Today was the first time making the trip to the ATA show. Needless to say it was impressive. We put in some serious time today and STILL didn't get to see everything. We have two more days though
As far as day one goes, here's what stuck out to me. I also shot pretty much all the bows.
PSE first and foremost. They dropped some jaws, and not just with the compounds. PSE has come out with a new Crossbow, that uses an AR 15 lower reciever and is an absolute screamer. It's only 14" ATA I believe, or somewhere close to that. It IBO's a 425gr arrow at 412fps [:-]. It also has a shorter power stroke than the Bowtech Stryker. It's impressive to say the least. There are some pictures over on AT I'm sure. It's called the TAC 15.
PSE also released a new bow to take back the speed crown. It's called the PSE X-Force Omen. 33.5" ATA, 5.5" BH, and 366 IBO [:-]. Wow. Essentially, it's an XForce with a new cam system and shorter limbs. You just thought Mathews was going to claim the speed crown this year
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Another bow that impressed the heck out of me was the Ross Carnivore 34. Great feeling bow. All the Bowtechs felt pretty darn good too. I just wish they would be like EVERYONE else, and tie freaking loops on their bows so people can shoot them with their own releases. [:@]. Germ, take a look at the Carnivore. You'll like her
. Bowtech also introduced a new Air Raid bow. I forget the specs on it. It looked like an Airborne riser, but shorter ATA. A new cam system, and an IBO around 330 maybe? I don't remember for sure.
There's a lot of cool stuff along the way, not to mention, there's a lot of stuff that have my nomination for the dumbest product at the show award.
I'm not naming names, lol, but there was a certain product on the back wall that was questionable. Every person you talked to had a different sales pitch that contridicted the other persons pitch's. lol.
Hoyt has just about taken over the freaking show though, lol. They have an enormous booth and all kinds of vendors have Alphamax's to use to display their products.
There are so many products I'm drawing a blank. I'll update this thing a little more along the way, as I start remembering more stuff.
I also caught a glimpse of Scott (buckeye) and John (jmbuckhunter). I'm pretty sure I passed Justin too, while he was on the phone. [8D]
ATA show at a glance
