RE: number 1 bow
I have been surfing on this site on and off for a year and I'm pretty sure I haven't seen anyone talk about Kodiak Outdoors bows. I worked for Gander Mt. for 6 mos. (the mangement was a joke the pay sucked that's another topic) and a buddy of mine has a pro shop in which I help him out when it's busy and I've bow hunted for 20 yrs. So I have shot everymake out there (not every model though) and played with all the big sellers from year to year and if you guys get a chance go shoot this bow. The things that impress me the most are, very light, VERY quiet, good speed, Great balance before and after the shot, you can change draw let-off and length without a bow press, and they are a small company (like mathew's, bow-tech and the rest use to be) so they're customer service is great. They come in 32'' axle to axle & 36'' axle to axle and have gone to winner choice strings and buss and retail from $500 to $600 depending on who's selling them. Go give'em a try I haven't shot anything that compares to them. BTW they are extremely accurate also.....