Recurve age

[PoppaW]

So I was talking bows with a guy at a sporting goods store and he was discussing when to get a new bow. (Compound). So I told him my recurve was semi custom and roughly 30 years old. He almost fell out of his chair. I then told him my longbow is older and both shoot like new. I figure I need some new arrows and get after it again, not a new bow.

How long do most people shoot a trad bow for?

 

[ozyclint]

Until it breaks or until you hand it down to the next generation.

 

[Wrench]

Till I break or lose it.

 

[TNKnoxville]

I shoot several that are from the 50 and 60's!

 

[White Falcon]

Most of my bows are from the 50's.

 

[Beendare]

Recurve is a large category;

Were the limbs all wood construction- no fiberglass or carbon?

A buddy still to this day shoots one of the 30+ year old Wilson bros made Black Widows with lam limbs and fiberglass overlay. Its lost a couple pounds but shoots like a dream. If anything it got smoother he says.

The new ILF limbs of modern construction should be good for many decades. I have a set of WW Innos from 2007 and they are as good as the day I bought them- no loss of poundage.