Guardian limbs breaking????
 

I was at a local bow shop the other day, who does not sell Bow Tech and asked if they had heard any type of news regarding the new Guardian. A couple of the guys stated that the limbs on the Guardian broke while the owner was shooting in their league. This is the first I have heard of this and was wondering if anyone else may have experienced this or witnessed it. I am thinking of purchasing the bow and trying to gather as much info as possible.

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You could say I'm pretty much in the loop of any news like this.. ;)I haven't heard ofa SINGLE incident... If you look at a Guardian at full draw, it's the least-stressful design of a limb on a high-performance bow I've ever seen; that graceful arc it makes eliminates stressful pinch points and does away with the "diving-board" effect where the limb is only attached at the limb pocket and at the axle.

I think we found the source of your problem: Envy. :)

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Key words: at a bow shop that doesn't sell Bowtech.[8D]

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Sounds like the competition can't stand the pressure... it's bull hocky.

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I have heard of limb problems, but have seen no proof.I don't sell Bowtech, but have had to deal with them. There is nothing to worry about if you go with a Guardian and have trouble they will back their product. You could get a new APA and be the envy of everyone on the range LOL.Shoot the new bows and pick the one you like.

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Is it still a bow shop if they don’t sell bowtech?:D

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Not everyone can be a Bowtech Dealer.. First of all one dealer can't be within twentyfive miles of another.

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exactly what I was thinking.

rick

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Granted what i heard was from a bowtech dealer, but he had a guardian for demo shooting that he got last february he said that bow had been shot around 5000 times and dry fired twice. no limb breakage throughout the whole ordeal. He did replace the string though.

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Rankbull, It cant be a bowshop if they dont sell bowtechs!!!!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!!

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Wasn't there a pic posted a while ago, of a Guardian with a broken limb at the pivot?:eek:

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both pro shops that I deal with sale Bowtech, Mathews, and Hoyt. Last year when I was having limb issues with my allegiance I asked both pro shops if they where having any issues with any of the bowtech limbs and both shop owners told me the exact same thing. Every company out there hasproblems with limbs breaking at one time or another for whatever reason, but they both said they have less issues with Bowtech than they do with Hoyt and Mathews.

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Who cares if ther have been a guardian or two that have had broken limbs. All bow manufacturers have had and will continue to have broken limbs. It's just the way it goes.

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I've seen some Drenalin Limbs broke now.... and one Gaurdian from a dry fire... I don't trust the drenalin limbs at all

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I have been bowhunting for over 20 years and have never had a limb break on any bow that I have owned except on my mathews when a buss cable loop broke at almost full draw causing it to dry fire.I believe most limb breaks are brought on by people trying to shoot too light a setup and get all the speed they can,if you shoot a good weight hunting arrow you would probably not ever here of hardly any limb breakage.

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My Daddy always told me "Don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see."

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I thought i remeber seeing a thread on At with pics of broken guardian limbs.. I'm not sure though.. I'll try to find a link

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Even if there was one, do you realize how many Guardians Bowtech has sold this year? And what the failure rate would be -- even if there 50? Or 500? I'm not saying anyone wants even one, let alone 50 or 500... But, trust me... ANY company would be extremely proud to have the failure rate that that would figure out to be based on the astronomical sales numbers the paradigm-shifting Guardian generated this year.

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Mathews and Hoyt may enforce that rule.... but BowTech does not. Yes it is in the covenants, and yes it should be enforced, but there have been instances where that 25 mile buffer has been breeched.

As to limbs breaking, haven't heard about it on the Guardian. There have been several cases of BT limbs breaking on many other models though. It always seems to be in the same place. However, their warranty is good, and they will send you new limbs pretty much no questions asked. It is a bit of a turn off for some folks, and I know of at least one shooting buddy of mine who is now shooting (God help him) a PSE instead of his beloved Tribute (he was on his second and going onto his third set of limbs in 18 months... he does kind of have a right to be mad).

Any bow, of any make is prone to some sort of failure. Often its user induced (believe it or not!), but sometimes there really is a flaw. However, if a big company plans to stay in business in todays market, they will make good on it, and correct it.