Best 2011 Bow Line

[Dr. Death]

10heiau & bobcat, I have a Rytera Nemesis and love it, will have another this year. Shot both my bull & buck this year with it. They are made by Martin just a different name, great bows, as most are now a days.  PM me and I can give you more details. DD

[Dr. Death]

Here's Rytera's new 2011 bow, "Seeker"...check it out!

[10heiau]

That thing is crazy looking! I think if I get a Rytera, I will go with the Alien X.

[wsucowboy]

I'm just getting back into archery. Buying a new bow this spring. I'm going with a bear. Not as high of quality as a Matthews, Hoyt, or Bow Tech but for just starting again I don't want to spend 1,200 plus on a high end bow.

[sakoshooter]

Bear makes some great bows. You'll be happy with one.
Way, way back when I was a real archery nut and gave advice, I would always advise folks to buy a decent bow but buy the best arrows out there since that made a much bigger difference. Now days arrows are almost perfectly straight and bows are smooth as silk. Shooting form is still the deciding factor along with practice. The best bow out there won't make up for improper form or lack of practice.
Mark

[ThunderChicken66]

Bear makes some great bows. You'll be happy with one.
Way, way back when I was a real archery nut and gave advice, I would always advise folks to buy a decent bow but buy the best arrows out there since that made a much bigger difference. Now days arrows are almost perfectly straight and bows are smooth as silk. Shooting form is still the deciding factor along with practice. The best bow out there won't make up for improper form or lack of practice.
Mark

Great reply.  When I started my son shooting six years ago, I started him with a recurve and fingers.  When he go his first compound I kept him on fingers for the first few months and he shot well.  I put him on a release earlier this year.  Within a month he was out shooting me, pretty proud dad, but also the difference between 44 and 17, hahaha.  He doubled lunged his first deer this winter.  A good friend once told me "practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.  Thanks for the post.  Good hunting and happy new year, TC66.

[ThunderChicken66]

Voting will close January 31, 2011.  I'll post the results after close.  Happy New Year.  Good Hunting, TC66.

[coachcw]

I think I'd qustion any bow that has to hang a fishing wieght on the string ( mathews ) I believe that hoyt makes a real sweet bow although i dont own a new one . i own a limbsaver and love the workablity of it and it has decent performance . I really love my new G5 one pin to fourty yards 4 for 4 this year however there winnerchoice strings suck . maybe It's the radical cam ramp thats hard on them we will see .

[luv2hunt]

How come nobody has mentioned the Athens accomplice? I have heard only good things about it but never shot it.
http://www.athensarchery.com/

[firedog]

New Bowtech is out and it looks like it will be an awesome bow. http://www.bowtecharchery.com/#/productBreakdown?r=products_products&i=32

[MtnMuley]

No offense firedog, but am I missinng something?  When comparing this new bow to the destroyer, it doesn't seem like it's very different at all.....   I'm in the market for a new bow, and was leaning to Bowtech, but this isn't impressing me.......

[Gobble Gobble]

I shoot Martin so I voted for them.

[Jellymon]

The new bowtech is a center pivot bow with the speed of the destroyer. The old center pivots were the quietest compounds made with literally no shock or recoil, but they were reletively slow by todays standards. This new bow gives you all the goodies from the old center pivots, but with the speed everyone wants. I wont be buying one though because I love my destroyer340, and the differences arent enough to make me want to "upgrade". I am sure that it is an awesome bow for someone in the market though!

[MtnMuley]

Thanks Jollymon.  That's what I wanted to hear!

[firedog]

Mtnmuley, sounds like your questions got answered. I haven't seen this bow yet but from the reports I have read from those that have shot it, is it is very quiet and no hand shock and smooth. Looking forward to shooting it. Going to head up to XXX when they get them in and I have time.