Is Crossbow Marketing Doing More Harm Than Good?

I was being sarcastic

 

You would think a sarcastic smart azz would have picked up on that my bad.

 

How about the Xero Site by Garmin marketing. Is that doing more harm than good for the Vertical bow industry? Range an animal out to 100 yards and show the pin for you.


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except that all the vertical bow guys already know that 50yds is max distance. and most vertical guys won't push it over 35yds. I believe most crossgunners actually believe they can kill a deer out to 100yds. with the exception of ex vertical guys that are now crossgunners they know that isn't realistic. but in relation to your post, marketing from a new sight manufacturer isn't going to help sell bows. if the bow manufacturer is blabbing about their bows killing at 100yds that would be comparable to the crossgun advertising. I think that sight will be here and gone before you know it. can't beat a fixed pin on a vertical bow.

 

Your first sentence is 100% false. Your second sentence is 95% false. Close to 100% false. You don't realize the piece of slime "hunters" carrying compound bows.

You're assuming all compound hunters are great. Which is naive. Just like everyone assuming all crossbow hunters are terrible. It's naive.


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It's no where close to the same thing. There is no marketing saying that you can shoot 1 inch groups with the Garmin at 100 yards. The point you're trying to make is non existent. Try again.

 

In the video they are marketing they specifically say "range animals out to 100 yards." Sure they don't say 1 inch groups out to 100 yards, but they still mention 100 yards in the video. The amount of people willing to take a 100 yard shot with a compound went up a lot, simply because of that site. My point is not non existent. Keep going.


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Hahah the sight is not even affordable. No one with a compound is going to get that just to shoot 100 yards! Every single single pin sight tape goes to 100. That site isnt the first one to be accurate to 100. I have seen zero Garmin advertising that promotes shooting 100 yards. What kind of string rifle do you shoot?

 

I shoot a 2013 Bear Compound.

Your second sentence is 100% false. You're specifically ignoring the "bad" apples of compound shooters. You assume every person shooting a compound will "follow the unwritten rules of bowhunting." Which is naive. Keep going.


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Who are you to determine the validity of statements? Hahaha youre out of your mind if you think someone is buying that just to shoot 100 yards. You can buy a range finder and a black gold for half the price. You're pretty butt hurt about string rifle bashing for being a compound guy .

 

I just wish they would limit crossbows to kids, and people not able to shoot compounds anymore... Not all these people that are too lazy to shoot compounds so they can shoot their bow once a year and fling bolts at deer

 

Who are you to determine the validity of statements? You're out of your mind if you think people won't buy that just to shoot 100 yards. Why would you buy a site and range finder when you could just get a site that does it all in one?

You're pretty butt hurt for absolutely nothing

I have 0 issue with crossbows as they are a part of archery. Anyone who shoots a crossbow is 100% in compliance as us as compound shooters if the state law allows. If someone is shooting a crossbow and enjoying the outdoors as much as me, I have 0 problem.


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You're a private land guy, huh?

 

I've got 54 acres of private.

6,000 acres public.

Private/Public does not matter.


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Well I've got to say, this is odd, a compound shooting public land hunter defending the string gunners.

 

I gotta say... this isn't odd. You must hunt public land and must think you're "holier" than someone else using a different bow than you.

Get out of here if you're hunting public land. You have 0 say in anything. Public land is used for the PUBLIC.

Stop complaining if you hunt public.


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there have been several threads on here about what is the max distance a guy will shoot. the average is 35yds. look it up! start a poll and ask how many guys shoot over 50yds at deer and you will realize you are 95% false. I hunt public land and I can see a significant difference when I see a crossgunner hunting (stalking) in the woods compared to a vertical bow guy sitting waiting patiently being still. I'm not saying vertical guys are perfect in any way but they are two totally different hunting styles.

as far as that sight, ranging things at 100yds is way different than saying you can shoot to kill at 100yds. I assume garmin is going to try and find some way to get this thing on a crossgun. then the deer will be suffering!

this is where im exiting this conversation. I've argued with liberals before and it goes nowhere.

 

You're simply ignoring the fact that there are ****ty people out there with compound bows and ignoring the fact there are good people using crossbows.

Good talk. Good luck this season!


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You are right that there are bad and good people who shoot compound and x bow. But, I think the point of this thread is that those in charge of marketing these crossbows are doing a disservice because they are making crossbows seem more like a gun than a bow. And they are doing it on purpose because they know people who are Too lazy to practice and learn with a compound can pick up a crossbow and be shooting groups at 100 yards in an afternoon.

 

Am I horrible person because I don't shoot my bow much anymore? I do shoot for a couple of days before I hunt but the myth that you have to put in a lot of practice to accurately shoot is BS.