I AM LOOKING FOR A NEW BOW. I HAVE A HOYT RAPTOR THAT IS ABOUT 8 YEARS OLD AND IS GETTING OBSELETE.THE LIMBS WERE 70# LIMBS AND I HAVE THEM MAXED OUT AND THE SCALE SAYS 54#. I BELIEVE ITS TIME FOR A NEW BOW.I HAVE A BUDGET OF ABOUT $500.00 MAYBE $600.00

MY LOCAL PRO SHOP RECOMMENDED 2 BOWS BOTH BY BOWTECH (SORT OF) WHICH IS FUNNY SINCE THEY ARE USUALLY HUGE HOYT AND MATTHEWS FANS BUTDONT HAVE BOWS IN MY PRICE RANGE.
#1 DIAMOND RAPTURE BOW ONLY $359.00 PACKAGE $459.00
SPECS: ATA 33"
BRACE 7.5"
IBO 295-300
WEIGHT 3 LBS 6 0Z

#2 BOWTECH TOMKAT PACKAGE $469.00
SPECS: ATA 32.5"
BRACE 8.5"
IBO 295-302
WEIGHT 3 LBS 12 OZ

THE PRO SHOP LEANED ME A LITTLE TOWARDS THE DIAMOND BECAUSE I HAVE A SHORT DRAW LENGTH 26" HE SAID THE SHORTER BRACE HEIGHT WOULD MOST LIKELY GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE SPEED.

HAS ANYONE SHOT EITHER OF THESE BOWS AND HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ?

HE SAID THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MORE EXPENSIVE BOWS IN THE $600 RANGE, BUT SAID THESE TWO WERE THE BEST, I WOULD NOT GAIN ANYTHING BY SPENDING THE EXTRA $$ BOTH BOWS FEEL GOOD I THINK I LIKE THE DIAMOND A LITTLE MORE, BUT THE TOMKAT DOES HAVE A LITTLE SMOOTHER FEEL MAYBE BECAUSE IT HAS A MORE PARRALEL LIMB DESIGN.

ANY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED