| Forwarded email from Frank Medicne Wolf Springer Martin-- I'm out in Oregon now, but guided from the thick woods of Wisconsin to the Sierras of California (Cal has some of the best hunting I ever was involved with--- but I miss the whitetails-- Oregon has whitetails, but tough to draw the tag) At any rate, the Liberty One bow is just plain dandy. I have been a magazine writer for more than 20 years and I have a wall of bows that manufacturers have sent out (free) for years. The Liberty One is the first bow I have purchased after a field test. Howard could not afford to just give bows away to everyone, and I liked this bow enough to break my own rules and purchase a field test product. This bow is great for treestands, thick brush, and you can sit in any blind and shoot without the limbs bucking against frame or fabric. I shoot the big sage country of both Oregon, Nevada and California, and this bow is perfect for the long open shots also. Every hunter that has picked up my bow and shot it, saw an instant improvement on their arrow group size. Always smaller! The angle of the riser (handle) and the shoot through, makes it unnecessary to have an arm guard on- even with large, bulky cold weather jackets. Although I have been a great fan of the Hoyt 'slave cam' bows since they came out, and the PSE Vengeance is a dandy also- I would recommend the Liberty One bow over anything else on the market. Period! Very fast shooting, quiet (very), comfortable- no hand shock shooting. Nice flat arrow flight and tight groups. Get past the obvious shock of how tiny the bow looks, and it is certainly the heart of a killing beast. Need any further recommendation than that? Here it is--- an Outdoor Writer spent money out of his own pocket to buy one----whoooooooaaaa- now that is shocking. Bear claws were capped in silver by soldering a flat band in the dimention of the base of the claw and then soldered onto another piece of flat silver to form an oblong cup of sorts. Drill through the side of the glued claw/cup with a very tiny drill bit from a "tip drill" set that is available at a welding shop. You can also just drill through the keretin and bone of the claw and string with beads. The claws will hold up longer than we do. Don't hesitate to contact me with further questions on any matter. Most humbly yours-- Frank Medicine Wolf Springer |
| Fast, unbelievably quite & most of all the most awesome bow I will probably ever shoot in my time! Thanks for a bow that feels like it was made for me personally. All I can say is WOW! Clint Slatcoff, |
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Allow my introduction. I am Outdoor Writer Frank Medicine Wolf Springer. During the season I guide buffalo hunts on the expansive Bar-YRanch in Central Oregon. I recently had the pleasure to guide a young hunter who wished to use your bow on his hunt. As I have had a bow in my own hands for 51 years, I looked forward to fulfilling this hunter's desire to kill a huge buffalo bull with the tiny bow. I was able to put him in killing range and he placed a fatal arrow, which transversed the entire body at a quartering angle and stopped only at the thick hide on the off-shoulder. Being prudent with these deadly beasts, I had him shoot a follow up shot- which proved to be totally unnecessary. I wasimpressed as to both feel and performance of your bow. It certainly was up to the task of effectivly killing this buffalo bull. I am most humbly yours; Frank Medicine Wolf Springer |
| Side note: Frank Medicine Wolf Springer wrote a review of the Liberty I and was intent on sending the bow back after he had done his tests. Frank fell in love with the bow during these tests and did not return the bow in a timely manner. I called Frank and he expressed his desire to keep the bow, so I told him the price. Frank complained that in his 18 years as a writer he had never purchased a bow because the bows were given to him for his reports. Well, Frank bought the Liberty I at a reduced price, his first purchased bow in 18 years. |
| Howard- I wished to post you an additional photo of Brad's bull taken with your bow. In this view it looks small than some other photos, but it was fully 1750 pounds and tough as any buffalo gets. It was a pleasure to guide him on this hunt and I was very happy to be involved in taking the largest American animal killed with your bow. You certainly deserve grand accolades for the accomplishment of manufacturing such a fine product. Frank Medicine Wolf Springer |
| Dear Liberty Archery, Congratulations on making one hell of a bow. Early this fall a friend of mine drove 2 hours to order his Liberty 1. When he got it he asked me to set it up for him and try it out. I usually keep up to date with current technology and was shooting a Bow Tech just purchased in 06. He wanted me to let him know if it was up to snuff with my Bow Tech. At first I looked at it and thought it's cute but didn't expect much from it. I figured you'd have to give up a lot in order to make a bow that small and light. I WAS MISTAKEN. The first shot out of the Liberty 1 was all I needed to start wanting one. There were two friends with me at the time and none of us could believe how quick and quite the bow was. I took turns shooting the same arrows from my bow and then from the Liberty1. The Liberty one was consistently quiter and faster than mine with no more hand shock and that was without a stabilizer on it. |
That was all it took. After giving my
buddy his bow back I started on a
mission to get a local shop to become
a dealer. After a couple of weeks it
happened and I ordered mine. I
recieved it the week before PA
whitetail archery season started so
the race was on to get comfortable
enough with it to responsibly take it
into the woods. After a couple of
days, 50 or so shots, 2 busted arrow
shafts and countless vanes being
destroyed by stacking shots on top of
them I felt I could comfortably hunt
with it. I was consistently smacking
arrows at 20 yards, putting them in a
snuff can at 30, and in 4-5" groups at
50.
