Cajun,

LOL. I was waiting for someone to jump my A$$ about that.

Actually at the shop the LX’s and ExVFT’s are pretty much right in line w/ one another. You’ll get one LX that is a fps or two quicker than an ExVFT and the next two you pick up, the ExVFT is a bit faster.

Like you said, they need to be tested at a measured draw. Some of those brands, including Bowtech and Mathews all run a bit long on draw lengths. Some of them run way long, and do not meet their advertised specs in other ways. For example (and this is just an example, I’m not trying to pick on any one manufacturer) all of the top end PSE bows we get seem to have brace heights running ½” avg shorter than spec. We’ve got a Primos STL on the wall that has a 7 & 1/8" ” brace. My Enforcer was short by 3/8”. The draw lengths run pretty long too, averaging ¾”. All of ‘em show up like that out of the box. You can put twists in the strings and get draw length and brace to specs, but you lose poundage, and speeds really drop off cause the cams are out of whack. :shrug:

It just irks me that some neophyte is gonna read that “test” and likely make a purchase based on someone else’s vision of what grip feels best, or has the smoothest draw. This board is proof that we are all different and experience things in very different ways. In addition, one should not make any conclusions until a bow is set-up the way it would be shot under normal circumstances. (i.e. w/ stabilizer, rest, limbsavers, proper arrow, silencers, etc). Over the years I’ve had many, many customers totally change their stance on a bow they initially did not care for once they had shot it w/ a proper set-up. It’s amazing how big the difference is in some cases. E.g. we have got some Martin Cougar III SE’s (parallel limbs, fuzion cam) at the shop that off the rack are a little shocky, thumpy and kinda loud. Set one up w/ limbsavers and a Sorbotek stabilizers and it’s one of the most pleasant shooting bows out there and very,very quiet.

I' m rambling now...sorry [:-]