NorthJeff--
First, please do not insult my intelligence by asking irrelevant questions such as "when was the last time you shot a National?" Where or when I shoot doesn't make a difference when it comes to technical facts or my knowledge thereof. Admittedly I do not compete anywhere near as much as I used to, but I have over 30+ years of total experience in this sport, and have been shooting 3D's since their inception. I've been on two shooting Staffs, with many titles and awards over the years. I think I qualify.
Misleading? Not. I never stated solocams are not accurate in some shooters' hands! In fact, in the past several years, most 3D Tournaments in the Pro Division have been won with them. What I did imply was that they are much more critical of shooter-input error than twins, and this is FACT. Twins can be fine-tuned to the highest degree.Conventional solos cannot, due to the fact that they cannot be "balanced", they have no opposing cam or cables with which to do so. Ever creep 1/16th of an inch with a solo, and wonder where that "high flier" came from? With a "supertuned" twin it is nonexistant.(you can "tune" it out) I've been round and round with this, and NO-ONE will ever tell me otherwise. I've tested too many of them, spoken with too many techs, and put far too much time into this subject to be buffaloed. In fact, these thoughts that I have been speaking about for months were just recently mirrored in the Jan/Feb issue of Archery Business magazine in the Industry Viewpoint section and authored by George Ryals IV. Interesting article,("Thoughts on the Single vs. Two Cam debate"
you should read it if you get a chance. He even includes a description of what I call "supertuning", which he calls "creep tuning".
Is there room for both twins and solos? Absolutely. Do some people like solos better? Of course. But I firmly despise the thinking from some that "twin cams are history", or "solos are better" when in fact this is just not true. They both have their place, and both can win in the correct hands. Yes, I firmly believe the twins, (when tuned correctly) are more accurate in the average archers' hands. Pros, of course, are not mere mortals, and do not creep, punch, pull, flinch, clutch, freeze, jerk, sneeze, peek, drop arms, overbow themselves, shoot too long of a drawlength, etc. Therefore they can utilize any design and still be very accurate.
Eventually I believe we will se a "hybrid" of sorts that will combine the tuning capabilities of twins, and the holding and solid-wall propeties of a solo, and this new design will take the market by storm. Maybe we'll even see it combined with Carbon-riser technology, and truly start a new era! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12
Edited by - Pinwheel 12 on 03/04/2002 20:07:34