What's Your 2015 Setup?

#1. Mathews Creed pulling 62# with a 26.5" draw. Gold Tip 5575 Pro Hunter tipped with a 100gr. NAP Killzone. HHA Kingpin sight, QAD HDX rest, 8" B-Stinger Sport Hunter Extreme stabilizer, Mathews T5 quiver, Scott Wildcat release and a custom built BCY 452X string set.

#2. Mathews Chill R pulling 62# with a 26.5" draw. Gold Tip 5575 Pro Hunter tipped with a 100gr. NAP Killzone. HHA Optimizer Ultra sight, QAD Ultra-Rest, 8" B-Stinger Sport Hunter Extreme stabilizer, Mathews T5 quiver, Scott Wildcat release and a custom built BCY 452X string set.

#3. Mathews Z7 pulling 62# with a 26.5" draw. Gold Tip 5575 Pro Hunter tipped with a 100gr. NAP Killzone. HHA Optimizer Ultra sight, QAD Ultra-Rest, 6" B-Stinger Sport Hunter Extreme stabilizer, Mathews T5 quiver, Scott Wildcat release and a custom built BCY 452X string set.

Hoyt Nitrum 34 LD
60-70 lb. set at 64
32 inch draw length
QAD Ultra HDX drop away arrow rest
Archers Edge 5575 arrows
100 gr Thunderheads
Tru-Glo lighted sight
Tru Fire release

A 1993 High Country Royal Hunter with a new custom-made string.

The rest is to be determined.

BOWTECH INSANITY CPX 29 INCH DRAW 70# REDHEAD 5570 ARROWS, MUSSY MX3 HEADS, OCTANE HOSTAGE REST AND SCOTT MONGOOSE RELEASE, OCTANE 8IN STABILIZER,

2004 Bowtech Pro40 Dually set at 60# and 28.5 inch draw, some kind of 1991 hyd stabilizer that I originally bought when I started in archery, Spot Hogg Real Deal sight, GT 5575 XT Hunters with 125 gr NAP XP Pros BH's. Summit Cobra treestand. About the same thing for several years.

Since the deer hated last years setup I'll stick with it.

Turkey Creek Longbow 60", 47#@28"
175gr Simmons tigersharks
30" Easton Axis traditional shafts 8.9gpi
Release: leather work glove from tractor supply
3 pocket cat quiver

2013 PSE Vendetta DC 29 inch draw at 70 lbs.
with JBK strings. Axcel 5 pin sight
Tightspot quiver with Easton Injexion arrows

#1. Bowtech 101st pulling 70# with a 29" draw. Easton Lightspeed tipped with a 125gr. 4 blade Wac'Em broadhead. CBE Snipe Pro X sight, Trophy Ridge Drop Zone rest, 10" Doinker stabilizer, Tru-Ball Short-N-Sweet release and a custom Shaw built BCY 452X string set. This was the bow I shot in Buckmasters this year.

#2. Bowtech Old Glory pulling 70# with a 29" draw. Easton Lightspeed tipped with a 125gr. 4 blade Wac'Em broadhead. Tru-Glo (this may change) sight, Trophy Ridge Drop Zone (this may change) rest, 10" Doinker (this may change) stabilizer, Tru-Ball Short-N-Sweet release and a Custom Archery Center built BCY 452X string set. Doing some experimentation with this setup.

Bowtech Prodigy 29/70 set in #3 setting, HHA 5519 XL, qad ultra rest, 8 in B-Stinger

Slinging Easton Axis 340's 9.5 gpi, with 2 blade Rage chisel tips 100 grain.

New Breed Genetix 30.5" 70# 490 gr victory v3 shooting 272 fps. CBE Tek Hybrid, B stinger stab, limb driver pro v, magnus snuffer ss and Scott rhino XT.

PSE Bowmadness
29"/65#
Predator Pendulum Sight
Whisker Biscuit
350 gr Carbon Express Blue Vanes
100 gr Slick Trick Mags
Tru-Fire Release

2004 Pearson Dagger Bow / 28" at 63#
HHA optimizer #OL-5519 single pin sight
Beaman ICS Hunter 400 spine
NAP KillZOne Broadheads 199g
QAD Ultra Rest
Tru Glo 4 arrow quiver
Dampers etc ...
TRU Ball Max Pro release
4" Stab forget brand

Mathews hell-m 29" 68# draw. Hha sight with.10 pin. Qad hdx, 10" bee stinger pro hunter maxx, Easton fmjs and probably 125g slick tricks. Total arrow weight is about 486 g

Hoyt Carbon Spyder ZT 67# @ 29"
Gold Tip ProHunter 340
100 gr. Rage X-treme
HHA Optimizer Lite Ultra 5519
QAD HDX Ultrarest
6" B-Stinger Sport Hunter Extreme Stab.
Fuse Streamline Quiver
Tru-Fire Hardcore Release

Second or third hand Switchback (new to me) at 60# with new BCY string & QAD rest and 100 grain Slick Tricks.

