trad versus primitive

[woodstick]

i got selfbows and glass bows i like em both. center shot is a plus, also glass is a plus. bit i like my sticks.

[Pappy]

I shoot selfbows but like them all,I do think the glass bows,at least most of them are a little more forgiving and a little easier to tune to the arrow.Hawk I have seen more selfbows broke or excessive set put in them from stringing than any other reason,that is why unless someone is really aware of what they are doing to the limb when stringing I always suggest using a stringer.Most don't like them,to slow but it will help keep the bow in better shape.I kick string most of my bows but on the heaver ones I use a stringer.
   Pappy

[Josh]

I kick string most of my bows but on the heaver ones I use a stringer.
   Pappy

what is kick stringing, Pappy?     -josh

[Little John]

Well I like the self bows best just because and will continue hunting with them exclusively, but it was fun having a very good shooting session just for a confidence builder. Any  way have been shooting the self bows well the last couple of days by drilling on form, follow thru, and release. A poor day of shooting still beats a good day of working.    Kenneth

[Pappy]

Josh ,it is setting the tip of the bow in between the sole of your shoe ,then pull on the handle
and push the top limb while pulling on the bottom and slide the string up and on.Some may call it push/pull.A lot of people do it that way and it works you just have to be aware of what you are
doing to the top or bottom limb,I have seen a lot of folks over stress one while the other not bending just to get the string on.Sorry Little John not trying to hijack your thread.
   Pappy

[Josh]

cool thanks Pappy just never heard it called that before ...and sorry Little John not trying to hijack either!     -josh

[Traxx]

Primitive is Traditional init?

[El Destructo]

Primitive is Traditional init?

                                                                             
   I am not allowed to comment on this or any other Controversial Subject anymore..I must be a Bad Boy.....................

[sailordad]

Primitive is Traditional init?

                                                                             
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huh 

[Pappy]

 
   Pappy

[recurve shooter]

Here's my criteria for judging a bow be it traditional or primitive, based off how it shoots, feels in the hand, looks, and works:

1.) Me like!

2.) Ugh, me no like!

  i have six bows, 2 of which are wooden and the other four are glass. i have only ever shot two of the glass bows, and only like one of them. one of the wood bows is a really poorly made elb i got as my first wood bow several years ago, and i prolly shot that thing more than anything els i own. the other is that awsome little snake bow made by woodstick, which i have also shot ALOT. anyway of the six, i like that little osage snake, and my pearson hunter recurve the best. 

[Justin Snyder]

I don't think this conversation is as much about material as it is "traditional bow" style handles. Handles that can be duplicated on most bows.

[Kegan]

I don't think this conversation is as much about material as it is "traditional bow" style handles. Handles that can be duplicated on most bows.

Pretty much . I think the other thread did a good job of concluding fiberglass only adds a little "knock about" durability, like weather or really long bracing.

Traxx- yes, primitive is a type of traditional, but traditional doesn't always mean primitive.

[Traxx]

Actually,
The word Traditional,is not traditional,in the grand scheem of things.It is a relatively new term,that only came into use,after the  invent of the compound bow.I personally know people,who remember the use of FG as backing and in laminate construction,as being a "New Fangled" and modern tech invention,when it came to bowyer use.So,going off of the Traditional definition of the word,id say the "Primitive" bow would stand as the Traditional bow,as it has been used far longer than all the other Neo traditional styled bows that people referr to as traditional nowdays.Also,ive seen a few "Traditional" bows that were way more "Primitive" in their construction than many "Primitive" bows i have handled.
That clear things up any?LOLOLOLOLOL

[Justin Snyder]

Once again we are thinking material. I think traditional is style not material. Things like longbow, recurve, flatbow, etc. that were traditional styles made and shot for thousands of years.  Thus a primitive bow can be traditional, but a traditional isn't necessarily primitive.