Bow Reviews

[Antarcher]

Place your bow reviews here in this thread.

[NormGunston]

Anyone keen to write about the Hoyt Trykon?

[Wellsy]

I know two guys that have them (both in their 50's) and not a bad coment from either of them except the draw cycle is a bit harsh, both have them on the market and have gone back to their supertecs.
Seem like a great bow to me, fast and accurate.
Wellsy

[ado250]

No Complaints yet up for sale? :o

[Wellsy]

Their comments were :

great bow, but more suited to the younger archer....

[Jobin]

what do you guys think about the martin phantom 2

[XTfreak]

Jobin,
what do you guys think about the martin phantom 2
I know nothing about that bow from personal experience.
Ive heard from people that shoot them and that was all good.
You saw the Martin Jags and Sabers I shot in Tully last year and they were nice bows. So I dont think you could go wrong with the Phantom 2.
Bill

[Jobin]

yer there basicly the same

[Noakesy]

hey someone doesnt know how good the darton vapor is do they? looking at a new bow just any help would be good.

[Spider]

Anyone got any info on the Elite bows, would be interested to hear.

[XTfreak]

Anyone got any info on the Elite bows, would be interested to hear. Though I do believe a couple people on this forum have them.
The only thing I have heard is the finish is the best.
Bill

[Spider]

Thanks Bill, cheers

[PeterM]

Anyone got any info on the Elite bows, would be interested to hear.

I think the Elite (BowTech Rip-offs) owners should check this thread out, and might be worth inspecting there bows just in case they have the same problem.

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=399466

[Spider]

Thanks Pete. Good ***** fight in all that. Seems from all that, that Elite make a very good product just about every coment on their bows was positive but its their backup and customer service where the proverbial hits the fan. Anybody out there shooting an Elite got any comments.

[johnno]

Not intending to start a Bowtech" *****, however, I have now been waiting for over 4 months for a set of replacement limbs from Archery Supplies for my 06 Allegiance. Albeit that I damaged the limbs. Have to say the "Elite" bows seem to be a good product, I know that "Clive" on this forum has one and is very happy with it. With "barnsdale" limbs and "winners choice"strings they look the goods. I am personally very impressed with the 07 "Synergy". Mmm anyone interested in a good 06 Allegiance (hopefully with new limbs) !! :D :D :D

Also know that "Rin" just got a new "Ross" bow and is very impressed with it...if we ask nicely he might post a thread on it and soms pics !!!!!

[Noakesy]

ive got a darton trojan, bloody awesome if you ask me but very hard hitting fast and i love the cps cam system. no cons on my behalf at all.

[ROULSTON]

I shoot a Darton Maruarder and my son shoot a Vapor.

Both shoot very well. Tight groups, smooth comfortable, fast and quite.

I can recomand either.

[BOOT69]

Hey guys ive just put an Alpine impact xtreme 2004 model on laybuy its my first so any thoughts good or bad.

cheers

[hugearm]

i have the darton vapor all i can say is sweet highly recomended

[Puk]

Jobin,
you asked about the Martin Phantom 2
i have one and have had it for about 2 years now.

It has a good solid wall on the draw, and shoots alright, but i have had to put navcom rubber everywhere you can think of to quiet it and get rid of the shock. I am happy with the grouping i get, but not ecstatic. However, with that said, the problems could come from anywhere (lack of form etc).

It has stayed in tune alright, and the stock strings that it came with have lasted well.

I have never tried a "top end" bow like a Matthews or bowtech to compare it to. (Maybe that's why i'm happy with it) :lol:

I think it is a good bow for the price, especially for someone who is not an expert archer.

Puk

[rory]

Well the other day my bed wetting and nail biting stoped :lol: My Drenalin arrived :!: :P

Like anything I always try and buy the good gear. It is cheaper in the end anyway, but the performance and over-all quality of good gear shines through whenever you use it.

