My take on bow prices? Haahahhhaahahahahahahaha!

New bow designs every year means a lot of research and development costs, and that has to be paid for by SOMEBODY. Used to be we'd expect something new every 3-5 years and prices were a LOT less.

Bow warranties that cover arrows down to 5 grains per pound? You, the consumer, asked for it because they advertised "IBO Speeds" to suck you in. Shooting arrows that light means more bows are going to need warranty work. Used to be warranties went down to only 6 gpp and bow prices were a LOT less.

Fancy film dipped camo in licensed patterns costs a lot! Back when we bought a solid color bow and camo'd it ourselves with a fewcolors of spray paint, prices were a LOT less.

Practically everyone hasbeen ledto the belief that they MUST have a fancy machined aluminum riser and that cast or forged risers are cheap junk.True to some extent with cast risers, totally false when talking forged risers. Those machined risers are pricey and forged risers are much less expensive but forged risers make a very good bow. IMO, every bit as good as a machined riser bow and even better than machinedin some ways. Anyway, before the consumer stampede to machined aluminum risers, bow prices were a LOT less.

There are other examples, but my fingers are tired.The basic idea is.... When you gripe about bow prices, you gotta remember that you asked for it. [&:]

Oh, and one other thing... I have to admit that Mathewswas the industry leader in this price hike business. P.T.Barnum would've been proud of their marketing strategy! They created a mystique around their single cam format, put a whopping price tag on it and people (or'the sheep-le" [8D])just flocked to it. "If it costs this much, it HAS to be the best!"Before the other manufacturers saw how much Mathews could get consumers to pay for a bow, bow prices were a LOT less.