Topic: Liberty 1

Strange Bow, the Liberty 1, from Liberty Archery. This is a funky little bow that I've seen in pictures but have read no real in depth reviews on, just company talking points. The bow is small and very light. It doesn't feel like a serious bow, it doesn't look like a serious bow... but it does shoot like a serious bow. The thing has no riser, or in plain english the actual body of the bow... it does away with it. This is very forward thinking and the design is certainly interesting... and by interesting, I mean something out of a Sci-Fi show. The draw was pretty smooth on the one I tested, which was set for a light 60 pounds. It had a good roomy valley after the let off and a nice backwall. It was comfortable to hold too. The grip is rather cushy and makes you want to squeeze it, making you torque the bow to throw your shot... but if you do your job, you will hit. The deeply insulated grip absorbs a lot of shock and vibration... it's there... you just don't feel it. It wasn't the quietest... and it could have used a stabilizer I think. But in all fairness, I did hit the target right where the pin indicated. It didn't feel as fast as it should have been, even at 60 pounds and this observation was backed up with a rather shallow penetration for the arrow which should have sunk about another 6 inches deeper in our target bag. While the Liberty 1 is kind of a novelty bow, I am interested in seeing what Liberty Archery comes out with next... how they improve this for the next generation bow.