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I have shot the new mathews HTR!!

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by Aaron Jones, Nov 5, 2014.

  1. Schuls

    Schuls Die Hard Bowhunter

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    It's not a cam, thus the NO CAM name.
     
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    I looked at this and I couldn't tell definitely without measuring. If that is true then the NO Cam thing is out heh? :p
     
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    I just shot this bow, the Prime Rival and the BowTech Prodigy.

    I'll write reviews on all of them in the next few days. The Mathews was impressive to be honest. It wasn't quite as smooth as I expected but, was one of the smoothest I have shot to date. It had a slight hump in the draw cycle but, wasn't noticed unless I drew it very slowly. Drawing at a regular speed it felt flat. The back wall was solid and not a single touch of jump on release. The engineering is very simple. The only problem I see is the lack of tune ability. Then again, there's really no need to tune it if both cables are the same length. I do think it's an ugly bow but, shooting it makes you forget about that part.


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    Spot on with my assessment. However what happens when one of the split limbs gets weaker then the other with the inability to tune? What happens if there is a little cam lean out of the box? Stuck with shims??? Maybe its a non-issue.... You go first. :p
     
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    I would imagine you would just twist the cables. That's really the only other option to shimming. The way the cables run from one wheel to the opposite side of the other wheel, I don't know how there isn't cam lean from the factory. I guess really though as long as both cables are the same length, there shouldn't be any issues with cam lean. I do know the plastic pieces on the cables are only there to protect the cables as the wheels rub it while drawing. When you look at it in person, it's really a simple design. I'm not sure it's the future of compound bows though.


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