After hunting around my job schedule
I took time off and worked around my
hunting schedule. It paid off! I passed
up 4 or 5 different bucks waiting for a
shot at one of three that I had been
watching. On Nov 3rd it happened.
One of the three picked up the scent
trail I left and followed it all too well
right to my stand. He stood directly
under the tree and sniffed the
climbing stick when his rack hit it
made a nice "tink!!" it scared the hell
out of him and he bolted out to 15
yards then slowed to a walk. He was
moving straight away so I couldn't get
a shot. He walked to 20, then to 25.
he had no intention of stopping or
giving me a shot so at 25 yards I
grunted. He stopped at 30 yards and
looked over his left shoulder. Already
at full draw, from when he startled
himself and ran, I saw a window
behind his left rib and hit the release.
The arrow entered right right where
the 30 yard pin was aimed for and
exitted his right shoulder. He ran less
than 80 yards and dropped. He is my
widest spread buck to date. His inside
spread is 21" and he is a 10 point. He
hasn't been scored yet but I'm
guessing right around 140. His
dressed weight was over 200 lbs. He
is quite a trophy and I'm glad I had
the Liberty 1 to take him with.
Check out the pics I've included.
Thanks again for a GREAT bow.
Kevin Miller
Russellton, PA
buddy his bow back I started on a
mission to get a local shop to become
a dealer. After a couple of weeks it
happened and I ordered mine. I
recieved it the week before PA
whitetail archery season started so
the race was on to get comfortable
enough with it to responsibly take it
into the woods. After a couple of
days, 50 or so shots, 2 busted arrow
shafts and countless vanes being
destroyed by stacking shots on top of
them I felt I could comfortably hunt
with it. I was consistently smacking
arrows at 20 yards, putting them in a
snuff can at 30, and in 4-5" groups at
50.
After hunting around my job schedule
I took time off and worked around my
hunting schedule. It paid off! I passed
up 4 or 5 different bucks waiting for a
shot at one of three that I had been
watching. On Nov 3rd it happened.
One of the three picked up the scent
trail I left and followed it all too well
right to my stand. He stood directly
under the tree and sniffed the
climbing stick when his rack hit it
made a nice "tink!!" it scared the hell
out of him and he bolted out to 15
yards then slowed to a walk. He was
moving straight away so I couldn't get
a shot. He walked to 20, then to 25.
he had no intention of stopping or
giving me a shot so at 25 yards I
grunted. He stopped at 30 yards and
looked over his left shoulder. Already
at full draw, from when he startled
himself and ran, I saw a window
behind his left rib and hit the release.
The arrow entered right right where
the 30 yard pin was aimed for and
exitted his right shoulder. He ran less
than 80 yards and dropped. He is my
widest spread buck to date. His inside
spread is 21" and he is a 10 point. He
hasn't been scored yet but I'm
guessing right around 140. His
dressed weight was over 200 lbs. He
is quite a trophy and I'm glad I had
the Liberty 1 to take him with.
Check out the pics I've included.
Thanks again for a GREAT bow.
