Thought Id share these unique bows by Neil Tarbell. Talk about a tillering challenge.

One of those guys is Pete Sheply I believe.

They gotter done.

Rick

Guess I can’t quite grasp what the advantage would be...

Did the separation allow them to use very narrow/thin/light limbs that would otherwise be unstable?

It’s a marvel, in its way, but I’m not shocked that it didn’t much catch on...

Wow, never saw that before. The interesting thing, in my mind anyway, is the possibility of achieving perfect ergonometric form with that contraption. If the bow were held at 90 degrees to the normal cant, canting towards the shooter instead of away, the string hand could be at 45 degrees between palm down and palm in. Meanwhile the bow hand could be holding the bar in between the bows with palm 45 degrees between palm down and palm out. Again, almost perfectly ergonomics! Food for thought!

Sure would like to get my paws on one and loose a few arrows from it. Being true center shot as it is, I would think shaft selection would be pretty broad.

That bridge across the limb tips has to be heavy and slow the arrow. But I'd also would like to shoot one. It would be fun to try to build one using ILF limbs.

It never caught on and was a minor player in the history of bows.

What’s the old saying? What goes around comes around or something like that. Was at a mixed 3D this past weekend. Seems the idea has caught on with the wheel bow folks. Saw more than a few of those with split risers.

I saw double and shot 2 deer together once right through the other. Got me 2 fur.

An old Bowhunters Digest had pictures of this bow. The one that was written by C.R. Learn.

MP

Like having two four barrels or twin outboards...hard to adjust both in sync.

Interesting that the limbs stayed parallel. Could have been made with the limbs angled to join at the tips to eliminate the heavy end cross beam.

talk about center shot. Would that switch the paradox to up/down?

oz

I read a review in Bow or Arrow or Archery World, way back. I guess the idea was to have a duo shooter that was perfectly center shot. If I remember correct, the performance was not up to par with other bows in its price class. There was shoot through metal riser target bow out about the same time. On that the grip was plastic screw on thing. Neither one stayed on the market very long.

The gist was to make them perfectly centershot. Sabo also had them and there may have been others. Locals called the Sabo "Scissors Bow"...don't know why exactly. Sweeney also made one. I saw them at a shoot back in the 70's at Conococheague Archers in Greencastle.

Sweeney.

The Sweeney prototype above likely was the one that became Sabo. Just not sure of that.

Heres one that follows the same design thats on the market now called Cycloops.

The late Norb Mullaney of Wisconsin, former bow test engineer for ARCHERY WORLD magazine, hand made one of these true center shot dual riser bows for testing. While visiting with him in his bow test area in his home, he showed me the bow he made. I do not recall exactly what he said the test results were but I do not think they were impressive, otherwise I believe he would have publicized that fact.

I remember seeing and reading that article. ( BOW & ARROW MAGAZINE???) How the years have flown by.

Norb knew a lot of stuff, but he was super talented when it came to pancakes. When we go on canoe trips, Norb Mullaney style pancakes are still one of the highlights of the trip.

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