BUILD THE PERFECT BOW!
I was wondering. What do you guys desire in a bows design?
Axle to Axle
Brace height
Weight
Grip
Limb design
cam design
riser geometry
I firmly believe that these days all the top bow manufacterers are producing fast queit vibration free bows. You cant really put one in front of the other. It all comes down to preference. In this post im not asking you to refer to a bow that already exists. however you can throw in some things that previous bows have. Just give the specs of your ideal bow and explain why you desire this and dont be afraid to ramble a little bit and throw in some stuff about other bows that are close to the design you want.
Lately i noticed 2 bow designs that were really different. The pse machX and the bowtech guadian. The pse has extremely short limbs. 9" im pretty sure. However this isnt what really caught my eye but the fact that its had a riser that wasnt reflexed but still gave a very short brace height of 6 1/2" due to the short limbs. Now a 6 1/2" brace is way too short for my preference but ill explain why this caught my eye when i tell you about my perfect bow. The bowtech guardian has a riser that is split and is hard to really be classified as reflexed or deflexed. The end that connects the the end of the limb is at a reflexed angle and the split portion that connects to the middle of the limbs has a deflex geometry. However I believe that i would still classify it as a reflexed design, but i havent shot it and dont know which characteristics it shows the most of. The reason i brought this up is because both of these designs would be incorporated into the perfect bow for me. Here goes........
33" ata
7.75" brace
3.7 pounds
slim grip( similiar to the pse)
split limbs(same design as guardian)
The riser would be the same design as the guardian but a truly straight riser without reflex. The split portion would be at a deflexed angle connecting mid way to each limb. The limbs would be around 8 1/2" at a parallell anglegiving it the desired brace height i want of about 7.75 inches, which would be forgiving but have speed potential. I believe speeds of 315 ibo could be achieved with bowtechs binary cam design. Hand torque would not be a problem due to the riser design and slim grip.The brace height would be forgiving and I wouldnt have to worry about arm slap with tons of clothing on in the winter and the speed is plenty enough for anyone. A 33" ata is ideal for me. Thats my perfect bow.
Lets hear your thoughts. Be realistic when its comes to speeds compared to the brace height plz. Who knows, some of the big guys could see this and end up producing your dream bow some day, so fire away.