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Honest opinion!
#385636
08/13/12 11:04 PM
08/13/12 11:04 PM
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Blount County
BamaBart
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Panty Wearin' Hunter
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Posts: 8,622
Blount County
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Is there a lot of difference in the top three or four major brand name bows? I know Mathews and Hoyt have great marketing and pay their shooters well but are they that much better?
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: BamaBart]
#385640
08/13/12 11:17 PM
08/13/12 11:17 PM
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Clarksville, TN /Greenville, ...
bill
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Freak of Nature
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Nope. All of them make a great product but you'll get some brand snobs that will tell you different. Go shoot several and pick the one you like best.
"Political debate: when charlatans come together to discuss their principles"
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Bauvard
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: BamaBart]
#385660
08/14/12 01:12 AM
08/14/12 01:12 AM
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Posts: 29,056
Fosters, Alabama, USA
Shaw
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Fosters, Alabama, USA
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They all have their pros and cons. What may be a con for me will be a pro for someone else. Obviously I'm partial to Mathews. I like the way they shot and I know all the tricks to get the best performance out of one.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
ShawBuilt Custom Bowstrings
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: YEKRUT]
#385727
08/14/12 07:56 AM
08/14/12 07:56 AM
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Posts: 2,493
Millbrook AL
SMB44
10 point
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10 point
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Millbrook AL
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mathews, hoyt, pse and you cant go wrong. Shoot them all and make your decision, it will be a costly one  ^^^ THAT I think it comes to personnel preference on those 3. I shot the heliu m and the vector. The vector won because it felt better to me. Good luck in your decision.
Playin string music
Hoyt Vector 32
Get Serious Get Hoyt
Alto, la migra means Stop, immigration in Spanish slang. They'll scatter like skittles dropped on a concrete floor. -Furflyin
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: YEKRUT]
#385810
08/14/12 10:06 AM
08/14/12 10:06 AM
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Posts: 4,046
Port St Joe, FL
Moose24
10 point
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10 point
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Port St Joe, FL
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mathews, hoyt, pse and you cant go wrong. Shoot them all and make your decision, it will be a costly one You forgot Bowtech.  Actually, I was talking to the owner of a large Archery shop in Alabama recently who sells Bowtech, Mathews and Hoyt. He said the Carbon Matrix is his 2nd best selling bow. That bow is around $1200 and I was shocked how many he sells each year. My question is, is the extra $300-$400 worth it? I guess it's a matter of opinion like everything else.
The Things You Remember in Life aren't Things at all.
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: Moose24]
#385934
08/14/12 02:08 PM
08/14/12 02:08 PM
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Millbrook AL
SMB44
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10 point
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Millbrook AL
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mathews, hoyt, pse and you cant go wrong. Shoot them all and make your decision, it will be a costly one You forgot Bowtech. Actually, I was talking to the owner of a large Archery shop in Alabama recently who sells Bowtech, Mathews and Hoyt. He said the Carbon Matrix is his 2nd best selling bow. That bow is around $1200 and I was shocked how many he sells each year. My question is, is the extra $300-$400 worth it? I guess it's a matter of opinion like everything else. Where I bought my bow the Carbon is the best selling. I know all I did was look at it I wouldnt shoot it... Cuz the extra $400 bucks would have got me divorced! It has the same limbs and cams as the vector just the riser is different and it is only 3.5 pounds...
Playin string music
Hoyt Vector 32
Get Serious Get Hoyt
Alto, la migra means Stop, immigration in Spanish slang. They'll scatter like skittles dropped on a concrete floor. -Furflyin
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: LUMPY]
#385973
08/14/12 02:51 PM
08/14/12 02:51 PM
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Gardendale
BigDalk
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Gardendale
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I'd add Bear, Strothers, K&K, and Elite to that list too....Hard to buy a "bad" bow these days.... Bear does give you a lot of bang for your buck.
"The aggies are going to destroy bama"
Burbank
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: BamaBart]
#386247
08/14/12 09:47 PM
08/14/12 09:47 PM
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Posts: 4,172
Trussville, Al
Jpipererp
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10 point
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Posts: 4,172
Trussville, Al
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I love the insanity but I have never pulled a smoother bow than a mathews. the heli-m was pure butter. all are expensive but get what you feel confident in shooting because it aint worth nothin if you dont feel good shooting it.
btw - pulled back an obsession lethal force the other day and almost bought it. its a solid bow.
