Just purchased a new 2004 Hoyt x-tec after shooting it for about an hour and a half at the pro-shop last night. The bow is really nice. Everyone there commented about how quiet the bow was. I currently have a patriot dually and was concerned about giving up a lot of speed going to the x-tec. Here's what I have found out regarding this...
First, My dually has 29" modules installed, but the AMO draw length actually measures almost 29.75". The timing marks on the cams are in the correct place and the bow is tuned well. With a hunting setup of 69# draw weight, and a string outfitted with peep, brass nock, and leeches the bow will shoot a 350 grain arrow at 315 fps. My hunting arrows weigh 445 grains, and out of the same setup, they chrono at 282 fps. Now for the x-tec numbers...
The x-tec was running short on draw length as reported by someone else on the message boards. When set at 29" it was actually about 28.5", so for comparison, we set the modules at 30" which gave an actual draw length of almost exactly 29.5" The bow's draw weight when bottomed out measure 68# on the same scale that the dually was measured with, so it was actually a pound lighter in draw weight. There was not a peep on the string, but the standard string leeches and a brass nock and a brass/rubber cushion button were installed. The 350 grain arrow chrono'ed at 301 fps. This is really good considering that Hoyt says the IBO for this bow is 310 fps at 30" and 70#. Here's the real kicker...When I shot my hunting arrow through the chrono, I was getting 278 to 279 fps. This is within 3-4 fps of my dually which had a .25" longer draw length, and one pound heavier draw weight. Remember the IBO on the dually is listed at 332-340 fps.
It looks to me like the x-tec seems to do very well with the heavier hunting arrows. I am really pleased with it's performance coupled with the smooth draw and 75% let-off. This is my first Hoyt, and actually my first split-limb bow of any kind. So far I am very impressed
Hoyt X-tec chrono numbers
