ORIGINAL: The Rev
[ORIGINAL: BigJ12
Come on people lets think about this, are there better bows than others?.....Yes, but will it really make that big a difference in the field? You can buy a $45,000.00 Perazzi MX3 Competition trap gun to take hunting but you won't kill any more birds than the guy with the $250.00 Remington 870 Wingmaster on any given day if youare bothequally skilledshooters.The higher line (priced) guns, bows, pistols, etc... matters only in the hands of the most elite of competition shooters and marksmen, and ONLYin controlled enviroments. Stick a pair of heavy gloves, jacket, boots, pants, bird vest full of Pheasants on a competition shooter let him walk in the snow half of the day looking for birds where his eyes are watering, he's snow blind and hisrunny nose is frozen to his upper lip and watch howWELL he does shooting.
BigJ12 this what I was referring to... if your going to shoot under those conditions, gloves jacket, boots, pants, etc.. that's when you are going to rely on a good piece of equipment to deliver. you said gizmo's like string silencers and such were gimmicks.. HeyI don't want to spook my target anymore than the next guy.. I agree bow companies are out to make money, and people like to have the latest on the market, right, most bows that killed deer 20 years ago, will still kill deer today. They are just getting better and better, smoother and quieter. just don't knock us that like the high tech stuff... some us shoot year round and have different bows for various activities.
Rev,
I'm glad you quoted that because it goes directly to my point, and that is youDON'T have to spend $800.00 on abow to be able to hunt and be successful at it. There is absolutely nothing aHoyt, Mathewsor Bowtech can do that any other well known bow manufacturers bow can do.
Please understand that I am now and always have been talkingabout hunting situations.Only when you get to the skill level of national competition shooters does the equipment come into play more and more. A perfect example is,A national champion archershootsa $200.00bow against you in a 3D shoot and you shoot your high dollar bow. Who do you think will win?
I am willing to bet that most of the bows on the market today by well known manufacturers (no matter what the price) can and will shoot better than 90% of thepeople shooting it. What happens is people fall into the advertising traps and marketing ploys.
If you want to spend to big money on the latest greatest bowthat hits the market today that's fine but don't think for a second that a lower dollar bow won't do the same thing. I'm not talking about a 20 year old bow either, I'm talking about a brand new bow with up to date technology just not the price tag to go with it. And contrary to what you think they are "real" bows too.