I am not a compound hunting machine (yet :wink: ) and so for a bloke with reasonably limited experience with wheelies (trad gone wrong :lol: ) the technical nature of the bow won’t be talked about much here, basically the Drenalin had the ability to absolutely pump an arrow through the toughest of game, and to reach out to yonder accurately for my main target, deer.

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It is VERY quiet. Equipped with all the stuff that goes on such a bow there is next to no hand shock. There are many locations where those little Mathews dampeners are, I have also loaded the main two with the heavier brass inserts. And yes, the limbs are bloody thin width-ways. This does mean that over-all the bow is not at all bulky, but with a brilliant steadiness in the hand.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/hoytpro/Drenalin%20Pics/Drenalinlimb.jpg

I am going out to do some more shooting of this great bow today, but yesterday I was managing CD sized groups at 50m. As long as I do my part it does more than it’s fair share. This is the most forgiving compound I have shot also.

I am shooting a 460 grain arrow, comprised of a Easton Axis shaft, nock/insert/fletching, and a 125 grain head. I am trialing some different fletch combinations. Flight out to distance is as flat as I have seen.

This is a sweet bow, I am blown away by it's performance and comfort of use. Mathews really can make a bow. 8)

[XTfreak]

Nice looking bow, even though Iam partial to Mathews. :D
What was the wait time from ordering until delivery?
Bill

[rory]

I got mine from Rob Donnelly at Casino Archery, he was very easy to deal with, just a down to earth bloke 8)

I ordered mine and had to wait for the little shipment he did receive from the US, a month and a couple of weeks.

[Jobin]

yer thanks puk ive had the phantom for about four months now and have had no wories with it i am very pleased.

[brandon002]

anyone own/shot an 05 pse primos?

[hunt or be hunted]

thinking of buying a pse stingray so does anybody know what there like :?:

cheers HOBH :wink:

[hunt or be hunted]

just bought a martin razorx and was wondering if anybody has anything to say about them?

[Fletche]

i recently purchased a new martin jag
very nice!!it is very quite and fast for its poundage.the asseseries i got with it are great and im looking foward to good hunting ahead!
the only con is it is a bit tuff on strings and cables due to the low axle to axle. appart from that very nice!
Lachy

[XTfreak]

i recently purchased a new martin jag
very nice!!it is very quite and fast for its poundage.the asseseries i got with it are great and im looking foward to good hunting ahead!
the only con is it is a bit tuff on strings and cables due to the low axle to axle. appart from that very nice!
Lachy

I owned one. Nice bow. I agree with you on the string too. I think I shot about 100-200 arrows and mine needed relaceing...
Bill

[wayoutwest]

I have a alpine fatal impact it has almost no hand shock a smooth draw, a few weeks ago i put it to work hunting goats and pigs in western nsw although i didnt take any pigs with it i think it was great on the goats.

The first goat was taken at 15 mtr with one which entered the brisket and passed through the off side shoulder totaly, the second was a broadside shot at the same distance the arrow broke both shoulder blades and six ribs, the last two goats really put the bow to the test taking my first good billy at 31 mtr with a pass through and the last billy at 51 mtr the arrow didnt pass through as it was stuck in the off side shoulder if not for that i think it would have gone through.

In saying all that is good about the bow there are two down sides the first is that its a touch heavier then most bows fully loaded its about 5.0 lb which personly i like, the other is that if you have a short draw the cam can cut the string which i found out the hard way it can be fixed by fitting a small wedge of metal that is shaped to fit.

All in all i love it ive owned five bows, the fatal imact stands out by far.

[Warlocke]

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Ross bows are getting quite a lot of publicity among the bow hunting fraternity of late.

Being relatively new to the list of available makes, this company has rapidly gained a very strong following with their CR range of bows.

Having just sold my pride and joy, a 2005 Outback which I was more than happy with, I decided to try one of the Ross bows, the CR334.

