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Old 02-25-2003 | 05:39 PM
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mshane
 
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From: Ogle County IL USA
Default Patriot Dually Let Down

Well, after waiting 3 months for my DC Pat it finally showed up today, I was so jazzed up when my dealer called and said it was here. Went home grabbed my SQ2 and headed to the shop. Needless to say it was a very disapointing afternoon. After setting the DC Pat up EXACTLY the same as my SQ2, ie measured draw length, draw weight, same things on the string, with limbsavers, and shooting the same arrow out of both bows at varying draw weights, the Dually was literaly only 2 fps faster than my SQ2. We tried everything and nothing seemed to speed it up. Placed a call to Bowtech and the tech guy asked the exact setup which we gave to him, he said he would go shoot that same setup and call back in 10 minutes. Well, when he called back his setup was 25-30 fps faster than mine at the shop. I was so looking forward to this thing, it' s like my girlfriend walked out on me at the prom. To Bowtechs credit they are going to overnight another one out for me. The birth certificate show 61.5# at 28" draw with an IBO arrow of 300 at 312 fps. We could only get 298 out of it at the shop with same poundage and 300gr arrow. I am not trying to bash anyone here, but that is nothing short of disapointing. I have several times had Bowtech Shooter and Bowtech tech people tell me based on my setup 29" 60# 360gr arrow that I should get right at 300 fps. Best we saw at that setup was 276, and yes we changed the module to a 29" draw. Hopefully the next one is up to speed, literally. If not here I am stuck with a bow that gives me no more than my 2 year old SQ2.
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