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Old 01-24-2007 | 06:14 AM
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Default RE: Can a bow be too shock free?

I think there is some merit to what you are saying as well and I do not think I could have said it more accurately.

However, as with many issues I do not think we can necessarily generalize to include all parallel limb bows in this category. Yes, reduced recoil is a factor with all of them but the cam style also comes into play. I am sure we have all felt the difference in shot feel between a single cam and a dual cam bow regardless of the limb/riser design.

The reason I mention this in particular is because I have been giving some thought to this issue recently as well. Five or six years ago I was very big on the original Hoyt Havoc with the Redline cam. At the time it was one of the few "short" bows on the market offered in my draw length. There were many aspects of the bow that appealed to me but the one I seldom mentioned, and now realize was probably one of the most important, was that it delivered the arrow with what I felt was an authoritative feel to it. I do not know exactly how to describe it but I believe it was the same issue that muzz is referring to.

Now, the reason I have been giving thought to it lately is because the Diamond Black Ice that I am now shooting delivers that same feeling to my hand as I release the arrow. Based on the premise that the lack of "feel" during the shot isthe result of theparallellimb design my experience with the Black Ice should not be occurring. My conclusionwould then be that it has to be the result of the cam design or possibly the result of a variety of factors not the least of which being the weight of the bow, the bow's geometry, or overall balance.

In essence though I think the parallel limb design could potentially be an issue with "feedback" as you called it I think there are other issues probably also at play here.
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