Has anyone seen these videos?? This is insane that a bow could handle this type of abuse!! I'd like to see other manufactures test their flagship bows like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjCIopssjEg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjCIopssjEg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HGG5d-hC8M&feature=related
When I was going to get a new bow it was going to be a bowtech. After see this I should consider Hoyt lol
I've seen those videos before and I don't think I'd want to shoot those bows after that had been done to them. Carbon fibers break a little at a time. Who knows how many broke in that test. Blessings......Pastorjim
Im not so sure that driving over them would really damage many bows terribly much actually. Especially slow and deliberate like that. Just sayin...
I would like to see the dry fire test they did on the Element. I have read in more than one magazine that it survived 1500 dry fires. Driving over them may not but, being parked on for 7 hours probably would. I know not many people would ever do this to a bow but, I thought it was impressive. Sliding across the pavement while the trucks tire was on top of it sliding was probably pretty harsh on it and the F350 driving over it couldn't have been good for it at all. Just thought I would share it if other hadn't seen it.
Wow. Thats impressive. I don't think an aluminum bow could do that. I know I wouldn't want to be the guy behind the bow on that first pull after the truck runs it over though. I've seen people break stuff on the draw and that string whoops their *** about 3 times before they even know something went wrong.
I have to agree. I wouldn't want to be the one to draw it. I was waiting for the riser to break or a limb pocket to give or something. I am glad to see they were wearing PPE though. lol
If my bow is going to get run over by a truck, I'm sure that I won't be lucky enough to have it just be the riser and not the limbs. So while my riser may be in tact my limbs, rest, quiver, sight and arrows will most undoubtedly be trash. Pretty hard to kill something with a fancy expensive riser. Heck, it's probably too light to even beat something to death with it. :D Still cool videos and a very cool bow, but not exactly the most practical test.
Honestly, I dont think this is really relevant to anything. How many bows in the last 10 years of have had any type of major riser failure issues? This is mostly just useless hype....How so? because you are taking something out of the realm of its useable intent and trying to make it relevant. Too much of this crap is used in marketing in general and bow hunting marketing in particular.
I just thought it was something neat and entertaining is all. Relavant, no probably not and no, you couldn't take it hunting right after running over it due to your sight and rest being screwed but, hey its still cool to see what it can handle.
I always liked these as educational pieces...honestly a bow getting over by a truck and surviving isn't a practical reason for choosing a bow. That'd be like someone inventing a pencil made of a composit material that is indestructible and cannot be bent; hence keeping the lead inside from breaking......while cool it is completely un-necessary.
They are neat videos, but understand you're only teasing yourself by watching them. Hurry up and get that thing!
Cool videos. But I would be more impressed if they dropped it 20-30 feet, or sent it tumbling down a steep rocky hillside. More real world type of torture tests. Strong riser but what about the rest of the bow?
I love Hoyt bows, so don't get me wrong I'm a fan, but if I had to pick a design out to be the most structurally rigid and strong I wouldn't pick an element. If you think about shapes that are durable, the honeycomb pattern or other similarly triangularly routed bows would probably be more reliable. I'd be more impressed if they had a machine attached to the bow that cycled it constantly for a long time or even seeing the limbs placed under stress until they break to see what tension they can handle. Tests that are reproducible and use the scientific method.
I'm still trying to find any footage I can on the 1,500 dry fire test. Hoyt claims this bow (Element not the matrix) survived 1,500 dry fires. Yes the Honeycomb is a strong structure but, do you have any idea of what carbon fiber can hold up to?? I liked the bows long before I seen these videos. Shooting a Hoyt Carbon Element is truely an experience to me. IO just thought these test were pretty cool to watch.
I don't deny that they are cool videos to watch but you wouldn't catch me Pulling back a carbon bow after something like that! Just look at what happens sometimes when you shoot two carbon arrows and they smack together and one cracks or something. To me carbon has its place but i don't think its in my hands with all that energy stored in it. The problem with carbon is one small flaw can cause total destruction cause its integrity is ruined. I personally would not buy or trust a bow made of carbon from any manufacturer. But thats just my point of view.
