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Samick SKB 60# experience

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wandyhee
Ok, I received my first Samick SKB bow ordered from Lancaster archery on Sept 9, 2014,

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Practice my thumb ring shooting and draw at 30" using Easton Poweflight 400 and Gamegetter xx75 400 with 100g point. I did my shooting practice 1-2 hours daily after work and most of my free time during Saturday and Sunday at 20 yards distance in my backyard. Unfortunately on Nov 10th, 2014 this bow lower limb broken during practice. That is after owning it only for 62 days.

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So, I contacted Lancaster archery and they offer me warranty either to get replacement bow or to refund back all my money. I'm deciding to accept replacement bow because I assuming it's broken maybe because of manufacturer defect and it's happened on 1 of every 100 bows the produced. So, on Nov 19th, 2014 I received another Samick SKB 60# from Lancaster as Warranty.

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I'm practice as usual on daily basis every after work or whenever i'm free on Saturday or Sunday. Unfortunately, on Dec 6th, 2014 this replacement bow also broken during practice, right at grip area and that is just after 17 days owning it!

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and now, I have 2 useless Samick SKB 60# bow in my hands

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What I can conclude after experiencing 2 bow broken is:
- Buying 60lbs Samick SKB and draw it at 30" length mean asking for new bow.
- Its not kind of bow we can trust for hunting trip. It might broke during aiming at 10 point buck and that definitely make us cursing our-self for years.
- Not worth to spend our money buying one. Because it will definitely ending with same story as above.
- for 30lbs and below, maybe this bow will last longer, 1 year? 5 years? 10 years? I don't know

I also have question for you guys:

1. What bow did you shoot and how long have you shoot with it?
2. what poundage and draw length?

2 questions above is the key for my next traditional bow..

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Storm
The one I have is 35# @29". My wife was shooting when a splinter appeared about 1cm above the arrow pass. The splinter was 5mm in length and superficial in depth, only in the glass fiber on the back of the bow. I coated it in glue and then wrapped both limbs 2 inches above and below the handle. I have been using it for a couple of months after that but never really trusted it any more for draws longer than 29".

I have a friend which had a similar problem like yours with a SKB.
Storm
Now, to answer your questions:

After the SKB I switched to traditional korean bows, carbon laminated. It does not even compare with the SKB. Much smoother and responsive. If you are looking to learn proper thumb draw technique, these are the bows to get. They are not as forgiving as the SKB, or any other recurve, due to the narrow limbs and lateral limb flex, but exactly this feature allows you to control the string path. It's not easy, it can be extremely frustrating, but at the same time immensely rewarding when done properly.

As models, I own 4 Song Mu Gung bows ranging from 35 to 60# @ 29". I have seen and shot other models from Yeon Mu Gung, Kaya KTB or Windfighter. All of them have more or less the same performance.

My 49# labeled bow has been shot consistently at 33" draw length (around 70# at this point) for more than 2 years and it still shoots great. I have dropped my draw length to 31" now. Force draw graphs can be found here: http://www.koreanarchery.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=232