Mathews Chill-X set at 63 lbs @ 30"
Gold Tip Pro Hunter 55/75
100 grain Slick Tricks
QAD HD Ultra Rest
8" AEP Snyper Stab
And still thinking about the sight. Either a Viper Predator Pro 2000 or a CBE TEK Hybrid Single Pin
Scott Mongoose XT

2013 Hoyt Charger set at 60 lbs with a 27" draw. Trophy Ridge React 5 pin sight, 6" Trophy Ridge Static Stabilizer, Kwikee Quiver Hi-5, and a Hoyt Ultra Rest. Shooting Easton Injexions with VAP outserts, total arrow weight is 415 grains. Depending on my mood, I have Slick Trick 100 Mags, NAP Killzone 100 and Rocket Steelhead 100's.

Bowtech 340 Detroyer 60#
Trophy Ridge Micro Cypher 5
QAD Ultra Rest
Axis 400s
G5 Montec 100s
True Fire Release
Doinker
True Glow Quiver



Mathews Chill-R #55
QAD Ultra Rest
IQ Sight
Gold Tip Pro Hunter 55/75
Killzone 100
Trophy Ridge 9" Static Satbilizer
Mathews Quiver
WRIST STRAP

Crow Creek Longbow, 50# at my 25" draw
125gr. Snuffer three blade on a Alaskan Yellow Cedar Shaft

As it sits today:

Bear Encounter (my first vertical bow since I was 12...20 something years ago, bought in July), 50+# still increasing, 28.5" draw,
Whisker Biscuit,
Trophy Ridge 4 pin sight,
Trophy Ridge quiver (all came with bow),
LimbSaver HD S-coil stabilizer,
Gold Tip Kinetic Kaos
tipped with Gravedigger Chisel Tips with a Magnus Stinger Buzzcut as backup, (Rage Hypodermics and Xecutioner Hybrids in case I use/lose all the GDs),
T.R.U. Ball Assassin Release,
NAP Apache bow sling,
LimbSaver Dampeners.

Scorpyd Ventilater 165 RDT crossbow
Black eagle executioner spynal tapp arrows,weight matched spine matched and indexed to .0001,lock n load stainless inserts and aerovane 2 vanes made by jerry at south shore archery.
On top sits a vortex viper XBR illuminated scope with custom yardage turret out to 100 yards
Shooting 420FPS give or take
Slick trick 125 1 1/8 cut 4 blades.....
Deer seem to lose interest in whatever they are doing when one of these go thru both lungs...

2010 new breed genetix set on 67lbs, apache drop away rest, HHA optimizer light, carbon express maxima blue tipped with 100gr. Slick trick mags, nap stabilizer, kwikee quiver and Scott mongoose release with truglo boa strap.

Elite energy 35 30" draw Set at 67lbs. Qad ultra hdx, black gold pure driven sight, tight spot quiver. Shooting 7595 goldtip pro hunters with blazer vanes tipped with either G5 t3 or nap kill zone Maxx

PSE DNA SP #65
Tightspot Quiver
QAD rest
Carbon Express 350 Mayhem arrow
rage extreme broad heads
Trufire hardcore release
Hanes Boxer briefs
charmin toilet paper

Mathews ZXT @ 70 lbs w/ 29" draw
HHA OL-5519
QAD hdx rest
Shrewd Archery Grip
6" Axion Stabilizer
Mathews T5 Quiver
Carbon Express Maxima Blue Streak 350
100 gr. Rage Hypodermic
Scott Mongoose Release

Bowtech general 52#
Apache drop away rest
Spott Hogg site
5575 gold tip
100 grain slick trick
Custom string
Scott release
Kwikee quiver
Not the fastest bow in the world-245fps-but it gets the job done.

