I love the 21st Century!!!!!
12-24-2002, 07:53 AM
#13
Boone & Crockett
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: I love the 21st Century!!!!!
Let me see, I am still pretty old school on some stuff like arrows and my release.
I have one of those trigger releases I kept from the old bow that I love, it has the ball bearings that hold the string, brand I have no idea, I bought 20 years ago, but it works good for me.
Arrows are easton aluminum 2016's, right now I am shooting 100 grain spitfires, I may switch to muzzy's next year.
It was a kit bow that came with a 3 pin fiber optic sight.
I had the guy set it at 70 pounds pull with 28 inch draw length, I was pulling 65 on my old bow, but I have read that when you set the bow at it's max poundage they shoot better and I have no problem pulling it so why not go with it.
It has the loop off the handle to keep you from dropping it, I shoot open handed and didn't have this on the old one and never dropped it, but hey you never know.
It has a short stabilizer on it which I didn't have on the old one.
It is a single cam, I don't remember what the axle to axle length is off the top of my head.
The IBO is 297 FPS, real fast compared to what I was shooting.
I know you techie guys know every little detail of your bow, but I am a simple old man pleased by simple things and even though I don't know all the dope on my bow, I know it is a huge improvement over the old bow!
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
I have one of those trigger releases I kept from the old bow that I love, it has the ball bearings that hold the string, brand I have no idea, I bought 20 years ago, but it works good for me.
Arrows are easton aluminum 2016's, right now I am shooting 100 grain spitfires, I may switch to muzzy's next year.
It was a kit bow that came with a 3 pin fiber optic sight.
I had the guy set it at 70 pounds pull with 28 inch draw length, I was pulling 65 on my old bow, but I have read that when you set the bow at it's max poundage they shoot better and I have no problem pulling it so why not go with it.
It has the loop off the handle to keep you from dropping it, I shoot open handed and didn't have this on the old one and never dropped it, but hey you never know.
It has a short stabilizer on it which I didn't have on the old one.
It is a single cam, I don't remember what the axle to axle length is off the top of my head.
The IBO is 297 FPS, real fast compared to what I was shooting.
I know you techie guys know every little detail of your bow, but I am a simple old man pleased by simple things and even though I don't know all the dope on my bow, I know it is a huge improvement over the old bow!
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
12-24-2002, 08:50 AM
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: medora Illinois
Posts: 434
RE: I love the 21st Century!!!!!
congrats on the new bow. first bow kill this year, new bow, and santa is comming tonight. no telling what he will bring ya.
i know last year i threw my mathews in the closet and bought a hoyte and my confidence and preformance skyrocketed. all i can say is all the deer in your neck of the woods had better beware. Drop them where they stand so the word won't get out.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
JIM
i know last year i threw my mathews in the closet and bought a hoyte and my confidence and preformance skyrocketed. all i can say is all the deer in your neck of the woods had better beware. Drop them where they stand so the word won't get out.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
JIM
12-24-2002, 09:21 AM
#15
Boone & Crockett
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: I love the 21st Century!!!!!
Thanks Jim, I am pumped about this bow, I will practice a few hours this afternoon and some more tomorrow if I can. If I shoot it as well as I did at the pro shop I will be ready for 25 yards and under easy thursday. Merry Christmas to all!
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
