From: grizzly
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Date: 25-Jun-16 |
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Recently acquired Hoyt Pro Custom. Have not seen any specific threads dealing with these. Nice Tiny tips reminds me of someone's influence. Looks to be Walnut with a maple block in the window. Finish is definitely yellowed. Shoots pretty nice. Serial number of PC10607 which is also stamped in the shelf area as well as written under the handle in Gold lettering. I'm going to guess its an earlier one, maybe early sixties but what do I know. Not educated in these. Thanks for any help. I'll try to load up some pictures now.
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From: r-man
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Date: 25-Jun-16 |
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It is similar to a bow my father had in 1972-78 ish. sorry I have no other info. Is there a bad scratch in lower limb that could be a broadhead booboo ?
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From: fdp
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Date: 25-Jun-16 |
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I'm guessin' between 1968 and 1972.
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From: Downunder
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Date: 25-Jun-16 |
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Anthony I believe your bow to be from 1960 or 61. I have Pro custom 13136 70" 36#. A great bow, a very smooth shooter. Hoyt adverts in Bow & Arrow magazine of 63-64 show that the shape of the Pro Custom changed in 1963 to a riser with peaks which I think then turned into the Pro Medallist with its ground breaking for the time twin stabilisers. The shape and contour of the Pro Custom limbs is the same as the later Pro Medallist. Later models did not have the cap on the grip and you are right about the limb tips they are beautifully done.
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From: grizzly
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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I thought maybe someone would think It might have a little Drake influence with those tips. I could be confused. The limbs had several scratches I believe due to the brittleness of the finish. Not deep though. Just in the finish. I could not leave it be so I have scraped it and sanded. First coat of tru-oil is drying now. It is a heavier drawing bow for a white limbed target? bow. 48# is a nice hunting weight. It does not have any stabilizer holes and that another thing that makes me think it is older. After 68 it might have listed AMO. It had a twenty strand string on it and yet it was a darn skinny thing? what material would that be? It was definitely an old string. The tip grooves are not very big. The string groove on the limbs is minimal at best, like it was designed for a skinny tring. No, I'm not even contemplating putting anything FF on it. I have been collecting Howatts but this one seemed interesting.
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From: Buzz
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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Nice looking lefty.
Enjoy.
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From: fdp
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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it would be impossible without talking to them to decide of Earl Hoyt influenced Harry Drake, or if Harry Drake influenced Earl Hoyt, or.....
Both of them were legendary bowyers.
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From: reddogge
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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I had an early 70s Hoyt Pro Hunter which was a clone of a Bear Kodiak Hunter and yours is much earlier than that one. I'm saying early 60s.
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From: MStyles
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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Look's early 60's to me.
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From: davidross
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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I agree with Mstyles. The plant-on Rosewood heel is a giveaway. I have a Hoyt PC with a "2PC" serial number that I think is 1964/5, and it looks more modern than Tony's.
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From: grizzly
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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that's a sweet looking bow David! I forgot to mention that it is a 62" which I believe is shorter than the later PM's.
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From: Ambleman
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Date: 26-Jun-16 |
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Hey Grizzly, I thought that was a great bow, nice buy there. If the Pro Custom serial numbers follow from the Pro Medalist, then you're figuring '62-63 or so. But I'm not sure the "customs" followed that pattern, being "custom" and all that. That's a nice hunting bow for sure, good luck with it!
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From: Berny
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Date: 27-Jun-16 |
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The first explicit advert for the Hoyt Pro Custom in the UK that i've seen was in The British Archer, Vol. 13 No. 2, Aug/Sep 1961 - being sold through Lillywhites (a sports department store in London). The Hoyt Swift was advertised in the previous edition. Prior to this it's been mainly generic text adverts, through Lillywhites & D.G.Quick - our other main archery retailer) basically saying "we stock Hoyt". (The Ben Pearson Palomino was available through the same retailer from circa April 1960).
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From: Berny
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Date: 27-Jun-16 |
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In my previous post, it wasn't the Hoyt Swift (that came later) but the Sanders Swift advertised in the previous months mag.
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From: cyrille
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Date: 27-Jun-16 |
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Shucks all you have to do is tell her you're going hunting, Ill bet she'll jump at the chance to go on a "hunting" date with you! *^)
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From: grizzly
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Date: 27-Jun-16 |
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You folks are amazing. Learning the history and progression of these bows is an interesting facet of collecting them. Thanks for all the replies.
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