Matthews switchback 29/67
gold tip hunter xt 400
Whisker biscuit
Hha single pin sight
Matthews quiver
Tru ball release
Probably slick tricks

Mission Eliminator 2
57lb draw
100 gr Slick Tricks
Carbon Express Mutiny 350
QAD Ultrarest HDX
Mission AXION sight
9" Trpphy Ridge static stabilizer
TRU Ball release
Mission quiver

Mission ballistic 27"/63#
Hha optimizer lite
Nap Apache
Scott release
Easton axis 400
Nap kill zone COC 100gr
Kwikee quiver

PSE EVO 7 68 lbs Draw
Apache Drop Away Rest
Spot Hogg Wrapped Hunter
Easton Hexx with 125 gr RamCat's
Scott Shark Release

Mathews chill @ 62
Trophy ridge drop away
hha slider
easton flatline
rage 2 blade

Mathews Q2
29.5"/70#
TruGlo 5 pin sight
TruGlo quiver
Whisker Biscuit
Beman arrows
Blackout gator expandables

Bowtech Carbon Knight
28"/ 57#
Spot-Hogg Hogg It 5 pin
QAD Ultrarest LD
Carbon Express Shafts and Heads
TruFire release

The Switchback aka Solo Cam Newton
28.5/67#
Shaw Custom Strings (Orange and Navy-his favorite)
Trophy Ridge React 5 pin
QAD Ultra
Easton Axis 340s w/Nocturnals and 3" low profile quick spin vanes
Rage Hypodermic

Hoyt Vector 32
29.5/70#
Black and Red twisted string by the boys at Archery Unlimited
G5 XR2
QAD HDZ
East Axis 400
Swhacker 100 gr

Mathews Switchback XT 28.5"/65#ish
New ShawBuilt string and tuned
Whisker Biscuit
HHA lite XL-5510
Gold Tip Kinectic Kaos tipped with Rage 2 blade

Gettin' a little ahead of yourself, ain't ya Lumpy.

ShawBuilt
Custom Bowstrings

Fixed it for you Sonny.

Chill bow set at 66 lbs and 27 inch draw
QAD rest
HHA 5519 sight
Da torch arrows
Rage 100 2 blade

Noted. The cost of your next set just double.

Barnett ghost 400
Rage chisel tip 100 2 blade
Legal here and bad elbow so game on!

Ya'll will get a good laugh at my set up for the new season.

65 # 1989 Golden Eagle
Cabelas Carbon Arrows (new)
15 year old 3 blade muzzies (I think)

Haven't been able to pull a bow in 15 years. Shoulder seems to be ok now. Got the old bow out and looks like I will be able to hunt with it this year if the shoulder stays ok. If I make it this season, guess I'll have an excuse to buy a new one next year.

Where do you live Blade?

Monroeville, Capt

Bowtech General (not sure the year)
68# draw weight, 29" draw length
Gold Tip 7595 XT
Slick Trick's
Scott release
Code Red rest
can't remember the name of the sights

I put a new string and tune on it last year, Lord willing this year I will continue my streak. I have killed at least 2 deer/year with it since I have had it. Got to start practicing soon.

only if you don't send it back or it gets lost in mail land at this point....LOL

Mathews Chill R 28.5/70
Whisker Biscuit
HHA .19 King Pin
Scott Little Goose Release
Gold Tip Ted Nugent 7595/300 Arrows
Rage Extreme Broadheads

Obsession lethal force 27.5 DL 70#
Vapor trail strings and cables
Ripcord arrow rest
Spot Hogg hog it
Easton FMJ
Grim reapers

New Breed Genetix 29" 72 lbs @297 through the chrono
QAD
Sword Maximus Pro sight
Radial X weave arrows
Ramcat 100 or Exodus 100 Broadheads
Truball BossX 4 finger thumb release

Elite Synergy 28 DL 65#
QAD ultra HDX
HHA optimizer Lite king pin
GT hunter pro arrows
Rage Hypodermic broadheads
Tactacam to video it all

Ughhh!!! A little touchy this year aren't we?

Mathews Chill R 30" 65#
Gold tip XT 300
QAD rest
Spot Hogg hunter
Tight spot
10" bee stinger
Shaw built string

Mathews Switchback XT 30" 65#
Gold tip XT hunter 7595
Trophy ridge rest
Black gold revenge
T5 quiver
Shaw built string

Tru fire hardcore max release
Grave Digger broadheads

Bowtech destroyer 350 29" 68
Nugent Gold tips
Qad
Tru-Glo sights
Snyper 2 blades(My last pack )

Mathews Chill R 27" 70#
HHA Optimizer Lite
QAD HDX
Stokerized Stabilizer
Carbon Express Blu RZ
Rage Extreme
Scott Silverhorn

Elite energy 35
Qad ultra rest
sword sight
Easton lightspeed
100 gr swhacker

PSE Bowmadness 29" 60#
QAD Rest
Tru-glo pendulum
Bloodsport Impact hunters
100gr Grim Reaper Razortips

Just bought a '15 Mathews No Cam. QAD Ultra, HHA Optimizer Lite, 28.5 / 70#

Also have a '14 Elite energy 32. Same goodies.