Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
#22
RE: Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
Boy, I'm diggin the Xtreme XL!!!!
If you guys think your bows are fast, get a loadof this bad boy!
Specs:
AtoA 36in
Brace 8in
Draw Length 26-32in
Draw Weights 40-80lbs
IBO (70lb @ 30in) 320-330fps!
Now just imagine ole BigJ getting one of them suckers in a 32in draw with 80lb limbs.......untouchable!!! If it will go 320-330fps at 70lb 30in, this thing willflat out boogie at 80lb 32in!All that speed and with an 8in brace.
I should do it.........just because!
If you guys think your bows are fast, get a loadof this bad boy!
Specs:
AtoA 36in
Brace 8in
Draw Length 26-32in
Draw Weights 40-80lbs
IBO (70lb @ 30in) 320-330fps!
Now just imagine ole BigJ getting one of them suckers in a 32in draw with 80lb limbs.......untouchable!!! If it will go 320-330fps at 70lb 30in, this thing willflat out boogie at 80lb 32in!All that speed and with an 8in brace.
I should do it.........just because!
#24
RE: Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
I have to disagree on the "smooth" draw also. I havent shot that model but I recently shot a fire model (i believe it has the same cams) and I shot one other model last year. I think they are very nice bows and very fast but I dont like the draw curve at all.
I would rather give up a little speed.
rick
I would rather give up a little speed.
rick
#26
RE: Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
ORIGINAL: MO_Bowhnter
I think it really comes down to how it feels in one's hands...The cam and a half was/is wildly popular and I did not care for the draw cycle at all.
I have an allegiance and a liberty now and while the allegiance is a harder feeling pull, i think its very smooth. And for the liberty, pure butter.
I think it's all what your used to that affects how a new bow feels.
ORIGINAL: mobow
Great review matt. Nicely put together.
I'm not sure I agree with your assesment on smooth drawing though. Now, I've not shot the GTO, so I don't know, but I HAVE shot an Aigil and a Synergy XT......Smooth?? LOL..no. Not so much. BUT, they are a very aggressive cam, not designed necessarily for smooth, but they are shootin sons a guns, that's for sure.....And DEAD quiet.
Great review matt. Nicely put together.
I'm not sure I agree with your assesment on smooth drawing though. Now, I've not shot the GTO, so I don't know, but I HAVE shot an Aigil and a Synergy XT......Smooth?? LOL..no. Not so much. BUT, they are a very aggressive cam, not designed necessarily for smooth, but they are shootin sons a guns, that's for sure.....And DEAD quiet.
I have an allegiance and a liberty now and while the allegiance is a harder feeling pull, i think its very smooth. And for the liberty, pure butter.
I think it's all what your used to that affects how a new bow feels.
Rick James, I can vouche for the speeds. They'll hit it. We just an Aigil in the other day....5.7 gpp arrow, 30/70 shooting 319.....IBO rated 320-330, so it'll do that no problem. These things are fast.
I'll say again, this is probably the SHARPEST looking bow I've ever seen. It's simply beautiful. And w/ the speeds they are producing, I am even more amazed at how quiet they are. They're just dead. Nothing.
But they aren't good enough for me to give up what I'm currently shooting.
#28
RE: Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
ORIGINAL: mobow
Yeah, that's true......But they still draw like a tank.....
Rick James, I can vouche for the speeds. They'll hit it. We just an Aigil in the other day....5.7 gpp arrow, 30/70 shooting 319.....IBO rated 320-330, so it'll do that no problem. These things are fast.
I'll say again, this is probably the SHARPEST looking bow I've ever seen. It's simply beautiful. And w/ the speeds they are producing, I am even more amazed at how quiet they are. They're just dead. Nothing.
But they aren't good enough for me to give up what I'm currently shooting.
ORIGINAL: MO_Bowhnter
I think it really comes down to how it feels in one's hands...The cam and a half was/is wildly popular and I did not care for the draw cycle at all.
I have an allegiance and a liberty now and while the allegiance is a harder feeling pull, i think its very smooth. And for the liberty, pure butter.
I think it's all what your used to that affects how a new bow feels.
ORIGINAL: mobow
Great review matt. Nicely put together.
I'm not sure I agree with your assesment on smooth drawing though. Now, I've not shot the GTO, so I don't know, but I HAVE shot an Aigil and a Synergy XT......Smooth?? LOL..no. Not so much. BUT, they are a very aggressive cam, not designed necessarily for smooth, but they are shootin sons a guns, that's for sure.....And DEAD quiet.
Great review matt. Nicely put together.
I'm not sure I agree with your assesment on smooth drawing though. Now, I've not shot the GTO, so I don't know, but I HAVE shot an Aigil and a Synergy XT......Smooth?? LOL..no. Not so much. BUT, they are a very aggressive cam, not designed necessarily for smooth, but they are shootin sons a guns, that's for sure.....And DEAD quiet.
I have an allegiance and a liberty now and while the allegiance is a harder feeling pull, i think its very smooth. And for the liberty, pure butter.
I think it's all what your used to that affects how a new bow feels.
Rick James, I can vouche for the speeds. They'll hit it. We just an Aigil in the other day....5.7 gpp arrow, 30/70 shooting 319.....IBO rated 320-330, so it'll do that no problem. These things are fast.
I'll say again, this is probably the SHARPEST looking bow I've ever seen. It's simply beautiful. And w/ the speeds they are producing, I am even more amazed at how quiet they are. They're just dead. Nothing.
But they aren't good enough for me to give up what I'm currently shooting.
#29
RE: Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
I can't help it. ONE thing I think about when I buy a new bow is........what's it gonna be worth 2 years from now. Part of the buying decision.
Whats the resale like on these bows v. a Mathews or a Bowtech?
Good review of the bow, for sure.
Whats the resale like on these bows v. a Mathews or a Bowtech?
Good review of the bow, for sure.
#30
RE: Elite GTO, should NOT be overlooked...
Jeff - the resale on a GTO will probably be pretty high. Most anyone who knows anything about bows is willing to fork it out to get awell-built bow, anda set of barnsdale's is icing on the cake. I'd think that anyone who would buy a used 101st or 82nd - would probably pay just about the same price for a used GTO. Post a pic of the bow, a pic of the chrono reading, and you wouldn't have any trouble getting rid of it.
Honestly, compared to its nearest competitors (101, 82, HCA Speed Force, Vulcan), I think the GTO "might" bea touch faster than all of the above, and it comes with better components than the Bowtech and the Hoyt.
And I know you, Jeff - and I know that you're notREALLY concerned about the resale price. You were practically giving your Mathews away just a couple weeks ago.
Honestly, compared to its nearest competitors (101, 82, HCA Speed Force, Vulcan), I think the GTO "might" bea touch faster than all of the above, and it comes with better components than the Bowtech and the Hoyt.
And I know you, Jeff - and I know that you're notREALLY concerned about the resale price. You were practically giving your Mathews away just a couple weeks ago.