ORIGINAL: mauser06
maybe get him a gift certificate for a good bowshop in the area....that way he can go pick what HE likes. granted mathews are nice good bows he may love the feels of a hoyt or bowtech or pse or martin or etc etc etc.......thats a great thing you and your brother are going to do. them old bows will still kill deer...but by the time it gets a make over he could bought a new bow..faster, lighter, quieter, shorter etc...
I was kinda thinking he was going along those lines. I think he wanted a new ever since brother brought his home. I went and looked after bro let me shoot his a few times. I knew I wanted to get one but was there enought money in the ole pocket book to swing this. I kinda did with out some things but I swung it and got my bow.after I did he asked me what I thought of the guy and his little shop. A few days later he went down there and looked around, I tagged allong with nothing better to do just wanting to hang out with them. He looked around and I think he found one he really liked till he looked at the price tag. Then he told us to finish up because we had to go.
I bet he would have got it if they werent so expencive. boy is he gona be thrilled!! maybe latter we will go look at tree stands, I have yet to get a good one and bass pro is running an online sale right now on deer hunting tree stands. by the way whats a good stand.