Wow! Great video! I just recently have got back into shooting Archery (finishing a self bow that i started 15 years ago). I had a bow that looked identical to the Samick Sage. I bought it from my local archery shop in Iowa. Well over twenty years ago, I paid 225 (i am pretty sure) for that bow. As I talked with guys that had customs, I felt like 150 more would have have almost bought me a custom bow. But, also as time went on, I began to really like the bow. It said "Kiowah" on one of the limbs...anyway, thanks for the talk on this line of bows. 👏
I bought the Journey in 30 lb, and then purchased 55 lb. limbs later on. I've killed two muley bucks with it so far and unfortunately last year I missed two different bucks on the same evening sit. I'm hoping to take an elk with it this season. I love my Journey! Thanks for the video!
Had a first ever lesson over the weekend. I used a Sage and I can’t believe how good it was. Very consistent. I understand the company changed hands and some names have changed. I hope the quality is still there.
Hi, First I want to welcome you to Traditional Archery! Our Sage bows are from the original company and are a very nice, starter bow! The price is right, and is a great performing bow for the money. Call us at 740 829-2847 M - W 10-5 pm EST or visit our website at www.twigarchery.com
Hope you are still enjoying your Journey bow. Unfortunately it is no longer being manufactured. Don't know why because it was a great bow for 64" We now sell the Southwest Spyder XL 64" to replace the Journey.
I`ve had my Sage for over two years now, and bought new stronger limbs instead of buying a new bow, and I like it very much. It`s a great bow. But, the lately I've seen a little bit at the Red Stag, one piece bow, and I think that will be my next bow.. Anyway, Great review of the Samic series, and the Red Stag arc look very nice.. Thank you.
Hi sir. I got into traditional archery several years ago, and I am now wanting to get back into it. I have a Red Stag, but I am curious if limbs can still be had for it? I am looking to buy one of your Emerald bows shortly with some completed arrows. Possible also a Sage as well. Thank you for the great videos!
Hi William,, glad you are coming back to Traditional Archery. As you may or may not know, they no longer make the Red Stag bow, so limbs are hard to find. If you would like to give John a call, he would be glad to discuss the Emerald bow or any others we have in our line. You might check out our Black Shark bow. It is a very interesting concept!! You can call a
Hey John, hello from Austria (central south europe). What is your opinion on the SAMICK DEVESTATOR? Can you give me a short comparison on the SAGE, LIGHTNING, JOURNEY and the RED STAG. Can you recommend the DEVESTATOR as an advanced shooting bow? Over here it´s is hard to find some good reviews. Thanks up front, bud!
I'm afraid the Devestator didn't get very good reviews. Twig has never stocked them, so I can't give an opinion. Check out our website. Each bow should have some reviews from our customers which might help you. www.twigarchery.com
Good presentation on some of the Samick bows. Do all of the examples that you displayed have the same length riser. I'm asking because archers with longer draw lengths (like myself) would prefer an AMO of 64" or 66" in a hunting set-up. I've tried a 60" AMO and it stacks, as does a 62" AMO bow.
Hi John,Great vid on the Samic range.I have an old SKB & still going strong.I recently came across some vids of the Stingray one piece,do you happen to have one for sale.Looks like the Sage one piece in some ways.Cheers .I live in Australia.Thanks
I have the black hunter and would like to purchase a second bow. How does the one piece sage compare ? You have shot both and spent a bit of time with both ?
I own a Samick Sage with two sets of limbs, 55# and 45#. I have had it for 4 years. It's a good bow but since I have switched to asian archery, I have found that the Samick Sage is way too heavy. So i'm letting it go to the first person who offers the right price, limbs and all!!!!
Hello! Please tell, how many wood layers between fiberglass layers in your limbs of Samick Sage? I bought my sage (45#) in 2018, maybe it is new revision, but in my limbs there is only one basic wooden layer, but my samick polaris limb is consist of two basic layers of wood between fiberglass layers.
