Martin L-100 Longbow

[superdown]

anyone have one? was looking at getting one to see if i had a real interest in archery and don't want to be out alot of money if i don't end up falling in love.From what i have read it seems to be good bow has what i need left hand available over 40lbs ,cost effective and good looking.

[Ratdog68]

Don't have one, but I've shot one.  They're a nice light bow.

[yakimarcher]

Martin has never mada a bad bow

[let.it.fly]

i have "the stick" and love it. weighs in at a grand total of 14 oz. a tad heavy for me but i'll manage 

[dromero]

I think the traditional bows are made in the Yakima area, gal said something like that when I took the factory tour. Bad memory. What was I talking about?

[ribka]

Yep made in Yakima.
I have done the tour. Pretty interesting.
 Very nice helpful people there. Martin makes a good long bow and recurve for the money .
I have 3 of them

[Todd_ID]

This is surprising, since I thought that all Martin stuff was made in Walla Walla.

[ribka]

This is surprising, since I thought that all Martin stuff was made in Walla Walla.

I took the factory tour 2 years ago in Yakima.
Met Larry Hatfield. Heck of a nice guy there

"In 2007 at the NAA and FITA Star Flight Championships on the Bonneville Salt Flats Flight Range in the US, a Martin Savannah crushed the flight record. While testing the prototype of the Savannah Longbow, Larry Hatfield broke the US National and World Flight Record by surpassing the old mark by a whopping 25 yards. Larry has been the General Manager of Martin's Howatt traditional bow plant at Yakima in Washington state, USA for 44 years. World Record Holder Larry Hatfield has dedicated his career to the quality of Martin's traditional line. His 44 years at Martin Archery has kept the traditional bowyer's art alive, so you can have the best bow available"

All Martin compounds made in Walla Walla.

[Ratdog68]

This is surprising, since I thought that all Martin stuff was made in Walla Walla.

As I understand it... The WallaWalla facility does all the training wheeled bows, the Yakima facility is the "Damon Howatt" label they either acquired or merged with.  The DH facility makes the traditional gear.

[Ratdog68]

This is surprising, since I thought that all Martin stuff was made in Walla Walla.

I took the factory tour 2 years ago in Yakima.
Met Larry Hatfield. Heck of a nice guy there

"In 2007 at the NAA and FITA Star Flight Championships on the Bonneville Salt Flats Flight Range in the US, a Martin Savannah crushed the flight record. While testing the prototype of the Savannah Longbow, Larry Hatfield broke the US National and World Flight Record by surpassing the old mark by a whopping 25 yards. Larry has been the General Manager of Martin's Howatt traditional bow plant at Yakima in Washington state, USA for 44 years. World Record Holder Larry Hatfield has dedicated his career to the quality of Martin's traditional line. His 44 years at Martin Archery has kept the traditional bowyer's art alive, so you can have the best bow available"

All Martin compounds made in Walla Walla.

Any idea what that distance record is for the longbow?  Do they do them by weight class?

[superdown]

That's cool stuff I'll have to go over and check out that factory.

[ribka]

This is surprising, since I thought that all Martin stuff was made in Walla Walla.

I took the factory tour 2 years ago in Yakima.
Met Larry Hatfield. Heck of a nice guy there

"In 2007 at the NAA and FITA Star Flight Championships on the Bonneville Salt Flats Flight Range in the US, a Martin Savannah crushed the flight record. While testing the prototype of the Savannah Longbow, Larry Hatfield broke the US National and World Flight Record by surpassing the old mark by a whopping 25 yards. Larry has been the General Manager of Martin's Howatt traditional bow plant at Yakima in Washington state, USA for 44 years. World Record Holder Larry Hatfield has dedicated his career to the quality of Martin's traditional line. His 44 years at Martin Archery has kept the traditional bowyer's art alive, so you can have the best bow available"

All Martin compounds made in Walla Walla.

Any idea what that distance record is for the longbow?  Do they do them by weight class?

By weight class