What Was Your First Bow?

[buckbull]

I started out with a use PSE, can't remember the model. Eventually upgraded to a high country sniper that I shot for 19 years. Now shooting a mathews Z7.

I still have my dads Allen bow, the first compound bow ever made, that he bought as soon as they came to market in the sixties. I'll try to remember to take a pic and post here. It is an interesting piece of history.

 

[THelms]

I still have my dads Allen bow, the first compound bow ever made, that he bought as soon as they came to market in the sixties. I'll try to remember to take a pic and post here. It is an interesting piece of history.

I would love to see a pic of that!

 

[HuskyMusky]

Matthews FX3/4? I think...

 

[25contender]

Dad bought me this Pearson Cougar 7050 in the early 70s.

 

[Catahoula12]

Oneida Eagle was in my hand way back...

 

[BHunt98]

When I turned 16, my family moved from Washington State to Ohio. Since I could no longer shoot deer with a .270, I was going to have to learn how to shoot a bow. On our drive to Ohio, we stopped at Cabelas in Kansas City and my dad bought me a Bear Attitude for my birthday. Four years later, I've probably put close to 10,000 arrows through it and I've never been able to get a shot at any mature animals except a squirrel.

On the market for something a bit nicer if anyone is selling?

 

[buckbull]

Here are some pics of the Allen bow I discussed earlier.

 

[buckbull]

and more....

 

[boiler]

Darton. Used a Browning on my first deer.

 

[RJW]

Colt Signal, only blew the limbs up a few years ago.

38 special bleeder blade small game with washers, big game used bear broadheads, brutes and deadheads. still got them around here somewhere I'm sure.

 

[Don K]

A Waterman recurve, bow blew up from lamination coming apart.

Wish I still had that thing.

 

[Aught6Fan]

Piece of history there for sure, buckbull. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Aught6Fan]

My first bow as a kid was a yellow fiberglass kids bow with the rubber handle, can't remember the brand.

My first big boy bow was a PSE Phaser, 60# at 30". Didn't know then I have a 28" draw!

 

[dan maule]

After a couple years of borrowing my brother's Bear recurve the first bow I purchased was a Pro Line Point Blank

 

[BOHNTR]

Mid-70's....Herters lemon wood longbow.

 

[Deer Creek Hunter]

Mine was a Been Pearson Fiberglass Recurve @42 lbs. Got it for my 12th Christmas. Also shot my very first deer with it at age 12.

 

[goinhuntn]

Diamond Rock by Bowtech

 

[dapper]

A wing recurve. When compounds came out, got a Jennings.

 

[geargrinder]

Diamond Infinite Edge Pro. Found it in my local hardware store almost two years ago.

Shot a nice antelope with this year.

 

[WapitiBob]

Herters recurve, then a Wing Presentation II, then a Wing compound.

Lol, googled wing compound and saw my picture from the 70's when I won the state indoor.