Time for a New Recurve Bow - Which one is it? 

As someone who just recently started archery, I find your videos to be really delightful and inspirational... especially this one.

I wanted a new bow and I am highly impressed by the products the company Mandarin Duck send to me for free. If you are interested in their products here is their website: www.mandarinduck.net/ref/725/

Lilys' arm protector reminded me of Skyrim bracers.

Congratulations on your new bow Lily! I love how it shoots. Congrats! 👏

Congrats Lilly on ur new bow. Very informative vid. I've been looking for something like this bow to be compacted.

I’ve subscribed & watched your channel for years now. I believe 5 or 6. I still enjoy watching because if you’re diversity of content plus your in-depth description of your topics. Also Lilly as you have grown older you seem to have gotten not only healthier but happier 😊. Congratulations on your success with your channel. I did enjoy your rifle shooting segments and the description of the beautiful rifle you acquired. Thanks for a wonderful channel & continued success. 👍👍

The sound of the arrow hitting the bulls-eye is so satisfying :D great vid once again Lilly

Thanks for this great review Lilly! 👍😁

maybe you can change the plastic grip to an wood grip if you want it nicer looking :D

my dad gave me a 30lb ben pearson laminated wood recurve bow when i was 16 ( like 1985 lol ) and i loved it and i wish i choulda told 16 year old me to hang on to it ughhhh

Thanks for the info. It is very useful to someone looking into archery for the first time.

Congratulations on the new bow! That sound you heard on the first 2 shots is the limbs settling into the limb pockets. You should always check string is within the string grooves and push in the limbs until the limbs settle into the limb pockets. Before you mess around with the Tillering of the bow, I would suggest you write down the amount of turns you make on the Tillering Bolt. Learn the weight of your limbs, at what Draw length they are measured by the manufacturer, and what the recommended BH range is for your specific bow. Also, Tillering’s main purpose is for tuning the bow to affect brace height in order reduce vibration, string noise and limb slap. The plus and minus of the 2 pounds is just a side affect of the Tillering, but it also throws off your bow tuning. Cat whiskers, and anything else used to reduce vibration should be used until after bow tuning is done, you will likely not need much after tuning it properly. lastly, I wouldn’t mess with the Limb/riser alignment (screws on the side of the limb pockets) unless it is REALLY necessary. It may be a painful or expensive experience, if not done properly. I know, you may know most of what I mentioned, but if it helps one person from breaking a limb or making a mistake with their bow, it was forth typing this comment.

Hey Lily! Just wanted to say - don't be afraid of having the wood bow worked down more for your hand; as long as the handle remains thicker than the groove your thumb wraps around, then the bow shouldn't break! You can customise the fit of the grip to your hand quite easily with a rasp and/or file. :) Happy shooting, I'm so jealous; here in the UK our ranges are closed 'cus of the lockdown.

By ILF she means the new ILF hunting bows, before recently in 2010's ILF bows were made mostly as Target Bows. Before 2010's when there was less hunting ILF models, some people took the smaller 17 inch/43 cm -- 19 inch /48 cm riser ILF bows and made them into hunting bows for there use using either the Medium 68 inch/173 cm at 25 inch/63.5 cm or the used the short 66 inch/167.5 cm at 25 inch/63.5 cm riser. There were some due to wanting higher limbs or wanting something cheaper like a beginner ILF setup might even take the standard 23 inch -- 25 inch/58.5 cm -- 63.5 cm Olympic ILF bow and spray the thing like they did the limbs if need be on those with a single color or make a bow using some of the Rust Oleum military style Camo paint that most militaries now use for needs in the field when using spray paints as well. The ILF was once considered for Olympic and Barebow target stuff only by those who did that coemption or liked to do target shooting for fun. Now they have up to 25 inch/63.5 cm in the hunting styles for people who want to hunt or use hunting bows say for barebow target/field rounds not needing the older less used limb attachments like the F/Flat that is not always standard from bow brand to bow brand but can be found more in a few standard sizes within a company or the more common others non F styles made just for that bow model.

One thing to remember switching the same limbs between those risers of different lengths will change the draw weight about a pound higher for every inch shorter the over all bow length gets and the opposite for longer. This is important to think about when buying limbs. There are some limbs Made for traditional bows where the draw weight is measured on a 17” riser but it is more usual for figures to be given for use on a 25” riser or possibly a 23” riser you will usually see this written as two draw weight values on the limb about 2 pounds apart. If you want to make a specific draw weight for your draw length you will also need to take into account draw length as the standard for measuring is 28”, this can change though for bows only make to be used at shorter draw lengths. So when I wanted to make a 35 pound 62” bow with my 17” riser I bought long 28 pound limbs as my draw length is only slightly over 28”. With the bow being 8” shorter than the 70” bow the weight written on the limbs is for the weight increased by roughly 8 pounds. The adjustment on the riser then let me fine tune the tiller and draw weight when tuning the arrows.

