PETE WARD
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"Gear Review"
Renegade Archery, Inc. of Plano, Texas
Spirit II Longbow
62"/51# @ 28"
3713 Marlborough Court
Plano, Texas 75075
Phone 972-612-5288
http://www.renegadearchery.com/
Bowyer David Neidigh
Email Renegade Archery, Inc.
Review:
After many hundreds of shots from the Spirit II , I am ready to pass on my thoughts about this silky smooth drawing longbow. The Spirit II I am reviewing is 51# at 28"/ 62" long. This is a very nice bow to shoot. The Spirit II has a draw that I just love.It does not feel like it is any where near its scaled weight. On release it is silent and accurate. There is no trouble for me to shoot good groups with it. Arrow spine with this bow is a bit forgiving, because of the center cut riser , making arrow tuning easy. I am able to shoot several length's and spines with good accuracy from it. If you realy look for it you can notice a very slight string vibration on release. Silencers other than the Beaver balls I use may completely eliminate it , however It is so insignificant that after 4 hours of shooting it did not even register unless I was trying to determine if it was still there.
If this very slight buzz would bother you perhaps you may be better suited to Needle point. I almost feel wrong in mentioning it at all but to be fair to other bows I have to .
At my 27" Draw I have the best flight with a 500 spine carbon arrow 29" long with 100gr brass inserts and 145 gr points.
The Spirit II , I am testing is a nicely balanced bow with good looks, it is built with black glass, the core is black locust ultra core, tempered tonkin cane and edge cut yew.The riser is cocobolo Dymondwood with yellowheart stripe.The riser overlay is natural cocobolo and yellowheart.
DRAW LENGTH | DRAW WEIGHT | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ||
5 | 00 | 415 gr | 488 gr | 525 gr | 590 gr | ||||||
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23 | 40 | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ARROW WEIGHT | FPS | ||
24 | 43 | 415 gr | 149 | 488 gr | 139 | 526gr | 134 | 590gr | 128 | ||
25 | 45 | 415gr | 155 | 488gr | 146 | 526gr | 141 | 590gr | 135 | ||
26 | 48 | 415gr | 167 | 488gr | 154 | 526gr | 146 | 590gr | 142 | ||
27 | 51.5 | 415gr | 174 | 488gr | 160 | 526gr | 155 | 590gr | 149 | ||
28 | 55 | 415gr | 182 | 488gr | 170 | 526gr | 166 | 590gr | 157 |
Donovan Daniel Shooting the SPIRIT II
Some friends have shot the Spirit II and the feedback I received is good. There are the differences in opinion on grip feel and size that always differ due to our personal preferences , but custom bows can be ordered to fit our hand sizes. I like the grip, as did others while some wanted a larger grip and others like a palm swell. My wife Pat would prefer a smaller grip to suit her small hands.
Pete Ward & Renegade Spirit II