Elite bows

[idaho guy]

I am getting a new bow and a buddy mentioned the Elite bows. Just looking for pros and cons from people who own or owned one. I have never had any experience with them but I am going to try and shoot a few this weekend at a bow shop if I have time.   

[LabChamp]

Not much help on Elite. Just bought a Prime Ion and love it

[highside74]

I've had a couple and currently shoot an Elite Energy 35. I love it. They make a great bow and have a great warranty. They hold real easy and stable at full draw. They don't feel like they want to jump out of your hand. They have a solid wall and an excellent Valley which is why they don't feel jumpy. You will love them. You can get new 2016s on ebay for about $650.00

My other choice would be Prime #2 Hoyt #3

[trophyhunt]

Definitely go try an elite, you feel like you need to push the string when your at full draw! Great bow

[idaho guy]

I've had a couple and currently shoot an Elite Energy 35. I love it. They make a great bow and have a great warranty. They hold real easy and stable at full draw. They don't feel like they want to jump out of your hand. They have a solid wall and an excellent Valley which is why they don't feel jumpy. You will love them. You can get new 2016s on ebay for about $650.00

My other choice would be Prime #2 Hoyt #3

thanks I am upgrading because I have a hoyt carbon element and it is very jumpy for me and feels like it has no valley at all.(probably my bad form ha ha) Missed a nice bull because I had to lean around a tree and the bow pulled forward and about jumped out of my hands!

[demontang]

Not a bad cycle but they have a sharp drop into the valley hump and dump.

[luckyman]

I have mine adjusted to where it has very little valley and like it much better then how it was adjusted from the factory.  Yes it did feel like you had to push it to shoot. There's a lot of adjustment there to get it just how you like. I have the E32 and really like it. So easy to tune, so easy to shoot.

[J.Brower]

While you are out testing new bows, I would suggest shooting a Prime. Either the Rize, or the Centergy. Super stable, rock solid back wall, great customer service, and FREE STRINGS every 2 years for as long as you own the bow! 

[idaho guy]

While you are out testing new bows, I would suggest shooting a Prime. Either the Rize, or the Centergy. Super stable, rock solid back wall, great customer service, and FREE STRINGS every 2 years for as long as you own the bow! 

I will thanks for the tip any bow shops close to north Idaho carry those that you know of?

[Rainier10]

Definitely go try an elite, you feel like you need to push the string when your at full draw! Great bow

[Todd_ID]

Something to think about if you're hunting Idaho is their 85% letoff rule. I think the elites are higher than that, and a sharp eyed warden would know what bows to look for.

[demontang]

They can be tuned to different let off. Athens has the same cam system and I've been running them around 80% but they can be higher.

[J.Brower]

While you are out testing new bows, I would suggest shooting a Prime. Either the Rize, or the Centergy. Super stable, rock solid back wall, great customer service, and FREE STRINGS every 2 years for as long as you own the bow! 

I will thanks for the tip any bow shops close to north Idaho carry those that you know of?

I believe Blacksheep in CDA is a Prime dealer.

[idaho guy]

While you are out testing new bows, I would suggest shooting a Prime. Either the Rize, or the Centergy. Super stable, rock solid back wall, great customer service, and FREE STRINGS every 2 years for as long as you own the bow! 

I will thanks for the tip any bow shops close to north Idaho carry those that you know of?

I believe Blacksheep in CDA is a Prime dealer.

sweet thanks right in my backyard!

[lamrith]

I upgraded from a bowech Carbon knight to an Elite E35 last year.  The elite is a really nice bow with a smooth as butter draw cycle.  The CK had a sharp peak before let-off, the Elite just falls into the valley.  I shoot 60#, but was able to was able to draw and shoot a 70# on the elite without any hassle.

Don't shoot one unless you know you can afford to buy one.

[Jellymon]

I've had a few elites. E35, answer, pulse. All nice bows, but not for me.  These are just my opinions and MY preferences. Others may prefer the things I don't like.