Last Friday saw a familiar shaped package arrive at the local PO, after taking it home and hastily unpacking it, I was very impressed in the overall ascetics of the bow.

Sharp graphics and beautifully finished with complimenting anodizing, this bow would have to be one of the best-presented bows that I have seen.

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Initial feel of the bow was also very impressive, having a thin grip and enough edge on it to give good repeatable hand placement with the ability to touch the fingers together without too much pressure on the grip. Should be a shooter was my first thought.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Warlocke/100_0995-1.jpg

All the accessories were waiting for fitting but tuning took a bit longer than I thought as the long riser on the CR334 presented a few problems with my homemade bow press. Drilling a few extra holes to allow the securing rods to be placed just outside of the riser on the limbs solved this and allowed me to bring it into tune.

These bows are very easy to tune being a single cam, just had to twist the cable for axle to axle length, then line up the head of the draw length module with the inner limb face by a twist here or an untwist there and it’s tuned.

Bad weather delayed my first shots of the bow but allowed me to investigate a few little problems that I had experienced with the bow setup. Firstly the draw length module screw was locked so tightly in it’s thread that I had to drill it out to change the module and one of the limb pocket locking screws had the same problem.

Searching through the internet showed this was not an isolated incident with a few Ross owners reporting the same problem.

After changing the module, luckily without any real damage to the one that was originally fitted, I decided to leave the limb pocket locking screw to another day as the bow was at 70.5# by the scales as it was. Good enough for my testing.

I have got to say that the module system on these bows is a very good idea, having previously had Mathews and Hoyt bows that need a new cam, or some of the Hoyt bows which need cam, limbs, string and cables, for draw length adjustment, it is very refreshing to just undo two screws and insert a new module and you’re away.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Warlocke/100_0994.jpg

It’s also worth mentioning the quality Winners Choice string and cable as standard on this bow. With all the tuning and shooting done the Fletchers Tru Peep didn’t move at all in the string. Very impressive!

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First shot impression was excellent, smooth draw and a generous valley, very quiet after the shot with little vibration or after shock. The bow also stayed securely in the hand allowing a loose grip and minimal hand torque and a nice slow forward tilt.

My accuracy was out a bit after a couple of shots and I noticed that the fletching was contacting my index finger. After deciding an adjustment to the arrow rest height by half a hole would solve this problem, I started shooting again.

The results were immediate, grouping became consistent and started to show this bow’s potential.

After getting the groups in ballpark, I screwed in a couple of Outback Supremes to do some broad head tuning and was happily surprised to see them grouping in the same spot as the field points at 20 and 30 mtrs without any further adjustments to the rest.

Next job was to fine tune the sight and test the accuracy, which was a bit difficult with the wind gusting just enough to move the arrows around the bulls eye a bit.

Final grouping, even with a rapidly tiring shoulder, was impressive with my 5c group two out of three shots.

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Overall, very impressive bow and the stats are quite good as well.

Shooting my heavy hunting arrows of 520gr, this bow spits them out at around 260 fps giving a very impressive 78 foot pounds of K/E.

At a standard IBO of 5gr/pound and 30” draw this bow would have no trouble equaling it’s claimed 305 fps

More than enough for any of the game I hunt.

Another pleasant surprise when I woke this morning, normally after shooting as many arrows as I did yesterday, my shoulder would be a bit sore for a day or so, not this time. The regular quotes about this bow being more like drawing a 60# bow than a 70# are true. This bow is very easy on the musculature, a big plus for tournament archers.

I look forward to trying out the Cardiac sometime, although it is hard to believe that it could be a better bow than the 334, as this bow does everything I would ask of it very well.

I’ll miss the Outback, but I look forward to a long relationship with this Ross and I am sure it will fill the void admirably.

Just need the chance to take it on a hunt to give the final verdict.


Stay tuned.

