a1111318 wrote:Thank you so much for your explaination. Just couple of questions also confuse me. The SMG made from Bamboo but YMG and KAYA use Maple. Is it very different in their performance or not?
The Birch is very very good and important moistureproof for the traditional horn bow. But for the Carbon laminated bow, is it very necessary? I just say that for the function rather than the aesthetics
YMG uses bamboo as well. I've actually completely redone my bow due to a terrible accident (tripped down stairs and slide on my bow ), and I had to remove my birch, because that's what got damaged....in fact it was the ONLY thing that got damaged. Like bluelake said, it is just there because it's beautiful. I can't speak for the other bows, as I've not used them, but I have totally stripped my YMG, refinished it, re-backed it, re-wrapped it, and have seen some stuff about it that most people probably would never see; YMG goes to unusual levels to make sure that even the stuff under the birch, string wrapping, and leather is perfect even though you should never see it.
So when I had everything stripped apart, and it's innards exposed, I just sat there and admired how perfect it was even though no one should ever see it in that state. Before buying my bow, I did at least 30 hours of research, and sent a lot of people a lot of emails. In the end, I don't think that you could go wrong with any of the bows you're inquiring about, because they're all very reputable and have a significant fan-base. I ended up avoiding actual horn belly because the bow I wanted would be my left hand, and it would have to endure everything I do. I shoot in rain, ice, wind, dark.... and my bow has always been more reliable than I could've imagined. The horn scared me (I live in a humid area...then dry...then humid ), and while I want a horn bow one day, I would have to reach for my carbon YMG if I had to pick something I'd trust my life to.
Anyway, good luck man. I know that whatever you decide on will be fantastic, and don't forget to brag to us about your new bow whenever you get it!