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Title: if you could only have one compound bow witch one would you choise
Post by: garyltbh on September 05, 2010, 06:08:45 PM: and why. mine is a bowtech admril
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 05, 2010, 06:23:00 PM: pse x force. the best bow i have ever owned. i have owned a lot of bows and shot a ton more.with the speed of my bow and the quality of it. i could not be more please with it. hunted with it on a couple of continents as well and has never let me down. also consider the weight i am pulling at 83 lbs it is very smooth for that much weight. pretty light weight bow bare as well.
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Post by: WaTiger on September 05, 2010, 06:34:21 PM: 2005 Bowtech Liberty. it is the one i currently own and though i have tried others, i still like it the best. its helped me take more deer than i can remember and for the last 5 years it has never let me down. i have used it to harvest 2 turkeys and i hope for many more years out of it :)
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Post by: jaymark6655 on September 05, 2010, 08:41:24 PM: I will stick with my Martin Pentera. Has a 31" draw length. Hoyt has some bows that do, but they cost too much.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on September 05, 2010, 08:42:25 PM: Bowtech Destroyer 350. It's a great shooting bow.
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Post by: colockumelk on September 07, 2010, 03:19:50 PM: I love my Hoyt Alpha Max 32. But if given the opportunity I'd trade for a Hoyt Maxxis 31 in a heartbeat.
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Post by: bigcountry on September 09, 2010, 07:20:55 AM: Gotta go with my Mathews Reezen.....smooth shooting bow and very fast.
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Post by: BlackRidge on September 09, 2010, 03:05:35 PM: Mathews z7

I'm kicking myself for missing out on it this year
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Post by: huntergreg on September 09, 2010, 03:46:27 PM: I like the bowtech Allegiance. I have shot lots of other bows and still cant seem to get rid of my Allegiance. it is a 2006. I had a 2009 82nd airborne but didn't like it.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 09, 2010, 04:06:53 PM: Mathews z7
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Post by: Bigbuckoholic on September 09, 2010, 07:08:53 PM: Mathews Q2 :)
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Post by: adam.WI on September 09, 2010, 10:27:41 PM: I'm impressed with the strother's line up
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Post by: Hornseeker on September 15, 2010, 09:28:06 AM: I'd just take the Hoyt Carbon Matrix... prolly the best bow out... but if not, i'd take the Maxxis 35...
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Post by: GoldTip on September 15, 2010, 09:52:48 AM: I am very pleased with my Bowtech Guardian, has put a couple animules in the freezer for me just fine. But after owning quite a few bows over the last 15 years, I still haven't found one that truly outshines a Mathews MQ1. Yes some of the newer bows do this thing or that thing better, but none truly are head and shoulders above it.
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 15, 2010, 10:04:00 AM: Thats an easy decision for me...
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Post by: rasbo on September 16, 2010, 04:55:17 AM: I have a bow here my dad bought me as a gift for graduating from the police academy in Idaho.I have no idea what it is,but ive taken several animals with it and never had the tuning and other problems with it that I hear folks have all the time.It has small cams,And I think it was kicking out there at 250 or a little better at 70lbs,been awhile..Hey that was fast at the time :chuckle:None of the pro shops have been able to tell me what it is..I was thinking a darton..Dad had it all camoed up and zero paper work on it..... :bash:If I wasnt thinking of going back to a long bow I would try to set it back up again
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Post by: ratherhunt on September 21, 2010, 09:41:28 PM: Mathews of some type
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Post by: SpokaneSlayer on September 22, 2010, 04:40:41 PM: Another Mathews Z7 fan here. Very smooth and quiet. I went from pulling 55 lbs on my old bow to 60 on the Z7 and couldn't even tell the difference.
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Post by: elkslayer99 on September 28, 2010, 05:03:00 PM: Mathews drenalin is what I have.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on September 28, 2010, 08:14:11 PM: I'm a hoyt shooter and this was the first year since 05 I didn't get a new one. Out of the last few years I think I would choose my katera over all of them
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Post by: norsepeak on September 28, 2010, 08:18:11 PM: I shot Hoyt for 10 years, killed lots of stuff with it...just switched to Mathews last year, been happy with it so far. I'd go with either one, both great bows...
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Post by: Houndhunter on September 28, 2010, 08:21:12 PM: from my exp bowtechs are really solid bows, i just bought a limbsaver however and i havnt shot a bow that beats it :twocents:
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Post by: fishwhackin on September 29, 2010, 08:20:40 PM: Hoyt alpha max! Waiting to move up from the trusty nail driving Trykon XL
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Post by: Todd_ID on October 03, 2010, 09:14:57 PM: Top 5 are all proven well. Nothing wrong with any of them. It comes down to what you are most comfortable with.
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Post by: Ihuntelk2 on October 04, 2010, 06:31:49 PM: My Mathews Switchback that was stolen... :)
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Post by: bowhunterty on October 04, 2010, 06:51:14 PM: Mathews
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Post by: BAR C3 on October 04, 2010, 07:03:21 PM: My Mathews Switchback I love. But if I could afford the Z7 I would buy it and never buy another. I have shot all the new lines every year the last five and have never shot a nicer bow!
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Post by: Ihuntelk2 on October 04, 2010, 07:36:59 PM: After this season im going to sell my Mathews Lx and get a Z7 or an adrenaline
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Post by: Matt on October 05, 2010, 07:53:29 AM: If any of you want to try something not so main stream you should test drive a Maitland. 2011 models will have 2 options for cams. One IBO's at 318 the other 340. The bows will compete with anyother on the market and outperform them. Smooth, quiet, shock free and forgiving. 3 sizes to choose from. 38", 34" and 31" axle to axle. 27"-32" draw and 7"+ brace height. Just some food for thought. It is hard to find a bad bow these days.
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Post by: Missing on October 06, 2010, 08:27:25 PM: Mathews Monster XLR8
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Post by: camosolo on October 20, 2010, 05:44:35 AM: Quote from: BlackRidge on September 09, 2010, 03:05:35 PM
Mathews z7

