BUYING A NEW BOW

dshaliscak · 01-30-2006, 08:46 PM

I"™m new at this; bought a used bow (PSE Quantum) 3 months ago and got hooked on the sport. It shoots well in my opinion but I have really not shot much bows.
I live in Mexico and it is very difficult to go to a shop and try different brands or even different models of one brand. I have read some of the post on the forums and it seams the top 3 brands are (in no particular order) Hoyt Trykon, Bowtech Tribute or Allegiance and Mathews Switchback"¦
Given the fact that it"™s not very plausible for me to go and try all this bows, I"™m looking for opinions and why?
Thanks

longbeardbuster · 01-30-2006, 09:50 PM

All the bows that you mentioned are very good and you could not
go wrong with any of them. I bought a Mathews Switchback about
2 months ago and I really like it, very smooth and very quiet and it
shoots an average of 288 fps at 70# with a 28.5" BlackHawk Vapor
4000c with a 100 grain point and a 29" draw length. I hope this helps.

dshaliscak · 01-30-2006, 09:59 PM

thanks for the info...

gibblet · 01-31-2006, 04:47 AM

are you looking for a hunting bow or a target/3d bow?

dshaliscak · 01-31-2006, 07:26 AM

looking for a hunting bow, but I would also use it for some 3D...

ijimmy · 01-31-2006, 08:41 AM

All the bows you mention are nice , go check them out and see which one sits in you hand the best

wihunter402 · 01-31-2006, 11:39 AM

Why can you not try them all. I do think that it is worth it to give them all a try. I did and went with the Trykon. All are great shooters and I think you would be happy with any but only truely excited about one.

MilDotMaster · 01-31-2006, 12:46 PM

Since you don't live close to a dealer or archery shop, I would get the Bow with the least amount of adjustment required down the roadand the bow with the best quality strings. BOWTECH, BOWTECH, BOWTECH!

dshaliscak · 01-31-2006, 01:29 PM

I canot try them all because here in my town in Monterrey Mexico they only have hoyt and only the vtec model and the nearest shop in the USA that has all 3 is in san antonio tx, which is a 5 hr drive...

dshaliscak · 01-31-2006, 01:33 PM

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ORIGINAL: MilDotMaster

Since you don't live close to a dealer or archery shop, I would get the Bow with the least amount of adjustment required down the roadand the bow with the best quality strings. BOWTECH, BOWTECH, BOWTECH!

Thanks MilDotMaster. This I think is a good advise; what is the opinion out there on the bow with least amount of adjustments and good quality strings?