Huntingson - you just learned in one evening what winds up costing most people thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours, and gallons of Rogaine.

Companies can market what they want - they can pretend that they're re-invented the wheel - they can blow jillions on sponsorships and celebrity endorsements - but at the end of the day, these bows are really no different than they were 10, even 20years ago. They just slightly re-configure the cams, redesign the risers, play games with the brace height and call it "new." It's not new technology. And you damn sure aren't gonna "gain" much by "upgrading."

The fact is: If you're gonna hunt with a 28" draw and a standard, heavy hunting arrow - you shouldn't expect much variance between top-end bows. And you surely shouldn't be misguided by their fantastic tales of IBO speeds. That's the biggest secret that bow manufacturers don't want you to know: The bows they're hawking aren't really going to outperform the one you currently have. Sure, they've gotten quieter and "shock free" - but who really gives a rat's ass? Do you really want to spend $1000 because your current bow vibrates a lil bit? LOLIf "bow vibration" isthat high on yourlife's priority list. . . you're on your own.

Hell, Bowtech is acting like they've discovered the fountain of youth with this Airborne lineup - meanwhile - it's putting out practically the same numbers as their Black Knight -which is yesterday's newspaper. Bowtech isn't the only one - they all invariably pretend to be pushing the limits of science and physics.

GregH and I were talking - and he was hotrodding bows back in the early 90's - and getting the same numbers as the current "latest and greatest." It was the same game back then: short braces, aggressive cams, overdraws to cut arrow weight, etc... Same game. Same rules. Same results. If you know what you're doing - you can squeeze out an extra 10 feet or so.

I'm always particularly entertained when I hear people acting like one company or another is on the cutting edge of technology - blah blah blah. You saw it for yourself tonight:the cutting edge happened a long timeago. We've just been dipping it in new camo patterns, changing the dimensions and puttingdifferent stickers on itever since.

To put it all in perspective - I recentlygave away myold Jennings Airmaster - and it had the same cam that's on your Mathews. If I went to the IBO limit - I could crank 308 out of that bow at 29". LOL There are guys spending thousands on new gear - and would be awfully hard pressed to match those numbers. I think I paid $350 for that bow about 10 years ago.

Just smoke and mirrors dude.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - bows will not get any faster with their current configuration. You can build more durable limbs. You can quiet it down. But you can't make it go faster. Power stroke, brace height and a manageable draw curve will always inhibit how far we can go.

Unless somebody comes up witha truly innovativeway to store more potential energy in a bow - the future of speed is in the arrow. Not the bow.