The Journey Has Ended

[WildmanSC]

Over the past 7+ years I have been on a journey to find the stickbow that I could not do without. It seems I could not do without 55+ recurves and longbows in that period of time. That is how many recurves and longbows I have bought or traded to get and then sold or traded for another bow.

My journey ended as of the middle of November when the 3 Rivers Dalaa arrived. I have sold all of the other longbows and recurves I owned except for one keepsake T/D recurve that was built by a local bowyer, Bob Jones. Mr. Jones is approaching his mid-80s and I wanted to get one of his bows while he was still healthy enough to build them.

The bow has been shot about 12 times, the 12 practice shots I took at his shop when I picked the bow up after it was finished. It now resides in a T/D bow case under one of our beds where it will continue to reside until perchance one of my grandsons gets old enough to shoot it. It is one of 2 bows I will not sell. The other? My Dalaa!:smile: :banana: :grin:

Bill

[Handshock]

Bows are very personal things, and each of us have different opinions about what makes a great bow, or a keeper bow. To the fellow who shoots mostly field archery, or target archery, a heavy risered bow, of longer lenth, and light draw weight is ideal. To the fellow who is mostly a treestand bowhunter, the shorter recurve bow, with lighter mass, and moderate poundage is ideal for his close quarter pursuits.

With the resurgence of the metal risered recurve bows of yesteryear, the spot shooter can enjoy super accuracy with the use of pin sights, and stabilizers. Whether you are an indoor shooter, who stacks carbon arrows in tight groups in a target bale, or a dyed in wool purist who stalks wary game animals with a longbow, and a back quiver full of cedar arrows, your bow MUST fit you, and compliment you......Glad you found your niche wildman!

[WildmanSC]

Handshock,

Thanks! The Dalaa finds its way to the treestand with me as well as to the target range. As presently configured the bow is 60" and weighs in the neighborhood of close to 3#. I've had other T/D recurves that have weighed close to the same weight as the Dalaa, most notably Dymondwood risered Morrison, Palmer and Sweptwing T/D recurves.

While I have a sight on my Dalaa, it has no pins and I shoot it as close to instinctive as you can get, except I have a frame of reference for my sight picture. My rest? The built-in bump rest with seal skin and the adjustable side plate, also with seal skin affixed. The Dalaa is a great hunting bow, for me.

Bill

[Handshock]

Wildman, I totally agree that different bows can "crossover" into different venues. My statements above reflect a generalization. I personally shoot a short, {60inch} heavy risered recurve bow, with light draw weight {45lb}. I have used this type of bow to kill whitetail bucks at 20 yards, and to shoot accurate roving shots at leaves out to 50 yards.

To me this is a perfect utility weapon in that it allows me to get off shots in tight quarters at big game animals, while still giving me the stability to hit distant field shots on various targets. While I do not use any sights, or stabilizers, I do shoot with a side mount quiver, and aluminum arrows which makes for a great, stable, and accurate set up.