Bowtech Reckoning WOW

[Bowguy]

I liked Bowtech. Still do. Just before I got sick I had a Reign I was shooting consistant w at 60 yards. My dominant eye got screwed up during surgery so I'm back to straight stykbows again but I do occasionally shoot my Reign if the lighting is good and I can see well enough

[captpete]

I started shooting in 1987. I used to really be into it, but I have lost some interest. I've gone from owning 5 bows to just 2. My newest bow is a '16 Darton DS3800. I also have an '08 Bowtech  Guardian, which I actually prefer over the Darton. It's not fast compared to most bows today, but it is the smoothest drawing, easiest holding and dead quiet/no shock bow I have shot.

I got tired of driving 50- 60 miles to have work done on a bow so I learned how to do it myself. Now, I have a press and a lot of other tool to work bows. For awhile I use to work on bows for 8-10 other people. Now I just work on mine and help 2 buddies work on theirs. They do the work, I just provide the tools and a little knowledge.

I also build my own arrows. I use to just cut them, glue the inserts and throw vanes on in one day, then go shoot them the next day. Now it takes me about week to build a dozen arrows.

I was heading the way of buying an apple press and all the implements myself and then my car accident happened and so many things were lost for so long (Because of my body, not misplaced) now I would like to get back into it but am not sure I can handle doing it all because the one thing other than picnic benches that gets my back going inside of a minute is standing and you have to be able to stand to run those presses with the stands they come on. I would love to try it but lot of money to spend and then just have sitting around. I do still have my JoJan Multi-Fletch Jig and enjoy doing vanes and wrapping arrows when I get in the mood. I think I will be doing some for a friend soon that just took up archery so it will be fun teaching him how to do that.

I have a LCA EZ Green Press. It has short legs...mine are about 8". I use 2 C-clamps to hold it on an old kitchen table in the basement. If I wanted I could actually sit and work on a bow...it wouldn't be the most comfortable, but it could be done. It would be pretty easy to mount it to a lower bench or table so you could sit to work on it.   http://lastchancearchery.com/shop-1/ez-green-press

Never seen a press like that before, have only really been exposed to the Apple Presses. Will it work with all limb types?

From what I understand it will work with most of the modern bows. I do know there was an issue with some the new Hoyts (maybe some of the other brands with beyond parallel limbs). They had an issue of the bows sliding down out of the press fingers when pressing them.  I have had 2 other presses & this is the most user friendly.

My daughter's boyfriend wanted me to put new cables & a string on his late 90's Hoyt. I couldn't get the finger to set right on the limbs, but to  be honest the string was gone so I don't know if I could have pressed it or not. I chose not to even attempt it in case I cracked a limb or something and the bow blew up on him. Besides he didn't want to spend $90 for threads on 20years old bow that was worth about $100 in shooting condition.