Hoyt Katera?
12-22-2007, 04:42 PM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Iowa
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RE: Hoyt Katera?
I shot it a few times but settled for the vetrix (2007) for some reason it just felt better in my hands over the katara but I think that bow is great. I need to shoot it with a dampener and see what it feels like. The store only put a rest on there and let me try it.
From what I gathered from shooting it was it is a little loader, had a little more vibration, but is slightly faster. Also it pulls a little easier. Since speed is not the Holy Grail for me the vetrix was plenty fast and quite.
28 inch draw 380 g arrows clocked at 270 fps at 65# I would say shoot both since the katara is merely a vetrix on steroids.
12-23-2007, 01:28 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2007
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RE: Hoyt Katera?
i have thekatera xl and its awesome i have shot different types of bows including mathews, i will give credit to mathews for there bows there great but the kateras are alot faster and quiet to my opinion!!! andyoucant beat the promise Hoyt puts towards there bows !!
12-24-2007, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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RE: Hoyt Katera?
yes i knew a guy who had a mathews and tried to get the limbs replaced and Mathews wouldnt do it because they said it was user error!! want a business thats been making bows for 70 + yrs or one thats been doing it for 25 + yrs, All Hoyts employers are Bow Hunters thats a plus in my book.
12-25-2007, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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RE: Hoyt Katera?
Anyone that doesnt shoot hoyt doesnt understand the true definition of bowhunting. If you dryfire a matthews its done, my friends have dry fired mine multiple times never cracked or anything, so hoyts promise must be pretty good. Hoyt bowsare for bowhunters who actually hunt or actually shoot everyday.