OK Antler Eater,
If that's your preferred method, then just INCREASE the arrow weight to get the same speed. That will give you the same sort of comparison and leave everything at the specs you wish to hunt with........only now the BowTech arrow is hitting HARDER.
I'm simply saying that that energy comes at a price......sure it's not going to be as recoil free and quiet as a Q2XL right out of the box, but many of the models are blowing the doors right off the Q2XL. The Q2XL is a tough comparison to almost the entire 2001 line-up because they are VERY different.
The closest comparison to the Q2XL would be a "Pro38" or a "Pro40".......anything else isn't really a fair comparison.
For example I wouldn't expect a good idea of all Hoyt bows if I shot my "Pro38" against say a Havoctec.......They should feel different, and I would expect much more recoil and shock from the little Havoctec at the same specs just because it's smaller and quite a bit lighter.......IS it fair then to say "WOW, all Hoyt bows really kick compared to BowTech"??
Of course not, because if I compare an UltraTec I see that they don't....and you know that.
ALL bows have recoil and shock.....you can't escape it until the day we aren't using bowstrings anymore!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
I compared the Mathews "Ultra Max" to mine simply because all of the "MaxCam" models have always been advertised as "Speed Without th Kick", and if I would have stopped at that model vs. my "Pro38" I would have thought........"What a bunch of bull!"
But I know that even though the Ultra Max has more jump and noise than my "Pro38"....it's not really the bow I should judge mine by.
You said that you never considered the Ultra Max that shock free when compared to the long riser series of bows that Mathews has (Q2XL etc.)........Same thing for Bowtech!!! It's just the nature of the design. <font color=red>That's also why
5 of their models for 2002 are ON long "Pro" series risers as compared to 2 for 2001!</font id=red>(the "PATRIOT" is also on this style riser with short limbs).....combined with the VFT and the Sand Traps really should be a heck of a smooth bow.
By the way......my local dealer is selling the "Patriot" for $619. That's a few less papers that I will have to deliver!
Edited by - Matt / PA on 01/27/2002 09:30:19