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Old 02-28-2008, 07:00 PM
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Went and shot a shoot over the weekend and shot with 2 guys shooting thebowtech 82nd or whatever the name is. Both were cranked down to 70-71 lbs, I shot my gaurdian at 62lbs and the other guy was shooting a Hoyt catara( I don't know how to spell It) and it was set at 60 lbs. Every single target the Hoyt was sinking the arrows at least 2-4 inches farther than all the rest. My Gaurdian was by far the quietist, but I was sure impressed with the power of the Hoyt. It sure seemed to be awful quick.
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Old 02-28-2008, 10:04 PM
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I love my Katera definately quick, not as fast as the 82 but still FAST enough for me.
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Old 02-28-2008, 10:15 PM
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Arrow weight and diameter will also play a role in what you were seeing.So will draw length.But the Katera is fast.
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Old 02-29-2008, 06:14 AM
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The Katera is a GREAT bow. It made a huge fan of me from the first arrow I let fly with it.
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Old 02-29-2008, 06:24 AM
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they are some good bows
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Old 02-29-2008, 12:49 PM
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Hoyt makes great bows, but a lot of things come into play in sinking arrows further into a target. I doubt it can produce any more KE than the 82nd is capable of, all things being equal

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Old 02-29-2008, 12:58 PM
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Dan, what speeds does the 82nd hold @ 7 gpp? Not mathmatically, but actual....have you, or anyone, tested that yet? I'm just curious...
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Old 02-29-2008, 01:06 PM
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Dan, what speeds does the 82nd hold @ 7 gpp? Not mathmatically, but actual....have you, or anyone, tested that yet? I'm just curious...
Don, I have not tested that. My 82nd is 60# and only 28" draw. I have a 497 grain arrow I've been planning on sending over the Chrono just haven't done it yet. That would be over 8gpp. My 82 at 5.4 gpp is producing over 68# KE and like I said that's at 28" 60#

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Old 02-29-2008, 02:27 PM
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The other day we noticed that my buddies 70 lb. Switchback was not driving arrows into the Block 4X4 quite as far as my 60 lb. Hoyt Protec. We both shoot the same arrows - except that mine are 400 series and his are 340's. I'm sure his bow is going at least 20 fps more than mine.
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Old 02-29-2008, 02:58 PM
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My darton avalanche puts them deep into the target. Deeper than my buddies Mathews Legacy which is set 16lbs heavier (73 vs.57). I don't know what arrows he shoots, but he even noticed that my darton has a hell of a punch.
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