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01-10-2003, 11:48 AM

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atlasman

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: NY

Posts: 4,668

RE: What is the best bow on the market?

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I will interject that I have a high country and a bear and I have them because I still like to shoot them and they are good training bows.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

What is a good "training" bow?? Does it perform differently on targets then in the field?? Not trying to be sarcastic......I really don't know what you mean.

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>The manufacturing proccess from company to company runs from high quality to low quality.
The send back on defects run from none to many in each year and it relates directly to quality control.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

I don't know the figures for defective send backs.......do you?? If so post them and that would be an interesting and valid way to compare at least that aspect. I will say however that DELL computers have an ENORMOUS customer service system (which means their is a great demand for service, breakdowns, defects etc....) It has no effect on their status as a great company because they have great customer service. I prefer never to need to use customer service but as long as it is speedy and fair those figures may not mean that much either.

Please expand on your statement about the quality of manufacturing from line to line. You have first hand knowledge of this as well?? Personally I am not aware of each step of assembly for all these companies or how well or poorly it is done.

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I did not mean to attack any person but this is a problem that I have with the kid gloves routine.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Nor am I attacking you or anyone else personally. I just think you are giving out really bad advice to someone looking for a new bow. When people read stuff like you wrote they get worried that they are buying garbage if they don't spend $1,000 on a new "bow of the year". This could lead to them either ignoring all other bows and missing out on a better bow for their personal style or even worse it could cause them to not get a bow at all because they can't afford $1,000.

There is nothing wrong with spending a $1,000 on a bow if it is the one that fits you best, shoots the best IN YOUR HANDS, feels right and is the best of ALL of the many you tried BEFORE buying.

BUT...........To say that if you don't spend $1,000 you are shooting a "cheap" or "low quality" bow is not only bad advice......it is just plain wrong because you have no idea what another persons personal feelings or impressions of good and bad are.

I shot a Legacy after having my TRX for a few months.......I wasn't impressed with it at all as a "gotta have" bow that is above and beyond all others and one of the best bows out there. It was nice. It shot well. Not great in any respect and I still HATE the grip. Should I have gotten rid of my TRX that shoots like a dream(in my hands) just to say I have a Legacy(insert any name for Legacy and the point remains the same)

Buy what's best for YOU. Don't pretned to know what's best for others or what they will like just because you like it.

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