Accessories used were G5 Outdoors LE sight, Alpine Whisperflyte drop-away rest, S-Coil stabiliser, Fletcher True Peep, STS damping system and Ross 5 arrow two-piece quiver

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[alsere_42]

Hi people any one have any experiance with the fred bear omni pro or fred bear sparrow hawk ii as i bought the omni for myself and the sparrow for my son,we havent done any bowhunting before (newbies) thanks Alan..

[slayer]

any 1 got an opinion on the fred bear element

[David.Pagotto]

I use a Browning Illusion 05' W/Trance Cams.

Exellent bow and feel obligated to say good things about it.

Firstly the bow is very small ATA, light and easy to manouver.
Very stable and shoots accuratley everytime.
Never had a problem with it.

Would recommend. 5 out of 5

[David.Pagotto]

any 1 got an opinion on the fred bear element

Hey mate, Used to shoot one.

Exellent all round bow for the price. ;)

[shootingbob]

2 words bloody awsom easily the best bow ive ever owned/shot smooth no hand shock, and easily the the quietest bow ive ever (almost heard) and pumps out a mean arrow speed (315 fps with a 450 grain arrow) it may look weird but it grows on ya get to ur nearest bowtech supplier and have a shot youl probaly walk out with 1!!!!:D:D

[rory]

I will put up a more detailed and picture included review soon enough, but just some specs on the critter I've been shooting for the last 5 months.

PSE X Force;

- 62# @ 30"
- 6" brace height version
- 33" A-A
- 70% let off set
- Rope D-Loop

Accessories used;

- Copper John Dead Nuts 2 6 pin (.019 pins) sight
- Trophy Ridge Drop Zone Hunter arrow rest
- G5 Meta peep
- Dual STS
- Tru-Glo Pro Tune Stabilizer
- Alpine 7 arrow Soft-Loc bow quiver
- Scott Little Goose Delux release aid

Arrows used;

- Gold Tip Expedition Hunter 55/75 @ 28" (shaft)
- 3 x 2" Blazers
- (Bohning Signature nock, Gold tip insert)
- 125 grain field point
- 130 grain (total) Blackstump Ironbark/glue in insert & broadhead adapter (flightmate style)
- 400 grain arrow total

I by no means a crack shot or professional bow reviewer but by a long shot this is the best compound bow I have shot. To qualify best for me I think of 2 main attributes; ease to use, and performance.

Ease to use - To shoot, to hunt with, to maintain.
Performance - with my accessories and arrows with the bow fitted to me.

[rory]

You can see how 'tight' this unit is, a very neat set-up.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/hoytpro/2.jpg

It is a light (4.1) bow to start off with, but I have found that more than the weight, it is the slimline shape of the X Force that means it sit's and shoots as steady as it does. There are no great limb movements, no leaning cams flipping back into place, and that straight riser just holds plum.

The sights, rest etc fit this bow very nicely, and with the large sight window and straight riser of the bow allows for quick, precise aiming at full draw. The grip/handle is very thin, BUT, unlike many other grip designs from companies following the thin grip style of handle, the X Force grip is flat across the back, and doesn't roll at all during use.

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There are 3 tapped heights to mount your chosen sight onto, I am using the 'middle' position. My sights (once sighted in) are within the centre regions of their windage and elevation, with pins from 20m to 70m. Testiment to the obvious speed and great cast of the arrow by this bow (which has gotten a heap of publicity) but also how easy it is to set up.
I've found no need to have 'nock high', just line everything up square and shoot! :)

[37macca]

I brought a Pantera a couple months ago. I had huge problems with it from the start. I brought bow from Archerymart and they never checked it etc before throwing a bow case and sending it and thats another subject.
Well once it was sorted out, alot of it myself with martins help from the US which was great support, Martin is awesome (Joel). First day bare shaft shooting as pic shows arrows all same placement. Next day I did broadhead tuning, as never again will I fire a group of targets then shoot a broadhead at them, down 1 carbon arrow split in half.
Once tuned and sighted at 30 mtrs I'm getting 1 to 2" groups shooting the yellow pumpkin in my target with 6 arrows.
The draw is so smooth you don't know your pulling 70# and yes it is quick, dont have crono to say how quick.
I couple of days it will be a nitrous bow, just waiting for strings from H&M strings. I'm just not to keen on single cam bows.

