Re: Bow advice anyone?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ATX762</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Final note: Manufacturer's specs mean absolutely nothing. Not just that IBO numbers are basically not useful (for IBO, they use retardedly light arrows which maximize the paper difference between bows--what most consider to be reliable hunting arrows arrows are much heavier and so the difference between the fast and super-fast bows are actually much less than they appear on paper).
It is really like buying a sports car. You read a bunch of magazines and are trying to decide between a Viper, 911, and a Ferrari. All look very similar on paper, but they are radically different to drive. You need to drive the shite out of them to see what YOU drive best. It might be the opposite of what you thought from doing your research.
You seem to be fixated on Mathews--(which is a great choice) but the best actual outcome would be if you could get rid of that fixation until you have shot the best that all of the three top brands have to offer.
Go in with an open mind and the right choice will be apparent.
Also, all else being roughly equal, I'd err on the side of buying the brand that the best local pro shop near you supports.
For the first 6-12 months, you are going to be pretty dependent on that bow shop. Stuff is going to be wrong with your bow, with your form, you'll have no idea which one--and if you spent your $1,000 at the local shop, they'll usually say "Sure, come into the back and shoot a few arrows, let's help you figure this out."
Hope that helps.
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Great advice. Much appreciated. I will be spending a couple days at the local bowshop figuring out which one I like. Frankly, I should relish the fact that unlike a rifle, I can test drive all these bows before I drop some cash.
