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Old 02-27-2006 | 12:26 PM
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Hello,
Can anyone give my any information about this bow, is it good/bad or things they have heard. Not 100% sure what "overdraw" is if someone can clear that up for me?
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Old 02-27-2006 | 01:33 PM
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Overdraw was the huge thing 10 years ago. Let me tell you, stay away from anything with overdraw. An overdraw rest is made so that the rest itself is set back from the bow's riser toward the bowstring. The reason behind this is to decrease arrow length, and therefore increase speed. They are not a good idea and here's why: You're going to lose a lot of accuracy.....bow tech is drawn out in a big way by using an overdraw rest. Ideally, your rest should sit directly above your hand. If you're rest sits behind your hand by a long ways, the left/right movement of your bowhand is increased significantly. Overdraws kind of went off the market quickly for a reason. They were a big fad a while back but have died off. I'd stay away from it if I were you, it'll cause you more pain than anything.
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Old 02-27-2006 | 02:21 PM
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Excalibers are nice bows. Lose the overdraw.
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Old 02-27-2006 | 02:40 PM
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Excalibers are nice bows. Lose the overdraw.
Simple and to the point. Well said.
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Old 02-27-2006 | 03:36 PM
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Excalibers are nice bows.
Yep, nice bows. Antiques, as compounds go,but nice bows nontheless. Take the overdraw off and mount the rest normally.
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Old 02-27-2006 | 04:28 PM
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any idea where i can find information on that bow? as far as fps, weight, axle length, string length etc? High Countries web site doesn't list them anymore.
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Old 02-27-2006 | 05:24 PM
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i'd try the high country website.
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Old 02-27-2006 | 06:13 PM
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GregH hit the nail on the head. I shot an Excaliber for a few years a long time ago. They are good bows and they were one of the fastest out there at the time. Even though it is an older bow, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work well for you. Get rid of the overdraw and start shootin'!
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Old 02-28-2006 | 08:39 AM
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I shot for HCA for 7 years and had a couple of excalibers. Theyhave amachined riser, double cam system and are very durable. They are comfortable to shoot and accurate. As usual, you have to make sure that the cams are in time. Not that difficult of a task. With a good string and harness system, they will stay in time, once they are shot in. You should be able to shoot a hunting arrow around 250 - 275 fps.

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