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    While I was tempted to jump on the Hex8 bandwagon?...I was still so impressed with my Covert Hunters Hex7.5 limbs that my level of contentment gave me pause as my attention was drawn to yet another Borders product making it's debut...the hot rod successor too Borders venerable CV limbs the...
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    Gentlefolk...I custom ordered this bow back in December of 2016. It's a 64"/38#@28" Hex7.5 CH...Mediums on a 21" Phenolic/Shedua Riser....here's what came out of the box... It's an entirely different cat as compared to the 60"/45# Hex7 CH I had in that it's riser alone weighs several ounces...
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    I've owned several D-Shape (when strung) Longbows and even shot a few that weren't mine and being D-Longbows?...they were all sweet shooting and quiet as one might expect of such but?...after the pink cloud of newness dissipated?...the honeymoon was over and despite the drop dead beauty of a few...
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    With the recent purchase of a dozen .700 spine GT Ultralights requiring that I both drop poundage from 32#s too 30#s....coupled with the need for 85gr points off my 68" Inno Max/Expower rig and even then acted a bit too the weak side full length?...yet they bare shafted great w/ 125gr combo...
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    Morning started out like this... The stock wood grip was a little loose on this riser and since I was going to wrench on it anyways?...I figured why not remove it and see what's under there and while I'm at it?....see if maybe the spare high wrist Jager I had on hand from my WF19 riser...
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    Related History: When Dewayne Martin first announced and introduced his prototype WF25?...I was blown away by it's "Out-Of-The-Box" design and found it's "Tribal/Mechanical" appearance instantly appealing to my Archer/Machinist eye...as I thought... "If only he would make that in a 19"...
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    Well my limbs arrived with one day shipping from Germany? Picked up by Fedex in Vlodrop NL (Netherlands) on the 18th from IXPE sports and delivered to my house today! Well I got a door tag, and was able to pick them up at Fed Ex after 5, now that was unbelievable to me...they were shipped...
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    I guess I should start by saying that in the last 4 years?...this makes single string bow #16 for me...it's been a fun trip where I've learned much regarding the defining and refining of what it is I'm looking for and expecting of a competition grade bow...so I'll start with... "Lessons...
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    yeah, i know, y'all need a tiller tutorial from me like i need another rattlesnake in the barn... but maybe fresh eyes see clearly? i got my morrison short-draw 17" ilf riser and 40# blackmax limbs friday. ain't hardly put 'em down since. from the jump, they (it, hereafter) just shot like...
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    Got home today to find a W&W box sitting at my doorstep. I was impressed with how light the box was, knowing there was a complete bow inside. Opening the box, I found a nice black/camo zippered case, much like that of the Hoyt Buffalo case except it had W&W logo on it. The white thing at the...
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    Alrighty then, lets get started. Our bow is a brand XYZ wood ILF riser with brand XYZ limbs, no plunger, and to be set up to shoot off the shelf. After setting brace to bowyers recommended height, and setting tiller and nock point location to desired settings, and making an educated guess at...
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    I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert but I know what I like and what will work for me. I have never felt comfortable with a longbow I keep trying just always something missing for me. I ordered a set of Mike Westvang's new ILF longbow limbs to fit my DAS 17" riser mostly just to try...
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    I've read the threads on "pointing" and have experimented shooting this way a little. Is there an optimal yardage to start with, before I start making bow adjustments.
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