I've been bit by the traditional bug and have been looking into which bow to buy. Are the Black Widows worth their price? Do you get what you pay for? I love the looks of their bows,but looks doesn't make it a shooter! Help me.....
Everything you see advertised anywhere is usually not worth the price aka.rocketshooter said:I've been bit by the traditional bug and have been looking into which bow to buy. Are the Black Widows worth their price? Do you get what you pay for? I love the looks of their bows,but looks doesn't make it a shooter! Help me.....
SC, you should have preceded the last part of your statement with "in my opinion". :wink: :tongue:Black Widow bows are not my personal choice, but they are fantastic bow none the less
Sure it belongs, because there are no set standards on what makes an "elite" bow--that is simply your opinion. My bet is you could find 100 archers who would agree, and 100 more who would disagree. What makes a bow "elite"? Advertising? Price? Availability? Personally I don't consider any bow "elite"--even the ones that have a 2+ year wait. No such thing as a magic bow.No, "in my opinion" doesn't belong, Black Widows are one of the elite bows on the market, and I can say that without hesistance.
Pure opinion--who decides if a bow is pretty or not? What is the deciding factor? Some thing they look very nice, some think they are ugly--which one is right?A) gorgeous bows,
Again, opinion. Some folks don't shoot them well at all. I have had two of them, and shot several more. I can shoot them, but I don't shoot them as well as some other bows, especially their longbow.B) they are fine shooting bows - even you could shoot on
I don't mean this in a degrading way, but they have had at least 4 different owners or groups of owners. I agree, a lousy product will generally not stand the test of time--but a product does not have to be the absolute best to stay in business.C) they have a history, poor companies with poor products don't
That is the one that always tickles me. Someone will say something like "Yeah, I paid $800, but I can shoot it for a year or two and sell it for $600". That's either 25% loss, or a $200 loss, whichever way you want to look at it. Buy a $200 bow, shoot it for a year or two and sell it for $150. That's the same 25%, but it's only a $50 loss. You look at it from a percentage standpoint, it doesn't hurt so bad. Look at it from the actual dollar standpoint, it ain't so pretty. $200 will go a long way towards buying a bow--some great shooting bows can be had for not much more than that.D) they retain their value
And that means? Like I said, it boils down to opinion--no more, no less. Yours is worth just as much as mine, and vice-versa. Experience carries a little more weight, but that too is often biased and corrupted with--you guessed it--opinion.I think Black Widow would be in the top 3 bows if I were to rank all I've shot.
Basically what I was getting at here was the fact that bows are not elitest, just some people are. Some think that if they can spend more than the next guy, or own something that isn't available to the general public, that makes them and/or that particular product better. I guess that could be the case sometimes, but I don't see it with bows. Many years of shooting tournaments has shown me that $25 garage sale bows can put a spanking on $1,200 custom bows if they are in the right hands. The most recent case I know of was a fellow named Jerry T. who won the recurve class at the Howard Hill this year. He was shooting an old Bear that had a hole in one limb (errant arrow from his grandson or nephew, I think) that was repaired with a glob of epoxy. That bow most likely wouldn't have gotten a $10 bid on e-bay, but Jerry shot great with it and won. FWIW, Jerry is anything but an elitest--one heck of a nice guy, and an outstanding archer.What makes a bow "elite"? Advertising? Price? Availability? Personally I don't consider any bow "elite"--even the ones that have a 2+ year wait. No such thing as a magic bow.
I should elaborate further on this one for sure. Not too long ago I got in deep doo-doo because I posted that BW had at one point closed the doors. Here is what I was told, by someone I trust to know the facts.I don't mean this in a degrading way, but they have had at least 4 different owners or groups of owners. I agree, a lousy product will generally not stand the test of time--but a product does not have to be the absolute best to stay in business.