You guys, and gals. That shoot the Super Kodiak, do you feel much hand shock when you shoot it? or does it feel smooth for you? I am just wondering your thoughts on this. Would like to have one of the new ones. Thanks.

My best friend has an old Super Kodiak that he bought in 1983 for $100. Shoots pretty nice. Very little hand shock. Fast, easy to shoot bow. I don't know about the new ones.

I had a '72 SK. No shock at all. It's the only bow I got rid of that I wish I had back.

No handshock on mine. Very quiet. 8. 3/4" brace height.

As above, no handshock in my '70.

Quiet as well for a Bear.

I shoot both old and new Super Kodiaks. They are very smooth and accurate.when well tuned.

I have a 1973 55#er that shoots great no hand-shock at all and my son in law has one of the comm. models in 55#'s and it also shoots great....but as mentioned in does have fairly thin skin on it mostly along the edges of the corewood which is where you would not want the finish to be to thin bd

Dustin, Why offer that negative comment if you've only heard it? I did have one Commemorative model. It was a wonderful bow, pretty and a good shooter, but mine was a few pounds too heavy for me so I sold it. I've owned several others and still have a 69.

SKs aren't the fastest bows made but they are good, stable bows that shoot well.

I have a '73 SK with an 8 strand SBD string, no handshock, noise level is low with jut a crisp "thump".

I have a '74 Super Kodiak that has NO handshock. Shoots great.

Like Phil said, well made good shooting bows. Not the fastest but great bows.

I do not notice any shock. I use 2114 alum with 150 grain points. About 8.5 grains per lb. Of bow weight. Only bow-arrow combo that I have run through Stu's calculator that came out almost dead on the first time. I have 2 a 1972 and a 2005 I think.

I just picked up a 76 blue stripe 50lber no handshock at all and mine is pretty quick at my draw of 31 in got 193 at chrono. Don't consider that slow at all.

What weight arrow? SKs were not dogs but weren't the top performers. That said they were and still are a heck of a good bow.

To be honest with you guys the Super K has always been one of my favorite bows. I had a conversation with a fellow I know that stated he didn't like the Super K because of hand shock. I have never felt any shock in the ones I've had. In my opinion a very stable and quiet hunting bow. I now have one of the Commemeratives. It is the same, a quiet and stable bow. But it should be, it is the exact same as the Super K, Just a different name. I know there are a lot of people on this site that shoot the Bear super K. I just wanted to get your opinions. And your opinions came out like I expected!

I had a SuperK & I really liked it. I traded it to Roger & would have still had it had it been 50 or 55lbs rather than 60lbs. I draw just over 29" & it just got too much for me. I didn't feel any hand shock & would have another in a heatbeat at 50lbs.

well fred bear liked the super kodiak so that is good enough for me . all joking aside they are a great bow they are a classic bow with classic lines and a long history behind them of being a good shooting bow .are there faster bows i think there are do i care no . is that important to me no .

I've never heard the term "hand shock " associated with ANY recurve!

I've heard loud bows of all makes and generally the culprit was a lack of proper tune. All of the Super K's that I've shot were quiet, but then again they were tuned and otherwise shot properly........

1973 Super K with a little custom work on the grip arrow shelf and strike plate area along with the bottom of the sight rail removed (cut off) for the fletching to clear bd

Roger ... The topic was HANDSHOCK.... not noise !!

Toehead, I graduated highschool in 67. Bring that bow when we shoot together at AAP TRAD SHOOT. Looking forward to next weekend.

I worked part time in an archery shop in the 60's and got all my gear at cost. I ordered two Super Kodiaks when they came out in 1967, a 60" 55#@ 28 and a 60" 70#@ 28". The 55# broke shortly after I got it. I called the factory and they had a L.H.(67 1/2) in stock, 64" 50#@ 28". I still have both of those bows. They were great shooters then and they still are.

Stacking? yes.

Handshock? no.

One of the best feeling factory grips ever.

My son has 3 bears all left handed. I knew Warren Spahn but not me.

I'm with SB, but then we are both grouchy old b....bowhunters. Never associated the term hand shock with a recurve.

I have a 1971 Super Kodiak, 60 inches and 58 pounds at 28 inches. It is a real hammer: It drives a 600 grain arrow at about 185 feet per second (if that matters) and it is a sweet shooter. Yes, we did shoot it through a chronograph once a few years ago.

It does stack just a little at the end of my 29-inch draw. Lots of times it is my hunting bow of choice and the newer, more expensive bows stay home.

Toehead, bring your best shooter with best arrow. Would like to watch arrow flight. Dont know nothing about foc.

SB, yes and thank you, I'm aware of that. Did you happen to read the commentary prior to my post?

at brace, the string has minimal contact with the limbs on an SK. a great design imo that makes for a good shooting bow.

I had a '70 and wish I had not sold it. very quiet, a tack driver, and not the slightest bit of hand shock.

No hand shock on these old Kodiaks...

None on my new one.

Hey JimPic! Did it look like this one #60.

I can't talk about the newer Super Kodiaks, but my '69 is about as hand shock free as any bow that I've owned. The mass weight of the phenolic riser makes these bows a dream to shoot.

Bernie

I have a newer grayling green ..... fantastic bow ! its a keeper to me !! Hump

I've shot a lot of them and I don't think I ever encountered hand shock. As for the Commemorative, yes the "finish" will check on the back of the limb near the fades. That is a finish issue and partially because the Super Kodiak has relatively short working limbs. I love them. And by the way, the Commemorative was no different than any other Super Kodiak in the performance aspect..it is actually one of my favorites.

And I will add this; those of us who have been in archery a long time, and familiar with the early high compression risers, understand that nearly all of them developed cracks in the finish due to moisture in the composite material when made. Nearly all of these are safe to shoot in my experience and shouldn't be relegated to wall hangers.

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