ORIGINAL: DaveC
Great post!
I've read on different sites that the Allegiance stacks waaay early and you pay for the speed you get during the draw cycle. Then you come to this website and the Allegiance is the cure to world peace and will skin a deer and slap it in the cooler for ya.
I had heard so many good things........I just had to go shoot them to see for myself. You explained it very well......the Allegiance was a screamer no doubt, but if I have to pull through that draw it's not worth it IMO...........I can't see myself drawing that thing very smoothly with hunting clothes on. I had a T-Shirt on at the shop and it wasn't easy on me.
I've never shot one so I don't know, but it is interesting the different opinions that can be had from one bow site to another.
That is what is nice about personal experiences......they can vary from person to person. I HATED Mathews grips..........until I picked up the Switchback. No one can say what is right for someone else.
I have shot the switchback and thought it was plenty nice, it reminded me ALOT of my Patriot, just heavier and stacked earlier in the draw cycle.
If you like most of the things about the switchback, except the marginal speed then an 04/05 Patriot is what you need!
I am gonna go shoot the new Patriot soon. As it stands right now my 03 Patriot will be with me in my stand next year..........maybe the 05 Patriot will knock my socks off though. Gonna shoot the Defender as well.
BTW, everyone keeps hyping the awesome speeds of the Allegiance, are my eye's deceiving me? I could swear it carries the same IBO #ers as the 04 Patriot did?
Maybe it's more efficient at lower draw weights?
That was one of my issues bouncing in my head......The Allegiance felt faster, but my Patriot is faster then anything I need right now. If that is all I am gonna get out of an upgrade it's not worth it IMO......an extra couple fps isn't gonna do anything for me at this point. I had to pull my arrow out of the ground with two hands after it passed through the buck I shot this year......I was gonna let off some weight next year because I feel like I am in overkill territory as it is. I shoot a heavy arrow at 275 fps with Magnus heads.......if I shoot any faster all I will see is my nock sticking out of the ground
If I didn't have a Patriot already both these bows would have me drooling like a madman.