Been shooting recurves since the mid 70's. Very infrequently I might add. haha Currently have a 45# Martin Mamba that I've had close to 30 yrs, but picked up a 40# Red Stag 1 on ebay a couple weeks ago brand new for about $120. I prefer a one piece bow. Shot it a couple times getting my nocking point squared away. Seems real solid so far and a reasonably quiet shooter. Now if I can just shoot more and work on my terrible form lol
@@twigarchery My point exactly, what I want to know if you did see it what made you not buy it. Reason being, I notice that it is very popular in England and goes by the name Samick Lightning over there. Are you aware as to why this is? I have had mine for 5 years and it is a sweet bow.
@@MiguelDiaz4469 No, as I said- we do not have any experience with the NIghthawk in any way. We found the Samick Sage and Journey and went with those bows. We did not examine the whole Samick line and reject other bows, such as the Nighthawk. We are not Samick line experts. We only are most knowledgeable on the bows we carry. We will see a Samick bow here or there and add it to our line. Don't know anything about the Samick Lightning. We do know that Samick makes great bows and we have never been disappointed in any of the bows we carried, so I'm sure any of their bows will be a nice addition to anyone's collection. You might think about putting out a vid from your own experience to help others. Anyone is welcome to put some feedback on this page about their experience with the Nighthawk.
@@twigarchery Thank you! I am a very huge newbee when it come to making a vid but I might just try it, I did a few that are posted on my profile page but most are just about me just going about my day and taking a few shots with not specifics so might just give it a try. Thank you.
Hi Twig Archery, just found this video 😊 Im loving the look of that One Piece Sage 😍 I wonder if that will ever be available over here in the UK 😕 my fingers are crossed that it gets released over here 😊
Hey! :D I found your video quite interesting, encouraging me even more to buy a Samick bow :) I looked at many different models online, and I think I made out a decent deal for a Samick. Sadly, I didn´t find much information on it online. It is called Samick Leopard II - I found it to be a good choice for a beginner like me (?) There is only one catch: This one great offer that I found only goes with 40 lbs limbs, while I´d like to start off with 30 lbs and work my way up. I could additionally buy another pair of limbs branded for this particular model, but they are quite expensive. So I was wondering if the Leopard 2 Riser was compatible with any of the other limbs from Samick, or any other manufacturer. I could neither figure out which fitting system it uses, nor do I know which limbs do use which kind of fittings... So I was hoping you could enlighten me a little bit? At the end, I am just hoping to get some cheap 30 lbs limbs to fit on the Leopard 2 riser, until I am ready for the 40 lbs limbs included in the deal. Thanks for the good content; I´d feel honored to get some advice in this - You seem to know your Samicks like no one else does :)
I wish I could help you more, but we have never carried that bow, so we have no information that we can give you. I hope you are able to find some limbs for it!!
Thank you. I ordered the bow anyways, but as it arrived it turned out that it is just the exact model of the Red Stag. When I did further research, I found out that there seemed to be some renaming going on: The "Leopard II" is completely equivalent to the "Red Stag".
What may have happened is this: Companies will go to a manufacturer and ask them to copy a bow and put their name on it. It becomes their bow line, same bow, just with their logo or name on it. So they probably went to Samick and asked them to manufacture that bow with the Leopard II name on it. Just a guess.
Yes, the Delux limbs do fit on the Red Stag riser. I believe the Sage Delux is no longer manufactured as well. We do still have a few Sage Delux bows (no separate limbs) I do not know of any other bow that is compatible. (there may be some... I'm just not aware.) Good Luck in your search.
I was watching another bow video where it was stated that Samick was bought by a Chinese company and that the bows are now made in China. Is this true and has the quality of the bows changed?
While it is true, to the best of our knowledge, that the bows are now manufactured in China, we have no knowledge that Samick was sold to a Chinese company. They are just manufactured there. We have not noticed a change in quality of the last bows we purchased.
As I said above, we are traditional archery specialists, not professional cameramen. We do the videos with a non-professional camera just to answer some questions for our customers and new traditional archers. No need for rude comments. You can move on to other videos out there. That's our style... very informal but informational!!