[johnno]

Ditto with the X-Force....don't believe all the blurb about being "difficult" to shoot...just shoot it....here's mine. #70 @ 29.5...recently fitted with a Sword Acu-site 0.19 twilight hunter...very noice !!

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[Dale Furze]

Although not owning this bow for very long, I must compliment it on the performance it puts out. It shoots out a heavy wooden arrow with good speed and considerable hitting power. The bow I chose is a 50# and it does not 'stack' when drawn back to my length of 30". I am very impressed with the finish of the bow, as is everyone else I've shown it to. The shelf of the riser is designed to be shot directly off, I tried this for about 15 shots and found that the contact was tearing the bottom feather off my traditional arrows. This was corrected by sticking a Jennings type plastic flipper rest to it. It also improved the arrow flight.
The only negative I have with this bow is the creaking that came from the limb to riser joint, the locating dowls were rubbing slightly on the locating holes in the limbs, this was cured with some powdered graphite. It is now quiet as a mouse.

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Anyone wanting a great looking budget priced bow cannot go past one of these. It came from Archery Supplies care of Rory, noting but praise for the next day delivery:cool:.
Dale Furze.

[Wareagle]

2 words bloody awsom easily the best bow ive ever owned/shot smooth no hand shock, and easily the the quietest bow ive ever (almost heard) and pumps out a mean arrow speed (315 fps with a 450 grain arrow) it may look weird but it grows on ya get to ur nearest bowtech supplier and have a shot youl probaly walk out with 1!!!!:D:D

Mate, I can't see the Guardian getting that speed out of a 450g. arrow, even if it was 90lb.

[johnno]

Mate, I can't see the Guardian getting that speed out of a 450g. arrow, even if it was 90lb.

Yes mate. I too though that was just a little "optomistic" with the Guardian...:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[jason]

Most have probably seen but here is the link where someone else has done all the hard work
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=509567

[Bear Buck Buster]

Ok folks, heres the go. I have a Bear Buck Buster compound bow................yep I know its as old as the arc, but when I had a gun store I use to sell them so I got a bit nostalgic and forgot that I'm not getting any younger (48)8)8) and after landing on my head in a motor cycle accident things in the shoulder area are a bit painful to say the least. However my wife tells me landing on my head probably saved my life......!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway I need a good let off and the Bear bow I have has only 50% where as the one I want has a 80% let off............the bow is a: ALPINE ARCHERY SVX ROTATING ONE CAM
So any help would be very appreciated. For the fellas who have written me off line I have not forgotten you and will get to you in the next week as far as a call goes but this week has been a bugger, I had my dads funeral yesterday so the minds all over the place........................God bless a great man that he was.

BBB

[mayall]

Hi All
Just got the mathews S2 bow . got a whisker biscuit on it and a sword sit .
A big thanks to Cairns Archery shop . They done a Great job in setting it up .
only had to ajust the pins for height and then I was putting 10 arrows in a smoke packet at 10 20 30 and 40 meters . IT is very smooth to shot you dont even no the arrow is gone untill you hear the arrow hit the target.
Could not be happier with it . Definitely the best bow I have had . Here is a pic of it .THe specs 72.4 lb draw weight and 11 lb holding weight . it is so easy to hold back you only hold 11 lb just awesome .
I am useing black hawke vapers 5000 or 70/90 and weight them to 590 gr . use black stump broad heads . 130grs.
The bow has no trouble launching these arrows dont no the speed of it with these arrows but cant wait to try it out on some game . yeah yeah !!!!!!!

