longbowmaker Hungarian Style Handmade Longbow Flagella Recurve Horsebow Archery 20-110LBS H1

PRODUCTS: Custom 70# and a 50# versions of the Longbowmaker Hungarian longbow from Archery Max HISTORY: Just getting started in archery, had some fun with an old compound and a modern recurve and wanted to try more traditional style archery. The 70# versions shoots wonderfully but is a bit much to handle. I liked it so much I purchased the 50# to build form, accuracy and repeatability SETUP: Setup is important. Im shooting 3 under with a nock ring. You have to set that ring high, perhaps 12mm higher than level to shoot off your hand properly. Start high and work your way down to find the ideal point. Arrows are critical also. I have some 500 spine carbons that do not work with either bow. 300 spine with 150gr heads are lazer beams with proper form. Dont forget to wax your string at all the contact points as the wood syahs will eat up the serving quickly otherwise. Twist that string too though its hard to eliminate all the wrist slap SHOOTING: Draw feels smooth and linear, doesnt stack like my recurve. With proper form this bow can be amazingly accurate. Took a couple hundred shots to figure out my form and anchor and now I dont want to shoot anything else USAGE: 300 shots thru the 70#, 1500 shots thru the 50# shooting about 100 arrows a day. Shooting 5, 10 and 20 m. DURABILITY: 70# still looks like new. String in perfect condition. 50# starting to get wear spots on the arrow rest and the serving on one of the end loops has frayed and worn where it contacts the syahs, but is an easy fix. I dont know how long the string is supposed to last but I have no complaints with 1500 shots thru it. Leather and string wraps still in place and look great. Both bows are durable will last a long time SUMMARY: THese bows look cool, shoot great and are an inexpensive gateway into traditional archery. I highly recommend them for beginners or experienced archers looking for something different. Be prepared to put time in on your form and this bow will deliver excellent results

Overall a great bow, this was my first bow I ever personally owned. I am very pleased with my decision. I purchased the 30lbs variant, I was originally going to purchase the 40lbs version because that is the legal hunting limit in my state and I am interested in eventually doing some small game hunting with it. After having read professional opinions and reviews I am glad I chose a lighter draw for my first bow, 30lbs doesn't sound like much but for me being decently in shape it is tiring after a while of shooting. Archery uses a lot of less commonly used muscles so even for many people that are in shape it can be challenging at first until you can better develop those muscles. The craftsmanship is great, the leather piece where the arrow should rest is thin and comes off easy so I just fixed that with a half of a strip of gorilla tape and it works great. It fires all types of arrows well. It is also very easy to switch between shooting styles and draws. This wasn't the cheapest bow out there but It was definataley worth the extra money to get an all wood and leather bow versus just partial wood and the rest fiberglass. Even if it does lack a lot of the starting equipment Just a tip for other beginners like me, it helps to do research on how to shoot traditional horse bows, because most instructional you tube videos and online articles geared towards (longbows) or (traditional archery) really only discuss modern style longbows (with arrow rests) and modern re-curve bows. While there is nothing wrong with these styles it is not the same as shooting a horse bow. Fora horse bow it is a little long but still very usable for mounted archery but works great for foot archery as well. Very pleased and will definable be ordering a heavier version of this bow before too long.

Ordered it February 13th, arrived to me March 5th (Sonoma County, CA). Hard to complain about that, 3 weeks ain't bad. The tracking seems to indicate that Longbowmaker shipped it out very quickly, and it sat for a week in China's post office before they got around to getting it out- still not too bad. You may have better luck if you order later in the year (see: not Chinese New Year) As for the bow itself, it's quite impressive. No deformities to be found. The string sucks. Whatever. You can spend the extra couple of bucks for a good string. I've shot about three arrows through it, without issue. There's some handshock, but it's entirely manageable. Mine is 55#, and it sends em flying hard. I think the twine and leather is a nice touch, whether the leather is real or not. You can always go to your local craft store and do your own custom work. For $130, I could not ask for more. As for stringing it.... Well, do your own independent research. The step-through method works if you do it right and don't torque the bow. It takes effort, but you can do it. My own research says that bow stringers won't work for these. My own experience says that it will. I was able to successfully string and unstring mine twice today using a Shooting Star Universal (longbow and recurve) bow stringer. Your mileage may vary on this. I'll be heading down on vacation in a few weeks and I plan on doing extensive shooting, and hopefully will be able to follow up after I get a good hundred arrows out of it. I'd say that this thing would make a fine piece for new shooters, but keep in mind that modern recurve with an arrow rest may be more enjoyable for others. 4 stars for now, we'll see after I use it more.