I'm kicking myself for missing out on it this year

I will be selling mine when I return home in March. Shot it a little bit and had to come back over. It has a 28" draw 60lb. Keep me in mind around then. Will sell for $500 No accesories.
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Post by: coachcw on November 22, 2010, 06:36:52 AM: hoyt carbon matrix 35 if cost wasn't an issue . I really am impressed with the g5 primal aswell . not a mathews guy but the monster is impressive.
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Post by: BrandonWatts on November 24, 2010, 08:15:32 PM: Quote from: Missing on October 06, 2010, 08:27:25 PM
Mathews Monster XLR8

o my what a bad bow to choose, noisy,vibrates like crazy yes its fast. i dont know how mathews expected to get a smooth bow out of a 5in brace height. but to each his own that is just my opinion. my choise would be a maxxis 35 even though i shot a bowtech destory 340. i just like the way the feel in your hand well balanced, quiet, and still pretty fast. only bad thing is they are a little on the heavy side.
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Post by: buck man on January 11, 2011, 09:16:57 PM: shot almost all the bows and must say that the hoyt carbon element is the best bow out there bar none! Its definitely the smoothest and the lightest. If your draw lenght is over 30" though you should go with the matrix. 8)
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Post by: danceswitharrows on January 11, 2011, 09:26:48 PM: I shoot a Hoyt alphamax 32 and it is no slouch...but the single cam Matthews bows can not be beat :twocents:

I think you will get alot of people saying whatever there bow is or their favorite tv personality's bow or whatever the fastest bow is or the one with the coolest ad in their favorite magazine.

Go shoot a bunch of high end bows...then try a single cam Matthews
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Post by: saylean on January 11, 2011, 09:31:32 PM: I only have one compound bow..and that is the old hoyt my brother no longer wanted, that I gladly took. It has treated me well....
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Post by: GoPlayOutside on January 11, 2011, 09:58:22 PM: Bowtech 101st Airborne
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 11, 2011, 10:20:18 PM: If I had to have training wheels... well it would be the Maitland Zeus. Hands down the smoothest and quietest bow out there, except for my sapphire hawk.
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Post by: bowpredator on January 11, 2011, 11:31:29 PM: I have shot many different types and makes but I really like my new Bowtech Destroyer 350. Smooth, Fast, Quiet, No hand shock and did I mention it was Fast.
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Post by: Jellymon on January 14, 2011, 09:22:22 PM: The best bow in the world, is my bow. :IBCOOL: 8) :P