RE: Guardian vs. Allegiance....mini review
This design did not happen overnight. It's been in development for over 3 years. Consider this.
If there was any concern about wear, wouldn't they have used dampening devices like Limbsavers on the limbs or in the riser like most other manufacturers??? Besides what is on the string/cables, the only dampening device is the one on the cable guard. Compared to other designs, that's minimal.
And it is still VERY quiet and has NO hand shock/vibration.
If some on you remember, I was excited last year about PSE's MachX and AR's Velocity. The prototypes at the ATA Show were phenomenal, but the production units disappointed me. What GuardiansI have in my shop are production units and, so far, I can't find much fault in them. Could problems develop over time? As with any new design, it's possible; but, it seems like BowTech didn't rush into this anddid a lot of developmental work on this design.
If I find anything wrong, I'm not bashful. Those of you who know me know that. At first I didn't think turning it down more than 5# draw weight was a good idea. Now that customers have shot it a lot at 10# down, I've begun to reconsider that negative thought. I thought it might get noisy or affect tune. Can't find any proof of that. I still contend that it should be shot at the upper level to improve it's characteristics, but I say that about every bow.
Hope this helps everyone understand where I come from.