

[primal]

SSShhhh!!!!!

Don't tell everyone!

:rofl:
so lucky luke you gonna up date your list, after all you have a nice new one to add ;)

[Eberbachl]

Yeah, must check the last statement and update it from there. ;)

[Eberbachl]

Originally Posted by Eberbachl
First Bow: Samick Wooden Takedown Recurve
Hoyt Superslam ...Meridian limbs and round wheels. Nice bow, but sloppy sloppy wall, and oh so slow.
Hoyt Stratus ...I consider this my first decent bow. Supreme limbs and command cams. Blew up the riser on it!
Hoyt Stratus Plus ...Shiny silver. A replacement riser for my Stratus, Supreme limbs and command cams. Achieved my ABA Grand Masters barebow with this bow. Also, shot my ABA Barebow PB of 394 with this. It was cool
Hoyt Stratus Plus ...Camo, Supreme limbs, command cams and a very low brace height. Shot my first Men's FITA with this bow. It was LOUD!
Hoyt Magnatec ...Camo, Command Cam +. This was my hunting bow - also shot a few ABA rounds with it.
Hoyt AccuTec ...Shot my first indoor 300 (Vegas round) with this bow. It was very nice. I think it had XT2000 limbs and a Redline Single cam from memory.
Hoyt CyberTec ...hmmmm the CyberTec. It was OK. We didn't really get along though. I think the colour was wrong. XT2000 limbs and Command Cam +
Hoyt UltraTec ...Wow! This bow goes on my best bows of all time list! Command Cam+ XT3000 limbs (I think). I think the Command Cam+ was one of Hoyt's all time great cams.
Bowtech Patriot Dually ...My first Bowtech. Very nice indeed! Waaay fast
Mathews Conquest 2 ...I can't complain about this bow really. It was fine. Until one day I was shooting poorly, and decided to trade it in. I guess it just didn't excite me.
Mathews LX ...Very underwhelming
PSE Primos STL ...great bow - not fast, but a real shooter.
Bowtech Pro 40 Dually ...A little sensitive to timing issues, but if the timing was kept right, worked really well. Very quick.
Bowtech Allegiance ...My other bow that gets the all time great bows list! Super fast, and easy to shoot. Shot my Men's FITA pb and FITA Field pb this year at the nats with this bow. Probably should have kept it
Pearson Gen II ...I picked this bow up yesterday. So far it looks nice, but it's too early to tell with any certainty. In a few weeks if I remember, I'll update with more details.


OK.... 15 bows...I think that's all

OK:

Update.

The Pearson Gen II lasted...well about three days.

Now I have a Bowtech Old Glory '06, and a '05 Constitution.

The Old Glory is a dream :D Not Allegiance quick, but quick nonetheless, and very accurate.

The Constitution feels pretty nice...haven't had it long though. Will be my indoor bow.

:D

Update:

Sold the Old Glory and Constitution.

Got another Gen II that I shot well for a few months until taking a break.

Now have an '07 Bowtech Constitution in Smoke Chrome.

:D

[Pianochick]

Well the only bow I have ever owned is:
Samick Mizar riser, Universal limbs - 30lbs @ 28"

[nzo]

win and win trigger (yellow)
hoyt elan (black)
hoyt avalon plus (black)
hoyt aerotec (purple i know it was ugly)
hoyt aerotec (red)
hoyt aerotec (fusion)
hoyt aerotec (black)
hoyt proelite (blue)
elite synergy (black)

[Cancer]

My first 6-months into Archery..
A Hoyt Nexus and a W&W Inno Carbon

A Hoyt Helix sometimes later I hope... When I shoot better. Much better

I prefer the Hoyt stuffs

[Matatazela]

Fred Bear - Red Bear (beginners glass longbow set)
Crusader Excel (Compound wheelie, circa 1990)
Browning Myst (2007) Compound, Hybrid cams
PSE Mojo (2006) NRG Hybrid Cams

[TrevorK]

2004-2005 KAP Evalution II 34# recurve
Merlin Lite storm 70# I think
2005-2006 W&W Infinite/Senergy limbs 38#
Samick Agulla/universal 26#
2006-2008 W&W Exfeel/Winex 42#
Hoyt Helix/ not sure which to use Senergy/winexs
Browning Phoenix 50#

[Rock Steady]

Pre 1975 Assorted home made bows.
1975? First Recurve (I still have it in the shed)
1977 Another Recurve. (White Limbs, in the shed as well)
1978? Proline Compound. Cyclone2. (Currently living in Darwin)
1984 PSE Jet Flight. (In my shed)
199? PSE Mach 8 (son has just started using it after selling his Jaguar, shot 750+ ABA paper round with a whisker biscuit rest)
2005 Bowtech Old Glory. (Still shoots sweet today, although my son keeps practicing with it:) )

I don't change bows often.

