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Title: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: Matt on April 06, 2011, 09:26:50 AM
340 IBO, 38" AtoA.  Great 3-D bow.
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: Button Nubbs on April 06, 2011, 11:23:36 AM
Sounds like a bow I'd love. Can't justify getting rid of the 82nd tho! :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 06, 2011, 01:31:15 PM
I thought you where a bow tech shooter Matt. :dunno:  anyway nice looking bow.
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on April 06, 2011, 01:59:19 PM
Matt switched in 2009......  ;)  So have you got out and dialed it in yet?  Figured you'd be at the range at lunch.... I was out there for over 2 hours... got the arrows and bow tuned up... shooting out to 80 yards.  Not saying I can shoot worth a darn but figured out the gaps... LOL  Got the bareshaft shooting out to 20 with the fletched ones... so should be ready for this weekend.  My point on is at 75 yards... adjusted the BH and quieted it down just a bit...
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 06, 2011, 02:09:02 PM
What's the brace height?
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on April 06, 2011, 07:53:57 PM
This is on their website... not sure with the new cams but should be the same...

Axle to Axle
38 inches

Brace Height   
7 1/8 inches

Draw Weight
70, 60, 50 & 40 lbs

Draw Length
27 - 31 inches

Bow Weight
4.7 lbs
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: PacificNWhunter on April 06, 2011, 09:17:09 PM
Nice rig.
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: Matt on April 07, 2011, 08:54:07 AM
That's the 2010 specs Ren.  7.5" BH and weighs about 4.3 now.  Shoots great.
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: PYSEEKER on April 07, 2011, 03:48:17 PM
Looks like a stretched out Bowtech Invasion CPX. Good looking bow!
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: alwinearcher on April 07, 2011, 04:07:14 PM
Looks pretty slick..
Where were you and it on Sunday?
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 07, 2011, 04:47:45 PM
Looks like a nice setup :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: Matt on April 13, 2011, 07:07:12 AM
Looks pretty slick..
Where were you and it on Sunday?

MR. Alwine I didn't have it for the IBO.  But I did take it to Darrington for the State Safari and took 1st place in teams and individual.  It's a shooter.

Great show by the way.  If anyone hasn't seen Matt's new show you should.  It's called Trophy State of Mind.  You can tune in and see how much he loves himself. LOL  Nice job.
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 13, 2011, 07:37:10 AM
Looks like a nice bow.
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: alwinearcher on April 13, 2011, 09:37:58 AM
Looks pretty slick..
Where were you and it on Sunday?

MR. Alwine I didn't have it for the IBO.  But I did take it to Darrington for the State Safari and took 1st place in teams and individual.  It's a shooter.

Great show by the way.  If anyone hasn't seen Matt's new show you should.  It's called Trophy State of Mind.  You can tune in and see how much he loves himself. LOL  Nice job.

WHOA WHOA WHOA... Harsh words! lol
Good shooting in Darrington. You going to shoot the 2nd leg of the IBO?
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: Lowedog on April 16, 2011, 09:47:22 AM
So do the VTR cams come close to the 340 IBO rating?  I know my 2010 Retribution with VTX cams shot much slower than the claimed 318 IBO rating. 
Title: Re: 2011 Maitland Zeus
Post by: Matt on April 19, 2011, 07:29:37 AM
So do the VTR cams come close to the 340 IBO rating?  I know my 2010 Retribution with VTX cams shot much slower than the claimed 318 IBO rating.

Quite honestly I could care less about IBO ratings.  For one they are all BS from all the factories and for another we have stuff on the string and heavier arrows.  Accuracy and shootability is all that matters to me.  But for arguments sake you can do the math and figure out for yourself if it's close.  Here is my set up.  Everything re measured after a few hundred shots.

DL- 28.75
DW- 57.65lbs
Arrow- 28.5" Gold Tip UL 400 2" vanes, unibushing and g-nock, 120gr glu in tip- 376gr
Hooded speacialty peep, loop, and 2 string leeches.
Speed- 278fps

If I were shooting an IBO legal weight arrow it could weigh 288.25gr.  So I would be getting another 20fps maybe a bit more.  But wouldn't hit the broadside of a barn past 40 yards.  The bow shoots great and holds great which makes me look better.  Too much emphasis is put on speed when choosing a bow.  But if that is your main concern then that should be your driving force in choosing one.  A race car can drive faster but cannot be controled and wrecks.  Same goes for the speed of an arrow.  Give up accuracy and shootability for speed.  There is a happy medium.
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