To go off another thread, what are some advancements from year to year bow companies have done. Here is my list Mathews MQ1 was one of the first "feel" good bows when shooting. Hoyts Tec Riser Bowtechs Center Pivot Dartons CPS(Binary Cams) Machined Risers I think Hoyts new Carbon Riser is pretty cool, but we know it's been done before. High Country did it 6 years ago, it cracked like a SOB. I think hoyts design is waaaay better. So how many have shot a bow for a year, shot next year model(or another one) and notice a difference? For me it was 2 years, when I shot the MQ1. How about two years? I have shot some stlye bow for the last 4 years, with the one blip my Elite GTO 500.
They can (obviously) go from the "best ever"...to "better than the best ever.....by a long shot" from year to year.....even staying withing the same mfr. It's truly remarkable.
The Mathews Legacy was the first bow I shot that made me want to shell out $600. I still waited another year and bought the LX lol. I'm a cheap SOB,
Bow advancements Roller bearing cable guards are popping up more and more with different configurations. That and string suppressors are what more mfrs. are adding every year it seems to me. I don't know if this is an advancement or not, but another craze bow companies have, is to see who can make their limbs more beyond parallel than the next bow.
I shot a 2007' Big River and just shot my buddies 2010' Big River and didn't notice anything different, thank god!
I think for me the biggest eye opener from one year to the other has to be the Center Pivot Bows. They produced Shot forgiveness, quiet shot, and lack of vibration like nothing before. The Destroyer this year definitely has some nice features, Hard Core limbs, FLX guard, Overdraw Binary system which gives you all the best of both worlds. While this bow may Not be a Huge improvement over the shot experience of the CP bows. It has a super smooth draw cycle, very Quiet, virtually vibration free, light in hand, and just happens to be fast also. I also think the teclite riser introduced by Hoyt with the elongated limb pocket (idea spawned from the CP bows) are really nice. Hoyts best in several years IMO. It really is a shooter! Dan
I'll dare say, IMO..... there have been NO epiphanies (at least not to anywhere NEAR the degree they're exploited), in the last 5 years (since I've been bowhunting). I'm speaking in the realm of bows.
If Bowtech makes a center pivot over 36'' ATA and single cam, I will take a hard look. As for feel goes the CP bow were the best I shot. I just hate Binary cams for some reason The leap has been speed coupled with low shock IMO. Even my Elite was a good shooter for the speed it kicked out.
So it's safe to say no bow has amazed you the last 5 years from bow to bow. Pretty much shot the same with improvements, just not as advertise.
I wouldn't go THAT far.....lol. I was amazed when I saw the guys at the shop set up an 82nd airborne and shoot a 500gr. arrow 300fps. But, that was a new line........AND I'm a pretty much blank slate (when it comes to knowing the history of compound AND tradiitional archery). That's AN example. But....do I see things in today's bows (from year to year.....ESPECIALLY when the previous year's hype was as predominant as it was/is) that make me go "ahhhhhhh"? Not even close.
The last time I bought a new bow was in 2004.. and that was a on sale 03 model. When these things come out with an Ipod plug-in... I'll buy a new one.
Yawn. What's the relevance of this to this (or any) conversation? I mean, in 2004.....LeBron was still in junior high. I hadn't yet met my wife, and Barry Obama was still a "community organizer".
"Amazed" isn't the word I'd expect from you. But discount them, you can't, regardless of the time span (even though you never miss an opportunity to try). Amazing....from year to year????????????????
You have bow "x", you shoot bow "y", you say to yourself, there is amazing difference between these two bows. For me it was in 97 when I shot the MQ1 for the first time.
The year-to-year advancements that made a noticeable impression on me have been: Single cams Parallel limbs Binary cams String suppressors Center pivot The years those advancements came out I noticed a distinct difference in the way they made bows shoot compared to bows that did not have them.
The only bows over the last 4 years that have made me think about trading in my Switchback were the Drenalin and the Iceman. Neither ended up going home with me. I will admit I haven't shot many of the Bowtech bows the last few years, as something about them just never seemed right to me. However, it would not surprise me one bit if the next bow I buy is a Diamond. Last July, I had the chance to buy a Reezen with about 100 shots out of it, and then turn around and sell my Switchback for the same price. Despite the bow being nearly brand new, I did not think it was a better bow IMO. It was extremely fast though.
