My brother saw a guy shooting one of these at a local archery range the other day. He hit a quarter-sized spot with every shot.
The Liberty I (One).
What a freaky bow!
It’s 20″ long, 70-lb pull, with 10-lb hold-weight. Shoots 304 fps.
People say it reminds them of a wrist-rocket slingshot.
Why not merge archery and slingshots? Sounds fine to me.
I prefer simple archery myself—with a snaky osage selfbow being my top fave—but at the same time my first value is accuracy then comes range. My first duty in bowhunting is to make a quick kill shot. My second interest is getting more range—the further away you can shoot the more chances you’ll get.
These high-tech compound bows do give us more accuracy and range.
A primitive shooter just needs more skills, time and patience—no problem there either, really.
Well, here in Michigan 40-50 yards would give you just about the same range as gun-hunting. 10-30 yards probably gives you half the usual chances—still good. But with a primitive bow and a half hour a day practicing (reasonable investment for a month before and during the season) I’m reliable only to 15 yards.
An hour a day would get me to 20 yards. I’m not sure I could ever trust myself without a sight at 25 yards. I think you need to be doing roving shooting every few days for an hour to achieve that—going on hikes and shooting at random stumps to hone your sense.
Anyway, tech has its place. This bow is quite a nifty piece of innovation, really. If it suits your needs and situation, hey, why not? I could see it working dandy inside blinds and up in trees.