This is a good bow and after learning how to properly use a thumb ring I have really enjoyed it. Purchased in 2017, it has held up well and shoots as well and more expensive laminated bows I have bought sense. If you want to learn thumb style archery start with a low poundage bow, This is rated 35# at 28 inches. My draw length makes it 39# and no real stacking. I was used to 45 and 50 pound recurves and longbow with three finger. It took a long time to properly draw thumb at 39 pounds. I highly recommend this bow. If you are using western recurve or long bow start at least 20 pounds lighter than you are shooting now.

I bought the 45lb version for target practice and small/medium game hunting. I was a bit skeptical at the potential quality due to the low price, but that impression fled as soon as I unwrapped the bow (it came with a nice cloth sleeve too). It is excellently crafted, beautiful, and functional! I'll be shooting this for years to come, and perhaps get one as a gift as well. It took me a bit to adjust my point of aim to this style of bow, as it doesn't have an arrow shelf centered like modern recurves. With a minute of practice I found that the only difference is to hold further to the right, all other fundamentals transition perfectly. Traditional bows like this can absolutely be accurate, they just require a touch more practice. This one is no exception, and I was pleased with the arrow flight and grouping. I tested the bow with some 30" wooden arrows (Bcslinek Archery Wooden Arrows, $38.99 for a 6 pack) and they performed admirably. I usually shoot 32" arrows from a modern recurve, but this bow has a slightly shorter max draw length due to its size, so 30" is a perfect arrow length for me. Modern carbon fiber arrows might get you a touch more accuracy, but I think it's fun to go old school. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in archery, beginners and experienced archers alike. It's awesome to have a good modern production bow that connects us to a more historical archery style!

Can't attach string, notches face the wrong direction. Not the same as pictured.

Guys and girls, this bow is excellent. I've had this bow (@ 45 lbs draw weight) since July 2016, and I've shot 150-200 arrows with it 5-7 days per week, every week. I haven't shot a bow in over 20 years, and that was summer camp as a kid. I was basically starting from scratch, and it showed. Well, it's November now and it still shoots like a champ! It is very accurate and precise once you learn a shooting form you can be consistent with, and not just from a standing stance... I plan on hunting with it so I have been shooting in all kinds of positions: leaning around trees, lying on the ground, balancing on one leg while leaning over a log to get under branches, and you can hit what you want to hit with consistency no matter what if you learn how to shoot. According to my 3D deer target, I'm able to make kill shots on a consistent basis (80% or so) from all angles and positions, and with competition targets I'm typically getting groups that are 3-4" in total diameter from 25-30 yards... and I still have plenty of form flaws to fix. I will update this to compare with my Bearpaw Slick Stick (50 lb draw weight, arrives in a week or so) since I am going to want the most consistent bow possible for my hunting adventures and it should be interesting to see how a 99 dollar bow compares to a 300 dollar bow that gets rave reviews from high profile archers claiming that you have to get a custom-made bow to get anything better. However, this is the bow I'll be shooting from horseback. The picture of the deer target is a single 12 arrow set of shots, and they were taken from all kinds of positions. The other picture is a grouping from 25-30 yards away, and was not my best shooting but it was ok overall. The potato in the middle was my intended target. You all may want to know that the arrows I am using are cheap and completely untuned... I hear that accuracy increases quite a bit when you actually take the time to tune your bow and arrows properly, but I haven't done that yet.

Strung it up real easy, and shot 100 arrows on first day. Fast bow, no issues. Simple, handcrafted construction. Feels great, nice and light, and will become a mainstay for my target practice.