I am looking to try out a longbow. My thought is to get a light weight entry level bow that I can spend some time with to help determine how deeply I want to make the plung, and how much weight I am willing to pull. I would not be looking to compete except as a novelty since I am already doing so in FITA barebow competitions.
Greatree makes some bows in the $200 and below range. Anybody know how good they are? Greatree is an emerging company in the entry level market.
Any recommendations for a good starter longbow? I am looking for left handed, and about 40 pounds at 31 inch draw, which I figure will be about a 32 pound bow.
Samicks SLB69 is a far better bow than the cost would sugjest.
I had one for about 5 years and really enjoyed it.
They do have a rather chunky grip that suits a large hand better the my tiny paws,but a bit of work with a rasp followed by some fine sandpaper solved that problem.
I now have a Manchester solo that is made by Great tree.
I would "NOT" recommend this bow to anybody I liked.
OK,so longbows are not my main thing,but I do like to have one around just because you should.
One day the local economy will improve an I'll replace the Solo with something nice like a Mohawk classic,,,which seems to get great reviews an doesn't cost the earth.
I know 3 rivers do a couple of decent starter level longbows at around $200. They start at 40lb so may be a bit heavy though. To get an off the shelf flat bow in that weight you may need to look at a youth bow but that might stack at 32" of draw.
$200.00 and 31" draw longbow is going to be a tall order without shaking your bones when you shoot it.
I would make sure I test shoot one before laying the money on the table.
Pete
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I'll second what Pete said, one "entry level" longbow I tried was almost painful to shoot. Try before you buy or you may regret it.
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