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Old 11-08-2003 | 02:22 PM
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JOE PA
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Default RE: FDC, What a difference it makes?

I think it comes down to personal preference. I' ve heard the Darton CPS cam(s) described as harsh by some, smooth by others. I personally prefer the early peak myself. Bowtech' s Infinity cam used to seem very harsh to me, especially to let down without shooting. I have drawn both a VFT and a single cam Patriot (both " 03s), and they have certainly been smoothed out nicely.

I have two similar hard twin cam bows with both sets of cams designed (I think) by Kevin Strother. My " Frankenstein" bow has the Oregon Black Knight cams on it, and IMO, it is very smooth to draw, peaks earlier, and rolls into the letoff valley (which is extremely short) sooner than the Bowtech Pro 38 DC. The Bowtech starts off much easier to pull. With the 28" modules on these cams, and the grip off the bow, it draws fairly smooth to the end, but drops off quicker than the Oregon cams. With the grip on and the 29" modules in place, the bow definitely has a " hump" to pull over before reaching letoff. Maybe that is why I decided to give up a little performance and shoot the bow with the shorter modules and bare riser.
On a positive note, I did get " caught" at half-draw 3 times by the doe I shot a week ago. Even with shoulders that have given me some problems, I was able to complete the draw while sitting when she finally stopped looking up at me.

I read a few years back that Browning had some trouble with bent axles that was supposedly caused by hard cams that peaked too early. I would think that if the peak was reached early, then more force may have to be absorbed by the system when the limbs and cam(s) come to brace. That may be a factor as to why Dartons seem to have more noise and vibration than similar bows by other companies. They also have not really focused on cutting recoil with riser/limb design (with the exception of the Rampage and Avalanche), and the CPS cam makes no attempt to use a countermass type of cam to oppose the motion of the limbs like the perimeter weighted one cams, or the Hoyt Cam and a Half.
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