Kevin Miller
Russellton, PA
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| Howard- This Buffalo was shoot in Oregon with this 70 pound "mini" bow using a Gold Tip pro hunter arrow and an Ultimate steel 125 grain I just hope everyone could get the chance to see how great this new bow is. I was introduced to this bow in South Africa at Ever Tru Archery and Evert introduced this bow to me. Since being back to the states everyone that sees this bow is truly amazed at the size, speed accuracy and efficiency of this bow. I hunt all over the world and will stand by this bow and recommend this bow over any compound all day long. I just hope to see some dealer's that know the bow to start exposing it to the sport and allowing people the chance to use this incredible bow. Brad Mandarich (Below) |
Liberty is the best bow money can
buy!
To those who think this is not a good
bow, not accurate, not high quality, I
must disagree. I have owned the
Liberty one for 1 year. I have built a
small archery course in the woods
behind my back yard and soot at
least 5 times per week. I have never
had a single problem with the bow in
an entire year of almost daily
shooting. I was a bit skeptical, but
after shooting it for the first time I
was convinced and sold my two
there bows (Matthews Drenaline &
and Oneida Eagle). This bow is
more accurate, lighter, quieter, and
smaller than any other bow on the
market. There is no hand shock or
vibration...zero. No stabalizer
necessary. I back up this statement
by purchasing a 2nd liberty for my
father with the same results. I am in
central NJ in the summer and central
Fl in the winter. Anyone who wants
to try this bow for themselves, or just
watch me shoot it is welcome to
come over to the house. I read a
previous post that "you can only use
certain arrow rests on this bow" this
is not true. I started with a Whisker
Biscut, changed to a Hostage arrow
rest by Diamond archery, and now
shoot a full containment drop away
rest by Quality Archery designs. All
of them work fine, as well as any
other arrow rest you want to put on
the bow. Some also say "you need a
special peep sight" I use a Specialty
archery 37 degree standard peep, it
works fine. Some say "you need a
special sight" It has a mounting
holes just like any other bow, I have
tried 3 different sights, they all
mount fine. Same thing with hunting
quiver. The think that people don't
understand is that this is just like any
other bow, it's just smaller, lighter,
etc. You still have the same draw
length, anchor point, you can use
the same arrow rest, quiver, peep
sight, etc. as any other bow. You
don't have to worry about this bow
"blowing up" or "coming apart" any
more often than a Hoyt or a
Matthews. If you can't shoot
accurate with this bow, you simply
should give up archery. It is the most
accurate bow you will shoot hands
down.
Davelhunter
buy!
To those who think this is not a good
bow, not accurate, not high quality, I
must disagree. I have owned the
Liberty one for 1 year. I have built a
small archery course in the woods
behind my back yard and soot at
least 5 times per week. I have never
had a single problem with the bow in
an entire year of almost daily
shooting. I was a bit skeptical, but
after shooting it for the first time I
was convinced and sold my two
there bows (Matthews Drenaline &
and Oneida Eagle). This bow is
more accurate, lighter, quieter, and
smaller than any other bow on the
market. There is no hand shock or
vibration...zero. No stabalizer
necessary. I back up this statement
by purchasing a 2nd liberty for my
father with the same results. I am in
central NJ in the summer and central
Fl in the winter. Anyone who wants
to try this bow for themselves, or just
watch me shoot it is welcome to
come over to the house. I read a
previous post that "you can only use
certain arrow rests on this bow" this
is not true. I started with a Whisker
Biscut, changed to a Hostage arrow
rest by Diamond archery, and now
shoot a full containment drop away
rest by Quality Archery designs. All
of them work fine, as well as any
other arrow rest you want to put on
the bow. Some also say "you need a
special peep sight" I use a Specialty
archery 37 degree standard peep, it
works fine. Some say "you need a
special sight" It has a mounting
holes just like any other bow, I have
tried 3 different sights, they all
mount fine. Same thing with hunting
quiver. The think that people don't
understand is that this is just like any
other bow, it's just smaller, lighter,
etc. You still have the same draw
length, anchor point, you can use
the same arrow rest, quiver, peep
sight, etc. as any other bow. You
don't have to worry about this bow
"blowing up" or "coming apart" any
more often than a Hoyt or a
Matthews. If you can't shoot
accurate with this bow, you simply
should give up archery. It is the most
accurate bow you will shoot hands
down.
