My contention is that the dogleg models were the Kodiak, Grizzly (2), Kodiak Magnum (3), and the Cub for a total of seven bows if a guy desires to collect one of each. I had a guy on another website saying that some of the other models were doglegs. I can't see a dogleg in any of the others.

It looks like Grizz are 3

There is a kodiak dogleg up on the big auction site right now. I love the doglegs. I got rid of a grizzly and I have been kicking myself ever since.

there where only 2 different grizzley doglegs.

Personally I don't see much of a dogleg in the Cub either.

there were 2 diff types of grizzlys just the type 1 seems to be mostly plain hard rock maple riser but there are some out there that have different wood risers like in Wades pic but same form .... just my opinion........ not like I have seen very many Bear bows in my day ..... oh and the dogleg cub usually had a black pig skin leather grip which I always thought was kinda cool too .... all this info can be found in the catalogs if ya look :) ......... Lonnie

I don't think they were much of a hit and not sure if any were made after 1963. I have a lighter weight Grizzly in 9.5 out of 10 condition that I like to shoot once in awhile. Rumor has it that the heavier ones had a tendency to break.

Lonnie, agree on the pigskin grips. I wonder why they didn't use it in more models. Occasionally you'll see a Grizz with it but not very often.

The look was great and the pigskin has a great natural texture being dimpled.

Actually if you look at Wades pic above, the '61 Grizz has one.

I have seen so many different things come out of the Bear factory its amazing ......I have a clear glass 1961 grizzly .......you just never know what you can stumble across thats why so many folks love collecting ........... the thing is .... if there were so many diff odd items being made at the Bear Co. .........what about Ben Pearson ....... Shakespeare .... Wing .... didnt they have goof offs in their factorys too ?? I would love to see some of their odd items

Lonnie, those Bear bow tip key chains are kind of neat.

Should start a thread on oddball archery items.

The reason that I posted this is the fellow showed an advertisement of the 1963 bow line up and then said that all of them were doglegs. I did a little research and came up with the above list. I am more curious if the Kodiak Special, the Polar, and the Tamerlane were also considered to be dogleg bows. Looking at a picture of the Polar, I can see some similarity to the Kodiak and Grizzly, but I can't see it in the Special.

1963 Kodiak Special. I have had a couple of Polars and they were much like the Special, certainly no hint of a dogleg.

DDave

While the 3rd and final version of the Kodiak Magnum (the one that didn't explode!) did not have the face glass extend across the riser it really does not have a "dog leg" shape like some of the models mentioned.

So I guess it gets included as it is not like any other year,

I really like the lines of the KMag that year and the wood was stupendous as well.

Here's what it looks like compared to the other years...not a great difference in the profile like the Grizzly.

Yeah it's the same bow as the later KM's but without the overlays on the handle back.

Too be honest, I think it looks much better without them. Nice bow.

I agree on the looks.

I just bought a version 3 Kmag. It is a little hot rod. Dave, I'm with you. No hint of a dogleg in the Special but looking in the catalog at the other models I can almost see it in the Polar.

I found a pic of my Polar(s). Here it is with friends of course.

Second from the left with the Zebrawood i beam and also the lefty.

You can really see from the lefty those bows had pretty much straight risers.

I shot both of those bows very well. Which means of course that I sold/traded them. The lefty in particular had some very nice bubinga on the sight window side. As you can see from the Kodiak Special bubinga can have some really nice character.

DDave

I shot all of those bows very well and I actually still own two of them. I must be losing it eh.

DDave

Dave, I recognize that pink bedspread (as a bow photo background, for everyone else). That's a gorgeous KS.

I had a 62 Grizzly w/an original black pigskin grip. Looked great.

Just so we know what we're talking about, I thought I would show a pic of real dog legs.

Shandor

Here was my favorite, beautiful Bubinga and not a mark on it. It was shot and hunted regularly and one cold day suffered a glue line failure in the upper limb right above the fade. I was in shock, partly because I had lost a favorite bow and partly because it whacked me pretty hard. I'm always on the lookout for a suitable replacement but a 55#@28 or above LH will be a rare find.

Actually Shandor that is a baby quilt I think. My guess would be that my mother made it and then never gifted it. Although it is pink on that side it is blue on the other side. A throwback to the days when there was a distinct lack of political correctness police. I hope we see pictures of those dog legs for many years.

DDave

I am still looking for a 1963 Kodiak Special if you happen to run across one. You want to that that one for something Dave? I need a 63 and a 66 to finish the Kodiak Special collection.

Thanks Dave. Me too! Do you have a new email address? Or still using the same one?

Back to doglegs, what's the rationale for the design? Just something different? How does it change how a bow works?

It was 1963. Compare them to the 1963 Chevy. Points were in that year.

I love my 63’ Kodiaks.

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