RyanVT

i have a hoyt vectrix have had it 5 years now. I went to the bow shop to get it tuned up and shot the mathews heli m. I think i fell in love. What do you guys think I should do? Is the mathews heli m that much nicer then the hoyt vectrix or is it all in my head?

AquamanPSD

First off i am biased as all heck but I have a friend that bought a Helix and loved it.... Until he shot a Bowtech insanity. He is now trading his Helix for an insanity and loosing some money on it because it is now "used"... I would recommend shooting a couple bowtech's before you spend that kind of money on a mathews. I am not sure your situation but Mathews are easy pulling bows with a really soft wall. Some people like this but a lot don't. When you pull back the insanity, invasion, or destoryer you hit that wall and it's solid. That lets you know your in the same spot every shot. I shot that heli a couple times and loved the fact that it is so light... but because it is so light it does have quite a bit of hand shot. And I'm sure this will be met with some debate but its pretty slow when next to my destoryer or the two insanity's that were there. At any rate look around before spending $1300+ on a new bow and set up. It really comes down to hunters preference.

RyanVT

Thanks i think i better shoot the insanity because im hearing good thinjg about them.

fastetti

I bought the Helim a few weeks ago and love it! I really can't find anything wrong with it yet. It is very easy to pull back and very smooth shooting. I've heard people say things about hand shock and vibration after the shot but I have not felt anything like that. Once the sight, stabilizer and arrow rest is on I think it really absorbs everything so I never had a problem. Once I had it sighted in the groups are really tight. I'm shooting 3 inch groups at 35 second time out and looking to get all set up to 45 yards this weekend. It can shoot consitant even beyond that but I don't have any shots longer than 45 so I'm quite happy with that.

jimmy28303

check out this thread

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/bowh...ws-helium.html

BigJoe79

I was actually in the same situation as you and successfully ended it last week. I was looking at trading in my Switchback. I was ready for something new and updated. I went to my local shop and shot the Mathews heli-m, Z7 extreme, Z7 magnum, and the bowtech insanity. I've owned a few Hoyts and was not interested in anything they had out. For me it came down the to heli, mangum and the insanity as the extreme's ATA is way too short for me. The heli was too light for me, I agree with some people when they say Mathews had to cut some corners to get it to where it is weight wise. I liked the bowtech and really have nothing bad to say about it but I fell in love with the magnum and ended up ordering one. I liked the weight, balance, and was alot smoother and had virtually no hand shock/recoil.

One thing I've learned is that you can do all the research and read all the reviews you want but its all about how it feels to you. Get out and shoot them all. Any reputable bow shop wanting your business will take the time to let you shoot any bow you want. Good luck with your search!