what more can the bow industry provide??

deserteagle500 · Nov 7, 2007

some agree and some disagree, but its been found that most bows shoot their peek performance right at 280fps with broadheads. bows today are light and fast and more quiet than ever. what more can we ask, or what more can be provided in the industry??

i say, NOTHING!

is it worth buying a new bow this year only to gain maybe 5 fps or 2db less noise or shave off a few ounces? is it worth our money to buy brand new or take last years model?

there isn't anything "better" that can justify buying the new bows.

but i'm open for critisizm.

the only eagle with enough power and speed to kill and gut you with one shot

Bullcanyon · Nov 8, 2007

I've been telling myself this since I bought my 05 allegience. I used to buy a new bow every year. Can't justify it in my own head now. I suppose if a guy has more money than he can shake a stick at. Why not?

I guess one advantage would be that you could shoot that "280" fps and do it at a much lower draw weight. The less you pull the better. At least in my small world.

legacy · Nov 8, 2007

I bought a Mathews Legacy a few years ago, I think in '03? I dropped about $1,300 after buying all of the "goodies". I see all of these new bows come out and wonder if I should step up into the next great thing! I just can't see it! No new inovations have really surfaced in the last few years, My bow shoots right near 300 fps and is VERY quiet. I LOVE it! I don't see spending that much money just to get something NEW that might shoot a few fps faster. I look at the bows from the '80's and mid 90's and think they are quite outdated and I wonder WHEN my bow will look that way?
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deserteagle500 · Nov 8, 2007

my buddy works at a archery pro shop and every year has bugged me to buy a new bow. he keeps telling me that they are this and they are that but my champion bow shoots 276 on a good day and whips out my hunting arrow and killed me some game this year. i'm sure that since it works today, it will work tomorrow...

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gilamonster8 · Nov 8, 2007

After 7 years i bought a new one this year. Before that i got a new bow or two or 3 every year sence 1983. With the prices of todays top of line bows forget it this one should last a few years. Unless i gets me a az elk tag soon.

Pahunter106 · Nov 9, 2007

I had an old bow for the past 25 years and finally got rid of it to get an Old Glory from Bowtech 2005 model year. I invested about $900.00 into in with Fuse sights and the rest of the gear that one normally gets into.
I am thinking that eventually one has got to say that we need to get good with the one that we bought and invested into. Frankly, I would not even think about replacing the one that I shoot now until I have tagged out at least 5 times. Which translates that my next new bow will be around 7 - 10 years from now. It shoots wonderfully, and I don't want to go through the hassle of retuning with another "unknown" bow, until I have to.
The industry is constantly improving, but rather than getting new shooters into the sport, to buy their bows; they rely on the fact that we are as a group highly suspicious of faulty equipment, or of not having enough K.E. to deliver the meat to the freezer, and they prey upon our insecurities. So we let them get under our skin.
It is hard, as Bowtech just came out with a new bow for 2008, The 82nd Airborne, that delivers 348 fps and 95% efficiency to their lineup. That is about 26 FPS over what I am shooting now, but I refuse to pay $850.00 for the bow. I like what I have bought and I am getting better at splitting my groups in half from even a few months ago. I can shoot a 45 yard group at 2 inches, I am satisfied that my rig will deliver the meat to the freezer for quite some time, if I can do my part and get within the zone of opportunity.
Just my two cents.
Thanks,
Scott

EROCK1313 · Nov 10, 2007

LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-07 AT 01:33PM (MST)[p]People seem to forget how many BIG game animals have been taken with the most primitive forms of equipment. Sure, the bows today give some edge in their speed, quietness, ease of use and forgiveness; but all in all, it always boils down to the hunter and their skill; along with a little bit of lady luck. That cannot be bought for any price tag or through any innovation. It's not like deer (for example) are getting faster and harder to hunt; it's just that people are relying more on what their monthly paycheck was just spent on to get the latest gadget to get the job done; rather than doing their homework and putting in the work. I mean, if money was all it took to kill a Giant Muley, why not just go into the field with some cold hard cash and bribe the deer into dying? I think we would all have quite the wall hanger then!

Don't get me wrong, the new bows that are constantly coming out are fantastic and even (dare I say) good looking, but realistically; when is the last time that BIG game animal looked at you while you had full draw, a dead eye, a steady hand, and a bullet of an arrow pointed at is boiler maker and laughed, because you didn't have the "Latest & Greatest" equipment and walked off in the security of knowing that your '06 model bow only had two chances of getting him....Slim and None?!?!

I am not in any way advocating the use of Traditional vs. Modern as I myself shoot a Compound, but since when is Hunting all about the equipment? Last I checked it was about putting food on the table, remembering our roots and heritage, and building comradery and skill.

I'm sorry if I filled up anybody's Piggy Bank with my thoughts, but that's just my 2 cents. Please don't take offense. ;-)

-Erock1313