The wood riser was beautiful. Thanks to you for the info. I’m new to Bows and looking for a recurve

Thank you very much, very nice demonstration.

Lilly shot me right in the heart! :)

Hi survival Lilly watching your videos has inspired me to get back out into the woods and to continue my survival survivalist skills and to pick up a bow and arrow again thank you for your videos and the tremendous enthusiasm you bring to the screen you are a remarkable, and talented young lady looking forward to see more of your videos thank you !

Recurves have certainly come a long way, and so has your shooting, Lilly!!

I love the armguard!

lilly, thanks for another very interesting video. there is always something to learn. godspeed. JDR

I wish there were more like you.

Great video Lilly!

Wirklich sehr schön dir zu zusehen wie du Bogen schießt. Wünsche dir viel Spaß dabei. .... Gruß Swen

You are tearing it up with that instinctive aim, Lilly. I never heard of the ILF system 'til now. I haven't shot a bow in a while. 👍❤

That woodwn one is gorgeous but if it doesn't fit your hand, you are better off wothvthe smaller one to which you adapted in no time. Enjoy!

One down side of metal riser is that metal is extremely cold to hold onto while hunting for long periods of time. All my recurves, and long bow are wood, but for my metal riser compounds, I have glued a piece of felt on the front of the handle to help insulate my fingers from the cold aluminum/magnesium. Do metal recurve risers seem to make recurve bow more noisy? I like the break down and quick take down set up.

Love your videos so much! you're super cool, and really honest thank you and keep the videos coming 🙋🏻‍♂️

Of course, excellent video, very helpful, best!

Congrats on marriage. Your shooting has gotten better. Love your thick wrist guard!!

I like the Light One.👍 45 pound. Left Hand.

You could always spray the plastic grip with Plasti-Dip if you want to change the colour or give it a more rubbery feel

Great vid Lilly!😘👍

Thanks, good to know.

The first riser looks like diamondwood, a laminate made from thin pieces of wood and resing. Like the one used in Black Hunter.

lilly , thanks for the information

Looks like a light snow year.

I love Lilly's videos so much. I immediately liked the middle bow the best, and really really hoped that Lilly would pick the middle one as her favourite one, too. Win-win !!!

Nice little review. I just bought the Cantor riser, the one that you ended up with.

Beautiful bows there,wish I still had a bow I loved the bow I had

I’ll have to check them out. Thanks

Thanks for the video. The slim metal riser looks like a Morrison knockoff. I had a Morrison riser just like that years ago. Handles real nice

This is the video that coursed me to buy a bow. And I purchased this exact bow from Mandarin duck 🦆 it’s taken ages to arrive though but is now in Belgium and will be arriving any day now.

The wood there is a rather durable kind of wood, as wood goes... it's laminated. Basically it's plywood, thin sheets of wood glued together. The laminations give the general appearance of wood grain, but that's not what you're looking it; it's the edges of the thin sheets. That makes it pretty much immune to splitting because the grain direction in the thin sheets is shifted from one layer to another.

Thanks for the tip! I Just recieved my Mandarin Duck ILF bow - the smaller, metal one as it was planned for my daughter for her birthday. Before that I test shoot it for sure - and I am not sure if I want to give it away 😅 Very accurate, very nice in the hand - OK needed a little adjustments before first time using - but I like it very much. My own bow was four times the price (also almost four times the draw weight) but defenitely not four times better 👍

I love that style of recurve bow.

This reminds me of my first bow as a wee lad,a shakespeare recurve. Fun little video,enjoy the sport lilly.

I also bought the same kind of bow with 35 pounds and added a hunting scope. No visette on the string and I can aim with both eyes open by aligning the points of the sight with the target and also aligning the arrow and I stay with one finger above the notch and the other two below. Index finger always on the corner of the lips It's awesome. Merci for this vidéo.

Lol, I just told your friend, Vanessa, the other day, that I think YOU have such good "form", when you shoot. I think (myself) that you would do well in competitions . I see a lot of versatility in your new bow. Glad you "treated" yourself. Good for you!!! ☝

Im here for it lily! Much love WARRIOR GODDESS!

This is great! I like this ILF system!

