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Anybody around here shoot em! I haven't bowhunted in years and am looking at starting back!
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I shoot an old hoyt Havoctec. They are good bows. However, do yourself a favor and shoot a bunch of differnt ones to see what is right for you. There are a lot of good bows on the market these days.
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I have a AlphaMax 32..Ive shot Hoyt and Mathews for the past 12 years both are great bows I shoot the Hoyts much better..My Q2 has killed more deer..
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Tons of good bows on the market today, nothing wrong with Hoyt....you will hear it a hundred times, but go shoot the top 3 or 4 bows from every company and let the bow sell you, not the company name. Don't forget to try some of the smaller names out there (Strother, New Breed, etc..)
If you want to always win, never play anyone better than you!
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I have shot most of the newer bows the last few years. My personal preference is Hoyt, because they are smooth, very quiet, and tough as nails. They go through rigorous limb tests that most other bow manufacturers do not. I've been shooting Hoyt for 8 years now. I'm currently sticking with the Hoyt Vectrix. You may like another breed for some other reason. Like others said, go shoot several, but you'll come back to Hoyt. 
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I shoot a Reflex Grizzly, which is a Hoyt model that they switched over to the Reflex line. I like the bow and have shot it for 4 years. However, they are dealer friendly like High Country and several other manufacturers, meaning that they want you to go to the "Pro" shop to get parts and pay list price. Having worked with bows for 30 plus years I tend to favor doing all of the work on my bow myself and saving the cost and time associated with going to the "Pro" shop, but that's just my two cents.
"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope
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Hoyt bows are awesome. I shoot the Maxxis. Critters will start bleeding real soon! LOL
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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I shoot the hoyt katera love it very fast 318 fps hunting setup smooth n quite and tough as they come they really test thier limbs far beyond anything u would ever be able to do to it by just shooting it or everyday wear n tare on a bow! I have been shooting hoyt since 2000 and I will never own anything else !!!
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Mathews!!!!! 
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I got a lil test for all u matthews people!! Dry fire one a watch what happens!!!! hoyt torture test theirs and dry fires them thousands of times with no damage to the limbs!!! Also on all the newer matthews u have to turn the poundage down to 40 lbs before putting it in a bow press because if u dont it will break both limbs !!!!
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Hoyt???...Never heard of them. Are they one of those new upstart archery companies? 
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Originally posted by HOYT 09:
Also on all the newer matthews u have to turn the poundage down to 40 lbs before putting it in a bow press because if u dont it will break both limbs !!!! That statement is not entirely correct. You turn the limb bolts down 5 turns before pressing them in a center pull type press to avoid damaging the riser. This must be done on the Hoyts as well. I've seen a few that weren't and the risers wound up bent. On the newer presses that only contact the limb tips, none of them have to be turned down.
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i shot the new hoyt and it is a nice bow but it took 2nd place to the mathews Z7
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Great bows. Awesome!!! I love mine!
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I shoot an older Hoyt MT SPORT. only a 26" draw and only goes up to like 58 pounds max but I love the way it shoots and I will be shooting it til it quits me. I see no need in wasting money on all these newer bows if you have an older one that shoots like a champ 
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Originally posted by whitetailaddict24: I shoot an older Hoyt MT SPORT. only a 26" draw and only goes up to like 58 pounds max but I love the way it shoots and I will be shooting it til it quits me. I see no need in wasting money on all these newer bows if you have an older one that shoots like a champ I bought a MT Sport in 2001, and shot it until two season's ago. Some scumbag stole it from the front seat of my truck...in MY driveway.  It was a great shooting bow. I had no intentions of getting rid of mine.
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I am swicthing to a release from fingers after 15 years.Lookin to buy a new bow this week,which one should i get z7 or maxxis? I am hard on my equipment. i heard the mathews are more jumpie but they hold there value almost 100%, and the hoyt is quieter and more forgiveing and more durable, i don't see how with split limbs.
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Originally posted by HOYT 09:
I got a lil test for all u matthews people!! Dry fire one a watch what happens!!!! hoyt torture test theirs and dry fires them thousands of times with no damage to the limbs!!! Also on all the newer matthews u have to turn the poundage down to 40 lbs before putting it in a bow press because if u dont it will break both limbs !!!! I have a test for you slick. Turn down my 60-70 lb. bow to 40 lb's. Can it be done? And I will dry fire my Elite if you will dry fire your Hoyt first and it stays together. Plenty of great bows out there including Hoyt.
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Richard, I have talked to several bow shop owners who claim that out of every bow manufacturer there is, Hoyt bows do not come in for limb repairs at all. They have the toughest limbs on the market. I would almost take you up on that dry fire offer.
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