SMG laminated horn bow from Gungsulwon

My bow package arrived yesterday, just one week after shipment from Korea. That's fast service for ya  What's even better it looks whole and unharmed in transit which is no mean feat from around the world. Yes, I've seen bagage handlers at airports.
Christmas eve is in 5 days or 119 hours from now. In Scandinavia we open our presents, brought by Santa because we behaved this last year, on the 24th. I can wait. For now, a few pics. One fun detail is the stamp:

Hey, we want to see more than a stamp.    Bow review too! 

Oh tidings of comfort and joy...

Last for today. We have a wood oven so after some drying out I intend to try and pull it some half way tonight before the Cavaliers play the Warriors.

Finally my modern horn bow is ready to draw to the full length of the arrows that came with it. They are carbon but look like bamboo. The brass points are stump, for use on a traditional hard target at 145 meters distance. It's mid winter in Western Norway now and the cold has set in. Heeding the advice of the helpful guys at Gungsulwon, I will refrain from using it in very cold weather. What they wrote was keep it inside your coat when the temp drops. In actual fact I place it adjacent to the wood stove and wait for it to gain body temperature before stringing. When I unstring it I take care to do it slowly and follow thorugh with my hand easing the bow back into c-shape. It's a joy and I intend to keep it that way.

On with the review. Now that the bow is getting into its own, let me assess which arrows are better.
The ones that came with the bow as requested are YMG carbons that look like bamboo with plastic vanes. I asked for as long as the bow would tolerate and got 83cm total length/27g. These predictably work nicely with the bow, although I must assume they will be even better at 145m? At any rate I was informed that drawing the bow no longer than they accomodate would help it live longer.
I also tried my Penthalon bamboo hunter full lengths (85cm end to end, 23g). If anything to discern from the YMGs, they may just be a tad more fun. Unlike the Korean they are feathered. Aiming seems easier with the Penths.
Last, but not least I also must mention my traditional Chinese, inexpensive bamboo (80cm, 34g). They just somehow seem to swing with the horn and produce a wonderful natural feel. My favourites so far. Am in now in the process of buying more bamboos, slightly longer and somewhat lighter, around 26-27g. Will update later when the winter allows for some outdoor shooting.

Just ordered the SMG OEM Laminated bow they have in their shop. The seller says it's made with "carbonic layers" and that it is very similar to the carbon bow that SMG sell on their website, but is an OEM product with some differences. Anyone have an idea what the differences might be? Anyways, after not getting any replies from SMG, and seeing the high mark ups on other sites I decided to give these guys a try. Now the waiting begins. Will post pics and review once it arrives.

Quite the opposite, actually. If I go to the range after a week's break my scores impress me. Well, sometimes.
When things are good and I can manage to shoot three or four days a week there doesn't seem to be much progress.

But if your thumb shrinks you gotta be doing something about it!!