From: whiplash
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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I just purchased this howatt bow, the seller claims howatt made it and that he bought it from him when the seller lived in seattle. I would like to know what kind of string to use ( maybe a link or two to a string? ) and what the brace height would be. Also if anyone could put an approximate price on what the bow is worth that would be wonderful. I do intend to shoot this bow and want to take good care of it as it is beautiful i just dont know enough about it and it seems its hard to find much information on google.
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From: DanaC
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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Any standard 62 inch Dacron string will be fine, start around 8" brace height. Fine old target bows, that one looks to be in great shape.
I'm sure Larry Hatfield will have more info.
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From: whiplash
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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The string thats on the bow does not look like it has ever been waxed. I have bow wax i use for my Sage takedown recurve, should i use my wax on this string? Dome some older recurves not use waxed strings?
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From: Buzz
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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Wax it, get a small piece of leather and run it up and down the lenght.
Work the wax into the string, loops as well.
I don't wax the middle serving on my bows though, jmo.
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From: camodave
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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One thing for sure is that it is worth to you exactly what you paid for it and to the next person to own it exactly what they are willing to pay for it...the used bow market is totally unpredictable right now...one of my first traditional bows was a Ventura...I sold it to a friend to get him started in the traditional world...great bow...that is most certainly not an old string as those bows would have come with an endless loop string and that is a relatively new Flemish twist string...I also doubt it has no wax in it, simply may need some touching up on the surface
DDave
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From: Raymo
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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Well first off.. It is a howatt and is clearly marked as such. Its an earlier Ventura and I like to use B50 on them since this is a low weight bow it doesn't have to be a very big strand count. They shoot very nicely and you will like it.
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From: GF
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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JMO, it’s an awful nice place to start out with recurves…. You’re lucky, so enjoy it.
And FWIW, it won’t shoot any better if it’s “worth” a thousand dollars than if it’s “worth” a hundred.
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From: GLF
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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Its basically a howatt hunter with a longer riser. Mine shot well at 8 inches but a lot of that depends on your release. Yours may run a little higher.
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From: yorktown5
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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The Ventura was built for a LONG TIME, one of the few bows to survive and continue to be built when the compound revolution killed off recurves, they were often bought as the bow to train for Olympic competition. As to performance, that speaks volumes.
Rick
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From: Blackhawk
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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I may be wrong of course, but that particular bow may have been made by Mr. Howatt himself. I recall Larry saying that the first number in the serial prior to mid-60's indicated who the bowyer was for a particular bow. Mr. Howatt was # 1...and you see by the serial that this early 60's bow may be one of his own.
Hey Larry, fill us in...
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From: larryhatfield
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Date: 21-Oct-14 |
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looks like a 1961 model with the turquoise glass. note that it is a 66" bow, not a 62"! if you buy a string, get a dacron, 10-12 strand and it will shoot really well for you.
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