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would everyone please stop posting stuff about ATA differences and why you should buy a 82nd airborne,

I am still getting the general, no matter what you people say.....

but this is def. messing up my decision making here, so stop it !!!


Frank

yajsab

I only speak for myself. I have a short draw and small frame. I shoot a tech29, less than 30" ata. I shoot fine. Last year I got a 33" ata bow. I really like shooting this bow as well, but going to the woods, I still preferred my other short bow. So for bigger frame and longer DL, I agreed with others.

Hunter Dan7

I think that longer a to a bows are more steady. 1 more thing is dont limit yourself to just mathews cuz that is the way i was and then i shot a BOWTECH 82ND AIRBORNE after i shot the dxt and i liked the dxt and LOVED THE BOWTECH

MeanV2

AP I won't say I don't agree with you to a certain extent, but the length of risers on bows to are comparablylonger than they were were 15 years ago. I feel that's why Iam more comfortable with a shorter bow than in years past. Longer risers, shorter limbs. Another thing like it or not manufacturers try to supply the customer with what they want and right now hunters buy short and fast. Whether it is the best choice for them or not. If you, as a manufacturer don't offer what they want then the customer will go buy where they can get it.

All that said I am glad Bowtech brought out the Airbornes this year in a 36" A to A. Even though a lot talk about how long these are, you and I both know they are not really long at all

Dan

MOhunter46

You guys might think i'm crazy but i used to have a long ATA bow and i wasen't very good with that bow. I got a shorter ATA bow, bear instinct, and i shot so much better which is kinda weird because i'm a bigger guy. Thats why i'm so attracted to the DXT.

Arthur P

Hmmm.... I don't remember that we had anysub-40" bows 15 years ago. So, I guess you're right. Maybe...I know the riser on my 2002 ProTec is exactly the same length as on my 1991 SuperSlam, and very close to the same as on my 1986 Firecat.

But really, even though a large percentage of the mass is located in the riser, it's still the overall length that contributes more to stability than the riser length. Like the difference between a long stabilizer vs a short one.

On the other hand, I, as a consumer, would expect the savings in material costs to be passed on to me. I would not expect a 30" bow to cost the same, or more, than a 45" bow with comparable features.

36" is very short. An old shooting friend of mine who passed awaynot long ago put a pretty good slant on it once. He had to quit shooting because of an injury about 15 years ago - back when bows were mostly still decent length. He came out to the range to visit a couple of years ago. He walked up, looked at all the little bows on the bow rack and commented on how glad he was to see so many children shooting these days.

Of course, he then took a look around and saw a lot of hard eyes staring back and not a child to be seen. [8D]

I had a helluva time explaining to him that that was how theywere making bows now. And some very popular bows only have ONE cam! I'm not sure he ever got over the shock.

OHbowhntr

Not at all, but the set-up of the bows was likely very different as well. The Bear Instinct is a parallel limb bow with a long riser, and the other bow may very well have had a shorter riser than the Bear, resulting in more issues with hand-torque. Add in the fact the the Instinct has a moderately long BH, not sure what your other bow was, but I can understand why it would be very possible. As I mentioned earlier, my Trykon XL and Highlander are the same as far as the A-to-A, and have the same BH, but the Trykon XL is far more forgiving, even being a few FPS faster!!! If you look at the forgiveness rating, they are one point apart, but if you shoot them, you'd rate that much differently I believe.