Bass Bandito
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: LUMPY]
#386444
08/15/12 10:10 AM
08/15/12 10:10 AM
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Mulberry, TN
msu33
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Mulberry, TN
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I'd add Bear, Strothers, K&K, and Elite to that list too....Hard to buy a "bad" bow these days.... Wish there was somewhere around here to shoot some of these bows. I am in the market for a new one, but not buying one before i shoot it. Neither backwater, nor the elite dealer in lynchburg has any Elite's on hand to shoot. Custom archery on south parkway has a hard time getting any obsessions.... Right now I am stuck between the $1k dollar insanity xl, and the vector 35....
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: LUMPY]
#386561
08/15/12 01:46 PM
08/15/12 01:46 PM
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Mobile Alabama
TChunter
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I'd add Bear, Strothers, K&K, and Elite to that list too....Hard to buy a "bad" bow these days.... Agreed...I have shot alot of different ones but come purchase time I keep going back to Bear. Theres a reason they were one of the first around before any of these "newer" companies even existed. I think they are some of the most underated bows on the market. Ill say this too...I have NEVER heard a mathews, hoyt, etc... as quiet as my Attack straight out of the box.
Last edited by TChunter; 08/15/12 01:47 PM.
On the Eighth day God created flounder.
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: msu33]
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08/15/12 07:37 PM
08/15/12 07:37 PM
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foldemup
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I'd add Bear, Strothers, K&K, and Elite to that list too....Hard to buy a "bad" bow these days.... Wish there was somewhere around here to shoot some of these bows. I am in the market for a new one, but not buying one before i shoot it. Neither backwater, nor the elite dealer in lynchburg has any Elite's on hand to shoot. Custom archery on south parkway has a hard time getting any obsessions.... Right now I am stuck between the $1k dollar insanity xl, and the vector 35.... Backwater normally has elites and they carry Bear, Pearson, and Matthews... might want to try them again. I've been wanting to try the obsessions as well, but they are having trouble getting them out the door fast enough and Custom Archery isn't making any extra effort to get them in. (I contacted Obsession directly and they offered to send me a bow to try out and return if I didn't like it...how's that for customer service?) The place in Lynchburg used to also carry Strother. I have a K&K that you can come shoot whenever you want. I'm waiting on the 2013 offerings from Obsession, because I have a feeling something unusual is gonna pop out from them. Also, don't forget New Breed and Athens if you can find somewhere to try them out. New company called Stevens Archery is also coming out with some smoke!
Last edited by foldemup; 08/15/12 07:40 PM.
If you want to always win, never play anyone better than you!
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: foldemup]
#386916
08/15/12 09:28 PM
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Posts: 11,794
Huntsville
JUGHEAD
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Backwater normally has elites and they carry Bear, Pearson, and Matthews... might want to try them again. I've been wanting to try the obsessions as well, but they are having trouble getting them out the door fast enough and Custom Archery isn't making any extra effort to get them in. (I contacted Obsession directly and they offered to send me a bow to try out and return if I didn't like it...how's that for customer service?) The place in Lynchburg used to also carry Strother. I have a K&K that you can come shoot whenever you want. I'm waiting on the 2013 offerings from Obsession, because I have a feeling something unusual is gonna pop out from them. Also, don't forget New Breed and Athens if you can find somewhere to try them out. New company called Stevens Archery is also coming out with some smoke! I would listen to foldemup on the bow picking. You will NEVER run across somebody with better equipment and not ever kill anything with it.
"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Re: Honest opinion!
[Re: msu33]
#387083
08/16/12 08:22 AM
08/16/12 08:22 AM
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Posts: 13,401
Mobile Alabama
TChunter
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Booner
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Mobile Alabama
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I would listen to foldemup on the bow picking. You will NEVER run across somebody with better equipment and not ever kill anything with it. Wow..was that a burn?! 
On the Eighth day God created flounder.
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