Great Honest Review! I have Sanlida Royal X8 Recurve & Longbow snd the only thing I used out the kit was the bow , made my own B55 flemish twist strings and arrows . Can't wait for the video of you making a flemish string ! Been shooting & hunting with traditional bows going into my 49th yr. I'm always learning something new watching Traditional Bow videos. Can still teach a old dog new tricks ! Keep the Great Videos Coming ! Stay Safe & Healthy ! God Bless !
Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate you watching. I'm always trying to learn and improve as well. Sometimes, even just the smallest improvement can feel like leaps and bounds.
Nice job, Mike! If I didn't know any better, I would say that bow was a Damon Howatt Hi speed! Great looking bow for the money! The accessories that came with the bow are not great.. but it is a solid start! Best wishes my man!
I liked these arrows so much that I chopped them up with my tomahawk and threw them in the trash. My new 500sp Gold Tip Warriors shoot 100% better. I want to re-tiller my X8 to have even tiller. Should shoot better and quieter with my 3-under.
I plan to fix the centershot anyways so might tiller for 3 under also and drop the 3lbs down to actual 45lbs at 28. Overall the bow isn't bad and shoots the warriors I have pretty well.
@NewLife-qj9mx I found that between 7.75" and 8" was where mine likes to be with the new string i made. The recommended brace is 7.5"--8.5" according to the website. 5.5" to me is really short. Try twisting the string up and see if you can get it closer to 7.5" at least. The supplied bowstring may just be too long. For a 60in bow the string should be around 56-57in.
I will be cutting the fletch off of one of the kit supplied arrows and bare shafting and changing the point weights. I would like to see if i can get them to fly better with some tweaking. The idea was to see if the bow out of the box was good enough for a beginner to start with. I would recomend the bow, not so much anything else that comes in the kit.
Not exactly sure of the spine for the sanlida arrows. I read they could be 500's. The pink fletching goldtip warriors are 600's and fly pretty well out of the royal x8.
I cant say yes bc i dont know for sure. The limb tips are just some king of wood. May be able to use fast flight material strings but I would keep a close eye on the limb tips and the strings for wear.
