Having said that, the nock travel testing left alot to be desired for the Bowtech fans however--- that is some nasty travel, bubba!
So in saying that, are you agreeing with the way the nock travel was measured?
NOCK TRAVEL TEST: Firstly, nock travel is best tested from the CENTER of the bow's string. That is where the best test results are sure be achieved. But in the real world, this is not where nocking points go. Any nocking point that is installed in the exact center of the string would be WAY TOO LOW to actually shoot. Most archers position their arrows so they are roughly in-line with arrow rest bolt-holes, this usually puts the nocking point 1-2" above the actual center of the string. So to best approximate actual shooting conditions, we installed our nocking points to a position exactly square with the arrow rest mounting holes on each bow. As such, we expect our nock travel tests to each begin "tail-high".
THE SETUP: This is not a good test to try at home, as it's a bit difficult to setup and dangerous if done incorrectly. We carefully but firmly clamped the bow's riser into our vice, then swiveled the vice so the bow was laid on it's side but suspended 1/4" above our work table surface. A large 36" sheet of shipping paper was secured beneath (and behind) the bow and we marked the exact location of each of the bow's axles on our paper. A Sharpie marker was affixed to the inside of the nock point with serving string, and a short string loop was tied behind.
We then attached a 25 ft. cord to our string loop and stood back as far as possible. This was to make sure we didn't accidentally influence the nock travel when drawing the bow. Holding the end of the 25 ft. cord, we drew back each bow to full draw, had someone uncap the Sharpie marker, then slowly let the bow back down. The marker drug across the page, making a distinct green line - representative of our nock travel.
We then removed the bow from the vice, drew a line between our axle marks, then.....beginning where our axle line intersected our green nock-travel line, we drew another line exactly square (90ยบ) to the axle line. So the red line indicates the path of perfectly straight and level nock travel. The green line indicates the actual nock travel of each bow. Please study these photos below (compressed for length).
Seriously, this test was a joke. Serve in a sharpie in front of the nock and attach a 25' rope. LMAO Was the Sharpie plumb and square in both instances? Doubt it very much. Did it remain that way through out the draw cycle? Doubt it. Was the 25' rope pulled exactly the same in both instances? In the exact same lines? Exactly square off the risor or string? Were they both clamped in the vise exactly the same?