Wow! Great video! I just recently have got back into shooting Archery (finishing a self bow that i started 15 years ago). I had a bow that looked identical to the Samick Sage. I bought it from my local archery shop in Iowa. Well over twenty years ago, I paid 225 (i am pretty sure) for that bow. As I talked with guys that had customs, I felt like 150 more would have have almost bought me a custom bow. But, also as time went on, I began to really like the bow. It said "Kiowah" on one of the limbs...anyway, thanks for the talk on this line of bows. 👏
I bought the Journey in 30 lb, and then purchased 55 lb. limbs later on. I've killed two muley bucks with it so far and unfortunately last year I missed two different bucks on the same evening sit. I'm hoping to take an elk with it this season. I love my Journey! Thanks for the video!
Thanks John, it is good to see the range of Samick bows.
Really like my Samick Sage. Great starter and intermediate bow. No complaints, only praise. 45 and 50 lbs. Made in Korea. Korea has the best archers.
Had a first ever lesson over the weekend. I used a Sage and I can’t believe how good it was. Very consistent. I understand the company changed hands and some names have changed. I hope the quality is still there.
Hi, First I want to welcome you to Traditional Archery! Our Sage bows are from the original company and are a very nice, starter bow! The price is right, and is a great performing bow for the money. Call us at 740 829-2847 M - W 10-5 pm EST or visit our website at www.twigarchery.com
Bought Journey from Twig Archery back in 2013, and a year ago put a FF string on it and I am still pretty happy with the bow. Thanks guys.
Hope you are still enjoying your Journey bow. Unfortunately it is no longer being manufactured. Don't know why because it was a great bow for 64" We now sell the Southwest Spyder XL 64" to replace the Journey.
Nice video dad!! I miss doing Twig videos with you!
We miss you as our Twig video assistant! Next time you are in town we will have to do another video!!
I`ve had my Sage for over two years now, and bought new stronger limbs instead of buying a new bow, and I like it very much. It`s a great bow. But, the lately I've seen a little bit at the Red Stag, one piece bow, and I think that will be my next bow..
Anyway, Great review of the Samic series, and the Red Stag arc look very nice..
Thank you.
Glad you like your Sage! Still a big seller!! Red Stags are no longer being manufactured.
I own Samick Sage bows and they shoot well. But, I would recommend the Ragim Impala, which is a great shooting bow for the money.
My first longbow was a Samick slb , i still have it , just a rock solid and pretty fast shooting bow .
Great review. Wish I could still get some of those bows.
I’m sorry, we never sold that model in our Samick line so we can’t help you with information.
Hi sir. I got into traditional archery several years ago, and I am now wanting to get back into it. I have a Red Stag, but I am curious if limbs can still be had for it? I am looking to buy one of your Emerald bows shortly with some completed arrows. Possible also a Sage as well. Thank you for the great videos!
Hi William,, glad you are coming back to Traditional Archery. As you may or may not know, they no longer make the Red Stag bow, so limbs are hard to find. If you would like to give John a call, he would be glad to discuss the Emerald bow or any others we have in our line. You might check out our Black Shark bow. It is a very interesting concept!!
You can call a
Nothing about the samick nighthawk / lightning ?
I can't find decent info about it...
I had Leopard 2 riser delamination after maybe 600 or 700 arrows. Got new now but im little bit afraid to shoot it.
Hey John, hello from Austria (central south europe). What is your opinion on the SAMICK DEVESTATOR? Can you give me a short comparison on the SAGE, LIGHTNING, JOURNEY and the RED STAG. Can you recommend the DEVESTATOR as an advanced shooting bow? Over here it´s is hard to find some good reviews. Thanks up front, bud!
I'm afraid the Devestator didn't get very good reviews. Twig has never stocked them, so I can't give an opinion. Check out our website. Each bow should have some reviews from our customers which might help you. www.twigarchery.com
Good presentation on some of the Samick bows. Do all of the examples that you displayed have the same length riser. I'm asking because archers with longer draw lengths (like myself) would prefer an AMO of 64" or 66" in a hunting set-up. I've tried a 60" AMO and it stacks, as does a 62" AMO bow.
You might want to take a look at the Southwest Spyder XL 64". Nice bow!
