Mathews Icon

jeffmiller · 11-20-2003, 07:13 PM

I may buy a Mathews Icon. It is used, and the guy wants $400. Has anyone shot this bow? It looks very forgiving. Also, the draw is 29 inches, I need 30. How much does it cost to get a different cam? Thanks for any replies.

tabby · 11-20-2003, 08:11 PM

You might be able to get 30 inches with the cam.

I think they run around $65?

JeffB · 11-21-2003, 04:04 PM

I owned one for a short period of time.

Pros: Very smooth, easy draw. Very quiet. Smooth on the shot.

Cons: A little " clunky" feeling (balance is wierd), not too fast (if such things concern you..it was about 15 FPS slower than my Legacy apples to apples) and the valley seems wide but isn' t; you have to shoot HARD off the wall...very easy to creep and not know it which gives ya some goofy arrows.

Had the valley been less finicky I would have kept it.

Cams (which are draw length specific..no adjustment) run about $80 at my shop IIRC.

okbwhtr · 11-30-2003, 07:16 PM

Its one of the best shooting bows Mathews has. I know several top Mathew shooters that love theres. I shoot indoor and hunted with mine this year. You can usally find a cam used for $50.00 at archerytalk.com classifiads.

Orions_Bow · 12-01-2003, 03:59 PM

nice bow - Pros; smooth drawing, queit, no handshock, great accuracy. Cons; easy to creep so you have to get used to it. Mine seems a little picky about arrow spine as well - no idea why.

Really a good shooting bow & I really like them once I got used to it.

Raymond van Halm · 12-02-2003, 02:24 PM

Nice bow..............
Any proshop should be able to order the right cam in.
You have to consider you need another string and cable to.
Maybe you can lower the price a bit now that you know..???

okbwhtr · 12-14-2003, 01:39 AM

Change draw. You do not have to change cables and strings. Theres only one size cable and string for the Icon. Good bow. You will not find smoother bow.