Just wondering what yer faves are? Reflex/deflex or straight limb. I currently have a martin Savannah and love it. I tend to better with recurves but I just love the longbows and wood arrows. I owned a northern mist I loved and I'm really looking hated at the st charles pacific yew. So let's hear all your faves!

More of a Hybrid I guess but I love the Centaur's.

Strikerbows Stinger TDL

Looking hard not hated lol. So much for "auto correct."

For some reason I hate the look of Hybrid R/D Longbows. I guess I'm a purist and prefer a "D" shaped bow. I have a Northern Mist "Baraga" coming that I hope will be the one.

My all time favorite is the Subdermal Hematoma, by Denton Forehead. They are rare though.

John Shulz legend with set back

Panzer my NM was a Superior. The Baraga is similar. They're both reflex/deflex but look pretty classic when strung. That was a great bow. But rotator issues forced me to part with it and go lighter. You'll like it I bet.

"My all time favorite is the Subdermal Hematoma, by Denton Forehead."

George, are you drinking again? :)

My Howard Hill WS.

Gonna be as many favs as people...but mine all time is a Newwood Vanguard.

George, I've never wanted to have one of my own, but have wanted to give one away once in awhile! I've only owned RER Vortex and Vortex ll. Never shot the Hill style. I always thought D shape referred to the cross section shape of the bow and not strung shape.

Hummingbird Kingfisher TD r/d. Love the r/d look better than the traditional D. Shoots great too as one antelope and two deer this year can attest, if they could.

Well, okay then, I'll quit being silly for a bit. I've owned a few very nice ones, but iffn' I had to pick one out of that bunch, it would be a Rocky Miller, Bridger Mountain 64" model Sacajawea. And only because it fit so dang well in my hand.

My favorite custom longbow to date is my White Wolf , but there are a lot of them that I have not shot.

Meigs bamboo longbow. Two of them, #46, #54. I like my Green Mtn. too, but the #46 Meigs is my favorite. Bought it in 85 and it has killed some nice deer and two bear along with snowshoe hares.

Sunset Hill legend. Only three in existence as 0f now.

I tried and owned MANY. My search ended with Ken Rohloffs Whippenstick. Bill

Yep he must be cause George never mispells anything n he mispelled subdural hematoma. I know cause I had one about 2 years ago.

seriously tho, I sold the one that fit me like a glove. It was a Zebra longbow that George sold to a friend of mine n I got it from him. Just wasn't my time for longbows I guess. I had so many recurves at the time.

Now wait a minute, I have one of those Denton Forehead Subdermal Hematoma's longbow. George had it right the first time. I also married a psychiatric nurse, she wanted a life long case study LMAO!

Been out of this for a long time so I don't know the bow you are shooting. Say you like your recurves, then in my opinion you will lean more toward R/D longbows. The straighter the longbow the more hand shock it will have, don't matter what the material in it. With that said many years ago I passed up on a yew self bow. Sapwood backing, heartwood facing, 40#@28". Beautiful bow. As I write this still kicking my ass for passing on that bow!

Was that Ed Barr you got the Zebra from..GLF?

I was trying to recall the term from Ben Casey, MD. LOL

David Miller Split Bamboo.

Yeah it was George. He passed away 6 months after he retired n gave the bow to me a few months before that.

He got cancer from working in body shops for 45 years. He hunted the entire season just before he died. Said he was gonna enjoy his last weeks if it killed him. And before anyone makes the comment, Ed never had a drink or smoked a cig in his life.

My favourite longbow is a Schafer Silvertip that I only sold because the original owner, whose name is on it, contacted me and asked to buy it back...that bow at 62 inches was never intended for my 30 inch draw so it stacked like crazy...sometimes a bow that is a bit too heavy in draw weight and stacks like that makes one shoot better and that is the way it was with that bow...Dave Windauer is better known for his recurves; I will argue his d/r longbows are as good as it gets (as is his grip checkering work)

DDave

Wow. I remember that bow. He and I met at West Virginia Bowhunter's Festival, off the Dallas Pike area of Rt. 70, just past Wheeling. He was looking for a longbow and traded me a Colorado Bighorn for it. I didn't have the Zebra with me at the time but he said, just take the recurve and send me the bow after you get home. Awesome fellow, he was. That was a while ago Gary.