Hi John,Great vid on the Samic range.I have an old SKB & still going strong.I recently came across some vids of the Stingray one piece,do you happen to have one for sale.Looks like the Sage one piece in some ways.Cheers .I live in Australia.Thanks
Hi Gayle,I.m sure i will, cant wait for it to arrive All the best
Kerry
I have the black hunter and would like to purchase a second bow. How does the one piece sage compare ? You have shot both and spent a bit of time with both ?
I have shot both and in my opinion, I just like the Black Hunter better. But both nice bows!!
I own a Samick Sage with two sets of limbs, 55# and 45#. I have had it for 4 years. It's a good bow but since I have switched to asian archery, I have found that the Samick Sage is way too heavy. So i'm letting it go to the first person who offers the right price, limbs and all!!!!
What bow do you prefer? Interested in learning about other ones, being a sage owner.
Hello! Please tell, how many wood layers between fiberglass layers in your limbs of Samick Sage? I bought my sage (45#) in 2018, maybe it is new revision, but in my limbs there is only one basic wooden layer, but my samick polaris limb is consist of two basic layers of wood between fiberglass layers.
Lower poundage limbs may only have 1, but the higher poundage have 2.
Thanks for comment! But my polaris is 34# and it lower tha my sage with 45#....
Been shooting recurves since the mid 70's. Very infrequently I might add. haha
Currently have a 45# Martin Mamba that I've had close to 30 yrs, but picked up a 40# Red Stag 1 on ebay a couple weeks ago brand new for about $120. I prefer a one piece bow. Shot it a couple times getting my nocking point squared away. Seems real solid so far and a reasonably quiet shooter. Now if I can just shoot more and work on my terrible form lol
You got a good deal for a really nice looking bow. Keep up the practicing on the form!!
Samick SHT! What stand SHT for and what the difference between Sage and SHT?
Have never carried the SHT so I cannot answer the question. Sorry
Hi I have a samick mind 10 riser, my question is will any other samick limbs fit it as one broke cheers Peter
We have never carried that particular bow, so I cannot tell you if any other limbs will fit. So sorry that happened.
What are your thoughts on the Nighthawk? I purchased one 4 years ago and rarely see any vids on it.
We never carried the Nighthawk, so I do not have any experience with it to give you any feedback. Sorry.
@@twigarchery My point exactly, what I want to know if you did see it what made you not buy it. Reason being, I notice that it is very popular in England and goes by the name Samick Lightning over there. Are you aware as to why this is? I have had mine for 5 years and it is a sweet bow.
@@MiguelDiaz4469 No, as I said- we do not have any experience with the NIghthawk in any way. We found the Samick Sage and Journey and went with those bows. We did not examine the whole Samick line and reject other bows, such as the Nighthawk. We are not Samick line experts. We only are most knowledgeable on the bows we carry. We will see a Samick bow here or there and add it to our line. Don't know anything about the Samick Lightning. We do know that Samick makes great bows and we have never been disappointed in any of the bows we carried, so I'm sure any of their bows will be a nice addition to anyone's collection. You might think about putting out a vid from your own experience to help others. Anyone is welcome to put some feedback on this page about their experience with the Nighthawk.
@@twigarchery Thank you! I am a very huge newbee when it come to making a vid but I might just try it, I did a few that are posted on my profile page but most are just about me just going about my day and taking a few shots with not specifics so might just give it a try. Thank you.
Hi Twig Archery, just found this video 😊 Im loving the look of that One Piece Sage 😍 I wonder if that will ever be available over here in the UK 😕 my fingers are crossed that it gets released over here 😊
I can't tell you if it is going to be released in the UK, but we do international shipping, Let us know if we can help you.
Great video
Thank you, we appreciate your kind words, and hope our videos are educational.
Hi john, I am really interested in getting the Samick red stag. How can I order it from twig archery and do you ship it overseas. Thank you
Red Stag is no longer manufactured and we no longer have them, Yes, we do ship internationally. USPS Priority Mail
There is no nighthawk. What is your opinion about nighthawk samick bow? Thank you.
We don't carry the Nighthawk, and I have not had the opportunity to shoot it, so I can't give an opinion.
