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RE: Bowtech owners and cable slides

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ORIGINAL: Rick James

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ORIGINAL: western outdoors

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ORIGINAL: Rick James

There are 3 models of slides listed under the Hicks name on Lancasters website. You want the white one listed as the "3D" slide. This makes a difference as the others are pulling the cables over too far or not enough. If I still had an extra I'd send it to you but my last 2 are on Dan'snew bow and my new Guardian. [8D]

They all say 3D. One says hunting, other target, and the other says 70-10 3D. Which one should I get for my Guardian? I don't shoot blazers, so clearance is not as much an issue, but cables more out of peep view would be nice. I have aftermarket Eastman slide now (which I think is similar offset as Sims), but it does pull to the side quite a bit. Which Hicks slide would pull over more than stock, but not a lot?

The 70-10 3D.

Thanks. I just went ahead and ordered one from Lancaster.

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I just turn my nock slightly.....I guess this equates to cock feather out.(sorry abt. blurry pic.)
Does anyone know of a good slide for a Guardianthat accomodates a drop aways cord without pulling the cables too much?

RE: Bowtech owners and cable slides

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ORIGINAL: lifesadrag

I just turn my nock slightly.....I guess this equates to cock feather out.(sorry abt. blurry pic.)
Does anyone know of a good slide for a Guardianthat accomodates a drop aways cord without pulling the cables too much?

That's all I do.

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If you do that with a QAD....you're more than likely goingto get vane contact with your right prong.

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ORIGINAL: davidmil

I didn't like the cable slide that came on my Guardian at all. It had a sticky chattering to it. Before I left the shop I changed it out to an aftermarket deal. Love it.

David,
I think that is the same one I have on my Guardian, Is it the Parker Productions Radius Slide?

Mine works great.

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I have never had this problem. I shoot a Dropzone. Is this something only inherent to the Guardian bows?

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ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY

What are clearence issues?, and why have I never had to deal with these on my Mathews?

Because Mathews is a real bow with real R&D[8D].

Seriously... I can't believe Bowtech allowed a SINGLE bow out the door with that black plastic cheap POS cable slide they came standard with. Half of them broke within the first few months. I took mine off after one day of shooting with it on. I knew it was junk. I put on a teflon slide and never looked back. Of course I no longer shoot that bow either....I have a real bow....A Mathews.:D:D:D.

I'm surprised it took you this long to change it Jeff.

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ORIGINAL: BigJ71

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ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY

What are clearence issues?, and why have I never had to deal with these on my Mathews?

I've owned literally 7 bowtechs and never had a stock cable slide fail, and I've never personally heard a first hand account of one failing. I typically changed them out for a Hicks slide within a few thousand shots of buying those bows, but never had one fail and I've got a good combined 10,000 shots on stock slides between those various bows. I have however had 6 different Mathews bows with the roller guards, and 2x of those failed me and had to be taken apart and cleaned or replaced. One of those the cable kept hopping off the track completely and caused damage to the cables.

Both are great bows but trust me when I say the cable slide Bowtech supplies is fine and a quality piece. It's just not designed for a super high profile vane type(like the Blazer) pointing almost straight at the cables. If you do shoot the Blazer vanes, you either turn the nock so that it is slightly angled like mentioned above, and if you have to use one of the very fewrest types thatwon't accomodate(because they don't drop fast enough) this you buy a $5 slide.

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Nor have I Matt.

I probably have more shots through my 06 Ally than most and it's flawless. I shoot my vanes like pictured above course I don't have a QAD.