Re: How to carry a bow

["William A. Flowers" <waflowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Previously, you (Eric Sheley) wrote:
> Bill, I have both a soft and hard case and neither will work on the bike. 

That's what I figured.

> The hard case just does a great job of catching the wind and I couldn't 
> find a way to mount the soft case that would not possible damage the bow in 
> transit. I tried just "wearing" the bow, but it is very constrictive and 
> definitely very unsafe. I finally used a couple of nylon pack straps that I 
> can loop around each limb and then I wear it as a sling. The bow moves 
> around a little but is fairly transparent to the wind when not in a case. I 
> have a box for the arrows and just tie it off to the rack.

I'm not certain that I like the idea of wearing the bow, but I'll
consider it.

> If you are buying a bow, you may want to consider a take-down recurve. They 
> have a locking groove arrangement that allows the bow to be pulled apart so 
> that you are only dealing with half the length.

Nice idea, but I've already got a bow.  Nothing special; just a basic
compound bow.

> Just bear in mind that like anything you put on your back, you risk serious 
> injury should you happen to come off the bike.

Yes, that is my concern.

> Also, for any shooters out there, the top rack makes an ideal platform for 
> securing ammo boxes. It has been a real hit with our shooting group....

Uh huh.  This I'd love to see!

- --
Bill "Bench Dawg" Flowers
Clearwater FL
'00 Sapphire Blue ST "Jewel"


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