How do you like yours? I have an 08 Allegiance and I love it, but when I was looking to buy last yr, it came down to these two bows and I went with the Ally...I still want a Black Ice, they just shoot so well...Im thinking of buying a decent used one this winter something in the 06 /07 range...
when i bought my last bow about 2yrs ago the Black Ice was my #1 choice, just couldn't afford it at the time so I bought used... I think the Black Ice would be an excellent hunting rig, small, light, smooth, fast enough, and very quiet... if you can find a nice used one, should be able to pick it up for 300 or less with options on it...
I bought an 08 black ice about a year and a half ago. I absolutely love it. I shot roughly a dozen of the 09 bows this year, and while I really liked a few of them, I still would throw the black ice right near the top. Of course those other bows weren't set up for me. The black ice is a very smooth and quiet bow and a pleasure to shoot.
I have an 07 that my stepson shoots now. I traded it for my Guardian then went a couple weeks later and bought it back. I was going to shoot it myself but he wanted it so I gave it to him. I am going to look for a left over or used one to set up for me this winter. I think it is the best single cam bow I have shot. It is a really shooter the draw is great and it is very accurate. I like it alot.
I love my Alley, but, if I have the $ I will buy a left over this winter. I have never heard a bad review about a black Ice.
I shot several bows this evening at a sporting goods store here in Des Moines and the Black Ice was, for me, way better than the new Reezen 7.0. The only bow that compared, and I would prefer to have, is the Elite GT500. But then you are talking more money. I was very impressed with the Diamond bows.
And this is coming from a "HOYT GUY"........ The Black Ice is one of the nicest feeling and shooting bows I've shot, I'd go as far to say I liked the couple I shot even better than my Trykon XL or Katera XL, and I've actually window shopped AT considering picking one up. The only bow I might rate above the Black Ice is the Hoyt AM35 and the AM32, though it's really close between the AM32 and the Black Ice.
Want to hear something that would make you SICK???? There was a Black Ice that sold on AT for $275 shipped!!!! http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=975868&highlight=diamond Sorry, couldn't resist.......:D
