Bowtech bow press

[zak123]

I am thinking about getting a new Bowtech next year. I have read several posts about how limbs have split. Some people said the shop was using the wrong press. I am looking for a bow press for a Bowtech. Which one should I get?

[Kanga]

Get in touch with Walks With a Gimp.

I have one of his presses and it is perfect for Bowtech bows

[walks with a gimp]

Ausie-Guy, I don't have any finished at the moment but I'm working on it!!

[Kanga]

Russ.

Well get ya finger out and make some.

Gee what ya think it is, hunting season already

[mrfritz44]

As said before, Gimp makes a sweet portable that works well. I eventually bought a Bowmaster and it also presses Bowtechs as they should be pressed, as close to the tips as possible.

[Len in Maryland]

I don't know about 'Gimps' press. The pictures I've seen indicate that it might work very well. The Bowmaster will work as well. My only concern about it would be that the clamps could slide into the cam(s) if you press it too much.

If your Dealer doesn't have the new Apple press for parallel limb bows, don't let him/her press your BowTech.

[mrfritz44]

If your Dealer doesn't have the new Apple press for parallel limb bows, don't let him/her press your BowTech.

Just to specify, the press you are referring to is the one that has the hydralic pump on the side that pushes the limbs parallel to the floor once it's been secured, correct?

[JeramyK]

Good timing for this thread. I've been looking for a press that will allow me to break down my 03' Patriot. I can't justify spending $400 on that new Apple press though.

[BowTech_Shooter]

For doing your own bow work at home WWAG's press works great on BowTech's as well as most any bow on the market.

I like the new Apple press but I believe the best Pro/Bow Shop press to date is the Sure Loc X-Press. It presses on the limbs only (like WWAG's) and not on the riser.

[walks with a gimp]

Pat, thanks for posting the picture of the Sure Loc press, that's the best pic of it I've seen and can see the small "pins' or rollers that contact the limb at the riser junction. IMO the small diameter rollers help "space out" the force needed to press short limb bows. The large rollers seen on older presses are not necessary and actually concentrate the force into a smaller section of the limbs.