And again a big thanks to bill and bill of cairns archery shop

Thanks Paul

[hunt or be hunted]

would someone be kind enough to do a review on the bowtech tribute?

dan.

[PeterM]

06 Tribute to the test!


By Peter Morphett


I spent most of week before the rut this year setting the 80lb Tribute up for my preferred style of shooting, I installed the d loop to give me the correct draw length (vital IMO) and the spent a little while shooting at long range (40 to 50 metres).

Now this was no real mean feet, but today with it blowing a gale, it took a little longer to satisfy that the rig was spot on so that acerate long shots could be taken with confidence.

I headed out to my mates place and walked to first sheltered gully just inside the timber line, as I though the deer would be in these sheltered sections on days like this, bloody cold and blowing a gale!

Didn’t take long and I found 5 does and young buck feeding slowing along. I took some snaps with camera, then watched as they headed into a smaller stand of timber and bead down, with the wind blowing that hard and covering most of my footsteps in the bark laded ground, using the big gum trees for cover I closed the gap to the group to 40 odd metres, now with no cover left and two of the does looking my way I was stuck.

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I knelt there for some time, until the buck moved to another position, this gave me a narrow widow of opportunity for a long shot, and well this is what I wanted to test. With one doe beaded right in line with the tail end of the buck this made the shot even harder. I carefully removed some downward hanging tree bark, and then proceeded to slide my self out from behind the gum tree. With the arrow firmly in place on the new Vital Bow Gear Kazaway rest there was no need to worry about the arrow when drawing just set my hand into the grip and drew nice and smoothly and anchored.

I knew she would see this and she did, and like I wanted she stood and moved to right of the buck clearing my shooting lane, with the buck now looking at her to see why she got up, I aimed and held for some time because of the extra touches of wind slowing the aiming process, the pin found its mark, settled and I fired!

Like any doe she was fixated on me trying to make out what is was, normally with the old Maverick she would have jumped the string, but with the Tribute she didn’t even flinch, as the arrow flue straight to its mark perfectly. The arrow disappeared into the bucks rear flank heading towards the chest and heart area and so did all the does in an instant!

The buck rose instantly and bolted, but he only made it some 15 metres, max and collapsed!

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The buck taken from 41 metres.

I took a few pictures and took the head and back legs off, and placed them in a tree, so I could pick them up on the way out.

I made my way thought the timber heading deeper into it trying to get to the section I heard the bucks grunting last week, I ran into a few more does and a spiker before I reached my destination some 2 hours later. With about 30 min of light left of light, I thought my timing was perfect. I stayed on the game trial and proceed to carefully scan the scrub as I walked closer to where I thought the bucks might be tending there scapes. It didn’t take long and I found the first group of deer heading out to feed, with two nice bucks with them, but as I laid in wait the wind changed and the they changed direction as one of the does higher on the hill bolted and took the rest with her, and of course with bucks in toe.

So I continued on, only five minutes later two more does walked past, I continued along the game trail, then I see another mob of does walking down the trail I’m on, I kneel and get set, with an arrow on, the lead doe, walks straight past me at 10 metres, the shot was perfect and she turned and ran back to the mob, only to collapse as she reached them, the rest of the mob fled.

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Doe Taken from 10 metres.

This is when a buck started grunting! I made my way quickly to where I thought he was. I was slowed by a spiker, marking and freshening a scrape, not some 40 metres from where I downed the doe 3 minutes earlier, I carefully navigated my way higher onto the hill face to clear the him and before I knew it a I was homing in on the buck grunting, he was trying to round up a group of 10 does.

He was in fine form, with plenty of deep grunting coming in succession after succession, I was on my knees edging into position for a shot, this was difficult, as the does where all around him, and I had to watch for them even though he was totally distracted, I knew they will bust me if I move to quickly. So with the light really fading and with the cover on the trees I was surprised to see that I could still see my pins on my Trophy Right Matrix sight, but I know I didn’t have much time, as I edged to about 25 metres and the buck moving back and forth between the trees, I was trying to get an angle for a shot. He then came a little closer and right into a laneway between the trees I could shoot though, I came to full draw and got set and started to line the big fella up, this is when I felt a large gust of wind right from behind me, with the pin now settling on it s mark, and concentrating hard, they picked up my sent and they all bolted, oh well so close yet so far.

