RE: The Big 3, I'd own any of them plus the BOWMENDER!
 

IL Bow, Josh is right, you add pressure to it so you can release the release and let it down, do it again, then again until the pressure is off the limbs, very easy. This is a fantastic portable press. Like I said, I have the Apple stand press in my basement and it's difficult and also dangerous on the parrellel limb bows. On Matt/PA's advice I ordered the Bowmender and am glad I did...now I have one to go with me and the versatility of the two.

RE: The Big 3, I'd own any of them plus the BOWMENDER!
 

IBM... I know exactly how you feel... I even owned this press for a short while before I discovered this video.

This'll explain everything...

http://media.putfile.com/Bow-Press-How-To

So what you're saying is me seconding Matt's advice back then had no bearing on your decision to buy it, huh Rob? [8D]I see how ya are buddy... :D

RE: The Big 3, I'd own any of them plus the BOWMENDER!
 

That is so easy, I cant wait to get mine. Thanks for the video Greg.

RE: The Big 3, I'd own any of them plus the BOWMENDER!
 

Now I feel more like an idiot. SO simple that I feel retarded.

Thanks for a the link.

RE: The Big 3, I'd own any of them plus the BOWMENDER!
 

This is a great post. I think with all the great bows out there today, it's hard to go wrong. I started out shooting a PSE Baby-G that a friend loaned me. Then I bought a Mathews LX in 2004 and liked it alot. (even though the proshop guy mismeasured me and it was too short). I just won a Hoyt ViperTec at a 3D shoot a few weeks ago and just love it. In the meantime, I get to shoot most of the bows that come through the shop I go to. I have shot Bowtech, Elite Archery, Martin, Ross, Reflex, Mathews & Hoyt. While I liked some of the bows better than others. I don't know thatI have ever shot a 'bad' bow. I think if you research the bows you are interested in and then go with the one that feels best, it's really hard to go wrong.