ToddinNY-
I'm certainly not perfect and do not have all of the answers to everything, if I did then I'd be able to get the truly big bucks and be on TV! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> I simply make my opinions on products based upon my years of experience in the sport and industry, and one can choose to follow my thoughts or not, totally up to them as individuals. No need to get defensive and shoot any digs at me here, you are entitled to believe whatever you want, be loyal to whomever you want, and shoot whatever you want! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> One thing I must touch on however is that I've stated time and again as to WHY I dislike the stationary roller guard on the Legacy/Icon and have backed it up with direct applications and examples, so please lets not say I haven't.. But if you missed it-- All you have to do is weigh it, pull the cables off the roller guide, and weigh it again. (gee, around 9lbs!<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>) Then go and do that with a Q2,(Same configuration, but with a cableguard, about 2 lbs!) and see the difference.(around 7lbs of extra prestress at the same weight between the two.<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>) Lots more prestress on the Legacy. Will it hurt it? Maybe, maybe not, but I personally feel any excess prestress can hurt a bow or the limbs or both, especially over time and many thousands of shots, and that the stationary roller guard is not a great design because the cables should be allowed to move freely back and forth and in tandem with limb movement straight up/down. By restricting them it only adds increased cable angle, stress, and friction to the overall system as well as the excess prestressing of the limbs. That is why I dislike them. Simply my opinion, nothing more. As far as the Mathews techs "knowing it all", hey, they are human just like you or me or anyone else, not "godlike", and can make blunders right along with the rest of us.(and do!)As stated, no-one is perfect. That is why they have two versions of the "straightline" cam. If they were "all that", they would've done it in one shot, right? <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> Maybe they'll come out with an updated version of the roller guide this year at the ATA show and I'll be singing praises about them in February, who knows? <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> Just calling it as I see it.
I personally have no issues with what anyone else wants to believe as that is their individual choice, but please realize that I don't make positive or negative comments about products without what I honestly feel is a darn good reason, and try my hardest to back things up technically whenever possible. I am not trying to "submarine" anyone or any company, just giving my honest opinions on individual products, just as we all do here. You'll notice that I did favor the MQ1 and Q2, and did not make any negative comments towards the overall company itself, just a couple of designs I felt warranted it. I would've done the same with any manufacturer. (And have on many occasions by the way...) Nuff said. Enjoy shooting whatever bow you feel is the greatest and most accurate in your hands. That's the bottom line. Pinwheel 12