Wellwhy pay so much more for a Mathews if it's not the bow that kills animals? If you can get just as good and sometimes better performance from a cheaper bow, why not do it? I don't know, whatever. Anyways after shooting both bows, my buddylikesmy parker hornet better than his mq overall, I don't know if yours is exactly like his or what. NO shock at all,quieter,and smoother thanhis mq, he says. AndI was actually talkin to the guy that posted the question about parker bows letting him know they are becomingbetter quality bows than past models, but I guess everybody likes to put their 2 cents in.We all have our opinions and you'll always be partial to your own equipment for sure no matter how good or how crappy it is, I was just telling the guy about Parker bows like he wanted.

My point was there not "as good or better" than Mathews,If they were , they wouldnt sell them in mail order catologs. Did you ever see a Rolex in walmart? However I do agree, we all have our favorites and my opinion is no better than yours. Just dont be lazy- take the time to travel to a pro shop and if you decide you like Parker go 4 it , but if youthink Mathews is the better bow pay the x-tra 80$ !!!!

i have a parker hunter mag and it is very nice...even for a finger shooter!!

try an extra $400. after its completely rigged out you'll end up payin well over $1000 for a new Mathews when you would only pay about $800 for the Parker. Buy the bow for the performance, not the name. Go ahead and get your last word in and we'll call it quits cause this could go on forever and it ain't worth keepin' up with. Parkers are good, Mathews are good, they both kill deer. I prefer Parker b/c I have one, you prefer Mathews b/c you have one, whatever.

I bought my son the parker hunter mag a couple years ago, it shoots great, its smooth, but we did have one problem when it was less than a year old. we were at a 3D shoot, he was drawing back and it flew apart. the lower module on the cam has an allen head screw, it either snapped or it came loose then snapped, probbably just a flaw that we happened to get ahold of. Parker did take care of it and put on new limbs, cam,and string. The pro shop recommended using the blue locktite on this screw, so if you own one you might check that screw from time to time or have a shop locktight it for you for insurance. Im not saying the bow is bad and would not be afraid to buy another one.
Dan

I have shot a Parker Ultra Lite 35 for the past 4 years and have had Zero problems with it. I have taken 4 deer with it. The bow is really light (3.2 lbs. bare and rigged with a Cobra Sidewinder sight, 2 piece Parker quiver, S-Coil stabilizer, and WB rest still weighs in at around 4.5 lbs). The bowwas a bit noisy and had a bit of hand shock upon release but the Sims S-coil stabilizer and string leeches helped with that. BTW, I got mine at an archery shop closeout for only $259 (retailed in 2002 for $429)and rigged out still have less than $500 in it. My buddy shoots a Mathews FX which is very similar and IMO thetwo bowsare almost identical in every respect except he paid almost $600 for the bare bow in 2001. I'm not knocking Mathews as they are great bows but please don't knock Parker until you try them just because they are "mail order."

I would think that the mathews bows cost so much to pay for all of their advertising.

hey dont listen to the mathews junkie, i have an 06 trykon a 07 illusion and black ice and a new parker hornet and would not trade it for any mathews on the market(jk) no honestly like he said go shoot befor you buy every comapany makes a good bow but every company also has a quirk to there bows, if there was a perfect bow maker out there everyone would shoot a hoyt lol ha ha jk guys just trying to ruffle a few feathers

Die Hard Mathews fans crack me up. Sound like teenagers argueing overs whos car is faster.

Whats the matter guys cant find any bus routes that go past a pro shop ? I guess when gander mt all you can get to Parker is a sound choice.Twang away!