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So with that being said, would you buy a bow based on nothing more than specs, reviews, and marketing?
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No I shoot them first. Never know how one is going to feel until you get your hands on it and fling a few arrows.
I do think there is a "placebo" effect for some. They want the flagship bow every year. Hints get dropped online, pictures get released, staff shooters put out a review, etc. By the time they actually get their hands on one it doens't matter how it shoots or feels as they have already convinced themselves it is the end all be all.