Okay, I'll bite.
Why do so many archers prefer traditional single cam technology? Here is why I think they do.
1. The profit mark-up on Mathews for dealers is about 3 times what a Hoyt is.
2. Mathews spends more on advertising/marketing than any other company.
3. They once came out with an innovative product and consumers get tunnel vision.
In my opinion single cams are simpler and more likely to stay shootable, even if the string stretches a bit (which isn't a concern with a well made string today). Bowhunters want simple, because they know very little about the technological part of this industry.
the fact of the matter is traditional single cams do not provide level nock travel.
An even more important fact is that this has never been proven to be important. There is also a profound disagreement in how one should go about measuring this.
Hybrid Cam & 1/2's do. AS do dual cam bows.
Not necessarily. And although some might, what's the point? I've seen these supposedly level nock travel bows, with such poor cam alignment that the arrow is doing anything but moving in a straight line while it remains on the string. There are many factors that go into making a bow forgiving and no one has shown me that "straight and level nock travel" is anything more than a minor issue.
This doesn't mean that single cams are not accurate becasue they can be with a good shooter, they are just not as accurate as Hybrid's. I am talking about shooting them off of a machine.
I respectfully disagree. When shot out of a Hooter Shooter, a completely out-of-tune bow, of any type, will repeated shoot the same arrow repeatedly into the same hole.
A single cam string stretches a lot more than a Hybrid cam's string. I'v seen single cam strings stretch as much as 1 1/2 inches. Thanks Zebra!
This is a non-issue to anyone who wants to make it that way. A well made single cam string will not stretch 1/16" in 20,000 shots with today's materials. I've made them and personally taken the measurements to come up with these numbers.
In my opinion single cams are on their way out and hybrids are in.
I doubt it, but we're all welcome to our opinions.
Let me know what you guys think. I need some traditional single cammers to beat up on!
I currently shoot a hybrid, but you can take your best shot anyway!
