My bow is named "marriage". The reason is the more time i sepnd shooting it the less i am boozing and getting into trouble. therefore i get to keep my marriage.

 

Mine gets called lots of things, some in English, some in Cherokee, and some in Gaelic. Does that count?

 

cajun-archer,
I sense that you are a wise man. May the wind be always in your face.

 

My very first custom bow a Mahaska wasn't really named but more of a remembrance dedicated to my daughter Christina who was taken from me the day after her 8th birthday.My youngest sons first custom longbow made a Maddog Pup has his sisters name on it also,he wanted Nina on his because that was what he called her when he was about 3 when she passed.I don't hunt much with the Mahaska anymore only because i want to hand it down to my boy when he get's strong enough to pull it back.

 

My Fox Triple Crown longbow is named "Ad Astra" which is Latin meaning "To The Stars." It is also a part of the Kansas state moto, and the name of our family farm. As a side note, on the very top of the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka is a huge bronze statue of a Kanza Indian brave shooting a longbow into the sky.

http://www.washburn.edu/cas/art/cyoho/archive/Events/adastra/index.html

Mark

 

I call my bow "painless", my muzzleloader too. I got it from an old western
with Jack Nicholson.
Lou

 

Thanks guys for your replies. bowshtr, I am sorry for your loss, you have given me more to think about as far as honoring our loved ones in this way.

 

Pretty deep stuff guys. Mine are either called "beauty" or "pile of useless crap that should be chopped up and used as firewood" depending on how my day is going.

 

you have my bow!

'Cept I shortened it it to "crap!" And sometimes "not again!"-- referring to my Sage. My 30 lb York longbow is named Peppermint.

I reckon my next bow will have a proper name, but it will find its name- it won't be my choice.

I only named 1 of my many autos.. a D100 Dodge Prospector, 76 kingcab. The E washed off along with the FOR. So the truck became known as SAL.

 

Called my Optima "The Stallings". Named it after a friend of mine who recently passed away. But I'm not sure what to name my Xappeal (when I get it...)

 

i don't even really name my cow dogs and horses. once i was riding for cattle with eneas shockley and i heard one of my dogs go out from under my horse and said, "boomer, get under there!" eneas reined his horse close and said, "what did you call that dog?" i said, "boomer, he walks loud", eneas replied, "all these years i thought that dogs name was #$%@^&*** you!"
feel the same about my bows.

 

I mostly like or feel acquainted with Larry's approach....
...though at present I'm calling my Fred Bear Mag Handle A Riser "Fred"...."he" is getting special acknowledgement...
regarding dogs and my children...I love them more than any d*mn*d old bow (especially my kids)....but have used many a profane word/words when they did not quite behave to my tastes...perhaps this is more a reflection of my short comings than theirs...
Anyway...I can see calling a trusted bow by a pet name...if its owner has experienced many joyous times in the field or range with it.
I refer to my Grandfather's old .22-250 as "old sure thing" or "old sure shot" if I take her out to put meat in the freezer. That old rifle has filled many a freezer....
I'll probably do the same with other bows..other than "Fred" if I become a better bowhunter...
...So...Yes!!! some of us name a bow at times... nothing wrong with that at all!!

 

OK ..I'll fess up .... all my bows have names...

1. Safron .. (when new the Osage was bright yellow)
2. Church Pew .. (lots of church pews were made of yew)
3. The Red Kite .. (bright red bloodwood and slim like the bird)
4. The Steinway .. (multiple laminates like the panio)
5. Temple of Eternal happiess .. (Chineese bamboo backing)
6. Rev Octavius Luard .. (19th century English archer)

there's more but I'm too embarrassed to carry on ...

 

Thanks for your replies guys, keep 'em coming. Phil don't be embarrassed. Those names are meaningful to you and that is all that really matters. You have a great imagination, I think it is great! You have given me more ideas.

 

Named my first all black bow "Johnny". Now almost every bow and limb I have are black.
Mr. Ford had it right the first time...

 

That is an urban legend Biglemax. Black was in fact a custom order color on those early Fords.

 

NO,NO,BAD BOW!!!

Erich

 

Name my bow - now that would just be silly unless she came from Italy in which case her name would be "Lucinda"

Matt

 

or "Nilosa"

 

Sorry for the urban legend misinformation, thats just the way I always heard it. I hope I have it right with Mr. Cash.

 

I have named several or put a name on them "Mountain Dew", so if ya have a bow with that on it, it could be mine. I would love to find a Robertson I had with that on it! Shawn

 

Yeah, mine are usually called "#!!&*^$".

 

I have 2 custom recurves handmade by my father and I have named them both. The first one is 58" 60# @ 26" it is a beast and my go-to hunting bow which I rightfully named "BOWhemuth". Dad gave this to me for Christmas 3 years ago. The second is 64" 62# @ 26" I named it "Tallboy" beacuse I was enjoying a tallboy while shooting it well on my range at home and thought the name suited it well cuz Im only 5'9" and this bow feels huge to me but I shoot it well. Both bows have been chronographed at over 200 fps with dacron strings and heavy arrows so the names suit them well.

 

I named a Black Widow, "itsy-bitsy", in recognition of the first little song I ever taught my daughter....

 

Name yer bow???? Ya might jest as well name yer hammer or yer wrench or yer saw th bow is a tool ya don't suppose ta name yer tools

 

I've named a number of my tools. My Sawzall is Big Red, my Estwing 20-ounce is Sure-shot, and my 4# cross-peen hammer is named Mjolnir. Got a few other tools with names, too... Mind you, I worked construction a number of years, so I might have a deeper relationship with some of those tools. They put meat in the freezer as much as any gun, bow, or pistol did.

I guess in many ways if you develop a deeper relationship with something, you impart some anthropomorphic tendencies toward said inanimate something. Naming something you can really trust and rely on seems "right".

 

No names but mine have been know to go to the corner for a "time out" once in a while.

 

I always associate naming a possesion with betsy ! lol

no idea why good ole betsy lol

 

Do I need a name for each riser/limb combination I use?

Is the riser and limbs the same entity or do they exist in a symbiotic relationship?

And what of the arrows? Are they just waist given off by the bow?

 

Hey guys, After a little research this weekend , I decided to name my bow "Kohana Paloma" . Kohana is Sioux for "swift" and Paloma is Choctaw(my grandfather) for "bow" , so "swift bow" . Mind you I am sure there are a lot of bows that are faster, but I think the name is kinda neat . Thanks for all of your thoughts and input! May the wind always be in your face.