@monte4150 @monte4150 the sanlida is an ok bow. But needed some reworking to be a good bow for me. I worked the grip to better fit my hand and sanded down the sidplate about 1/16th inch to get closer to center shot. My wife has a "galaxy bullseye 62"" from lancaster archery and I would recommend that bow over the sanlida. Great beginner bow for a little more money. They also come in a kit but I don't have experience with the accessories. We bought just the bow. She has a 24in draw and has a 30lb bow. So the bow weight is roughly 22-23lbs. I had to go through several spine weights to find that 1400 spine easton inspire arrows work great for her. Don't believe they make that arrow anymore but I'm sure there are similar ones.

@thomasbrissee3251 i have a 26.5in draw and ended up finding that my goldtip warrior 600 spine arrow cut 28in carbon to carbon worked best. Using 50 grain inserts and 200 grain points. Arrow total weight is 485 grains i beleive. Nocking point is 5/8ths above center and brace height is best between 8 and 8.25in on the bow i recieved. I also shaved the side plate down closer to center shot and flattened the grip some for a better hand feel. The stock grip has pressure spots on your palm after a lot of shooting which is why I flattened it.

@trad_root Thanks for the info.

@laurentmeiller5171 So far everyone who I've come across who wasn't sent the bow for free to do a review, all think the same about the kit. The bow is not too bad but everything else in the kit is junk. I'll have to look up the oak ridge. Don't believe I've seen that one yet.

@timkaldahl thank you I appreciate the support.

@frank-hd6ts I was wondering when they would raise the price do to all the hype and reviews from some of the bigger youtubers in our community.

@NewLife-qj9mx I found that between 7.75" and 8" was where mine likes to be with the new string i made. The recommended brace is 7.5"--8.5" according to the website. 5.5" to me is really short. Try twisting the string up and see if you can get it closer to 7.5" at least. The supplied bowstring may just be too long. For a 60in bow the string should be around 56-57in.

@@trad_root thank you 🙏

@@garykemmerling919 right handed

@@crataegus2653 we shoot for fun. Don't keep track and have a good time..

It's a striker sport longbow. 45# at 28in. strikerbows.com/product/striker-sport-tdl-60-takedown-longbow/

@@trad_root Yea, I can tell that it is a custom bow, but Black Hunter must have tried to make a copy of it.

Black hunter isn't a bad bow either. I've seen guys shoot it very accurately. One of the better starter bows in my opinion.

@@trad_root I've had seven different custom made bows. Limbs delaminated on two of them. I now shoot a Black Hunter longbow, and it shoots just as good (or better) than some of the custom bows I have owned.

At almost 80 years old, I had to go to a lighter bow, and I didn't want to pay the price for another custom bow. So I got the BH longbow, and I am pleased with it. For the price, it shoots just fine.

I'll look that one up. Is that the longbow association shoot?

@@trad_root No they will have 150 targets setup band on Sat night its a great shoot inexpensive

About four hours or so from me. Overnight shoot for sure

I will be there from Monday till the end

Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate you watching. I'm always trying to learn and improve as well. Sometimes, even just the smallest improvement can feel like leaps and bounds.

I cant say yes bc i dont know for sure. The limb tips are just some king of wood. May be able to use fast flight material strings but I would keep a close eye on the limb tips and the strings for wear.

I'm running fast flight no problem with it so far but stock string is D97. I would suggest have your string guy pad the loops.

@@trad_root understandable

I plan to fix the centershot anyways so might tiller for 3 under also and drop the 3lbs down to actual 45lbs at 28. Overall the bow isn't bad and shoots the warriors I have pretty well.

I will be cutting the fletch off of one of the kit supplied arrows and bare shafting and changing the point weights. I would like to see if i can get them to fly better with some tweaking. The idea was to see if the bow out of the box was good enough for a beginner to start with. I would recomend the bow, not so much anything else that comes in the kit.

Not exactly sure of the spine for the sanlida arrows. I read they could be 500's. The pink fletching goldtip warriors are 600's and fly pretty well out of the royal x8.

The arrow’s the kit provides are 500 spine, but pretty heavy arrows. Close to 600 grains.

Thanks, buddy! Hope to be there Saturday. Maybe into Sunday.

Looking forward to catching up at the shoots this summer, be well

600 spine goldtip warriors cut 28" carbon to carbon. 250 grains on the front. The bow at my draw of 26.5in is right around 43-44 lbs.

Didn't interrupt me bud. Great talk. Hope to see you again at another shoot.

Camping looked really nice. Not sure about a bath house though. The courses were pretty good. Didn't get to shoot the long course though.

@@trad_root glad you got out to explore new possibilities bro!

Tried a few different things. Those are 600 spines. 500s were way too stiff unless I had them cut pretty long. Ended up finding that when I take off the lighted nock they fly a little better, more consistent.

@@trad_root I hear that 👍😁 I don’t use lighted nock because of there inconsistency. Reflective wrap or glow in the dark wrap is what I started using instead. God Bless you and your family 🙏😇❤️🇺🇸

They have limited camping but there are plenty of hotels or Airbnb near by.

Draw weight for that bow is 42-43 lbs at my 26.5in draw. My comfortable range is between 15-30 yards. Point on aim is 25 yards.

What was the original design/brand?

No release. Unless you mean my finger tab. Tried a glove before and didn't like the feel.

Bet! So personally I think recurve bows look way better. Just the raw old school bow Robin Hood style. But I also recognize the genius behind releases and overall modern equipment it’s hard to compete. Traditional bows just look way better (to me)

@@trad_root Oh. I thought you were using a release. Couldn't tell from video. I like tabs too. ♥️👍

Thanks for the input. I'll work on that.

I'll try nock tuning and see if that makes a difference.