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new bow

mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
Shot my new to me bow last night. Mathews LX. Got it used for $400 complete with sight, rest, quiver. It was a 04 model used 1 season. Sold my older Hoyt Intruder for $200 with the works on it and also all the arrows. Trying carbons this year. Gold Tip Hunters. Impressed with it so far. 3 months to go.

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  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't even want to start the "which bow is better" fight...I am shooting a whole lot of different bows and trying to figure out which one is best for me. I broke my right elbow in march and tore the tendons real bad...since then I have been trying to get the arm strength back but it just isn't there...thinking a bow with greater let off will help. Plus these newer bows maintain speed even with lighter draw weights...the days of "macho" draw weight are over for me.
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been using the same old bow for the last 4 or 5 years and i have been considering getting a PSE or fred bear but am not sure what model any ideas?
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Heard Horton is now making a compound bow. It it is as good as the crossbow it could be a dandy.
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey everybody! Long time no see!! How has everyone been?

    Has anyone shot the Matthews Switchback? I was just looking at one on the Matthews website. How does it compare to the Outback?

    Thanks guys (and gals)

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  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ive need a new bow, growing out of mine, have a Browning Micro Adreanline, love the bow but def. need a new one, i really like hoyts and brownings, what is a good choice for under $650
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    hey guys,i've bow hunted for 15 years i love it.the bow i've got now i've had for 6 years,i'm thinking of buying a new one whats hot right now?
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just shot the new bow.

    Does anyone really read these post, or am I all alone???

    muss
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just shot the new bow.

    Does anyone really read these post, or am I all alone???

    muss
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Got it today, arrived at like 2:30 pm, got everything on it, nocked it, and put a peep sight in ( which for a brand new string is mighty tough) shot it three times at 5 yards, then 3 times at ten yards...I was 2 inches low and an inch to the right at 5, and dead on at 10! [8D] WHOO HOO!



    Proud shooter of a FRED BEAR VAPOR 300!(by team realtree)
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well all you guys got me thinkin'. I need a new one haha but i am 18, headin to school in the fall, and work at mc-e-dees-. I cannot spend 400+ on a bow like matthews or hoyt. I WOULD LOVE TO, just can't afford it lol. I looked at pse but it seems any bow company that is in my range 200-250 doesn't make any decent bows. Any input?
    Thanks,
    Anthony (A.GUN)
  • mike2555mike2555 Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Will Mathews has come out with their New 07 hunting bow called DRENALIN.[8D]....Looks like a new toy maybe bought[:D]

    www.mathewsinc.com check it out[:)]
  • HandgunHTR52HandgunHTR52 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited November -1
    Bowtech (what I shoot [:D]). Hoyt makes a good bow too. Matthews is another popular one. Bowtech and Hoyt also have lower end (price-wise) bows. They are Diamond and Reflex, respectively. The quality on those is just as good as the parent, just not as many features.
  • davis shootingdavis shooting Member Posts: 85 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Check Ross Achery,,Great bows and easy to get tuned[:)]
  • dcso3009dcso3009 Member Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mathews also has a "lower end" bow out called the Mission series. Great bow for the money.
    My choice was the Hoyt Vectrix. Looks like this now...
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  • surekillsurekill Member Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by HandgunHTR52
    Matthews is another popular one.[?]You meant #1 [:D]
    At lease spell it right Mathews [;)]


    I'd look at the Mathews Drenalin..
  • HandgunHTR52HandgunHTR52 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by surekill
    quote:Originally posted by HandgunHTR52
    Matthews is another popular one.[?]You meant #1 [:D]
    At lease spell it right Mathews [;)]


    I'd look at the Mathews Drenalin..


    Right back at you man! (lease[?]) The only reason it is #1 is that the people that own them haven't shot a Bowtech yet! [:p]
  • bang250bang250 Member Posts: 8,021
    edited November -1
    Shot hoyt, bowtech and mathews. Chose the Mathews Switchback XT. Bowtech would be second choice.



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  • Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,191 ******
    edited November -1
    Like my BowTech.
  • buckeyboybuckeyboy Member Posts: 5,833
    edited November -1
    Whats your Budget/// There are many good Bows available I thing If money allowed I would have one of each. let us know what you have to spend then we can recomend the best bow for the money.../ Ilike a nice bow. But I still say 80% the hunter 20% the bow.. welcome to the forum..
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