When eyeballing the fine bows up for auction at this year's MOJAM, I decided to splurge and go for a bow made by someone I think is one of the top bowyers in the country as well as being a heck of a good guy. The bow is a Genesis Bows Phenom made by JD Jones (horseapple around here). Its bamboo-backed osage, looks like bloodwood power lam, walnut handle and tip overlays. Pretty aggressive R/D profile with over 2" of net reflex. Very sleek and light in the hand. 48lb@28", performs like my 55lb bows. Light enough for plenty of practice and enough punch for whitetail hunting. I've shot it now, it feels great. Doesn't make me shoot any better, guess I'll be spending some quality time with it before deer season.
I knew it would fetch a "decent" price (if half of new price could be considered decent) since they have at the last several events. In any case, I saw several other folks fondling my bow during the preview, looks like there are still a few drool spots on it but I'll polish it eventually. I fought off Sal and a couple of others to win the bidding. Sal was gracious in defeat, I deserved that kick to the shins.
Why does someone who makes bows need to buy bows? Answer, they don't. This isn't about need.
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