I headed back to the doe, and pulled out the trusty flash light and took some nice cuts of meat and headed back to the buck I had shot early in the day, so my test was complete, the Tribute is one awesome hunting rig and I think the old Maverick can be retired once and for all as I think I have finally found a worthy replacement!


Some specs for those interested in its overall performance using a Crony chronograph, digital scales.

Darton Maverick (CPS6 03Cam) set 80lbs (540g arrow 3x5 Vanes) 279 fps
Tribute (Smooth Mod) set at 80lbs ((540g arrow 3x5 Vanes) = 283 fps
Tribute (Fast Mod) set at 80lbs ((540g arrow 3x5 Vanes) = 292 fps!


Tribute(Smooth Mod) with 3x4 inch vanes + wrap ( ) 293 fps
Tribute(Fast Mod) with 3x4 inch vanes + wrap ( ) 302 fps!

Tribute (Smooth Mod) with 2" x 3 Blazers + wrap (510 grain arrow) = 298! fps
Tribute (Fast Mod) with 2" x 3 Blazers + wrap (510 grain arrow) = 307!


With the Fast Mod installed the bow has virtually no valley, and what seams like only 50% to 65% let off, now I didn’t change the draw stop peg to maybe change the valley or let off on the cam with the use of a draw board to check the amount of let off but BowTech would not recommend you do this, but maybe the bow could be adjusted to make it more shoot-able with this mod installed, I’m not sure but with this fast mod in even if you thought about relaxing a muscle before you release, it would wrench your shoulder off, which would explain the high speeds with this mod installed, but IMO most would use the smooth mod like I have.

Other that it this my opinion on this BowTech is one very well made and designed hunting rig, very impressed, but I wish they could make there two top hunting rigs with a little more draw length in future.

Note: BowTech in 07 have increased its draw length range on its 07 models, well done!

Also the draw cycles are even smother in the 07 range!I would like to thank Archery Supplies (02 62883735) for the Tribute, and the BowTech accessories that came with the bow, mainly quiver and stabilizer, and also the super tough Carbon Tech shafts!

Or visit them on the web site at: www.archeryshop.com.au (http://www.archeryshop.com.au/)

Peter Morphett
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[hunt or be hunted]

:D:D:D thanks a million for that pete. i think i have found my next bow!

dan.

[DavidJHardy]

i have a hoyt avenger its an awesome bow and the cam system is amazing you should check it out its not as fast as hoyt's flagship model the ''vectrix'' but its shore as accurate and a great little bow

[WirlWind]

:D:D:D thanks a million for that pete. i think i have found my next bow!

dan.

I just picked up one from archery supplies 2nd hand.

It's only a 50# and it's 2.5 inches too short to draw (Got 29.5 mods coming soon) but it's a beautiful bow.

The only downside I can really come up with (Besides anything draw-length related) is that with only a flipper rest on, it weights almost as much as my cousins Bear Whitetail Quest fully kitted (peep/3 pin plastic sight/Stabiliser/shoot-through rest/6 arrow quiver)

Oh, and it seems to be missing its wooden grip, but I'm going to make another for it soon.

Been shooting nice groupings in the yellow (CD sized, not bad for a beginner. I mean literally my 2nd week of shooting) from 15/20m shooting fingers and the only accessory I have on it is the flipper.

Oh, I'm using the smooth mods with 80% let-off at 40#, I'll have a go next week @ 50# using a drop-away, sights and a release and see how it fares. (Though I'm betting the biggest improvement in my shooting will be from getting the proper draw length :rolleyes:)