Super curves

[roosiebull]

Why have super curves not gained traction in the hunting space? They seem like the perfect tool for the job on paper.

The only couple reasons I can assume is cost and forgiveness. I shot some Morrison max 6’s for awhile and they were awesome to shoot, but ended up selling them because they were very fickle for me…. Is that the reason people don’t shoot them? Because they are hard to shoot well?

If they were as forgiving as a standard recurve, it seems like a 45# super would be a great hunting bow, but basically nobody shoots them

 

[Beendare]

Good question.

I'm not an expert on them but I do own a set of Borders. I love the speed but I don't like carrying around those big hook limbs.

I know a couple guys that are world class archers who shot them for awhile...one guy still does. For guys like that they do seem to be a little bit less consistent/ repeatable. The one guy who still shoots them is hooked on the speed- they are noticably faster.

I had some Morrisons but couldn't get the quiet...and they had a weird vibration after the shot.....I think I tried to tell you that before you bought yours. Mine were one of the first iterations and maybe they have solved that- I dunno.

The Borders are quieter...but not almost silent like my others....and they have a little bit of that after shot vibration but not much and not enough to bother me. I need to play with mine some more.....

 

[knuckleball]

I've owned a Border Covert Hunter in bolt down. In ILF I've had, Hex 8, CV9, and Morrison Max 6. They were all fun to shoot for awhile but I could never get as consistent as I would like with them due to the spongy feel at full draw. I hear some shooters say the sweet spot for them was the Border Hex 6, wish Border still offered those.
The two bows I own now have a set of older Samick BF Extreme's on one and a set of Uukha VX+ on the other. The Uukha VX+ are the best limbs I've ever shot. My 3D scores improved vastly with these two setups.

 

[Ozarkansas]

If they were as forgiving as a standard recurve, it seems like a 45# super would be a great hunting bow, but basically nobody shoots them

I shoot a Timberghost G3SS (supercurve) and a Predator Hunter DX (traditional recurve) and the Predator is so much more forgiving that it gets tapped for almost every hunt I do. It’s also night-and-day different in how easy it is to tune.

I can’t get consistent good broadhead flight out of my timberghost without a clicker or at least a grip sear, it’s just incredibly picky and won’t give me good flight unless my release is 10/10 perfect.

Meanwhile I can bareshaft pretty much any arrow I find out of my predator and as long as it’s not significantly stiff I’ll be able to hunt with it

 

[bisblue]

I shot a few, although it's been a while.

Fast, unforgiving and loud.....