time travel
 

i have a Bear Kodiak hunter, a made in Grayling one, it's rated 45X i purchased from Rube Powell in the early 1980's and I'm continually amazed at how well the bow performs; remember, it doesn't take mega-poundage to put a broadhead thru an animal.

it's stable, easy to handle, feels good in the hand, points easily, light in hand and is accurate as well as graceful and attractive.

i use B-50 Flemish strings of my own manufacture on it and have since i got it.

this bow is NOT a speed demon, rather a good ole "bread 'n' butter" platform that will deliver as promised.

the biggest changes I've made in my archery/bowhunting in the last twenty, or so, years has been to switch to carbon arrows and use a mechanical release aid.

oh, I've owned and used the compounds, too, and i did shoot a compound, a Hoyt Finalist II, in the NFAA nationals at Darrington Washington in 1985, but it seems to me that there is more pleasure and satisfaction to be had from the good ole recurve and longbow than from the compound. i guess that's why i have only one, operational, compound bow now...i found what i like best.

I bought a Bear super grizzly back in the late 70's when I was 16-17 years old......wish I had known this back then!:( Sold the bow and put the money towards a compound (still have that one).

Still shooting aluminum (when I do shoot....don't bow hunt much any more), but I must say that my accuracy improved 100% when I switched to a mechanical release.

Would like to try and build my own composite bow someday........I need like, a 32 hour day to get all my wants and needs done!;)

i made my own longbow...ended up 47#@28" and shoots great...try it, it's a great experience. making the bow press was the most difficult part of all. there's lots on online supply house and help available to "make your own"