ORIGINAL: bigcountry
ORIGINAL: KodiakArcher
If you're after the best, I'd be after the X press.
Problem that was pointed out to me about the X press was setup time. If you pressing the same bows over and over again, then no issue. But, Len in MD showed us how it takes a few min to setup for different bows. And with the apple, only takes seconds. Also, when I looked at buying the Xpress, it was little bulkier than the apple.
Either one would work great for me. As I don't press several bows every day.
Actually the slickest bow press I have seen is the EZ bow press. But I wouldn't pay that much money for one.
I thought someone on here bought one.
Bingo.
The worst thing about an X-press is the fact you need to also buy a third arm to attach to your chest to adjust the thing. It does take some doing... but you can get the hang of it after a while.
The EZ Press is great if you are just putting in a peep or leeches or whatever, but if I am doing something that requires me to take the limbs or string off.... the EZ press is not the best tool.
We have an EZ Press here at the shop, and we also have an old rope and wench style press that is the easiest press to use I have ever seen. It will press almost anything but the centerpivot bows. I actually like that thing better than an X Press, and its a hell of a lot less expensive. Best is a relative term.... Sure-Loc has the name and the aww... but you can safely press a bow with lots of different things if you know what the hell you are doing.