Great information, but you need to adjust some camera settings... Having the background in focus and not the speaker really messes with my head:P
Pat, please read above comment.
Listen to the info instead of hearing it.
We are a traditional archery Pro shop, not professional cameramen, so best advice is to listen to video instead of watching it!!
Hey! :D
I found your video quite interesting, encouraging me even more to buy a Samick bow :) I looked at many different models online, and I think I made out a decent deal for a Samick. Sadly, I didn´t find much information on it online. It is called Samick Leopard II - I found it to be a good choice for a beginner like me (?) There is only one catch: This one great offer that I found only goes with 40 lbs limbs, while I´d like to start off with 30 lbs and work my way up. I could additionally buy another pair of limbs branded for this particular model, but they are quite expensive. So I was wondering if the Leopard 2 Riser was compatible with any of the other limbs from Samick, or any other manufacturer. I could neither figure out which fitting system it uses, nor do I know which limbs do use which kind of fittings... So I was hoping you could enlighten me a little bit? At the end, I am just hoping to get some cheap 30 lbs limbs to fit on the Leopard 2 riser, until I am ready for the 40 lbs limbs included in the deal.
Thanks for the good content; I´d feel honored to get some advice in this - You seem to know your Samicks like no one else does :)
I wish I could help you more, but we have never carried that bow, so we have no information that we can give you. I hope you are able to find some limbs for it!!
Thank you. I ordered the bow anyways, but as it arrived it turned out that it is just the exact model of the Red Stag. When I did further research, I found out that there seemed to be some renaming going on: The "Leopard II" is completely equivalent to the "Red Stag".
So from your video I got that the Sage Delux limbs should be compatible with the Red Stag riser, but are there any other compatibilities though?
What may have happened is this: Companies will go to a manufacturer and ask them to copy a bow and put their name on it. It becomes their bow line, same bow, just with their logo or name on it. So they probably went to Samick and asked them to manufacture that bow with the Leopard II name on it. Just a guess.
Yes, the Delux limbs do fit on the Red Stag riser. I believe the Sage Delux is no longer manufactured as well. We do still have a few Sage Delux bows (no separate limbs) I do not know of any other bow that is compatible. (there may be some... I'm just not aware.) Good Luck in your search.
I was watching another bow video where it was stated that Samick was bought by a Chinese company and that the bows are now made in China. Is this true and has the quality of the bows changed?
While it is true, to the best of our knowledge, that the bows are now manufactured in China, we have no knowledge that Samick was sold to a Chinese company. They are just manufactured there. We have not noticed a change in quality of the last bows we purchased.
what became of the samick stingray ray.? I want one! 😉
Never carried it, and have not heard if it is still being manufactured.
Samick DEERMASTER > what do U think .. ? .. >) ..
Isn't there a Samick Hunter?
Why didn't you mention that?
My discussion is only about the bows that we carry, not the whole line of Samick bows.
We are not a Samick distributor, so we do not have the full line of Samick bows. We only review bows that we carry.
do y'all have a catalog?
We do not have a catalog, Our website is www.twigarchery.com or call us at 740 829-2847 Best time 10-5pm EST Mon. - Wed.
Quiero un arco samick lightning
Nice presentation. I’m getting into archery myself. But you really ought to get a new cameraman
As I said above, we are traditional archery specialists, not professional cameramen. We do the videos with a non-professional camera just to answer some questions for our customers and new traditional archers. No need for rude comments. You can move on to other videos out there. That's our style... very informal but informational!!
I hope you enjoy your archery experience, it’s a great sport!!
Polaris good
Is it the same company manufacturing guitars?
I believe they did start out by making musical instruments. You could research the Samick Company.
To quiet. Can't hear what your saying. Get a wireless mic next video.....
Tie his hands down,drives ya nuts.too bad the journey is history.
You should just move on to other peoples videos. No need to be rude.
OMG! Does he have to make the hand gesture with each bow he names? Unbearable!
You should just move on to other videos. No need to be rude.
Focus on the value of the mans experience and dont be so sensitive
I am Italian so I think he needs more hand gestures.
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