Midas Bow Stand - A Review
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:08 am
Midas Bow Stand
If you use your bow at "events" you very rapidly decide you need some sort of stand for you bow to keep it out of the dirt and off the ground. For a number of years I have been using a Cartel magnetic stand and have been very happy with it. The major thing I liked about the Cartel was it used magnets to keep the three arms in place – very quick, very easy and no pieces to lose. Over the last month I have been using a Midas bowstand from John McDonald at AMSO 128. It is a nifty piece of kit and has been successful at doing what has been asked of it with Longbows, Recurves and Compounds.
The Bowstand in operation. The stand is made primarily from Aluminium alloy with steel used for the leg threads and plastic for the bow rest and the string clip. The stand functions the same as all stands of this type but has a couple of nifty innovations. On the downside the stand had two minor issues – the fit if the bow rest onto the column was not super tight and one of my handles was. So a minute or so and some glue and the bow rest no longer came of every time I lifted that particular bow off.
The Bow Rest. The string clip was a tad tight for some of my bowstrings to slip easily past it. I fixed it the same way as with my Cartel – a few wraps of tape above and the below the fitting and it stayed in place.
The String Clip. “The Spikeâ€Â
The stand comes complete with a small “Spike†that screws into the base of the centre column. Whilst, I would not go trying to drive it into some of the hard baked clays of some ranges it did go into the ground at club with no issues and makes the whole stand much more stable, Especially when you have a bow with a long stabiliser on it getting blown about by the wind that always seem to be present when you are shooting competition
The “Spikeâ€Â. The Leg Adjusting Mechanism.
To unfold the legs you unscrew the legs a few turns swing them out and screw them up. Simple quick and easy plus no fiddly wings to lose in the grass,
Leg Mechanism. The whole thing folds up neatly and fits into my Archery Box and is an excellent accessory to have if you do not already one (or two or three).
If you use your bow at "events" you very rapidly decide you need some sort of stand for you bow to keep it out of the dirt and off the ground. For a number of years I have been using a Cartel magnetic stand and have been very happy with it. The major thing I liked about the Cartel was it used magnets to keep the three arms in place – very quick, very easy and no pieces to lose. Over the last month I have been using a Midas bowstand from John McDonald at AMSO 128. It is a nifty piece of kit and has been successful at doing what has been asked of it with Longbows, Recurves and Compounds.
The Bowstand in operation. The stand is made primarily from Aluminium alloy with steel used for the leg threads and plastic for the bow rest and the string clip. The stand functions the same as all stands of this type but has a couple of nifty innovations. On the downside the stand had two minor issues – the fit if the bow rest onto the column was not super tight and one of my handles was. So a minute or so and some glue and the bow rest no longer came of every time I lifted that particular bow off.
The Bow Rest. The string clip was a tad tight for some of my bowstrings to slip easily past it. I fixed it the same way as with my Cartel – a few wraps of tape above and the below the fitting and it stayed in place.
The String Clip. “The Spikeâ€Â
The stand comes complete with a small “Spike†that screws into the base of the centre column. Whilst, I would not go trying to drive it into some of the hard baked clays of some ranges it did go into the ground at club with no issues and makes the whole stand much more stable, Especially when you have a bow with a long stabiliser on it getting blown about by the wind that always seem to be present when you are shooting competition
The “Spikeâ€Â. The Leg Adjusting Mechanism.
To unfold the legs you unscrew the legs a few turns swing them out and screw them up. Simple quick and easy plus no fiddly wings to lose in the grass,
Leg Mechanism. The whole thing folds up neatly and fits into my Archery Box and is an excellent accessory to have if you do not already one (or two or three).