3D4PSE

I am just wondering how everyone feels about the one cams and two cams. I have shot the crap out of one cams for the last three years but just quite get the same kind of accuracy that I can with a well tuned two cam bow. Also, do you guys find that one casm are about maintenance free as the advertisements claim. I found myself working ont he one cam strings and cables about as much as I did the two cams.
Just wondering what your thoughts are.

c4extrem

I like the one cam. For the accuracy part try going to a less let off. on the string, half as much work

muzzyman88

I think its personal preference. I started shooting a one cam last year and really like it. I cant tell the difference in accuracy. I think if either is tuned well, then they will both shoot very well. I also like the "wall" feeling you get a full draw with a one cam.

Matt / PA

I went back to a dual cam this year after singles for the past 4 years......2001 BowTech Pro38 Dual Cam. (Which is very similar to the Black Knight 2002 model)
It feels like a cross between a single/dual.....at draw it picks up weight quickly, carries it almost to the end with a very small valley, but the wall is rock solid like a single cam.
I really like it a lot.....and I always shot dual cams very well.
This bow also comes with "Winner's Choice" string and cables which will not stretch and allow this bow to stay timed very well.
It's bar none the quietest,most vibration free dual cam I've ever laid my hands on........and I mean by a long shot.
Oh yeah......It's also the 2nd fastest bow on the planet.

My Mathews Ultra Max was the worst bow I've ever owned as far as keeping it tuned.....it's really a pain in the butt when your string keeps on stretching almost a full inch.....It pretty much kept on stretching for the entire time I owned the bow (3 seasons)


Edited by - Matt / PA on 01/26/2002 10:28:32

Pinwheel 12

Twin cams for me. Shot solos on Factory Staff for 3 years, never got the scores I could with a finely-tuned twin. Walked away from both the Staff position and shooting solos and haven't looked back. Conventional solos just cannot be tuned to the same degree as a twin due to their design, and that's the bottom line. No-one will ever convince me otherwise, I've done too much testing. Also, some of the "target" manufacturers are going to be offering LOWER letoff options again for 2002. (YAY!, less poundage, same holding weight!) A higher let-off may be OK if you are holding on an animal for 15 minutes waiting for him to step from behind a bush, but it has no place in target archery. A higher let-off has more "slop" (less tension) throughout the system, and is much easier to draw out-of-line of the strings' natural path, causing more left/right shots. It also promotes "overbowing" oneself, as we all are comfortable with a certain holding weight, and to get that weight with a higher letoff you must pull a higher overall drawweight. This can directly result in torn rotator cuffs and other injuries related to this overbowing. Since I've gone back to twins, my scores have risen back up to near the point where I was before I started shooting the solos, and I'm not practicing half as much as I used to! To each their own, but this is what works for me. Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12

Biteme/Paul Mohr

CPS cams, a little of both for me.

Paul

Ossage

Two cam or one?

The answer is yes.

PABowhntr

I have pretty much settled on Perimeter weighted Style Single cams for now...I especially like the design improvements made with a dual track idler wheel as well as similar cam/idler wheel size. The "next generation" of PWSS cams have super adjustability allowing the user to "custom design" the draw cycle...

...but, I had a chance to shoot a Command Cam Plus equipped bow yesterday and I must say that they have taken a step in the right direction with those....

I seem to get more accuracy out of single cam bow (depending on style) because of the sharp valley and solid backwall (something that the dual cam bows of old were lacking, but which now is no longer the case).

As for maintenance.....the single cams that I have shot/owned definitely were not &quot;maintenance free&quot;, but at least I didn't have to constantly tinker with cam synchronization....<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Ky_Bowhunter

I have owned 2 twin cam bows and 2 single cams. I preffer the singe cam, mostly because of the feel. The twin cams just wanted to creep at full draw for me. I like the idea of these new highly adjustable single cams. The most important thing is for you bow to be fine tuned to fit you.

Jerry/Pa

I've only owned one single cam a PSE Durango. All my other bows have been duel cam. I never could shoot or tweek the Durango with the same accuracy as my duel cams. Now! It might be that particular bow but thats my only reference to single cams. I still use it as my back-up bow but I never really had confidence in it for target shooting. I went back to a duel cam with a Merlin Max and there's no comparision. I've have the Max shooting 3&quot; groups @ 40 yds. and my scores have increased. It's the best I have ever shot. It also has a draw stop built into the cam which gives it a solid wall. Most likely I'll order another duel cam from Merlin this year. With all I 've read about the knock travel on the single cams I'll stay with the duel cams. I just seem to understand the mechanics of them better then the single cams.JERRY