Davelhunter
This bow looks so unconventional that I believe many people
take their "preconceptions" and just pass it off as somewhat of a
fluke. The market is crazy. This bow is just about as convenient
and functionally excellent as possible. If you had ten of these
bows at every 3-D shoot, I think that people would realize that it
just isn't a single strange guy shooting a tiny bow. They would
have to be interested in why so many have switched to the
Liberty One.
Frank Medicine Wolf Springer, Outdoor writer (has 20+ bows
hanging on wall given free by bow manufacturers for his articles,
he had to buy the Liberty One)
take their "preconceptions" and just pass it off as somewhat of a
fluke. The market is crazy. This bow is just about as convenient
and functionally excellent as possible. If you had ten of these
bows at every 3-D shoot, I think that people would realize that it
just isn't a single strange guy shooting a tiny bow. They would
have to be interested in why so many have switched to the
Liberty One.
Frank Medicine Wolf Springer, Outdoor writer (has 20+ bows
hanging on wall given free by bow manufacturers for his articles,
he had to buy the Liberty One)
| Email from Marc I just got My new Liberty bow and I am blown away! In the photo it is next to my switchback and My Allegiance which are both short bows! This thing is tiny and I was kind of scared pulling it back the first couple times. By the third shot I was hitting arrows! This is the best I have ever shot with a bow right out of the box. It is going to take a little getting used to and I am sure I will shoot it better when I install a sling. There was almost no hand shock and when I put a stabilizer on it, the extra weight made the bow easier to hold and smoothed it right out. This thing is way to kool!!! ---Marc |
| Hi there, I've just taken delivery of a Liberty 1 bow here in the UK. Used but in A1 condition. All I can say is that your site and comments do not do this amazing piece of technology justice. Superbly engineered, well balanced and it really kicks ass! I am so excited by the look and feel of the bow - what a fantastic piece of kit. I've let off a few arrows in the garden - so quiet and deadly accurate. Hutting by bow is not allowed in the UK but it's great in the field and really draws some admiring looks. Well done - I'm very happy. Please feel free to use me as a reference here in the UK if you have cause to need a reference point. Regards Martin Moore |
When representatives from Liberty
Archery break out a new Liberty One
bow, they immediately draw a crowd.
With its 201/2-inch, axle-to-axle
length (yes, you read that right) and
unusual design, people gaze in
astonishment. But the tiny little
package is for real! With IBO speed
of 308 fps, it'ssnot a toy! Available
in draw lengths from 25 to 32 inches
and draw weights of 30 to 80
pounds, this bow runs with the big
dogs.
The riser is unorthodox, with a pistol
grip in place of a traditional bow grip.
The arrow has to be placed
between the limbs into the rest, a
practice already adapted on some
modified-cable target bows. A press
is not even needed to change the
string.
Disabled hunters will benefit from
the length of the bow when shooting
from a chair and will have less
chance of obstruction. Also, the
length makes it possible to shoot
from a full-coverage blind or a
shooting house. For information,
contact libertyarchery.com or call
(408) 983-1127
Archery break out a new Liberty One
bow, they immediately draw a crowd.
With its 201/2-inch, axle-to-axle
length (yes, you read that right) and
unusual design, people gaze in
astonishment. But the tiny little
package is for real! With IBO speed
of 308 fps, it'ssnot a toy! Available
in draw lengths from 25 to 32 inches
and draw weights of 30 to 80
pounds, this bow runs with the big
dogs.
The riser is unorthodox, with a pistol
grip in place of a traditional bow grip.
The arrow has to be placed
between the limbs into the rest, a
practice already adapted on some
modified-cable target bows. A press
is not even needed to change the
string.
Disabled hunters will benefit from
the length of the bow when shooting
from a chair and will have less
chance of obstruction. Also, the
length makes it possible to shoot
from a full-coverage blind or a
shooting house. For information,
contact libertyarchery.com or call
(408) 983-1127
The Liberty I
bow
honored
again. We
took the
Bronze.
bow
honored
again. We
took the
Bronze.