Does anyone shoot traditional archery?

i have a recurve. i need to start shooting it again. good for patience training

I Do. I own about 8 bear recurves ranging from 40-55#. I would get a 45# bow if I were you. You can still hunt, but it shouldn’t be too much weight.

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I’m Guessing you like the bears? I’m looking for a takedown, something I can possibly swap out limbs later if I do decide to upgrade weight.

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They're good mass produced bows. Are they the best? No, but I won't be too upset if it falls out of the tree stand. I don't have any takedowns, but Bob Lees are popular if you're looking to get a top of the line bow. I've considered getting a hoyt, but haven't yet.

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I've considered getting a hoyt, but haven't yet.

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I always shot PSE compounds, and have honestly always liked them. I was looking through some of their takedowns. I’m really just not well versed enough in the sport to know what I’m looking for.

I've owned, shot, and hunted with more longbows than I can count.

You should get a recurve first, much more forgiving and less affected by minor changes in your grip.

45# is low end for hunting (almost too slow depending on brace height). my longbows have been/are 55#, give or take, and cleanly kill deer. 65# is just too heavy to shoot much, and you need to shoot a lot to get your grip down, figure out best brace height, and build muscle memory.

I'd look for a used bow on archerytalk.com before buying new. I have two Bear recurves, ones 45#, 48" the other is 60#58" I think. A Super48 and a Super Kodiak, res. The longer bows are generally more forgiving. Correction, the Super K is 60"

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45# is low end for hunting (almost too slow depending on brace height). my longbows have been/are 55#, give or take, and cleanly kill deer

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That’s kinda what I was thinking. I heard 40# was the minimum, but then saw a lot of people saying that 45# was more accurate. I do have a little longer draw, about 29 1/2”, so I’ll pull a couple pounds heavier than listed.

I’m gonna go look around on there now. Thanks.

I've killed two deer with a 45# bow, one yearling Doe and a spike/4 pt (don't remember exactly), it's plenty to kill out to 20 yds.

I'd like to get a Kodiak Magnum next which is a 52" bow, happy medium between the 48" which is a bit short for me and the 60" which is a big bow.

I didn’t even think about the OB