It's been a long time coming. Shooting Brian and Ron's recurves at the Mingo gathering lit a fire inside me to shoot a traditional bow that I couldn't ignore any longer. A few weeks ago I stumbled on a Craigslist ad that just seemed like fate. I was already heading east that day and just happened to find a guy selling a used Black Widow less than 10 minutes out of my way. This is a Black Widow PSA V, with a 55# draw weight at 28" factory draw length and 62" overall length. A couple days ago I outfitted it with a new string and silencers. My draw board shows that it actually hits 55 pounds at 28.5" draw... Close enough.
I finally have a tab and a dedicated set of arrows so I can now practice the way I need to. This was my first 3-shot group at 30 yards this afternoon. I'm no traditional Zen master by any means, yet, but I'll take it!
I finally have a tab and a dedicated set of arrows so I can now practice the way I need to. This was my first 3-shot group at 30 yards this afternoon. I'm no traditional Zen master by any means, yet, but I'll take it!