Went and shot the AM35 and the Captain today extensively back to back, over and over for an hour. I have shot them both before, but at different times. Today was one bow, back to other, and switch and repeat until ifelt i could actually describe all of both bows feels and performance.
I must say this was and is a very very hard decision indeed, but on the draw, and durability premises I will be ordering my all black AM35 soon!
Im gonna be honest,there is no bias here from me at all. Ive owned 2hoyts (ultramag, UltraTec) and two Bowtechs (General,101st Airborne) so I can say,going into the shop, there was no opinionated"feelings" here abouteither bow brand, b/c my experiences with both have been fortunate and pleasant.
They were reallytoo close to call thoughas to which better shootingbow. They are both awesome shooters and feel amazing, and have their ups and downs, but they are soo close.
Hoyt's durability/dependability andconsistantly smoothdraw is what sold me though. Iwas shooting 70# 29" bows. I shoot 29.5" and 60#'s so i could tell which bow drew better/worse, and honestly, the draw on the captain was "easier" than the AM. i couldnt believe that. The hump was still there in the captain though when falling into the valley, but is much improved from previous BT's. The AM was solid all the way through the pullwith no hump at all, and letting it down, felt as smooth as drawing it back (something you wont experience with a binary cam). Both had walls as solid as a brick so there was no real difference that i could feel at all. I also like how the hoyt held the weight in my hand, where with the captainit felt like i wasnt holding anything. Certain shooters prefer different things, but i always feel like having more weight in my hand makes me steadier.
On the shot, they are just like everyone says. Both are whisper quiet, with virtually no hand shock. I thought the AM was a tad quieter, and the BT had less vibration/hand shock during the shot. Like i said though, they were so alike in those ways, that you have to be really nit picky (like me
) to even notice those slight nuances in either bow. To me, the AM felt better in the hand when drawn though, the BT felt a little top heavy where the AM was more well distributed in the weight department.
I feel i dont really need to comment on speed b/c both bows ibo's arerelatively the same. They arent speed bows, but arent slugs at all either. Plenty fast for what I do.
Just thought I would do a solid review of these bows and try and keep it unbiased as possible.There is obviously no winner here andI believe they are both going to do very well this year, and either way you go, you are picking a great shooting bow.
Derek