[widar]

1991-92 SamWha Take Down wooden recurve 28#
1992-93 Yamaha YTD-II - red- 66" glass limbs, 30#
1993-95 Yamaha YTD-II - blue - 66" glass limbs 34# FITA 1150 with this one
1995-99 Hoyt TD4 Gold Medalist- white - 68" glass limbs 36# (never got used to it)
2008 - KAP Winstar II - red - 68" Winstorm Carbon limbs - 32#
2008 - W&W Winact - red -68" Winstorm Carbon limbs - 32#

2008/9- (W&W Winact - red) - 66" W&W Winex - 36# (This ought to be the perfect setup)

[kokwei]

Recurves:
2006-08 KAP Winstar II- Sliver- 68" Challanger craft 32#
2008 INNO CARBON- Blue- 68" Challanger craft 34#

[from sweden]

matthews conquest think it was a con 2 not sure
hoyt ultra tec
hoyt razor rec
hoyt gamemaster
hoyt montega
4 bw recurves
8 bw longbows
1 byron fergusson longbow

[special]

these are the bows ive bought..and still own..
Bear cheap ass fibreglass recurve
Hoyt Pro Medalist Takedown 36# @68"
Fred Bear Sparrowhawk 2 45#
PSE Precisoin Edge 1000C 90# +
PSE Thunderflight 55#
ROSS CR 337C Competition 70#
ROSS CR 337C Competition 60#
ROSS CR334 70#
ROSS CR331 70#..60#...50#
...that'll do for now

[dbjac]

-PSE Spyder S4
-Martin Jaguar
-Hoyt Sierratec
-Hoyt Ultratec
-Bowtech Allegiance
-Bowtech Guardian
-Mathews Switchback
-Hoyt Ultraelite

-Hoyt Aerotec around the time of the Allegiance

[special]

these are the bows ive bought..and still own..
Bear cheap ass fibreglass recurve
Hoyt Pro Medalist Takedown 36# @68"
Fred Bear Sparrowhawk 2 45#
PSE Precisoin Edge 1000C 90# +
PSE Thunderflight 55#
ROSS CR 337C Competition 70#
ROSS CR 337C Competition 60#
ROSS CR334 70#
ROSS CR331 70#..60#...50#
...that'll do for now

Oh...and my Darton SL1000 ....cant forget the old girl..

[esch1203]

2007 - Reflex Excursion - nice to start but noticeable hand shock, bit slow - sold
2007 - Hoyt Vectrix XL - great bow, I love how smooth it is
2007 - PSE X-Force - one of the smoothest speed bows I have shot
2008 - HCA Speed Force - speedy and powerful but a nightmare to draw and not easy to shoot
2008 - bought an other Vextrix XL (spare)
2008 - Bowtech 101st - very smooth, deadly fast and nice to draw
2008 - Bowtech Guardian - smooth, speedy. Very accurate. Easy to shoot.
2008 - Bowtech 82nd in Testarossa black - just new - not setup yet
2008 - PSE X-Force 70lbs to replace my 2007 with 60lbs

I´m shooting 7 bows right now but love the X-Force, Vectrix XL and the 101st most. Gonna sell the HCA Speed Force

[The One]

1998 Sam Wha Wooden Take Down
2000 Samick Progress 1 with Progress 2 limbs (limb pockets fill up with water when it rains )
2002 Hoyt Avalon Plus - Fade Green
2007 Hoyt Helix in Riptide with G3 limbs

2008 Hoyt Proelite XT3000 - Blue :drool:

[Sir Slick]

1994 - PSE Spirit (first times are meant to be special... not this)
1996 - Hoyt - Cant remember, Meridian??
1998 - Hoyt Striker 2, Carbonplus4 limbs(?)....To this day still my favourite bow that I have owned, shouldn't have sold it:thumb:
2005 - Win & Win NX Xpert, Winex limbs
2008 - Hoyt Nexus, G3 limbs

[DICER]

1982 - Fibreglass stick
1984 - Proline compound
1985 - PSE carbon limbs (elite?)
1986 - PSE Elite wooden limbs (snapped in the grip)
1987 - PSE Elite wooden limbs
1989 - Hoyt contender (?) restrung with fast-flight

2006 - Hoyt Aerotec
2007 - Identical Fiberbows with G3 limbs upgraded to CX900 limbs in 2008

Hoyt aerotec pictured at a freak point in time when I was in Australia (below)
Courtesy Graeme Jeffrey @ Centenary Archers

[Jay.G]

2005-win&win trigger (twisted limbs, still shot alright tho)
2005 lol- Aerotec with G3s (my lovely darling :))
2006- Aerotec (same one) with CRXs) (smooth draw, reliable)

2008- Hoyt Nexus with Border Hex5-W (Very nice, lot of fun to shoot with.)
Future somewhere distant- Either Win&win or Samick. Need to explore the horizon a bit more, sorry Hoyt, nothing personal.

[Release_chucker]

1999 First bow some blue yamaha, shouldn't have sold it but did
2001 First compound PSE Nova, have't sold it but should, complete crud of a bow
2007 Hoyt 04 Ultratec, love this bow, great paint job in flame, but needs replacing
2008 Hoyt Gold Medalist with KAP Carbon Limbs, it's good to have a recurve on hand