That stillness in the moment where every "thing" melts away when you settle into the shooting of the bow 💚🙏

Miss Lilly love what you do and nothing against modern equipment but I must say personally I have to stay with an old classic in 1978 Dad gave me his Bear 75 lb recurve been hunting with ever since more wild game in my freezer. Sometimes older is just better

That wood riser ... I want one !

I went to the outdoor store yesterday and noticed almost all ammo was gone and barely any guns. You know what section was full of stock? The bows and arrows!

Sweet bow, Lilly!!

2:31 The riser in the middle (forgot the name) has draw weight changing feature, but I guess other two don't have. Because those risers don't have locking screw behind the limb bolts like the middle one.

is there some felt where the limbs make contact with the riser? if not, it might be worth adding for a little extra sound dampening, especially for when things aren't seated perfectly, the felt might also allow for slightly misaligned limbs to slip back into place a little more quickly too...I really like the looks of a fully wooden riser but the reliability of a metal riser is undeniable

Hi from Allen and Brenda from New Brunswick Canada nice have a good day we love your voice

Not exactly new technology. I've got my old recurve hanging on the wall. I don't know the make but the limbs just snap into place. Bought it well used in 1974.

Wow Lilly you are a serious bad ass. Very cool keep up the great work.

Great job lilly

Taugt ma a liebe Lilly ;) Sehr geübt und gute Wahl. Fesch dein selbst gemachter Armschutz! LG Sepp

I noticed they have two different ILF comparable limbs, the Razor (which has a foam core), and the Splinter (which has a bamboo core) and was wondering which one you might recommend. I believe you’re using the Razor in the current video?

Pretty sweet 👍

Buy yourself a nicer arrow rest that's more adjustable and that will give you better clearance with larger (variety and sized) fletchings.

I'm really upset that so many companies have great looking products and are only for right handed 😔

Great video thanks

New bow looks great. I've been trying to look into getting into archery, and an ILF bow looks to be almost exactly what I'm looking for. Do you have any other recommendations for a left-handed riser? Unfortunately Mandarin Duck does not seem to offer them in left-handed

I have an SAS Explorer riser ($20 at a pawn shop) that I've used several limbs on. After my first rabbit stew I loved it even more. I use a compound for most hunting, but I prefer the feel of a simple recurve. What arrows do you prefer? I have 3 sets of Carbon Injection for different uses. I also really like the mismatched set of Easton shafts that I collected at the range.

Good choice

Can you swap the wooden hand grip on the heavy riser with the plastic one?

Enjoy your videos, Lilly. Is the quiver you have available here in the States?

Cool bows!

could you tell me what make of arrow rest that you used on 2 of the risers as i have never seen that type before? thank you in advance

Very interesting and a nice looking bow

What is the draw weight of the limbs you are using?

Honestly seeing you shoot your bow is super inspirational, at this point screw guns I want me a bow😂

The video is very nice and interesting, I am not a bow expert, I trust your choice. Hello, good day👍

Great video! I hadn't heard of Mandarin Duck - good to know about these risers. Are you considering risers from brands such as Hoyt, Samick or Striker?

Hi from Chicago great shot I have a cross bow

What models did you shoot? I feel like the bigger aluminum one would fit my needs better.

Really nice bows

ILF isn't new, Hoyt developed it in 1981.

Lilly most have watched too many Rambo movies! Wait until she see's The Walking Dead, it'll be nothing but cross bows after that.

Great vid. Noticed you didn’t use your tube quiver any reason why

I.L.F. stands for International Limb Fit. Meaning you can get one riser and swap out limbs from other companies.

Oh I got a mandarin duck bow 😁. They very well priced.

So what was the final draw weight? Nice video

Mandarin duck is for beginners. A good rider would be from gillo, hoyt, spigarelli ect.

If your looking for something lightweight try out either the SAS Ranger takedown bow or the Xpectre Rapture if your on a budget.

Laminated wood girl , that stuff lzstz FOREVER ! . CHEERS LIL !

I do like a wood grip.

Lilly, how do you compare the Mandarin Duck ILF VS Black Hunter bow and what draw weight do you prefer?

was kinda hoping it would be the semi auto bow :P but that new locking system and the arm guard from the other vid is very cool would you ever consider doing a video on medical training? CPR, treating injuries, making a sling for broken limbs in a survival situation?

My name is Lilly, I think everyone on RU-vid must have watched your videos. I'm sure they all know who survival Lilly is a star.

Awesome looking bows I just wish they made them for us leftys

:40...Spouse?? Oh no, my hopes and dreams have been crushed!! Seriously, I always enjoy and learn from your videos!! Thank you and tell your spouse how lucky he is!!

Which arrow rest do you recommend?