I shoot a savannah as well and like it a lot. Haven't owned a custom yet and I'm not sure what I'll get when it's time. I have shot my buddys whippinstick and love the way it shoots! And I have shot a pronghorn which I also like. Haven't shot a thunder child or a centaur yet but want to. I'm gonna have a heck of a time choosing what bow I want to have made when I'm ready to buy

dwyer original

Skookum!

Toelke Whip Just got it . Have not had too much time to bond with it.

Toelke Whip Just got it . Have not had too much time to bond with it.

Bamboo, black glass, wenge riser, 70# at 28, made it last winter, killed its firs deer this fall.

Yep in the 80's. He was quite a guy.

Saxon hawk long bow. 55 #

Black Widow PLX!

gotta go with my man Dan Toelke. The guy is just amazing

Roy Hall 62" Apache. Its R/D and the only longbow I own or have ever owned, but I like it!

MOAB

My was a Harrison el lobo 62" but it blew up and can't find another. The Big Jim Buffalo I have now looks better but not as fast or smooth but still a great bow and durable.

I'm really liking my sentman Moosejaw.

JD Berry Vixen with dished grip, yew limbs, and myrtle riser

JD Berry Vixen with dished grip, yew limbs, and myrtle riser

This thread would have been so much better with pictures.....

Green Mountain for me.

Leon Stewart slammer 68inch 24inch riser R/D longbow.

You would be very pleased with the Pacific Yew St. Charles!!!!

Fox Triple Crown by Ron King.

My only custom bow I own is one made by a fellow Waller, Sage did a bang up job. Shoots like a dream and took my first deer with it last year. 64in, 52@27 Osage limbs with English walnut riser.

Favorite reflex deflex longbow is my kota prairie nomad, favorite D shaped bow is my bison bow I think it was made back in the 80's don't really know though and my favorite recurve is my black widow PSA II. Next will be a Howard Hill.

leon Stewart, 66" 65#@28". Shes Black glass with Osage limbs and dark wood riser. When i could draw that weight she was smooth and accurate. On my son in laws wall now.

Big Jim's Buffalo!!

leon stewart r/d longbow

Wallace Mountain

Striker Bows/ smooth and hard hiting

Skookum X2!

Howard Hill 'Wesley Special'.

I shoot a Fox Triple Crown made by Ron King. I haven't tried too may other bows, maybe a half dozen (Black Widow, Martin's Vision and Savannah and a few others). I really like the triple crown.

northern mist whisper, but want a Barada also.

My favorite is a Howard Hill, followed closely by Fox archery, & a Tim Meigs Duo Flex.

i have had a few Mcullough Griffins that shot well,can't beat a Kanati for the price,reminds me of the Griffins.

Liberty, any of them

I found a picture of my Schafer

DDave

Winterhawk r/d 64" 44#@28, feels good with my 29" draw. Id like to try a Bamabow some day.

Man there's a lot of good bows out there but the one that fits me best and works best in my hands is the Shrew Classic Hunter.

Currently it's my Hill Big Five.

Centaur and Toelke Whip that I swapped here from a fellow waller!! Both great shooters!!

Good Huntin!! Rob

I dont own a custom but if I did it would be a toss up Ed Scott Owl Bow Or a Voodoo Custom

Whippenstick!

My favorite hyb is an Acadian Woods Tree Stick and my favorite D shaped bow is Ron Kings Fox mild R/D bow.

DJ

Well..Some great examples of some fine longbows you fellows have, shoot or like..

For me?.. My favorite custom longbow is one I made myself about10 years or so back.. Hunted at 2200-2600' in elevation for the yew tree that I hoped would yield some great selfbow staves..

Getting a permit from the Mt Hood Nat'l Forest folks was as complicated as getting to add bubble bath suds to the Pope when he is in his bathtub..BUT I persevered..:)

It was a smallish yew( male tree) about 13" in diameter but straight as a string.. Relatively young..at 75 years per inch it was around a 500 years old yew..Had to count the rings with a mag glass and needle..Could see a touch of grey from volcanic dust on the Mount Hood side that harkened back to the eruption of tha mountain before Lewsi & Clark came westward thru Oregon. Cut it with a folding saw and packed the 7.5' log out on my shoulder for over a mile..with frequent stops..:)

Sawed into staves and billets and set it aside to dry-season for almost 10 years..

Sent several of the staves to Pip Bickerstaffe over in the UK and he replicated some of the heavier bows found on the Mary Rose..145#@30" yew longbows..Working with the Mary Rose Trsut folks..

Anyhow, I did eventually make myself a yew longbow from one of the staves..Horn nocks..Buchanan style 'dips' not bend thru the handle..77#@30" for mine..

68" NTN..took no set to the string and shoots very fast and with authority with a 740 grain wood arrow.. So that is my favorite custom longbow..Jim

and I gave it a name that fits the bow..the style and myself..:)Jim

I have owned and shot many a fine glas lam longbow also.. Only one I currently have is a fine one of osage under clearglas made by Louie Armbruster's succesor..( for awhile) Doug Duncan..

It's 62" ntn..and over 70#@ my 30" draw.. Very easy to shoot, fast, stable..a true joy to use..It's not got but a 1" backset that sweeps rearward when unbraced.. Don't know how many of the Zebra Safari longbows Doug made..but I consider it a fine custom longbow of the most traditional sort..Jim

and for those who remember Louie Armbruster's Zebra bows, Doug did a faithful job replicating Louie's classic limb tip overlays also..:)The riser is purpleheart.. Louie had retired to Mesa Arizona and passed away a couple years back..HE was a character and a fine longbow designer-crafter!..Jim

He once lived over here in Iowa, Bluegrass I believe and around Patossi Wisconsin. I've seen his bows. He made one for my grandson other grandpa when he was a kid. Jeff F

Jim was the upper end pointed so you could stop an apple if you wanted to get one higher up, so I've heard. Jeff F

That's stab an apple,not stop one. Oops

Jeff, that pic of my Doug Duncan Zebra Safari is the lower limb..to simply show he faithfully replicated Louie's typical overlays..:)Jim

I have two bows that aren't for sale... 7 Lakes Archery "SF Carolina Night" String Follow Hill style 7 Lakes Archery "R Carolina Night" Slight reflexed Hill style.

I can't decide which one I like the best.

Quickley Becoming NOT the Best kept Secret The Herway Crusader Double Carbon very Fast and Accurate !!!

Jack B Harrison HSS (Harrison Signature Series)

Great Northern Critter Gitter jack knife

Shrew/Elkheart!

Pronghorn, have one right now, feeling the need for another !

Lately its been a new custom longbow from David Miller, my old shoulders are liking the 45lbs at 26". Its has black glass with Yew core wood and riser its 64"amo and a sweet drawing quick little bow with small tips. The yew is some old Yew that David acquired from Pete George who acquired it from John Schulz when John quit building as a full time bowyer.

Photo of the Yew riser.

R.C. Painter B.B.O . TRI LAM. SHOOTS GREAT THANK YOU ROY .

In my humble opinion, there is no better, more efficient hunting bow than a reflex deflex longbow, 56-58". At first I coveted my caribow (62") , then my Treadway, then another Treadway (56"), Then my Crooked Stic (56"), another Crooked stic (58"). All of these have taken deer, and made some memorable hunts, and are not for sale ! I just like the speed, quietness, ease of stringing, and ease of handling hunting, that a short reflex /deflex bow gives. The Indians were on to something...

I just cannot put away my Leon Stewart Longbows

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