 That rock solid back wall felt nice in the shop, but in the real world caused me a ton of pin float. The tiniest movement in any of my muscles in my legs, body, arms translated into extra pin movement for me. The high letoff made it even worse. I tried every combo of draw length(1/8" increments), letoff(65-85%), stab length and weight, and sidebars and it made no difference. This is a big no go for me. I much prefer cable stops with a little give, which seems to soak up those tiny movements and makes me much more stable on target for me.

Also I like to be able to yoke tune my bows so I can perfectly tune a variety of spine, arrow length, point combos. This includes bare shafts hitting with field points at at least 30yds, and broadheads with field points out past 60. In other words, a forgiving tuning bow. The binaries on Elites didn't allow me this option, so another no go.

And finally, the cerakote/prokote they use is garbage. I don't know it it's the prep or not, but it chips extremely easily. Just moving my draw stops caused the coating to chip off to bare aluminum. This is my biggest grip with elites.

They are a quality bow, minus the cam coating. But with thier recent price increase, there are better bows for better prices out there IMO.

[idaho guy]

I've had a few elites. E35, answer, pulse. All nice bows, but not for me.  These are just my opinions and MY preferences. Others may prefer the things I don't like.

 That rock solid back wall felt nice in the shop, but in the real world caused me a ton of pin float. The tiniest movement in any of my muscles in my legs, body, arms translated into extra pin movement for me. The high letoff made it even worse. I tried every combo of draw length(1/8" increments), letoff(65-85%), stab length and weight, and sidebars and it made no difference. This is a big no go for me. I much prefer cable stops with a little give, which seems to soak up those tiny movements and makes me much more stable on target for me.

Also I like to be able to yoke tune my bows so I can perfectly tune a variety of spine, arrow length, point combos. This includes bare shafts hitting with field points at at least 30yds, and broadheads with field points out past 60. In other words, a forgiving tuning bow. The binaries on Elites didn't allow me this option, so another no go.

And finally, the cerakote/prokote they use is garbage. I don't know it it's the prep or not, but it chips extremely easily. Just moving my draw stops caused the coating to chip off to bare aluminum. This is my biggest grip with elites.

They are a quality bow, minus the cam coating. But with thier recent price increase, there are better bows for better prices out there IMO.

good info thanks what do you think of the prime?

[blackveltbowhunter]

My opinion is very close to jellymon on elites, although I never owned one. They are butter smooth on the shot, but it didnt make up for the trip to full draw or the way the bow held for me. Their latest flag ship also dropped ATA which changed the string angle and wasn't as comfortable at full draw as their previous bows. They made significant changes to them, coupled with a significant price jump however, they are still the deadest on the shot bow I think i have ever fired.

I love the centergy hybrid from prime, not as dead on shot as elite, but i like the draw cycle and the way it holds at full draw is awesome for me. Jelly mentioned yoke tuning, if you like to play with that the prime is out. But the rizer is stiff, so it seems to tune up very easy.

[demontang]

Prime is a decent bow but the 5 piece harness is a pita. I don't like yokes, cut mine out hunting once ended my season. Tuning a yoke can be a pita too. Binary cams you might have to swap shims on a select few but most tune very easy.02

[Jellymon]

Prime is a decent bow but the 5 piece harness is a pita. I don't like yokes, cut mine out hunting once ended my season. Tuning a yoke can be a pita too. Binary cams you might have to swap shims on a select few but most tune very easy.02

Im pretty sure cutting the cable on any bow might have the same result.

[demontang]

It was the yoke that caught a old snag in the sage don't think a two track would have caught it.  just somthing that pushed me away from a yoke bow.

[Bucks2Ducks]

Love my Elite E35. Highly recommend, especially if you pick up a used one for cheap on ebay as mentioned.

[lamrith]

Love my Elite E35. Highly recommend, especially if you pick up a used one for cheap on ebay as mentioned.

Yeah I got mine on here last year, $600 with QAD fall away.  bow was only a few months old too.