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Old 02-08-2002 | 08:49 AM
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Default RE: I shot the BowTech "Patriot" :-)

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Jeff mentioned that Hoyt went in a direction different from the one he wanted to go in. Judging by his current choice in bows I would be willing to be that he felt Hoyt sacrificed performance in order to gain adjustability/marketability of their bows while reducing production costs....hence getting rid of the Redline cam, heavily pushing the Command Cams Plus and the Versacam...while still keeping the Saber/Excel cam for those few folks that still prefer a super soft drawing single cam.
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Frank,

The &quot;direction change&quot; I spoke of is not only cam design, but really that Hoyt has turned down a different path then they have historically walked.

Excluding the Tec riser, Hoyt bows of today have nothing in common w/ bows they made only a few years ago. Barring a very few leading edge ideas, they have basically become another follower rather than sticking to their guns like they did for so many years.

Doesn't mean they don't make a great product, it's just a very different product than it used to be.

I'm quite positive that market pressures are playing a significantly larger role in the decision making process these days at Hoyt than they used to.

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