Originally Posted by
gromage1
Jeff,
I was considering an Alien X but I'm more comfortable with something a bit longer in the ATA department, that's what drew me to the Carnivore, although the Firecat really didn't seem short, I may go shoot the Alien anyway before I buy just for sh*&s. Have you shot a Captain?
Gary
Well the actual ATA diff between the Cat and the Alien is about 1/2"- string angle may be a bit tighter on the Alien but it's not significant-I like a bit more A2A as well,33-35" is optimum for me, but between the 2 bows, IMO the Alien is clearly the superior design.
I have shot the Captain a fair bit- I have two issues with it-
1) I don't like the draw cycle on the 09 Center Pivot bows-period. Even the 08s/07s load up less at the back end. The SWAT & Air Raid have the nicest draw force curve out of the 09 BowTechs by far, and fall somewhere between the 09 CPs, and the Ross.
2) The sight window on the Captain is angled sharply downwards at the top which cuts out the effective length of it and because of my build and where I anchor, I need all the sight window I can get. It blocked the top half of my sight. Not an issue for many, but an issue for me.
That said, the thing shoots with even less recoil/noise/vibe than the Admiral I had. Really nice. I still prefer the Guardian however-smoother to draw at my draw length, and less inherent torque in the entire bow system-roller guard is more trouble than it is worth, IMO.