(I am a avid bow hunter and have tried my hand at being a bowyer. I have hunted many years with a compound and a traditional bow. This is a true bow and not a toy, so for first time archers, please do your homework and buy a light poundage bow. Also, please watch "how to" videos on youtube on how to string this style of bow and best practices for shooting and safety!)
Shipping:
I purchased the bow at the end of the year (2016) and received it in great shape. The box wasn't damaged and the bow didn't have any issues that might occur in some shipments of lightweight products. I have seen some reviews on youtube prior that showed the wooden siyahs to be scuffed with some black material, mine were clean without any scratches.

Initial thoughts:
The product's overall construction seems to be very good and balanced for a fiberglass bow. I haven't had a chance to do any substantial shooting with it yet, but plan to update this review once I have shot a good amount. The bow came in a nicely constructed "bow sock" and the string was wrapped around the sock. Initially I was surprised that the string wasn't a waxed and twisted string, but the string seems to be very strong and the serving on the eyes and along the arrow nock are impeccable. It was a little difficult to string at first, but this was due to my inexperience with this style of bow. Once I got it strung and started to exercise the "limbs" I found the bow to draw nicely. There were a few creaks here and there, but as any one would have, so be sure to exercise the limbs before drawing the string to any length that would be close to your full draw. I was able to shoot it the same day I received the bow, and found it to be a lot better than I had previously expected. There is a slight hand shock and wrist slap, but I didn't notice it since I was wearing a guard. All in all, at first glance this is a great bow! (I will be including more as I begin to shoot it more and more)

Picked this up in 35lb to get my hand back in with target archery, and it's been a nice little bow. 6 months worth of good shooting on it now with no defects. My only note is that you may want to look into shooting with a thumb ring, because the span's short enough that a three finger grip can make the long draw length hard on your fingers.

This thing has outlasted almost every arrow I have. I'm not the best shot but can bullseye from 15 M with this thing. I watched a friend use it to hit a false deer target at 80 m with 6 inches of penetration. Just get some arrows that can handle this.

PRODUCTS: Custom 70# and a 50# versions of the Longbowmaker Hungarian longbow from Archery Max

HISTORY: Just getting started in archery, had some fun with an old compound and a modern recurve and wanted to try more traditional style archery. The 70# versions shoots wonderfully but is a bit much to handle. I liked it so much I purchased the 50# to build form, accuracy and repeatability

SETUP: Setup is important. Im shooting 3 under with a nock ring. You have to set that ring high, perhaps 12mm higher than level to shoot off your hand properly. Start high and work your way down to find the ideal point. Arrows are critical also. I have some 500 spine carbons that do not work with either bow. 300 spine with 150gr heads are lazer beams with proper form. Dont forget to wax your string at all the contact points as the wood syahs will eat up the serving quickly otherwise. Twist that string too though its hard to eliminate all the wrist slap

SHOOTING: Draw feels smooth and linear, doesnt stack like my recurve. With proper form this bow can be amazingly accurate. Took a couple hundred shots to figure out my form and anchor and now I dont want to shoot anything else

USAGE: 300 shots thru the 70#, 1500 shots thru the 50# shooting about 100 arrows a day. Shooting 5, 10 and 20 m.

DURABILITY: 70# still looks like new. String in perfect condition. 50# starting to get wear spots on the arrow rest and the serving on one of the end loops has frayed and worn where it contacts the syahs, but is an easy fix. I dont know how long the string is supposed to last but I have no complaints with 1500 shots thru it. Leather and string wraps still in place and look great. Both bows are durable will last a long time

SUMMARY: THese bows look cool, shoot great and are an inexpensive gateway into traditional archery. I highly recommend them for beginners or experienced archers looking for something different. Be prepared to put time in on your form and this bow will deliver excellent results

Guys and girls, this bow is excellent. I've had this bow (@ 45 lbs draw weight) since July 2016, and I've shot 150-200 arrows with it 5-7 days per week, every week. I haven't shot a bow in over 20 years, and that was summer camp as a kid. I was basically starting from scratch, and it showed.

Well, it's November now and it still shoots like a champ! It is very accurate and precise once you learn a shooting form you can be consistent with, and not just from a standing stance... I plan on hunting with it so I have been shooting in all kinds of positions: leaning around trees, lying on the ground, balancing on one leg while leaning over a log to get under branches, and you can hit what you want to hit with consistency no matter what if you learn how to shoot. According to my 3D deer target, I'm able to make kill shots on a consistent basis (80% or so) from all angles and positions, and with competition targets I'm typically getting groups that are 3-4" in total diameter from 25-30 yards... and I still have plenty of form flaws to fix.

I will update this to compare with my Bearpaw Slick Stick (50 lb draw weight, arrives in a week or so) since I am going to want the most consistent bow possible for my hunting adventures and it should be interesting to see how a 99 dollar bow compares to a 300 dollar bow that gets rave reviews from high profile archers claiming that you have to get a custom-made bow to get anything better.

However, this is the bow I'll be shooting from horseback.

The picture of the deer target is a single 12 arrow set of shots, and they were taken from all kinds of positions. The other picture is a grouping from 25-30 yards away, and was not my best shooting but it was ok overall. The potato in the middle was my intended target. You all may want to know that the arrows I am using are cheap and completely untuned... I hear that accuracy increases quite a bit when you actually take the time to tune your bow and arrows properly, but I haven't done that yet.