Got a new ( older) recurve from a friend earlier this week.. It is a Hoyt Pro Hunter recurve.. 58" NTN, 50 x #AMO @28"..

I think it's from the 70's but not certain..

Gave it a modest finish facelift..

Installed a leather arrow plate-shelf rest for off the shelf shooting..and made a 15 strand Brownell's 3 splice flemish FastFlite string for it.

Braced at 7.5" measured from rear of sight window to string.. Nock point 1/8" above perpendicular. I shoot fingers with a 2 layer cordovan tab.

Anyhow..Got to shoot it a bit today at 18 yards..

Arrows are Doug fir, parallel, spined 80# on 26 inch centers with 160 grain points and 5.5" helical RW 3 fletch feathering.

I'll scale the bow later but my initial assessment is that at my 30" draw..bow draws maybe just a tad under 60#@30"..

Bow i cut to centershot, tho my arrow plate brings that out about 1/16".

It's a good looking one piece recurve. Bubinga overlays, black glas, maple lams, black actionwood riser with vertical piecs of bubinga and an accent of blood wood or maybe purpleheart.. Modest pistol grip..not too deep.

The ergonimcs fit me well..

Anyhow.. Do any of you own-shoot with the older Hoyt Pro Hunter recurve?

Tho I have seen quite a few Hoyt recurves over the years..( mostly the target Pro Medalist) I have never owned one..Jim

A 58" NTN recurve is about my lower limit of draw length with a 30" draw.. The Hoyt seems to be very smooth for me.

First 3 arrows out of the bow grouped waay too close( size of a silver dollar) at about 18 yards..

Another "one arrow to any mark" recurve..:)

Someone said Earl Hoyt Jr used this same model for hunting and preferred it to the other Hoyt hunting bows made in those days..

It's FAST.. Any bow that'll drive arrows down the line that are spined 20+ pounds over the actual draw weight for my 30" draw length gets my attention..:)Jim

Jim, I don't have your monster draw but I have owned two of those and both, in my opinion, would perform with or better then today's bows. I bought one just for resale two years ago and shot it for awhile with a skinny 450 string on it. That thing was a rocket and I just draw a tad over 27 1/2". That is a mid 1970's model I believe.

George, Thanks for the input.. I just have long sleeve length and get my body into the drawing..:)

Frank Addington has the 'before pics' and specs and was gonna ask his Dad about the vintage on the older recurve..Frank shoots Hoyt almost exclusively..

I met Earl Hoyt (jr) back in the mid 70's in Phoenix down at Henderson Archery( Al Henderson's shop) Al sold a bunch of Hoyts recurve bows as he was big into target archery..

Earl was in his 60's then..which seemed really old for me at the time..:)..

Now a days..I wish I was 60 again..:) no strike that..I wish I was 25 again..:)Jim

I had one in 50# once. Nice bow.

Dire wolf i believe Owen Jeffery had a bit of input in the design of that bow also. I know he used a pro hunter to shoot that deer that ended up hanging in the Fred Bear museum.

Jim I have one just like it and I was told that it was a '74 model. It is a good shooter and don't really see that many of them.

Classy looking curve.

I have a left hand pro hunter, green glass serial no 680-L 50# 2 bushings on back for stabilizers.

Thanks for the input on the older Hoyt..

It's definately a good shooter..:) The lines of the riser remind me of one of the older Damaon Howatt Hi Speed bows ( Ne Plus Ultra)..

I kinda thout it was from the mid 70's.. There were some fine recurves made back when..Jim

dire wolf I have never shot one of the pro hunters but I do have what I have been told is a mid 60's 1964 I beleive but I am not sure. Hoyt Pro Special. It too is a very good shooter 66" 50#@ 28

BKW, Yours is longer and has a bit more age on it than the one I have..Do you still brace it up and shoot-hunt with it?..Jim

Dire Wolf I do shoot it from time to time. I have 10 longbows and recurves and try to shoot most all of them at some point in time This bow is in great condition. The pictures do not do it justice. In my opinion Hoyt made some fine bows over the years. I am thinking of selling this one. I have not made my mind up yet. I just purchased a new to me Schafer Silvertip and need to thin down my current collection. Hard to decide which ones to let go

Re: Hoyt Pro Hunter

This looks like the bow that I brought over. The bow is looking good.

Gil Moss

Very nice.

Enjoy your new/old bow.

To me the profile is almost exact as a Bear Kodiak Hunter. I kept mine on the pegs with a Kodiak Hunter and you couldn't tell them apart.

Beuitiful bows,I have the same model in 45# .i too have a30" draw .i have a bear type quiver mounted to the factory front accessory bushings.gives the very light bow some heft.Im shooting heavy Doug fir with some of those heavy bodkin points 165gr.? Take about target penetration ! I notice no hand shock I think because of arrow weight.Very well done grip for a production bow .overall look is menacing . As far as fun to shoot a very good selection for close quarters and 20 yard shots ,the name says it all Pro Hunter.You must be a very good friend.

Have a pro hunter I bought in johannesburg in 1967 which shoots as well or better than my dorado both at 50lb draw weight

I own one that was shot one time in original box original string for all intents new That I acquired in a trade fifteen years ago.I pull the box down off the shelf open box and it reminds of how excited is was to get a shiny new bow back in the day. Shipping label says 1972.I've had a couple of others through the years. Fine bows as were all old hoyt products.

For sure they were great bows Herb and I don't blame you for not selling .Tips I've picked up,use a dacron string on old bows and I warm up the bow by rubbing it with a cloth before shooting.Enjoy shooting if you decide to use it. Regards from south Africa.

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