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Post by beauregard on Jan 10, 2008 23:47:48 GMT -4
"I bougt a bowtech tribute with binary cams.I never had a bow I disliked but so far the Bowtech has been the best." Attaboy! yer learnin' (LOL) ;D
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Post by bfisher on Jan 11, 2008 0:01:49 GMT -4
your right Jeff i don't believe any of the experts to many are bought and paid for. prefer test done by people who have no connections with any bow companies. the biggest offenders are Mathews, Hoyt and pse. this isn't to say they are bad bows but big money buys big names And just to add to this, but from the consumers' side "big money buys big name bows". Names like Drenalin, Guardian, and XForce come to mind.
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Post by mrlongbeard on Jan 11, 2008 12:01:28 GMT -4
when looking for a new bow i never pay attention to the programs on tv. one example is the recent mathews add where they have all the big names in the commercial. i can remember not long ago when most weren't shootin this bow. big money. again mathews make a great bow but a lot of the things we see in all the manufactures add are bought and paid for. best thing to do is do your home work and go try them out at your local pro shop.
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Post by beauregard on Jan 11, 2008 19:01:18 GMT -4
I pay little attention to reviews. I look for a bow that has good speed, feels good in the hand, and is quiet. As long as it fits that description, I dont think you'll have a problem with accuracy with any of the top bow brands unless you are unlucky enough to get an oddball defect.
NExt, a bow that goes past the usual standard 70 lb draw weight gets a few bonus points of consideration as long as the other criteria are met first.
Though not nearly as important, If more than one fits the exact requirements above, Im gonna take the one thats purdier! ;D
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Post by cmreed on Jan 11, 2008 21:43:05 GMT -4
Mrlongbeard you hit the nail on the head you must shoot them all and then decide for your self. Speed is one thing alot of people go wrong on because if you know how to set up a bow you can get reasonable speed out of anything. If you go by the books and you are a speed freak all these advertisment are set off of 5 grain per pound set up. Yes you will get alot of speed that way but that is mainly a 3-D set up( IBO).I shot a Hoyt Ultratech cam 1/2 at 52 pounds and was shooting 302fps but that was my compitition set up. My hunting set up I now shoot a liberty 1 at 60 pounds and it shoots 280fps more than enough speed for hunting. Not to many people are going to shoot a 3-D set up for hunting because your arrow spine is going to be to light for your heads and it will also take alot away from your valosity when you hit an animal. Singal cam, dual cam, cam 1/2, what ever you decide on it must suite you for they are all good and will all shoot well if set up correctly.
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Post by mrlongbeard on Jan 12, 2008 20:57:52 GMT -4
if extra speed is your game thats fine nothing wrong with that . but my game is smooth shooting and easy to tune and quiet.
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Post by beauregard on Jan 13, 2008 23:10:18 GMT -4
I dont shoot a 3-d set up for hunting. I shoot arrows over ibo weight minimums. Result with a faster rated bow and decent poundage is still good flat trajectory and lots of kinetic energy. Kinetic energy isnt usually needed on deer size game, but on some less than perfect hits, it most certainly can come in handy. Also, deer will drop less at the shot the faster the arrow is. The difference is in 4-5 inches between a 240 fps and a 280 fps setup according to studies done and posted in magazine articles Ive read. No reason for me not to believe it, it only makes sense.
I wouldnt advocate using a 50 - 60 lb bow with arrows so light you can shoot over 300 fps. I think that would make for a very touchy unforgiving shooter. My setup shoots a bit over 310 fps, but that is with a relatively long draw length, a well matched arrow and 80 lb draw weight.
Mr longbeard, back in the 90's one HAD to choose between speed and quiet. I was owner of many of the bows that sounded like a 22 mag going off. No more. They are made so efficient and with silencing products etc. you dont have to choose between the two.
I was used to shooting many of the hatchet cams etc. and have no problem with smoothness of cams today. They are very smooth by comparison.
As for tuning, he he he, all I'll say is I had fun trying to get the right distance forward, string nock set, and arrow nock alignment for my drop away rest. Was not falling fast enough for my setup and had lots of messing around before getting it right.
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