zrexpilot
There have been thousands of riser failures,what do you think happened to XI?They made the grips area too small for a single truss style riser to withstand the stress that a riser goes through and they snapped,usually on someones head.OUCH!!!!
Hoyt is able to make anextremeley small grip while still maintaining strength and stability during the shot.Other than being different with the look this is the main advantage.The look from a marketing stand is brilliant,when you see a Hoyt,even from a distance,you know it's a Hoyt and after a while ityou start thinking there must be something to those Hoyts because there seem to be alot of them out there.The rest of the brands just seem to blend in with the rest.
Now for the Tricon.I shot it tonight and it was OK and there was no shock or vibration but that is the furthest thing down on my list when shooting a bow.The most important is where will the arrow go when I am less than perfect and how well does it hold on target for me.I don't like a 33" bow PERIOD and the parallel limb design isn't impressing me either.These limbs lay completely flat when at full draw and you are holding a box and this isn't conducive to a forgiving bow.I could tell right away the bow wanted to tilt back and forth in my hand and I had to conciouslykeep the bow level.Not something I want to have to think about when shooting.The XL should be better but I believe it would be similar.I actually could have shot it too but didn't really need too.The 2nd thing I don't like is the 1 3/4"reflex.I prefer not to go below 1 1/4" reflex and prefer a deflex riser.
All in all,if you like a parallel limb bow you will be impressed with this bow.It has the best limb techology on the planet right now so limb failues that have been associated with parallel limbs SHOULD be gone on this bow.The cam system is awesome and is specific to the Trycon bowsand the parallel limbs.They will not work well on a standard limb angle bow,I already asked.They are draw length specific but there is a draw stop for changing letoff and they claim it will not change draw length(I will have to see it to believe it)It would be better if it did for minor draw adjustments.
The strings are ts1 material,made by Fuse,and are stretched with 700 pounds of stress before serving so they should be well made.
I think my Xtec will be around another year for huting,unless I decide toreplace it with a Protec.I have a target Protec and it is the best bow I have ever shot.
