Sometimes you get a bow and cant wait for it, great bow, great reviews, then it just doesn't feel right. Got the Quinn Stallion, 46@28, just cant seem to bond with it. Guess Ill get rid of it. Anyone else ever get a nice bow and just doesn't feel right for no good reason?

Yep! I'm experiencing that myself. Bought beautiful bow from a great bowyer,but try as I might I just can't get comfortable with it.

Yes a Herters 52" perfection, I just couldn't shoot it for nothing, accurately. So it went down the road. Cool ol bow, just not in my hands. JF

Yep,it's happened to me and on really expensive bows..But,I think it happens to us all,but just don't admit it..Keep trying em all,that's part of the fun.

And precisely why we always say....."shoot one before you buy it." It makes no sense to spend a lot of money on a bow you never handled. Reviews are meaningless unless you still try before you buy one. 8^(

What George said......

Yep, got a Predator Impact up for sale or trade now. I want to love it, but it just does not hit where I am looking like my others do. If groups close together, just not where I am looking. I am not going to aim low & left on purpose. I could probably try several more arrow and fletching combos and find the magic touch, but I don't want to spend that time & money when my others clicked with my preferred arrows right away.

It happens, but don't give up on your Quinn too quickly. I tried several strings and different rests until I found the right combination. It turned my Quinn from just another bow into a fantastic shooter. PM me if I can help.

Sorry to say but yes. I loved the look of the Steven Abbot I had and sweet poundage as well, but I never could get along with it well. I hated sending that one on, but as good as the bow was I knew someone would appreciate it better. Like you said, sometimes the feel just isn't there, and we are all built a little different so we have to find what fits us.

-Bones

In my case the bow that shoots the best for me is not really "trad" enoug for me. My Hoyt Excel riser, metal cut way past center, AAE rest, FF skinny string. I so much wanted to be a great shot with my Hill style LB. You know, LB, back quiver, wood arrows. But I am not HH. I just shoot recurve so better.

I have Bob Lee hunter like that great bow very high quality. I just can't,stop torquing it and shooting left. I think the grip is just too fat for me. It's comfortable but just too big.

For some reason, I've never bonded with any of the Bear bows I've had.

Yep. That is one advantage to metal risers, if you don't like the grip then just bolt on a different one. I've modified several grips on wood and phenolic bows to my liking. It's really not hard to do.

I have found that the old Wings really fit my hand and shoot good for me.

Yep. Guns, bows, whatever, if it ain't talking to me, it,s going down the road.

Bad news...It happens, we've all done it. Good news...It's a Quinn Stallion. I bet you get offers before you even post it, just from this thread. Those are Quinn's never around long. You might even make a buck on it.

Yep, its even happened with bows I've made myself. If it doesn't feel right its gone.

I'd like to list it on the classifieds but no matter how I try I cant seem to do it, says I have an old thread on there. Phil tried to help me but it didn't work so if anyone wants it let me know.

A bow can be fantastic. Fast, efficient, stable, beautiful.... But if it doesn't fit you and your shooting style, you may as well use it for a paperweight;-) I found with my Stallion, that it shot amazing for me with #50 64" limbs. When I put #57 60" limbs on, it became an unruly and uncomfortable beast:-) Just my experience.

Yep. I've owned about 8 high end bows. Or bows that were considered "high end".

My first was an Adcock that he built for me a year or so before the ACS limb came out. Good shooter. Killed a five x five bull with it. I just didn't take to it.

Only had one bow that I wished I hadn't sold. Had a sweet pronghorn. The bow amazed me in how something so light could drive so hard.

Would I trade it for my Silvertip recurve? Not a chance. Not under any circumstances. Is it heavy? Yep. Is it cumbersome compared to a good longbow? Yep.

The silvertip recurve is the only bow for me. It is my last bow. Has been for the last five years. So much so that I ordered 45# limbs for it as well.

Archery is about shooting a bow. Like George said. Shoot them if you can. Better yet, see if you can borrow one for a couple of weeks. The relationship is not instantaneous. It needs a little time to develop. I really do believe that owning one bow was the turning point. Is it a good pheasant hunting bow? None. Need a good longbow for that. Do I need a longbow? Nope.

I agree Craig. One of the only metal risered bows I have ever found attractive. I also don't care for 3 piece bows, but the Quinn just felt great. Especially with the longer limbs.

Got a Hill-style as an extra in a deal for a great RD longbow...the guy just threw it into the deal AFTER we settled. He hated the Hill-style (said it shocked too much) and I carelessly went along with his thinking. So, put it aside for ten years. Now I love it. No accounting for taste, I guess.

I have done it many times. can't wait to get it and it just dont fit.

Yep, going through it now with a 52" Nomad Stalker. I like the bow, the way it shoots, the 46# pull, the looks...but just can't get used to the grip. Chuck

It's all subjective - if it doesn't 'fit' right, if it doesn't 'feel' right, TO YOU, it doesn't matter what others think of it.

I had a (well-known brand/model) bow that many here would praise to the skies. Just didn't work for me. I gave it away with no regrets ;-)

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