Hoyt Trykon vs. Mathews Switchback

[FullCurlHunter]

I am growing out of my old darton titan xt. I love 3D shooting as well as bow hunting for whitetails in MN. I plan on hunting out west in the coming years, and I plan to use my tax returns to buy a new bow. What do ya'll think....hoyt trykon or the mathews switchback...

 

[BOHNTR]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-17-06 AT 09:19PM (MST)[p]Both are great bows.....no real way someone can tell you which one to buy. Visit your local pro-shop and shoot both. Pick the one that feels best. I've shot both and quite honestly, I could shoot either. But the Trykon was a bit quieter for me. You can't go wrong with either, IMO. Good luck and have fun.

BOHNTR )))---------->

 

[elknut1]

http:www.elknut.com

I just shot those 2 bows a few days ago. I also shot the Trykon XL. I shot Bowtech Allegiance, Parker? Browning Illussion, Matthews Switchbact XT & 2 other less known 2006 hoyt bows!! I shot all these bows the same day at two different bow-shops!

What I found out I will be happy to share with you. If someone would've done this with me, it could've saved me some time!! <grin>

The Matthews-Browning-Parker bows all had a very weak lock in at full draw. If you relaxed any part of your hand, shoulder back muscle or anything, the string at full draw wanted to jump forward. I personally did not like that at all, it kept me from concentrating on the target as I was concerned with holding hard constant pressure at full draw.

The Trykon and other hoyt lesser bows & the Allegiance had a very solid wall, no jumping forward at all. They felt great & secure & no creeping forward.

Because of those two differences, for me it was between the hoyt Trykon & the Bowtech Allegiance. Both bows shot excellent. Great groups at 20yds!! However the Trykon is a good 1 1/2 pounds heavier, bareboned, than the bowtech. The specs don't say that, but believe me they are. The Trykon was heavy with left arm extended out to draw the bow. Too, the top of the bow wanted to fall towards the floor when trying to hold it upright. Not good balance!!

The Bowtech was perfectly balanced, much lighter & more comftorable to hold straight out before drawing. Not to mention smooth & fast!!

Funny thing is I went down to buy a Trykon, I had it in my heart to pick one up. But then shot a Bowtech because I had some extra time on my hands, I wasn't even going to do that origanlly. Glad I did!! The Trykon is a good looking bow, if it wasn't unbalanced feeling & heavy, I would have bought it.

At the shop that carries Hoyts it also carried the Matthews. The shop owner said he set the Trykon & the Switchback back up at 70lbs 29" draw & shot the same arrow through the chrono. The Trykon was 15fps faster. For whatever that's worth, I thought I'd share that too.!!!!! Good Luck!!-------ElkNut1

 

[Anaconda]

So Paul did you buy an Allegiance ? How fast was it compared to the Trykon ? Oh, and when is the new DVD going to be out ?

 

[elknut1]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-19-06 AT 07:21AM (MST)[p]http:www.elknut.com

Dan, yes & no!!!! <grin> It didn't come home with me!! Actually the bowshop needed to order a module for me so it would fit me perfectly once I installed a string loop. I did pick out the bow & my name is on it. I also will have them install a winners choice string on it all at the same time!!!

It's a good thing to support local bow-shops, too, if I have any problems I'm confident it would be taken care of!!

I never chronoed the Trykon & Allegiance together, but the specs say the Allegiance is 10fps faster!!

2 new DVDs will be out this year, one in June & one in July, the first is on nothing but "elk sounds" 30-40 of them so one can put them in their pickups & listen or call along with it to get the tones & sounds down.

The 2nd one is "How To Take An Elk In 5-Days" It will be worth the wait!!----------------Thanks / Paul

 

[sixgunn]

I've shot both and could go with either as well. Both are great bows.

 

[HuntElk4Fun_]

Very cool about your new DVD's! Looking forward to both! Sounds one would be fun to have around.

ODDNUT1
Kirt C.
Hunt Odds.com

 

[a3dhunter]

Didn't like the draw curve on the Trykon, so between the "TWO" bows I would have to say Mathews. I currently shoot a Hoyt though, no bashing here I'm just trying to give honest feedback. If you shoot both enough, one will fit YOU better than the other. Good Luck.
a3dhunter

 

[Lien2]

FullCurlHunter -
Have you bought your bow yet? What did you decide?
Different strokes for different folks. Shoot'em both and you have to decide for yourself. Both are awesome bows!

Lien2

 

[slider]

Mathew's has a MUCH BETTER resale value!!!Good Luck

 

[elknut1]

http:www.elknut.com
Well, after all my jibberish & explaining my views, I went what was best for me --Trykon! Matthews would have been my 3rd pick! Bowtech finished 2nd!-----------ElkNut1